Thrash Hits — Thrash Hits stumbled upon Honkeyfinger while drunk in a rather questionable drinking establishment. Yeah, it happens. And his bluesman-gone-bad, one-man-band act got us wet. Juicy wet. From: London via Birmingham, UK Sounds like: Tom Waits, Black Sa... more info

Totally Fuzzy — MP3 MIX by Jensenbrazil said...Tracy Chapman - 1988 - Montreux Jazz Festival Chris Montez - 1991 - Let's Dance: All Time GreatestHitsJudy Collins - 1965 - Fifth Album Ernestine Anderson - 1976 - Live From Concord to LondonHerman's Hermits - 1965 - In... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — Tom Waits wasn't about to be left out of the fun had by fellow musicians on Record Store Day this year. In fact, he released a 7" containing a few live tracks from his recent Glitter & Doom tour. I've been collecting Waits material for a long time ... more info

Guardian Music — This week, we reveal the top 10 tracks you nominated in each category of our 1000 Songs Everyone Must Hear playlists. Today, it's love songsLast month, the Guardian and Observer compiled 1000 Songs Everyone Must Hear. We tried our best to cover every... more info

USA Today Music — He summons the barrelhouse piano of Jerry Lee Lewis, the flash of Little Richard, the yarn-spinning bite of Tom Waits and the ... more info

JamBase — THE LOW ANTHEM TO RELEASE NONESUCH RECORDS DEBUT OH MY GOD, CHARLIE DARWIN ON JUNE 9 East Coast tour dates include Bonnaroo & NYC's Bowery Ballroom The Low Anthem Rhode Island-based trio The Low Anthem releases its Nonesuch Records debut, Oh My ... more info

NME — The vinyl release will be out on Saturday (April 18) more info

Said the Gramophone — Patrick Watson - "Fireweed". Patrick Watson's Wooden Arms is leaps & bounds better than his debut and it is an album full of leaps and bounds. He is a pretty singer, and his lyrics lilt, yet it's the instrumental landscape that thrums, hums, brings t... more info

Radio Exile — Kurt Cobain’s Death Shocked the Music World 15 Years Ago Today [Buzzgrinder] Rock The Bells announces 2009 Hip Hop Fest/Tour Lineup [Brooklyn Vegan] Tom Waits Honors Record Store Day With Exclusive Single [Prefix Mag] Bon Iver & Elvis Perkins ... more info

All About Jazz — Long known for merging rustic Americana with atmospheric jazz, Bill Frisell brought to the Skirball Center on Thursday night. His new Disfarmer Project, a suite of as-yet- untitled compositions intended for a future CD release that are inspired by... more info