Magnet Magazine — 50 years ago today, Tom Waits released The Heart Of Saturday Night. Still haven’t found what we’re looking for. Read our classic Waits cover story: The post Tom Waits Released “The Heart Of Saturday Night” 50 Years Ago Today appeared first on... more info

Magnet Magazine — 20 years ago today, Tom Waits released Real Gone. Drag your tail pipe till you bottom out. Read our Waits cover story from that year: The post Tom Waits Released “Real Gone” 20 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Stereogum — In 1999, scraggly-voiced junkyard wizard Tom Waits released Mule Variations, his first album in six years. The big punk label Epitaph started its offshoot imprint Anti- specifically to release Mule Variations, and that imprint is still going stron... more info

Stereogum — We don’t really get new music out of Tom Waits anymore, but he does appear onscreen from time to time, especially when fellow hip music guy Jim Jarmusch comes calling. The world’s greatest Cookie Monster impersonator has appeared in four of Ja... more info

Obscure Sound — Showing shades of Tom Waits and The Psychedelic Furs, “A Town Called Chapel” is a compelling new single from Leon Frear. The Chicago-based artist describes the effort as “a poison pen love letter to an historically musical time and place, to bi... more info

Stereogum — Tom Waits made a rare public appearance at the SFFILM Awards on Monday evening, presenting a lifetime achievement award to Nicolas Cage. Waits and Cage go way back — they appeared in 1983’s Rumble Fish together (directed by Cage’s uncle Fran... more info

Consequence Of Sound — Waits presented Cage with a lifetime achievement accolade at the SFFilm Awards. Tom Waits Makes Rare Public Appearance to Honor Nicolas Cage Scoop Harrison more info

Consequence Of Sound — Over the course of the two hours, the gravelly-voiced rockers shared stories and took turns spinning records. Tom Waits Joins Iggy Pop For An Incredible Episode of His Radio Show Alex Young more info

Consequence Of Sound — Bruce Springsteen, Nick Cave, and Bono also honor the Pogues' late singer. Tom Waits Pays Tribute to Shane MacGowan in Rare Public Statement Scoop Harrison more info

Consequence Of Sound — The two-hour show will air December 3rd on BBC Radio 6 Music. Tom Waits to Co-Host BBC Radio Special with Iggy Pop Eddie Fu more info