Stereogum — Crusty, eccentric 68-year-old Tom Waits does things on his own schedule, when he feels like it. Before this morning, we hadn't heard a new recording from Waits since February of 2016, when he and Lucinda Williams covered a Blind Willie Johnson song. ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — In Marc Ribot's words, Tom Waits 'brings a certain gravitas to everything he does—my Italian friends say he sounds exactly like an old 'partigiano' (resistance fighter)!' Continue reading… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Marc Ribot's new album 'Songs of Resistance' also features Steve Earle, Meshell Ndegeocello, Justin Vivian Bond, Tift Merritt, Fay Victor, Ohene Cornelius, Sam Amidon, and more. Continue reading… more info

Reuters — Coen brothers fans get six movies for the price of one in "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs", an anthology of Western stories starring, among others, James Franco, Liam Neeson, Tyne Daly and Tom Waits. more info

Consequence of Sound — The music legend made a rare public appearance "and made all the musicians in the band confirm and pay testament to their love of the religion of music." more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The film, which was originally imagined as a TV series, also stars Tim Blake Nelson, Zoe Kazan, and Liam Neeson. Meanwhile, Waits' early albums are getting remastered reissues. Continue reading… more info

Stereogum — Tom Waits has been cast in Joel and Ethan Coen's upcoming movie The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs. Variety reports that the project, which was first announced last year as a Netflix original series featuring six tales about the American frontier, has sinc... more info

JamBase — Marc Ribot enlisted Tom Waits, Steve Earle and several other vocalists for his protest album ‘Songs Of The Resistance 1942 - 2018.’ The post Tom Waits & Steve Earle Among Guest Vocalists On New Marc Ribot Protest Album appeared first on... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Snail Mail's debut album Lush is a lo-fi gem. Hilary Woods' inventive Colt is the other new album I can recommend. Vinyl reissues include three Liz Phair albums (Liz Phair, Whip-Smart, Whitechocolatespaceegg) and a remastered edition of Tom Waits'... more info

Guardian Music — Turning it up this week we have Tom Waits, Oasis and AC/DC – balanced out by some more subdued fare from Jim ReevesHere is this week’s playlist – songs picked by a reader from hundreds of your suggestions last week. Thanks for ta... more info