Stereogum — Tom Waits and Cure coverer Scarlett Johansson took on Jeff Buckley's "Last Goodbye" for He's Just Not That Into You, but she was lying: She's marching forward with the music career. This time she's teamed with Pete Yorn to release a Sunny Levine-... more info

Guardian Music — The Hollywood starlet is to release Break Up, an album of duets with 'indie dreamboat' Pete Yorn, inspired by Brigitte Bardot's work with Serge GainsbourgActress Scarlett Johansson has announced an album of duets, to be released in September. Whereas... more info

Totally Fuzzy — flatpac said...Iggy Pop - Lust For LifeBob Dylan - Blood On The TracksDavid Bowie - Space OddityTom Waits - Nighthawks At The Dinerhttp://stuffupthecracks.blogspot.coma r n e l said...V.A. - Top Of The Stax, Vol. 1 (20 Greatest Hits)V.A. - Top Of The... more info

Buffalo News, New York — As an appendix to his “Lowside of the Road,” author Barney Hoskyns offers his take on the 50 most significant songs of Tom Waits' illustrious career. Every fan could (and should) find something to quibble about – “Tom Traubert's Blues” the ... more info

Tastes Like Caramel — I feared that Scarlett Johannson’s much overlooked 2008 album of Tom Waits covers would deter the husky-voiced actress-cum-singer from recording again. Luckily for people who enjoyed Anywhere I Lay My Head, that was not the case (sort of.) The late... more info

JamBase — Three New Singles To Preview Sophomore Album To Be Released in October The Heavy "The Heavy are reaching into long forgotten closets and pulling archaic samplers, rusty horns and rotting guitars - then blowing the dust off 'em and into your ear.... more info

Totally Fuzzy — a r n e l said...Saint Germain - Tourist (2000)Jackson 5 - The Best of Michael Jackson & The Jackson Five, the Motown YearsThe Jackson 5 - Christmas Album (1970)MaCaCo - Ingravittohttp://bestfbothworlds.blogspot.comBarrabas said...Sin Alley - Vol 3 h... more info

Totally Fuzzy — CTV said...SONGS BY THE DUMPEDWomen have "I Will Survive" to sing at karaoke to show just how much they are over that rotten ex. Any Major Dude and Todger Talk, the blog that dispenses sound advice on sex and relationships for men, got together to pi... more info

All About Jazz — Lowside of the Road: A Life of Tom Waits by Barney Hoskyns The enigmatic singer-songwriter emerges as a fascinating, if frustrating, subject to tackle. Self-mythologizing is as much a part of rock as the 15-minute guitar solo. Tom Waits knows the ... more info

Here Comes The Flood — photo: Alicia Rose The Zeitgeist Beckons is concept album of sorts - an opera buffa consisting of four acts (or maybe five) by Vagabond Opera a sextet from Portland, who use 13 different languages in their lyrics, cover Edith Piaf, Tom Waits and Jac... more info