JamBase — A HAPPY VERNAL EQUINOX TO YOU AND YOURS Yesterday was the first day of spring and we didn't want to let the occasion pass without providing y'all a few soundtracks for the rising blooms and bonny breezes on the way. We begin our seasonal salute wit... more info

NME — Artists including Graham Coxon, Franz Ferdinand, The Stooges, Sonic Youth and Tom Waits are offering rare or unreleased material as part of this year's Record Store Day. more info

Aquarium Drunkard — I have to admit, I’m not always excited about the idea of a single artist recording the entire soundtrack to a film. It’s usually not the most career-defining moment for a musician. Sure, there are exceptions - but for every Aimee Mann and Magn... more info

Idolator — One of the benefits to surrounding yourself with friends obsessed to a greater or lesser degree with pop culture is that you're rarely lacking for agreeably inane chitchat during late-night bull sessions or trips to the bar. When they're smart people... more info

Idolator — Hey, it's a list! Let's argue about it? Esquire has published an "unranked, incomplete, yet highly tasteful and informative" rundown of 75 long-players that "every man should own" with the usual bite-sized commentary the magazine devotes to these sor... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: Twisted TalesWhen Tom Waits shambled into court in the spring of 1990, the jury was clueless. "The first time I saw him, I thought this was a criminal case and he was a criminal," recalled one juror.But the disheveled-looking witness was... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Perhaps due to the past couple of weeks of near constant puddles in L.A., I’ve found myself listening to Orphans and Rain Dogs ...a lot. Orphans, in particular, with its three thematic discs: Brawlers, Bawlers and Bastards, has me once again pond... more info

The Music Fix — Review: Slick Hip Hop, funky Brazilian vibes and Tom Waits. Colin French uncovers a possible album of the year in February. more info

Guardian Music — Jane Birkin was the epitome of the perfect-fringed, long-legged lovelies that made the 1960s swing. She frolicked in Blow Up and shed any vestiges of English reserve in Serge Gainsbourg's saucy Je t'Aime Moi Non Plus, her overt sensuality softened by... more info

All About Jazz — With the Academy Awards tomorrow night, take a look at what actually goes into the creation of the musical score for the soundtrack a motion picture. Tom Waits is brought onto the Francis Coppola classic, One From The Heart, before even the script... more info