This record makes me think of something Tom Waits once said, “In New Orleans, music is like hot sauce. They put it on their ...

Although Tom Waits’s relationship with Island withstood its £180 million acquisition, in 1989, by the Polygram UK Group, ...

Nicolas Cage has had an influence on many aspects of culture, including a host of movies, but he also shaped a classic Tom Waits song.

In January, Graeme Kennedy will succeed John Williams as executive director; Williams has been involved with 317 Main since ...

Today, December 7, is Tom Waits’ seventy-fifth birthday. What better way to honor the musicians’ songwriter than by sharing some of the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer’s best lyrics.

As one of the most prolific and influential artists of the modern music era, it is surprising to learn Tom Waits has never had an original song land on the charts. His gruff delivery of affecting ...

Tom Waits will star alongside Cate Blanchett, Adam Driver, Charlotte Rampling, and Mayim Bialik in Jim Jarmusch’s new movie ...

The best Tom Waits songs play like cult midnight movies, full of wild scenes and strange characters. “Goin’ Out West”, for example, spins the tale of a rough-beast wannabe who’s come to ...

Grammy Award-winning American musician, composer, songwriter and actor Tom Waits will co-host a special radio show with Iggy Pop. Echoing their famous joint appearance in Jim Jarmusch's "Coffee ...

Tankian is a long-time friend, so when we get together it is more like catching up, on subjects from alien invasions and the plight of the world to creativity, the genius of Tom Waits and much ...