Regarded by many as one of the finest songwriters in the American canon, and a distinctive urban storyteller beyond compare, Tom Waits has long been hailed for his chronicles of the dispossessed, and ...

I was eight years old when I experienced my first Tom Waits song. It was like nothing I’d ever heard before. Granted, at the age of eight, that wasn’t saying a lot, but the statement continues to ...

Scot and Jeff discuss the second part of Tom Waits’ career (1983-2011) with Damon Linker. Introducing the Band: Your hosts Scot Bertram (@ScotBertram) and Jeff Blehar (@EsotericCD) are joined by guest ...

Bad As Me and the new 4 cd set of Chester Burnett, better known as Howlin’ Wolf (1910-1976). It’s called Smokestack Lightning: The Complete Chess Masters. The two singers, though separated by a ...

You can never quite pin down an artist as mercurial as Tom Waits. Even within the course of a single album, he’ll take you on such a wild ride that you won’t know what to expect from song to song.

Album Preview Tom Waits: Glitter and Doom Live Glitter and Doom Live is a collection of the best of the best tracks from Tom Waits' sold out, highly-acclaimed Glitter and Doom tour of the US and ...