Tom Waits played a two hour set spanning though his 20 album catalog at Orpheum Theater in Phoenix, Arizona last night. It iss the first of 28 dates Waits will play in the United States and Europe.For a blow by blow of the show last night, CLICK HERE The below video is footage of a special press conference where Tom explains the tour and the speiclal meaning behind Pehdtsckjmba. Tom W...
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No lie. Tom Waits just released this important press conference in what appears to be designed as a video for youtube release, spread virally through the tentacles of the interweb....
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A very insightful interview Tom Waits conducted with, well, Tom Waits was recently published online. In it we discover some of the deeper personal meanings behind some of his songs, a list of some of the most influential artists upon his life and why, as well as just the general tomfoolery we've grown to expect from Waits. I must admit, before meeting Tom, I had heard so many rumors and so much...
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Hoarse-voiced old-timer Tom Waits has been busy of late (what with his role as the devil in Terry Gilliams latest film 'The Imaginarium Of Dr Parnassus' kicking up some critical fuss) but the man has still had time to follow-up all those promises of a new live album with a newly announced record due later this year.
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“Why wouldn’t Preservation Hall do a project with Tom Waits?” mused Ben Jaffe, musical director and son of Preservation Hall founders Allan and Sandra Jaffe, in a 2006 piece on the post-Katrina New Orleans music scene in the NY Times.U2’s the Edge...
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Tom Waits was awarded the key to the city of El Paso, Texas. Although the key was bestowed to the legendary bluesman man in a unceremonious way Waits was visibly moved, reports NME.He was not expecting the honor when a uniformed officer walked on-stage at El Paso's Plaza Theatre, where he was performing. "I paid all those tickets," Waits quipped when he saw the officer, adding "She was dead w...
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Though many children of rock stars have proven to be decent artists in their own right (Harper Simon, Sean Lennon, etc.), they usually lack their parents’ ability to push the envelope or—in the case of Lennon especially—shock us. Enter Kellesimone...
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You can never tell if Tom waits is drunk or not. During his latest press conference announcing a summer tour behind his new album Glitter And Doom, we're pretty sure he wasn't. Waits and his raspy voice kick off June 17th in Phoenix, AZ and the rest of the southern stops follow the "constellation Hydra":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydra_(constellation) (sorta). The guiding word of the tour, an...
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Tom Waits, (shown here on the red carpet of the Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus premiere posing with Verne “Mini-Me” Troyer), has a new live album coming, a co-starring role in Heath Ledger’s final film, and an interesting perspective on former...
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Tom Waits has annouced a summer tour! Hooray! Here is his rather humorous press conference and dates:Upcoming Shows & Events - Tom WaitsTour - OrpheumTuesday, June 17, 2008 @ 9:00 PMPhoenix, USTour - OrpheumWednesday, June 18, 2008 @ 9:00 PMPhoenix, USTour - Plaza TheatreFriday, June 20, 2008 @ 9:00 PMEl Paso, USTour - Jones HallSunday, June 22, 2008 @ 9:00 PMHouston, USTour - PalladiumMonday...
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The baker’s dozen of dates on Tom Waits’ Glitter & Doom tour didn’t include much love for the left and right coasts, but thankfully we’re all getting a taste of what went down — that is, aside from the usual shaky YouTube bootlegs. Photographer...
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Dutch photographer/director Anton Corbijn has been taking iconic photos of Tom Waits for over three decades at this point and now the pair is releasing a hardcover book of their collaborative efforts, combining Corbijn-shot portraits and lyrics...
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Tom Waits agreed to perform a few songs at a benefit event in L.A. in January. The prestigious event at the Century Plaza Hotel will benefit the Bet Tzedek Legal Services law firm while honoring attorney Kevin Marks with the Luis Lainer Founder’s Award, O’Melveny & Meyers LLP with the Rose L. Schiff Commitment to Justice Award and Anna Burns with the Jack H. Skirball Community Justice Award.W
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I've mogged a few times about the Live Concert Series on NPR and it just gets better every time! The series features streaming audio and a podcast of an entire concert by different musicians. TONIGHT you can hear Spiritualized and next time Tom Waits! Friday, July 25th: Spiritualized are performing (as I write this even) at the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC. NPR will begin streaming audio of t...
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Whenever Tom Waits takes on an acting role, he can basically pick any famous director he wants. So it’s no wonder Waits has chosen films directed by Francis Ford Coppola, Jim Jarmusch, Terry Gilliam, and Robert Altman to show off his more than...
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