The DIY attitude that led to Tom Waits’ greatest album

Waits’ gritty Rain Dogs depicted a dark vision of New York’s underbelly, and was shaped by its ‘junkyard orchestra’ of ...
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We use this iconic Tom Waits song all the time in our test rooms – let us explain why

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Tom Waits, Asylum Records It may have been our last edition of our monthly Now Playing ...
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4 Times Tom Waits Told Stories Better Than Any Novelist

Mule Variations from 1999 is a fan favorite album from Tom Waits. “Take It With Me” is just one standout track from that album. This song is a divergence from the typical Waits song. Rather than ...
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Acclaimed Guitarist Marc Ribot (Tom Waits, Elvis Costello) Announces First-Ever Vocal Album

The avant-garde guitar wizard Marc Ribot has been a staple of the downtown New York scene for decades. Ribot has been one of Tom Waits’ main collaborators since 1985’s Rain Dogs, and one of Waits’ ...
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Tom Waits Shares Previously Unreleased Version of “Get Behind The Mule” For Its 25th Anniversary

In 1999, scraggly-voiced junkyard wizard Tom Waits released Mule Variations, his first album in six years. The big punk label Epitaph started its offshoot imprint Anti- specifically to release Mule ...