Living legend Max Scherzer says playing piano saved Hall of Fame career

It has been Max Scherzer’s extraordinary talent, work ethic and health that have put him in rarified air, but it was a simple ...
Deadline.com

Brad Bird’s ‘Ray Gunn’ Adds Sam Rockwell, Scarlett Johansson & Tom Waits To Voice Cast – First Look

Netflix and Skydance Animation announced today that Ray Gunn, their new animated feature from two-time Academy Award winner Brad Bird (The Incredibles, Ratatouille), will feature the voices of Sam ...
NME

Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan covered by Johnny Cash, Bruce Springsteen and more on new curated compilation ‘Where The Willow And The Dogwood Grow’

Johnny Cash, Bruce Springsteen and more feature on a newly curated compilation, ‘Where The Willow And The Dogwood Grow’, in tribute to Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan. Find all the details below. The ...
Jambands

Johnny Cash, Bruce Springsteen, Willie Nelson and More Cover Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan on ‘Where the Willow and the Dogwood Grow’ Compilation

Tom Waits has announced Where the Willow and the Dogwood Grow, a compilation album of Waits and Kathleen Brennan songs covered by a cast of esteemed peers. Set to release on May 29 via Ace Records, ...
Uncut

New Tom Waits covers comp to feature Bruce Springsteen, Robert Plant, Lucinda Williams and more

Where The Willow And The Dogwood Grow – a compilation of Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan songs covered by artists such as Bruce Springsteen, Robert Plant, Lucinda Williams, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash ...
Variety

‘Father Mother Sister Brother’ Costume Designer on Jim Jarmusch’s Red Theme and Why Saint Laurent Insisted on Making Everything — Even Tom Waits’ Hoodie

Jim Jarmusch‘s “Father Mother Sister Brother,” now in theaters, is made up of three very different segments, each with a notable cast discussing the nature of their family relationships. One thing ...
Jazz

Tom Waits and Anton Corbijn: Waits/Corbyn

Together, these two artists have created Waits/Corbijn, a book that spans over three decades of collaboration, offering a multi- dimensional exploration of Waits' persona through Corbijn's lens and ...
Rolling Stone

Tom Waits Shares Rare Performance of ‘Tom Traubert’s Blues’ in Italian Documentary

Tom Waits has released his performance of his 1976 song “Tom Traubert’s Blues” for the Italian docuseries Il Fattore Umano (The Human Factor), which aired earlier this year. Waits participated in the ...
Paste

Tom Waits Broke Out of His Little World On “Downtown Train”

Rain Dogs is forty years old today. I won’t get into all of it, because there is simply too much to get into, but I am thinking most about what we encounter at the record’s 46-minute mark: a song ...
Ultimate Classic Rock

That Time Tom Waits Sued Doritos Chips

Celebrities do deals with companies all the time. Normally, the brand and the celebrity work together such that both parties are satisfied with the result — contracts are signed, payment is agreed on, ...
American Songwriter

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 ...
Stereogum

Preview Tom Waits’ Appearance In New Homelessness Documentary

It's been several years since Tom Waits last performed in public, but now the legendary musician makes an appearance in an Italian docuseries. The eighth episode of The Human Factor is centered on ...