Tom Waits

"For Your Entertainment" (RCA): Yes, Adam Lambert's "For Your Entertainment" suffers from the same pitfalls as almost every "American Idol" debut. Read More

Schöne Kombo mit Kool Keith und Tom Waits…wieviel Whiskey muss man trinken für so eine Stimme!? Read More

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From the first strangulated "aaargh" to its final, rumbling growl 16 songs and 73 minutes later, Tom Waits' first official live album since 1988's Big Time captures every oblique aspect of the singer/songwriter's funhouse mirror persona. Read More

This is the last helping of new releases to make store shelves before the big shopping day. Read More

The Faces reunion is out, The Velvets, Big Star and The Beatles reunions are kind of on, Tom Waits is all over the place, Neil Young is compiling for the Bridge School, Massive Attack make a new album, Lady Gaga is old news to the Grammys, and a look at the good and the bad associated with live albums. Read More

Leave it to Tom Waits to let all the also-rans do their thing before releasing the album of the year as Thanksgiving looms. Read More

Live albums are a tricky proposition for any artist. Read More

I find it impossible to be critical about that gravelly voice, even when he's doing that whole weirdo schtick, because I can't stop thinking about him talking dirty to me. Read More

Unexpected Guests ," a collection of rare tracks from critically acclaimed hip-hop artist MF DOOM, features guests spots by Masta Killa and Talib Kweli, among others. Read More