Tom Waits in new Corbijn book

There's one picture of Tom Waits in Anton Corbijn's new book Mood/mode.

That same picture can also be found in his earlier book Tom Waits '77-'11.

   

Tom Waits on WHQR's American routes?

Radio station WHQR mentions Tom Waits in the announcement of the new season of its a weekly two-hour program American routes. 

The program also presents documentary features and artist interviews. Our conversations include Willie Nelson, Tom Waits, B.B. King, Dr. John, Dave Brubeck, Elvis Costello, Ray Charles, Randy Newman, McCoy Tyner, Lucinda Williams, Rufus Thomas, Jerry Lee Lewis and many others. 

American routes airs on HQR 91.3fm from 6-8pm on Saturday evenings. 

Tom Waits jacket up for auction

 Julien's Auctions is auctioning a 'black neoprene jacket owned and worn by Tom Waits' (size S) and a signed Real gone cd. Proceeds go to Musicares charity relief.  

Estimated price is $2,000 - $3,000, bidding ends on September 9. 

Tom Waits contributing to new magazine Inque

 Inque, a Kickstarter project seeking to collect $150,000 by August 20, claims Tom Waits has been confirmed to contribute to this new ‘ten-year, ten-issue ad-free magazine’. What Waits' contribution exactly might be, isn't clear yet. 

Tom Waits on The dead don't die OST

The soundtrack of the Jim Jarmusch movie The dead don't die contains a spoken word track by Tom Waits. It's a short (36 seconds) clip entitled Dialogue 8.

The Tom Waits Library is back

Some good news for the holidays: The Tom Waits Library is back!

Tom Waits by Matt Mahurin

Just a quick reminder Tom Waits by Matt Mahurin is now available at Amazon et al.

The special edition (250 copies, slip case, with a signed and numbered print of the cover of Mule variations) is sold out.

UPDATE Dec. 9: Looks like Abrams Books still has some copies of the limited edition for sale.