
Tom Waits
Allison Moorer, Phoebe Bridgers and more cover the music of Tom Waits in a new album. Frazer Harrison/Courtesy of the artist. hide caption
Andrew Hozier-Byrne joins NPR Music's Bob Boilen in the studio to discuss the music that informed his 2018 EP, Nina Cried Power. Mulography - Anthony Mulcahy hide caption
Hozier: Why The Civil Rights Movement Still Resonate
All Songs Considered hosts Bob Boilen (left) and Robin Hilton, high on ice cream sandwiches, music. Brandi Fullwood/NPR hide caption
The music that makes one of us emotional doesn't always make sense to others. William Lovelace/Getty Images hide caption
Guatemalan author Eduardo Halfon's most recent book, The Polish Boxer, mesmerized us. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: Lisa Germano, Ra Ra Riot, Tom Waits, Keith Richards, Blaudzun. Courtesy of the artists hide caption
'Bad As Me' by Tom Waits
Jennifer Lopez onstage at Mohegan Sun on Oct. 22 — unfortunately without her ex-lookalikes.
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Tom Waits has just released his latest album, Bad As Me.
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Tom Waits' new album, Bad As Me, is out on Oct. 24.
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"Bad As Me" continues in Tom Waits' tradition of romanticizing figures on the fringes of society.
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Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (top), Lisa Hannigan, James Blake, Jesse Sykes (middle row left to right), Neutral Milk Hotel (bottom). Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Tom Waits, one of five stars inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class of 2011 tonight. Cynthia Macadams/Time & Life Pictures/Getty Image hide caption
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