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Hitchhiking Tom Waits was once picked up by ‘Nature Boy’ songwriter Eden Ahbez

‘It was a big thrill for me,’ US artist tells Iggy Pop in a rare radio appearance

The Independent UK

Nottingham newcomers Divorce: ‘We have a creative sexual tension between us’

The alt-country four-piece have become a staple on BBC 6 Music, with a patchwork sound that folds in The Beatles, The Carpenters, and Fiona Apple. On the cusp of their headline tour, the band decamp to the pub with Megan Graye to talk all things touring, songwriting – and the…

The Independent UK

Be the last leaf on the tree

Certain trees, such as oaks, hold onto their leaves through a little-understood quality known as marcescence.

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After my husband died, I struggled to listen to music – but now I find comfort in the songs he loved

Music was Margaret McNally and her husband’s shared love language. Two years after his death, she’s working through his playlist to keep his spirit alive

The Guardian - AU

‘You only spent 10 minutes looking at my paintings?’ Superstar artist (and terrifying interviewee) Julian Schnabel

As the irascible New Yorker unveils his new velvet paintings, he talks about global disasters, sending Trump a resignation speech via Ivanka – and teaching Johnny Depp how to paint

The Guardian - UK

Need Adam Scott to walk your dog? Natasha Lyonne to solve a crossword? 7 of the best SAG-AFTRA auction items

From Tom Waits to ‘OA’ star Brit Marling – these are the best, and most random, experiences being auctioned by Hollywood stars

The Independent UK

Want Lena Dunham to paint a mural in your home? Hollywood stars auction themselves to help crew through strike

The Girls creator joins Tom Waits, Natasha Lyonne and the cast of the Bear, who donated goods and oddball experiences to raise funds for those behind the scenes

The Guardian - AU

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Movie fans are sharing their favorite performances by non-actors

Eminem, Cher, and David Bowie are among the top choices

Total Film

"Impeccable, clear and soulful in equal measure": Robbie Robertson - Robbie Robertson album review

Robbie Robertson hooked up with producer Daniel Lanois for his debut solo album, conjuring up a fashionably atmospheric twist to his ongoing fascination with American culture

Louder

Our favourite restaurants are vanishing, but some memories can be salvaged

Farewell to London’s Le Gavroche, India Club, Banner’s and countless others that have hosted family celebrations down the decades

The Guardian - UK

Five Great Reads: testing the vagus nerve, Tom Waits in love, triggered by therapy-speak

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Imogen Dewey

The Guardian - AU

‘All these bulletproof songs, one after another’: remembering Tom Waits’s extraordinary mid-career trilogy

Forty years on from the magnificent sequence that began with Swordfishtrombones, collaborators and fans including Jim Jarmusch and Thom Yorke discuss Waits’s journey from bar-room balladeer to conductor of a junkyard orchestra

The Guardian - UK

10 rock stars who missed out on their dream movie roles

David Bowie in The Lord Of The Rings? John Lydon in Quadrophenia? WASP’s Blackie Lawless as The Terminator? These are the Oscar-winning performances that never were

Louder

Mac DeMarco review – an atypical celebration of an atypical album

Moving on from his sad-clown antics with a beguiling set of instrumentals and fan faves, strung together by Tom Waitsy banter, DeMarco is a magnetic performer

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"I think my head exploded" – The Gaslight Anthem showcase duet with Bruce Springsteen on new song History Books

It's the title track from their comeback album

Tribune News Service

San Diego's Lou Curtiss, a mentor to Tom Waits and other music greats, is celebrated in new film

SAN DIEGO — Tom Waits and RuPaul. Joan Baez and Mojo Nixon.

Chicago Tribune

My worst moment: Why Steppenwolf Theatre co-founder Terry Kinney doesn’t perform onstage anymore

CHICAGO — Steppenwolf co-founder Terry Kinney has returned to the theater to direct a play called “Another Marriage,” opening later this month.

Louder

John Mellencamp weaves deft, weary tales on the elegant Orpheus Descending

John Mellencamp's 25th album Orpheus Descending is still flecked with melancholy and socially minded ire

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The Guardian - UK

‘The film industry is gone. It sucks’: Jim Jarmusch on swapping directing for drone rock

At 70, the outsider movie hero is releasing his first album. He muses on music, the demise of film and finding joy in mistakes

Total Film

Renfield star Nicholas Hoult on building his own legacy for the character

Exclusive: Nicholas Hoult tells the Inside Total Film podcast how he made the role of Renfield his own

The Guardian - UK

From Avatar: The Way of Water to I Hate Suzie Too: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

From big blue aliens to the return of Billie Piper’s hapless celeb, our critics have you covered for the next seven days

The Guardian - UK

Nina Hagen: Unity review – musically eclectic to the point of chaos

The ‘godmother of German punk’ delivers a pot-pourri of original tracks and covers ranging from dub to folk, with a rather weak political message

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The Guardian - UK

The Silent Treatment: Sarah-Louise Young on the trauma and stigma of losing her voice

In her Edinburgh fringe show, the musical theatre performer exposes the pressures faced by singers and reflects on her own vocal healing

The Independent UK

The Wire at 20: Every episode ranked, from serial killer shark jumps to Omar’s tragic end

Rarely has TV been bolder or more brutal than David Simon’s landmark drama series, which made stars of Idris Elba, Michael B Jordan and the late, great Michael K Williams. As the show celebrates 20 years since its debut, Greg Evans ranks all 60 of its episodes

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