Tom Waits

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Tom Waits' The Heart Of A Saturday Night still sounds smoky on anniversary coloured vinyl

By Pat Carty published 6 December 24

Be-bop, beat and ballads

Albums

Tom Waits smoking a cigarette and smiling

The Tom Waits' albums you should definitely own

By Max Bell published 26 December 23

From boozy beat poet to avant garde conductor of the 'Junkyard Orchestra', a guide to Tom Waits' best albums and the work of a musical maverick

Albums

Motley Crue’s Vince Neil, Sex Pistols Johnny Rotten, Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst and The Who’s Pete Townshend

10 cover versions absolutely hated by the people who originally wrote them

By Dave Everley published 15 October 23

Good or bad, it didn’t matter – these cover versions attracted the ire of their original authors

Albums

David Bowie, Ian McKellern as Gandalf, WASP’s Blackie Lawless and The Terminator

10 rock stars who missed out on their dream movie roles

By Paul Travers published 11 August 23

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

Interviews

Bruce Springsteen, Joni Mitchell, Elton John and Tom Petty

10 singer-songwriter albums you should definitely own

By Sian Llewellyn published 10 August 21

As 60s folkies gave way to 70s troubadours, a generation of singer-songwriters who could rock as well as strum took the limelight. Here's 10 of the best singer-songwriter albums

Albums