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Tom Waits To Release First Studio Album In Seven Years This October

Posted 8-23-11 by

Well, despite an early morning press release promising a private listening party, Tom Waits didn't actually hang out with listeners (although he did release a clever video that made a point about leaking music on the internet), but the big news is that the grizzled and glorious raconteur will return this autumn with a new album, Bad As Me, due out on October 25.

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TAS Interview: Bill Janovitz of Buffalo Tom

Posted 11-24-10 by

Tags: Buffalo Tom, Mean Creek, Soda Frog, The Russians, Tom Waits, You Can Be A Wesley

Along with Pavement and Dinosaur Jr., Buffalo Tom were among the bands that defined one of the most significant, non-grunge, American alternative sounds of the Nineties, crafting a raucous thrash with wiry tenderness. The trio took a nine-year hiatus at the end of that decade, reforming in 2007 for Three Easy Pieces. Their next album, Skins, drops next February on their own label, Scrawny Records, and The Alternate Side had a chance to catch up with frontman Bill Janovitz to talk about this invigorating new chapter in the band's long life.

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TAS Interview: The Soft Pack

Posted 4-3-10 by

Tags: Alex Chilton, The Muslims, The Soft Pack, Tom Waits, Warren Zevon

The Soft Pack, who began life with the moniker the Muslims, wrap up the last of a three night stand in the New York area on Saturday night at Music Hall of Williamsburg. The Alternate Side caught up with the quartet at SXSW where they told us about tricky name changes, the perils of pizza delivery and why they miss having Warren Zevon and Alex Chilton around.

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Tom Waits Launches First Ever Official Website With Free Preview Of Glitter And Doom Live

Posted 10-12-09 by

Tags: Tom Waits

It seems hard to believe, but Tom Waits just got around to launching his first ever official website today. Plus, he'll release the 17-track, two-CD set Glitter and Doom Live next month ... and is offering fans a free preview.

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Tom Waits To Release First Studio Album In Seven Years This October

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