Most Confusing Tom Waits Interview Answers

Smoky-voiced singer songwriter. Experimental musician and cult icon. 90s pop songs non-coverer. There are many ways to describe Tom Waits, but perhaps the most apt one is enigmatic: a mystery wrapped in a riddle (disguised as a sphinx).

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Indie Band Name or Trendy Restaurant?

Convinced you know your crooners from your cafes? Your warblers from your watering holes? Your vocalists from your vittles? Don’t be so sure. These days, with chefs everywhere vying for innovation, glory, and Michelin stars, restaurant names are sounding ... Read More

If Pitchfork Reviewed TV Dinners

Pitchfork album reviews are a thing of wonder. Crammed full of bizarre metaphors and postmodern adjective abuse, their outlook on music will never make either their dads nor Steve Albini love them. While sobbing over the latest Radiohead album into a ... Read More

4 Things Prince Would Order at Waffle House

1. Hashbrowns Almost goes without saying, because hash browns are as much a part of Waffle House's foundation as the meat locker-temperature air conditioning, but these hash browns have never been ordered by Prince before – weirdly, sensually ordered. He ... Read More

10 Musicians That Should Come Back as Holograms

Summer music festival season is upon us, and although it’ll be amazing to see acts like Foster the People, Mumford & Sons and Wilco, we can’t help but imagine what it would be like to buy a ticket to see ... Read More

10 Things You Won't Believe People Do at Music Festivals

Even if you've never been to Coachella, you probably have a pretty good idea about music festivals by now. Throngs of hyper young people, all vying to sartorially top the other in that “I'm really not trying too hard” way, ... Read More