http://tomwaits.radicalwacko.com A Tom Waits News Blog Thu, 26 Oct 2006 01:51:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "Folkabilly" singer Nanci Griffith will feature three Tom Waits covers on her upcoming album of "torch songs", Ruby's Torch.  The album will feature her renditions of "Ruby's Arms", "Grapefruit Moon" and "Please Call Me, Baby".  The album will be released on November 14th and will be followed up with a ... http://tomwaits.radicalwacko.com/index.php/2006/10/25/nanci-griffiths-torch-songs/  Israeli jazz singer Efrat Alony features a rendition of Waits' "Take it With Me" on her latest album Unarmed and Dazed.  The album also features a cover of The Beatles' "She's Leaving Home".  http://tomwaits.radicalwacko.com/index.php/2006/10/25/efrat-alony-covers-waits/ The Milwaukee Dance Theatre is currently performing a dance adaptaion of Robert Wilson's Woyzeck.  The music for the piece was composed by Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan (which was featured on Blood Money).  The show will run through November 4th.  http://tomwaits.radicalwacko.com/index.php/2006/10/25/woyzeck-production/  This is sort of an odd album concept.  However, 101cd.com is taking orders for an upcoming album entitled Tom Waits' Jukebox: The Songs that Inspired the Man.  The album is made up of songs from a variety of artists such as Ray Charles, Thelonious Monk and Howlin' Wolf who have had ... http://tomwaits.radicalwacko.com/index.php/2006/10/25/waits-inspiration-album/  This one qualifies as really obscure Tom Waits memorabilia.  Back in 1979, Waits was involved in a animation experiment called Tom Waits for No One.   The five minute short features a Waits singing "The One That Got Away" to a sultry stripper.  It was never released to the general public.  ... http://tomwaits.radicalwacko.com/index.php/2006/10/01/tom-waits-animation-cell-auction/ Duke Robillard's Fender that he played during the Orphan's Tour is now for sale on his website: Fender nocaster relic Tele. Great sounding tele with slight distressing. Big round neck, 6150 frets. wired for pickups in series plus standard 3 way with 4 position switch. This is the tele Duke ... http://tomwaits.radicalwacko.com/index.php/2006/10/01/orphans-tour-guitar-for-sale/ I know I've been posting a bunch tonight, but I needed to do some catching up.  In any case, I found this (albeit 7 months late) cool video cover of Waits' "Back in the Good Old World" performed by none other than the ultimate trader, art work genius and all around interesting ... http://tomwaits.radicalwacko.com/index.php/2006/09/26/cool-tom-waits-video-cover/ A few weeks back I posted a link to some classic Tom Waits photos on Everyone I Shot Is Dead. Well, your comments prompted the artist, Deborah Chesher, to follow up with some more great shots, this time from the Troubadour from August, 1975. The last shot is ... http://tomwaits.radicalwacko.com/index.php/2006/09/26/more-classic-waits-photos/ Eccentric musician and former member of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Kid Congo Powers, has a very unusual cover of Waits' "Virginia Avenue" on his latest album Solo Cholo.  The track is available for sample and purchase at Emusic.  The whole album is available for purchase at his ... http://tomwaits.radicalwacko.com/index.php/2006/09/26/kid-congo-powers-covers-waits/  Mr. Waits always seems to be very popular among the Broadway set.  A new show entitled Looking for the Heart of Saturday Night will feature James Naughton performing the music of Tom Waits among others: Two-time Tony Award winner James Naughton will appear in Looking for the Heart of Saturday Night as a "Monday ... http://tomwaits.radicalwacko.com/index.php/2006/09/26/another-broadway-performer-takes-on-tom-waits/