Happy birthday Tom Waits! Look back at our 1975 interview with the singer: http://rol.st/2ACd2eU | Rolling Stone

“Stories for Ways and Means” is a collaborative book of short stories put together by musicians and illustrators to benefit schools and educate children around the world. Proceeds primarily benefit Room to Read, Pencils Of Promise, 826 National and other non-profits. In stock & ready to ship: http://found.ee/tw-stories | Tom Waits

In honor of Tom’s recent 70th birthday, film journalist Leigh Singer created a video essay looking at Waits’ many movie roles and how his music, stories and personas connect with the offbeat character roles he has played on stage and in film. He picks his personal top five roles from the many Waits has taken on since first appearing with Sylvester Stallone in Paradise Alley in 1978. "Not every great artist is a great performer. But whether he’s playing, among many others, the pleading hooker sen

Tom Waits is releasing a third print edition of his poem, Seeds On Hard Ground, originally released in 2011 to raise awareness and funds for homeless services. The poem is a long lyrical ballad in the voices of those who walked, fell or were pushed to the margins of our communities. All proceeds from this printing will be donated to NAMI, the Redwood Food Bank, The Caritas Village Project, and The Society of St. Vincent De Paul. The new chapbook edition underscores the persistence of this condit