Tom Waits announced via Twitter today that he is hard at work on his next studio album, the followup to his 2006 compilation Orphans: Brawlers & Bastards. Details are scarce, but expect songs about down-and-out roustabouts and oddball characters, sung in a sandpapery voice scarred by whiskey and cigarettes, naturally. Waits will be inducted into [...]
Paul Simon, Neil Young, Elton John To Help Induct Rock Hall Of Fame 2011 Class
(Elton John and Leon Russell) The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is gearing up for its 2011 induction ceremony. It has been announced that Neil Young will deliver the induction speech for Tom Waits, Paul Simon will introduce Neil Diamond, and Elton John will induct Leon Russell, whom he recently collaborated with. Also to [...]
