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Rockshow Episode 214 Tom WaitsTom Waits is a highly influential American musician, songwriter, composer, and actor, known for his distinctive voice, eclectic musical style, and deeply evocative storytelling. Here's a broad overview of his life and work:Early Life•Born: December 7, 1949, in Pomona, California.•Full Name: Thomas Alan Waits.•He grew up in a middle-class family and developed an early interest in music, especially jazz and blues.Musical Style and Career•Debut Album: Closing Time (1973) – This album featured a more conventional folk-rock and jazz style, and included the song “Ol' '55,” later covered by the Eagles. •Over time, Waits moved away from traditional song structures and embraced a more experimental and theatrical sound, especially from the 1980s onward.Key Albums•The Heart of Saturday Night (1974) •Small Change (1976) – Showcased a darker, more poetic style.•Swordfishtrombones (1983) – Marked a radical departure with a rawer, more avant-garde sound.•Rain Dogs (1985) – Considered one of his masterpieces, blending rock, jazz, blues, and European folk.•Bone Machine (1992) – Won the Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album.•Mule Variations (1999) – Won another Grammy and reaffirmed his status as a unique voice in music.Signature Style•Voice: Gravelly, growling baritone that's instantly recognizable.•Lyrics: Often focus on fringe characters, surreal urban landscapes, and bittersweet stories of love, loss, and redemption.•Instrumentation: Known for using unusual instruments and found objects, and blending genres like blues, jazz, vaudeville, and experimental rock.Acting and Other Work•Waits has acted in a number of films, often playing eccentric or downbeat characters. Notable appearances include•Down by Law (1986)•Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)•Coffee and Cigarettes (2003)•Seven Psychopaths (2012)Personal Life•Married to Kathleen Brennan, who has been a major influence on his artistic direction since the 1980s. She co-writes and co-produces much of his later work.•Known for his privacy and mystique; rarely gives interviews and shuns celebrity culture.Legacy•Tom Waits is revered as a songwriter's songwriter, influencing artists across genres including Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Nick Cave, and Norah Jones.•He has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (2011).•His work is celebrated for its originality, depth, and defiance of mainstream trends.http://www.tomwaits.com/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001823/?ref_=ext_shr_lnkhttps://www.instagram.com/tomwaits?igsh=YjhwbzMwM3hsOTY2https://www.facebook.com/share/v/16NusZWi9y/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://x.com/tomwaitshttps://youtube.com/@tomwaits?si=HsrmeeDQFchgiYKU#TomWaits #WaitsWednesday#TomWaitsFans #TomWaitsMusic#TomWaitsForever #TomWaitsLyrics#TomWaitsVibes #RainDogs #CultMusic#Swordfishtrombones #VinylVibes#HeartattackAndVine #ClassicAlbums#LegendaryMusicians #PoeticLyrics#SongwritersOfInstagram #MusicLegends#GravelVoice #BluesRock #AvantGardeMusic

We're doing something weird for a few weeks. We are digging into some of our favorite albums. This week we are doing Mule Variations by Tom Waits.Intro music is Wes's old punk band Outer Party. Outro music is a song called These Feelings by a band called Death on Mars.You can connect with us at wesandmikewastetime@gmail.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/WesandMikeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/wesandmikewastetime/?hl=enFacebook: Wes and Mike Waste Time Watching TV https://www.facebook.com/groups/373533394535396

Having gone through all of Waits's music Song by Song, we're obviously well-placed to say which ones are best... or maybe least-worst... perhaps just from our perspective... subjectively good in these two people's opinions... but then who are we to say? Anyway, in this penultimate episode, Sam and Martin have a little chat about The Old Favourites as the podcast enters the final straight. website: songbysongpodcast.com twitter: @songbysongpod e-mail: songbysongpodcast@gmail.com Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include (deep breath): All The World Is Green, Blood Money, Tom Waits (2002) Barcarolle, Alice, Tom Waits (2002) Blind Love, Rain Dogs, Tom Waits (1985) Blue Skies, The Early Years vol 2, Tom Waits (1993) Cold Cold Ground, Franks Wild Years, Tom Waits (1987) Diamond In Your Mind, Orphans: Brawlers Bawlers and Bastards, Tom Waits (2006) Downtown Train, Rain Dogs, Tom Waits (1985) Fall Of Troy, Orphans: Brawlers Bawlers and Bastards, Tom Waits (2006) Falling Down, Big Time, Tom Waits (1988) Franks Wild Years, Rain Dogs, Tom Waits (1985) Georgia Lee, Mule Variations, Tom Waits (1999) Ghosts Of Saturday Night (After Hours at Napoleone's Pizza House), The Heart Of Saturday Night, Tom Waits (1974) In The Neighbourhood, Swordfishtrombones, Tom Waits (1983) Kentucky Avenue, Blue Valentine, Tom Waits (1978) Low side Of The Road, Mule Variations, Tom Waits (1999) Lucky Day, The Black Rider, Tom Waits (1993) Martha, Closing Time, Tom Waits (1973) Metropolitan Glide, Real Gone, Tom Waits (2004) More Than Rain, Big Time, Tom Waits (1988) Nighthawk Postcards, Nighthawks At The Diner, Tom Waits (1975) Rainbow Sleeves, Girl At Her Volcano, Rickie Lee Jones [w. Tom Waits] (1978/1983) Ruby's Arms, Heartattack And Vine, Tom Waits (1980) So It Goes, The Early Years vol 2, Tom Waits (1993) Somewhere (from West Side Story), Blue Valentine, Tom Waits (1978) Strange Weather, Big Time, Tom Waits (1988) Telephone Call From Istanbul, Big Time, Tom Waits (1988) That Feel, Bone Machine, Tom Waits (1992) Tom Traubert's Blues (Four Sheets To The Wind In Copenhagen), Small Change, Tom Waits (1976) Whistle Down The Wind (For Tom Jans), Bone Machine, Tom Waits (1992) Yesterday Is Here, Franks Wild Years, Tom Waits (1987) You Can Never Hold Back Spring, Orphans: Brawlers Bawlers and Bastards, Tom Waits (2006) We think your Song by Song experience will be enhanced by hearing, in full, the songs featured in the show, which you can get hold of from your favourite record shop or online platform. Please support artists by buying their music, or using services which guarantee artists a revenue - listen responsibly.

Our second set of music videos brings Philippa back to Martin and Sam for the last decade-and-change of Waits music videos. Sampling the work of Jesse Dylan, Matt Mahurin and various others, we consider what these videos mean in a post-YouTube world, as well as Waits's filmed promos in the 21st century. website: songbysongpodcast.com twitter: @songbysongpod e-mail: songbysongpodcast@gmail.com Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include: Hold On, Tom Waits music video from Mule Variations, dir. Matt Mahurin (1999) Come On Up To The House, (unauthorised?) Tom Waits music video from Mule Variations, dir. Anders Lövgren (1999) What's He Building, Tom Waits music video from Mule Variations, dir. Lex Brand (1999) God's Away On Business, Tom Waits music video from Blood Money, dir. Jesse Dylan (2002) Lie To Me, Tom Waits music video from Orphans, dir. Danny Clinch (2006) Tom Waits Press Conference, promo for Glitter&Doom tour, dir. unknown (2008) Tom Waits' Private Listening Party, promo for Bad As Me, dir. unknown (2011) Satisfied, Tom Waits music video from Bad As Me, dir. Jesse Dylan (2011) Hell Broke Luce, Tom Waits music video from Bad As Me, dir. Matt Mahurin (2012) Bad As Me, (unreleased?) Tom Waits music video from Bad As Me, dir. unknown / Jesse Dylan? (2011/2013?) Misery's the River of the World, Tom Waits music / lyric video from Blood Money 20th Anniversary re-release, artwork by Casey Waits / animation by Sarah Sheikh Bridge (2022) Lost In The Harbour, Tom Waits music / lyric video from Alice 20th Anniversary re-release, artwork by Christy Smith / animation by Sarah Sheikh Bridge (2022) God's Away On Business, Tom Waits music / lyric video from Blood Money 20th Anniversary re-release, artwork by Casey Waits / animation by Sarah Sheikh Bridge (2022) Top Of The Hill, Real Gone, Tom Waits (2004) We think your Song by Song experience will be enhanced by hearing, in full, the songs featured in the show, which you can get hold of from your favourite record shop or online platform. Please support artists by buying their music, or using services which guarantee artists a revenue - listen responsibly.

We're delighted to bring you an extended interview with the man who literally wrote the book on Tom Waits, Barney Hoskyns. Bouncing through a selection of Waits's material from the 70s to the present day, we discuss what it's like to interview and write about artists, what changed (and stayed the same) in Waits's music, and how you should always take a suggestion from Nick Cave seriously. website: songbysongpodcast.com twitter: @songbysongpod e-mail: songbysongpodcast@gmail.com Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include: Ol' 55, Closing Time, Tom Waits (1973) Tom Traubert's Blues (Four Sheets To The Wind In Copenhagen), Small Change, Tom Waits (1976) Shore Leave, Swordfishtrombones, Tom Waits (1983) Goin' Out West, Bone Machine, Tom Waits (1992) Take It With Me, Mule Variations, Tom Waits (1999) Satisfied, Bad As Me, Tom Waits (2011)

Don't let the gear eclipse the performance! Jacquire talked about creating 1+1 Management, the five tiers of an artist's professional team, mixing in UAD Luna, making music for META, why social media is important, and how to mix with delay & reverb. Get access to FREE mixing mini-course: https://MixMasterBundle.com My guest today is Jacquire King, a Grammy-winning music producer, mixer, and engineer with over 13 billion streams and more than 35 Grammy nominations. His extensive credits include: Tom Waits, Kings of Leon, James Bay, Shania Twain, Modest Mouse, Smash Mouth, Norah Jones, Buddy Guy, Zach Bryan, Punch Brothers, Ingrid Michelson, Cold War Kids, City and Colour and many many more. And I'm going to quote from his great website bio: “Jacquire has just one gold record hanging in his studio. It's Mule Variations by Tom Waits, a personal favorite in the mile-long list of critically acclaimed albums, multiple GRAMMY Awards, and national accolades he's earned in more than 30 years as a sought-after recording engineer and producer.” He grew up in the Washington, DC area, absorbing a rich mix of influences from reggae to punk rock. While his friends were forming hardcore bands, Jacquire was studying the noise, making cassette mixes, and learning to transform raw live music into a complex listening experience. If he maintains one constant aesthetic in his work, it's blending traditional recording artistry with emerging tools and technology. “Curiosity moves an art form forward, so I incorporate whatever gives the artist the freedom to create. I always want to be part of that evolution.”  Jacquire is committed to playing an active role in the recording industry's next chapter, serving as an ambassador for new technology and acting as a frequent mentor to up-and-coming professionals. “I don't have any studio secrets,” he said. “If I can help someone figure out their own combination of talent and technology, I want to do that. If I can give an artist a new tool to make something great, count me in.” He has his own studio, The LBT, just outside of Nashville, Tennessee.  Thank you to Matt Boudreau and Mark Rubel for connecting us - and for API putting us on the same golf team for the The Annual AudioMasters Benefit Golf Tournament for the Engineers Relief Fund. If deals really do get made on the golf course then this interview might be one of them! THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS! http://UltimateMixingMasterclass.com https://gracedesign.com/ https://www.native-instruments.com use code ROCK10 to get 10% off! https://lewitt.link/rockstars https://iZotope.com use code ROCK10 to get 10% off! https://www.adam-audio.com https://RecordingStudioRockstars.com/Academy  https://www.thetoyboxstudio.com/ Listen to this guest's discography on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5UoWocMmVdpSlAbDDi0i8K?si=6b016c9b4c5b4d21 If you love the podcast, then please leave a review: https://RSRockstars.com/Review CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE SHOW NOTES AT: https://RSRockstars.com/435

If I've seen 80 Phish shows, I've seen at least half of those with one of the best dudes I've ever known, Jake Watson.He moved from KC to Charleston a few years back, but I was lucky enough to nab a few hours of his time on a recent visit back home, and he was kind enough to spend some of that time with me recording Episode #67.In addition to discussing the most-excellent human being that Jake is, we chatted about a few of his favorite records over the years, and they are these:Rain Dogs, Tom Waits (1985)Paul Simon's Graceland (1986)Paul's Boutique, Beastie Boys (1989)Matthew Sweet's Girlfriend (1991)So, check out our conversation. Check out the Merch' store on the Web site. And check out that Phish Dick's, "Light."Notes/edits: 1) Mule Variations (not "Versions") 2) get out of the '80s (not "'90s")copyright disclaimer: I do not own the rights to the promo or the intro/outro audio. They are clips from Medeski, Martin & Wood's "Dracula" from their 1996 release, Shack-Man (c/o Gramavision Inc.), and the title track of Phish's Lawn Boy (1990), c/o Phish Inc., respectively.

Sammy Sanchez is back!This time, we dug in to the entire Tom Waits discography, and what a ride it was.Sammy's first appearance on Badass Records was on Episode #44, in which we discussed a little LCD Soundsystem, a little Pink Floyd, and a little Tom Waits. And during that conversation, it occurred to me that I needed a Tom Waits fan with whom to geek out. And you know what? Sammy was game!Here's the list of what we covered:Closing Time (1973)The Heart of Saturday Night (1974)Nighthawks at the Diner (1975)Small Change (1976)Foreign Affairs (1977)Blue Valentine (1978)Heartattack and Vine (1980)Swordfishtrombones (1983)Rain Dogs (1985)Frank's Wild Years (1987)Bone Machine (1992)The Black Rider (1993)Mule Variations (1999)Alice (2002)Blood Money (2002)Real Gone (2004)Bad As Me (2011)Sammy was just as fantastic this time around as he was a few months back, and I'll definitely have him back for another run through some artist's body of work. I feel blessed to have had the opportunity to get this off the ground, and thankful that it's still got a pulse.So thank you for stopping by and giving Episode #66 a listen/view. Please visit the Merch' store at badassrecordspodcast.com and drop me a line at badassrecordspodcast at gmail dot com if you're in the Kansas City area and interested in doing an episode.copyright disclaimer: I do not own the rights to the promo or the intro/outro audio. They are clips from Medeski, Martin & Wood's "Dracula" from their 1996 release, Shack-Man (c/o Gramavision Inc.), and Ward Davis's, "Good and Drunk" off of his 2018 Asunder EP (c/o Ward Davis Music). Both are artists versed in badassery, and you should check out their stuff.

Paul Krauss MA LPC and Jef Caine take on the heavy and controversial topics of religious trauma, healthy spirituality, and the psychology of deconstruction. In this 2.5 hour long-form episode, Paul and Jef discuss both the larger zeitgeist of religion and spirituality in the culture as well as their personal experiences with Christianity and other religions. Paul and Jef dive deep into the deconstruction of the Christian faith and theology and many other topics (listed below). This is an episode you are going to want to take time to listen to. Jef Caine, is a skeptic and a host of the podcast: The Forest and the Trees (A Pastor and a Skeptic Read the Bible Together. It's not as boring as it sounds.) Jef is also an amazing graphic designer and former megachurch employee and evangelical.   All Books, Resources, and Articles mentioned available here. Deconstruction: a method of critical analysis of philosophical and literary language which emphasizes the internal workings of language and conceptual systems, the relational quality of meaning, and the assumptions implicit in forms of expression. Also Discussed: Growing up with the Christian Faith, Deconstructing one's experience, Losing the Christian Faith, The Forest and the Trees Podcast, Sapiens (Book), Humans seek meaning, Reason & Logic, Age of Enlightenment, Scientific Method, History of the Christian Church, Violence, Sacred Texts, Reinterpretation of Texts, Biblical Literal-ism versus Metaphor, Creationism, Evolution, Monotheism, Homo-sapiens, Neanderthals, Anthropology, Storytelling, What is a Safe Community, What is Religious Trauma, Power, Control, Abuse of Power, Relationship Advice, Secular Therapy versus Christian “therapy”, Jesus' teaching, Christianity's opinions on divorce, marriage, Evangelicals, LGBTQIA issues and Christianity, How therapy works versus “telling people what to do”, a power stance from a religions, prayer rooms, Christian therapists, Deconstructionism, the big questions: Why are we here? What are we doing?, Joseph Campbell, Tribal rituals, Mythology, hedonism, what truly satisfies people, What is practicing Spirituality, Alcoholics Anonymous, Higher Power, Interfaith, What is Hell, Tribalism, Us versus Them, God is Love, Competing Religions, Nationalism, Cults, Dehumanizing others, God is an idea, Book Clubs, Historical Context, Hermeneutics, Spiritual Practice versus co-opting religion for power, cherry picking versus and issues, historical contexts of the Bible, King James Version, Concordant Version of the Bible, Cultural Context, Learning from the stories, David & Goliath, The Good Samaritan, “The one truth”, heretics, “lost souls”, Hell, Sheol, Hades, Gehenna, Tartarus, Jonathan Edwards, the religious right, yes we talk about Trump, inner work, Transcendental Meditation, Contemplative Prayer, rites of passage, ritual sacrifice, cultism, selling something, Spiritual Bypassing, Healthy Spirituality, Self Reflection, Colonization, St. Francis of Assisi, Healthy Spiritual Practices, Open-minded Interpretations, Introspection, Dogma, Critical Thinking, Synchronicity, Loving Others, and more!             --->Resources for further learning: Books:  Hope Beyond Hell  multiple FREE books and audio books by Gerry Beauchemin, Protestant Missionary. The Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell That All Shall Be Saved: Heaven, Hell, and Universal Salvation by David Bentley Hart The Story of Christianity: An Illustrated History of 2000 Years of the Christian Faith David Bentley Hart Bitten By a Camel: Leaving Church, Finding God by Kent Dobson What is the Bible? By Rob Bell Love Wins by Rob Bell The Gnostic Gospels by Elaine Pagels  The Occult Book: A Chronological Journey from Alchemy to Wicca The Bible as a Dream by Murray Stein A People's History of The United States by Howard Zinn 11 Books to Read If You're Deconstructing Your Faith Deceptions and Myths of the Bible The True Origins of the Stories of Adam and Eve, Noah's Flood, the Tower of Babel, Moses and Mount Sinai, the Prophets, the Judges and Kings, and the Story of Christ Will Shock and Amaze the Faithful, Atheists, and Agnostics Alike! By Lloyd Graham Resources: The Power of Myth with Joseph Campbell and Bill Moyers (audio/ video program) What is Biblical Literalism? https://tentmaker.org/ --lists of books, some books free online, articles, good historical info about Christian universalism and other subjects.  concordant.org    -- lists of books, free online audio & books, articles, books for purchase, free study tools for Greek & Hebrew Young's Literal Translation of the Bible;  Rotherham's Emphasized Bible A documentary on the Gnostic Gospels Eternal Conscious Torment discussed by Emerson Green (lecture) Writers and Scholars Referenced: Joseph Campbell Joseph Campbell Foundation Matthew Fox Rainn Wilson Richard Rohr - The Center for Action and Contemplation Rob Bell  martinzender.com   --free video & audio, articles, books by MZ for purchase. Lesser known critic and Bible scholar. Articles Referenced:  Universalism was the dominant theology of the first 500 years The Crusades: The Complete History Context about “hell” quotes from Christian Leaders If Hell is Real?  Religious Trauma and Leaving the Church How do I know if I am in a cult?  Why Do People Believe in Hell? Hell has shaped modern thought Modeling the Future of Religion in America Lots of Americans Are Losing Their Religion. Have You? The Psychology Of Cults Understanding the basics of Cults Amount of Christian Denominations in The World Podcasts: The Forest and The Trees Podcast You Made it Weird with Pete Holmes Jef Recommends:  Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer   Get involved with the National Violence Prevention Hotline: 501(c)(3) Donate Share with your network Write your congressperson Sign our Petition Looking for excellent medical billing services? Check out Therapist Billing Services. A behavioral and mental health billing service developed by therapists for therapists. Preview an Online Video Course for the Parents of Young Adults (Parenting Issues) EMDR Training Solutions (For all your EMDR training needs!) Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Counseling Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, an Approved EMDRIA Consultant , host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress) as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Paul has been quoted in the Washington Post, NBC News, and Wired Magazine. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.  If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups.  For details, click here. For general behavioral and mental health consulting for you or your organization. Follow Health for Life Counseling-- Grand Rapids: Instagram   |   Facebook     |     Youtube  Original Music: ”Alright" from the forthcoming album Mystic by PAWL (Spotify) "My Sweet Lord" from All Things Must Pass by George Harrison (Spotify) "Myth" from Bloom by Beach House (Spotify) "Satanist" from The Record by Boygenius (Spotify) "Gotta Serve Somebody" from San Francisco 1980 by Bob Dylan (Spotify) "Get Up, Stand Up" from Burnin' by Bob Marley and The Wailers (Spotify) "Pure Comedy" from Pure Comedy by Father John Misty (Spotify) "Chocolate Jesus" from Mule Variations by Tom Waits (Spotify) "Awaiting On You All" from All Things Must Pass by George Harrison (Spotify) "Whatever Happened to Paul Sand" from Reggae Film Star by Damian Jurado (Bandcamp) "Portrait of God" from Smalltown Stardust by King Tuff (Spotify) "Say God" from Say God by Daniel Higgs (Spotify)

As is often the case with music, love can grow in increments. The Deeper Cuts trio touched on that in our discussion on Tom Waits' Mule Variations album all the way back in Season Two when Shannon first saw the artist's incendiary performance of “Chocolate Jesus” on Letterman. But even as listeners grow into a sound over time, artists themselves reveal something of their art through various stages of their careers, too. It was this phenomenon that struck Shannon when she heard 1974's The Heart of Saturday Night, which presents Tom Waits in an earlier incarnation. The album revealed new depths and new perspectives for her on his work, solidifying her fandom for all time. But what were the impressions of her two cohorts? Did we all sidle up to the bar and knock a few back in celebration of the weekend, or did we get bogged down by the threat of Monday morning? Make with the clicking to find out, friends as we begin our sixth, yes that's right, sixth season of Deeper Cuts. As ever, our nifty Spotify Playlist will cover each episode of this season, as well as the recently completed miniseries, The Live Sessions. And don't forget to talk to us on Twitter (@deepercutscast) and to rate and review us wherever you get your podcasts!

Singer-songwriter Cory Branan is our guest to chatter about Mule Variations, the 1999 album from Tom Waits.We've been looking forward to being able to share this conversation with you all. Cory has a fantastic new album, When I Go I Ghost, which is being released this week (10/14/22).The album features guests Jason Isbell, Brian Fallon and Garrison Starr and is hands down, one of our favorite records of the year. From the moment you drop the proverbial needle and hear "When in Rome, When in Memphis," it's a sure bet that you'll be on board with this release from Cory.Cory had great insights regarding Waits and it was a real pleasure to welcome him to The Record Player. Check out his music and dates for his fall tour which is  in progress as we speak. Get out and see a show. You'll thank us later.

Singer Niamh Regan tells Dave about her love for Tom Waits' album Mule Variations from 1999.

This week's Record Club is a very special - and unusual - one, as we tackle Tom Waits for the second time, zeroing in on his 1999 masterpiece Mule Variations, to examine the craft of his songwriting and all of the ways he is a compelling and moving musical presence and wordsmith. However, to add a wrinkle to the conversation, we also complement this by integrating Scarlett Johansson's 2008 album of Tom Waits cover songs, Anywhere I Lay My Head, which has been largely forgotten... for good reason. How did this bizarre curio (which features guest appearances from David Bowie!) go so terribly wrong, and what does it tell us about the songcraft and one-of-a-kind personality of the madman Tom Waits himself? Watch the video version of this episode and support the channel here.

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Again this week, the Bad Piano Player takes a dive into Tom Waits, learning six songs from the great album "Mule Variations." Tune us in. 

On this bonus episode of On In Five, Anton talks with Mooka Rennick, the founder of Prairie Sun Recording Studio, and Jeff Sloan, the Studio Manager during the years of Tom Waits. The studio was used by Tom Waits for a few of his albums, including Bone Machine, Mule Variations, and the Orphan collection. They talk about their time working with Tom, how he discovered and used what has now been known as the Waits Room, and some other artists who have come through the studio. 

Oz Fritz's long list of credits include engineering albums for Tom Waits's Grammy Award winning Mule Variations (as well as Blood Money, Orphans: Bawlers, Brawlers, & Bastards), Oysterhead (where he was the subject of the song “Oz is Ever Floating”), Primus, Meat Loaf, Elvis Costello, Bill Laswell, John Hammond, Jr., Iggy Pop, White Zombie, Raul Malo, Praxis, Buckethead, and so much more. Even, back in the day, Brian Franklin. In this episode we talk about the long road of his career in music, Mule Variations, setting up mics for Stuart Copland, analog vs. digital, and the future of recording.

Sam and Martin return for a bonus episode and a bonus track, as Waits collaborates for the first time with his son on this short explosion of music from the special edition of Mule Variations. We also look back at our feelings on this fin de siècle album, consider the positives and the negatives and try to put them in their proper perspective. website: songbysongpodcast.com twitter: @songbysongpod e-mail: songbysongpodcast@gmail.com Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include: Big Face Money, Mule Variations (Australian/New Zealand/Japanese bonus track), Tom Waits & Casey Waits (1999) We think your Song by Song experience will be enhanced by hearing, in full, the songs featured in the show, which you can get hold of from your favourite record shop or online platform. Please support artists by buying their music, or using services which guarantee artists a revenue - listen responsibly.

We're a bit mixed on this final Mule Variations track, with Shelley questioning whether Waits completely captures the gospel sound and energy. We compare it with older revivalist music, talk about the earthly imagery in songs about the afterlife, and discuss the presence of onanism in the work of Sister Rosetta Tharpe. website: songbysongpodcast.com twitter: @songbysongpod e-mail: songbysongpodcast@gmail.com Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include: Come On Up To The House, Mule Variations, Tom Waits (1999) This Train, The Authorised Sister Rosetta Tharpe Collection (recorded live in Manchester, UK), Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1963) We think your Song by Song experience will be enhanced by hearing, in full, the songs featured in the show, which you can get hold of from your favourite record shop or online platform. Please support artists by buying their music, or using services which guarantee artists a revenue - listen responsibly.

After a week away, Shelley Maxwell returns to celebrate this emotionally affecting track with Martin and Sam, one that seems to hit both the personal and the universal. We dig into the specifics of the lyrics, the memories linked to physical sensation and activity, and different ways "end of life" songs can be heard. website: songbysongpodcast.com twitter: @songbysongpod e-mail: songbysongpodcast@gmail.com Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include: Take It With Me, Mule Variations, Tom Waits (1999) Two Slow Dancers, Be the Cowboy, Mitski (2018) We think your Song by Song experience will be enhanced by hearing, in full, the songs featured in the show, which you can get hold of from your favourite record shop or online platform. Please support artists by buying their music, or using services which guarantee artists a revenue - listen responsibly.

Helen Rosner returns after a week away for one more episode with Song by Song. She brings her culinary expertise to the party, explaining for Martin & Sam (and the audience) some of the gastronomic details Waits is bringing in this Bone-Machine-era rework. We discuss the musical and geographical locators in the song, and contrast this American perspective on the Philippines with a 1990s opposite. website: songbysongpodcast.com twitter: @songbysongpod e-mail: songbysongpodcast@gmail.com Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include: Filipino Box Spring Hog, Mule Variations, Tom Waits (1999) Not All The World Is America, Smokey Mountain, Smokey Mountain (1990) We think your Song by Song experience will be enhanced by hearing, in full, the songs featured in the show, which you can get hold of from your favourite record shop or online platform. Please support artists by buying their music, or using services which guarantee artists a revenue - listen responsibly.

Shelley Maxwell joins Martin and Sam to discuss the haunting and brutal true story of Georgia Lee Moses, and Waits's description of circumstances surrounding her death. website: songbysongpodcast.com twitter: @songbysongpod e-mail: songbysongpodcast@gmail.com Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include: Georgia Lee, Mule Variations, Tom Waits (1999) We think your Song by Song experience will be enhanced by hearing, in full, the songs featured in the show, which you can get hold of from your favourite record shop or online platform. Please support artists by buying their music, or using services which guarantee artists a revenue - listen responsibly.

Is Waits talking about confectionary, Christianity or something else in this week's track? Helen Rosner returns to discuss her perspectives on all sides of the equation with Sam & Martin, along with communion wafer recipes, Brazilian religious statuary, and exactly how one goes about eating a saviour. website: songbysongpodcast.com twitter: @songbysongpod e-mail: songbysongpodcast@gmail.com Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include: Chocolate Jesus, Mule Variations, Tom Waits (1999) Christo Redemptor, Stand Back! Here Comes Charley Musselwhite's South Side Band, Charlie Musselwhite (1967) We think your Song by Song experience will be enhanced by hearing, in full, the songs featured in the show, which you can get hold of from your favourite record shop or online platform. Please support artists by buying their music, or using services which guarantee artists a revenue - listen responsibly.

Food writer and Tom Waits fan Helen Rosner joins Martin and Sam to curate her end-of-life mixtape, as well as interrogate the central message of this tender and minimal love song. website: songbysongpodcast.com twitter: @songbysongpod e-mail: songbysongpodcast@gmail.com Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include: Picture in a Frame, Mule Variations, Tom Waits (1999) The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, First Take, Roberta Flack (1969) We think your Song by Song experience will be enhanced by hearing, in full, the songs featured in the show, which you can get hold of from your favourite record shop or online platform. Please support artists by buying their music, or using services which guarantee artists a revenue - listen responsibly.

As Tom Waits explores his frustrations around the business of music/entertainment, Amrita shares some of her own experiences with Martin and Sam. We discuss the managerial perspective of the song, how that compares to Wait's own position in the industry, and the different strategies The Ting Tings use to express similar sentiments. Note: Sam refers to Eddie Campbell as Australian; he is actually Scottish and just lived in Australia for a number of years. website: songbysongpodcast.com twitter: @songbysongpod e-mail: songbysongpodcast@gmail.com Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include: Eyeball Kid, Mule Variations, Tom Waits (1999) That's Not My Name, We Started Nothing, The Ting Tings (2008) We think your Song by Song experience will be enhanced by hearing, in full, the songs featured in the show, which you can get hold of from your favourite record shop or online platform. Please support artists by buying their music, or using services which guarantee artists a revenue - listen responsibly.

Images of illicit women blur with dangerous spousal descriptions, as Amrita rejoins Sam and Martin for a second Mule Variation. The value of heartbreak in the production of art, the prevalence of the male gaze in popular music, and feline solutions to romantic difficulties all feature in our discussion this week. website: songbysongpodcast.com twitter: @songbysongpod e-mail: songbysongpodcast@gmail.com Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include: Black Market Baby, Mule Variations, Tom Waits (1999) Undercover, Music for People in Trouble, Susanne Sundfør (2017) We think your Song by Song experience will be enhanced by hearing, in full, the songs featured in the show, which you can get hold of from your favourite record shop or online platform. Please support artists by buying their music, or using services which guarantee artists a revenue - listen responsibly.

Actress Amrita Acharya joins Martin and Sam to kick off the new year with voyeurism and construction in this creepy Mule Variations classic. We chat about musical intention, whether Sam is funky (spoilers; he's not), and images of neighbourhood in 1970s America. website: songbysongpodcast.com twitter: @songbysongpod e-mail: songbysongpodcast@gmail.com Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include: What's He Building?, Mule Variations, Tom Waits (1999) We Are Neighbours, (For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People, The Chi-Lites (1971) We think your Song by Song experience will be enhanced by hearing, in full, the songs featured in the show, which you can get hold of from your favourite record shop or online platform. Please support artists by buying their music, or using services which guarantee artists a revenue - listen responsibly.

A brief seasonal diversion into listener mail sees Martin and Sam discussing Elton John, winters in South London, and of course the second SbS appearance of Australian spin-bowler Mike Whitney . Nothing says Christmas like Mike Whitney. Happy Holidays all - we'll see you in 2021 for the second half of Mule Variations! website: songbysongpodcast.com twitter: @songbysongpod e-mail: songbysongpodcast@gmail.com Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include: Big In Japan, Mule Variations, Tom Waits (1999) Innocent When You Dream (Barroom), Frank's Wild Years, Tom Waits (1987) We think your Song by Song experience will be enhanced by hearing, in full, the songs featured in the show, which you can get hold of from your favourite record shop or online platform. Please support artists by buying their music, or using services which guarantee artists a revenue - listen responsibly.

Hello and welcome to a very special episode of Adventures In New Music Episode, this is Adventures In New OLD Music! This week we take turns to pick an album that each of us holds very dear, but that we don't think the other knows or has heard before.This week we chat about Purple by Stone Temple Pilots (Chris's choice) and Mule Variations by Tom Waits (Andy's choice).THIS WEEKS RELATED LINKSStone Temple Pilots official websiteTom Waits official website Unglued - Stone Temple Pilots (Live on David Letterman, 1994)Vaseline - Stone Temple Pilots (Live on the Howard Stern Show, 2000)Stone Temple Pilots talk PurpleHouse Where Nobody Lives - Tom Waits Live, 1999Chocolate Jesus - Tom Waits (Live on David Letterman, 1999)Colin Farrell impersonates Tom WaitsTom Waits - Seven Psychopath film sceneThe Burbs trailer What do you think? Have you heard either of these albums before? Would you like to recommend which new OLD albums should get our attention next? Know about a new artist or album we should be checking out? Just fancy getting in touch with us? Please do so via the website or at adventuresinnewmusic@gmail.comAnd if you want your fix of 2020's new music, don't forget to check out the Adventures In New Music playlist. The Adventures In New Music Playlist is available on the website or search Adventures In New Music on Spotify or Apple Music. Friend us up on the socials:InstagramFacebookAnd hit that subscribe button so we pop in your podcast inbox every time a new episode is released.Next Week...Adventures In New Music returns next Monday 21st December with our final episode of the year, our 2020 round up. It's been a great year for music and there are going to be some tough choices to be made. See which albums get into our albums of the year next week!Until then, BYE!!

Martin and Sam fly solo this week, discussing Waits reaching back to his hyperbolic storytelling style of the 70s, how mixing draws the eye and ear to certain elements of film and music, as well as the mechanics of equine taxonomy. website: songbysongpodcast.com twitter: @songbysongpod e-mail: songbysongpodcast@gmail.com Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include: Pony, Mule Variations, Tom Waits (1999) Mister, Would You Please Help My Pony?, Chocolate And Cheese, Ween (1994) We think your Song by Song experience will be enhanced by hearing, in full, the songs featured in the show, which you can get hold of from your favourite record shop or online platform. Please support artists by buying their music, or using services which guarantee artists a revenue - listen responsibly.

Waits returns to stories of wandering America with a chainsaw guitar and a towel in this sleeper hit from Mule Variations. Justin, Sam and Martin discuss the revivalist gospel sound, the image of water in this and other music, and take an extended diversion into possible Tom Waits/Guillermo del Toro collaborations. website: songbysongpodcast.com twitter: @songbysongpod e-mail: songbysongpodcast@gmail.com Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include: Cold Water, Mule Variations, Tom Waits (1999) Water Me Down, Vagabon, Vagabon (2019) We think your Song by Song experience will be enhanced by hearing, in full, the songs featured in the show, which you can get hold of from your favourite record shop or online platform. Please support artists by buying their music, or using services which guarantee artists a revenue - listen responsibly.

Instagram @overthefence_podcastResources & References:https://legacy.petaluma360.com/entertainment/7334440-181/remembering-the-victim-of-petalumasUNSOLVED CHILD MURDER : GEORGIA MOSES - Protect Your KiDs (tapatalk.com)Remembering the victim of Petaluma’s sad unsolved murder (petaluma360.com)The Sad Story of Tom Waits’ “Georgia Lee” | by Jeff Suwak | Yawp | MediumTom Waits – Georgia Lee, Mule Variations:  https://youtu.be/h52nXW4AcpIBody Found; Could Be Missing Girl (sfgate.com)Petaluma's Georgia Moses memorial relocated due to freeway work (pressdemocrat.com) 

Justin returns to discuss the nature of abandonment and housing with Martin and Sam, as well as our feelings about Waits's sentimental tone. We dig into Kathleen's involvement in the composition, his vocal quality, and then get massively side-tracked by the recording history of the deepest man in showbiz. website: songbysongpodcast.com twitter: @songbysongpod e-mail: songbysongpodcast@gmail.com Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include: House Where Nobody Lives, Mule Variations, Tom Waits (1999) This Ole House, single, Rosemary Clooney (1954) We think your Song by Song experience will be enhanced by hearing, in full, the songs featured in the show, which you can get hold of from your favourite record shop or online platform. Please support artists by buying their music, or using services which guarantee artists a revenue - listen responsibly.

The breadth and intimacy of Waits's writing is highlighted by our new guest host, director Justin Audibert, who joins Martin and Sam for this quasi-title track from Mule Variations. We discuss the emotional expression of singing through popular music, how Waits paints a portrait of America with specifics and generalities, and yodelling. Lots on yodelling. You didn't ask for this, but you're getting it. Yodelling. You're welcome. website: songbysongpodcast.com twitter: @songbysongpod e-mail: songbysongpodcast@gmail.com Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include: Get Behind The Mule, Mule Variations, Tom Waits (1999) Blue Yodel No. 8 (Mule Skinner Blues), Jimmie Rodgers (1930) We think your Song by Song experience will be enhanced by hearing, in full, the songs featured in the show, which you can get hold of from your favourite record shop or online platform. Please support artists by buying their music, or using services which guarantee artists a revenue - listen responsibly.

Waits returns to the vignette form (at least by Sam's estimation) in this sentimental track that (in Martin's estimation) doesn't manage to hit on all levels. The value of sentiment, the origins of songwriting and the "truthfulness" of expression in music writing, and the ever-present question of authenticity all feature in this third conversation with Chad Clark. website: songbysongpodcast.com twitter: @songbysongpod e-mail: songbysongpodcast@gmail.com Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include: Hold On, Mule Variations, Tom Waits (1999) Fast Car, Tracy Chapman, Tracy Chapman (1988) We think your Song by Song experience will be enhanced by hearing, in full, the songs featured in the show, which you can get hold of from your favourite record shop or online platform. Please support artists by buying their music, or using services which guarantee artists a revenue - listen responsibly.

Chad Clark rejoins Sam & Martin to discuss the second track of Mule Variations... or is it just a retread of the first? We pick apart the synthesis of old/new Waits, alongside more modern music fusions. website: songbysongpodcast.com twitter: @songbysongpod e-mail: songbysongpodcast@gmail.com Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include: Lowside of the Road, Mule Variations, Tom Waits (1999) Old Town Road, 7 EP, Lil Was X (2019) We think your Song by Song experience will be enhanced by hearing, in full, the songs featured in the show, which you can get hold of from your favourite record shop or online platform. Please support artists by buying their music, or using services which guarantee artists a revenue - listen responsibly.

We return and begin again, this time with Chad Clark of Beauty Pill joining Martin and Sam for the first track of 1999’s Mule Variations. We discuss Chad’s perspective on music label relationships, the production choices and where the album sits at the end of the 20th century, plus how Waits relates to the energy of punk music. website: songbysongpodcast.com twitter: @songbysongpod e-mail: songbysongpodcast@gmail.com Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include: Big In Japan, Mule Variations, Tom Waits (1999) Making Plans For Bison, Pretty Little Baka Guy, Shonen Knife (1986) Do You Like Me, Red Medicine, Fugazi (1995) We think your Song by Song experience will be enhanced by hearing, in full, the songs featured in the show, which you can get hold of from your favourite record shop or online platform. Please support artists by buying their music, or using services which guarantee artists a revenue - listen responsibly.

A couple of weeks out from the return of Song by Song to your podcatcher, here's a little preview of some of the conversations we've already recorded. website: songbysongpodcast.com twitter: @songbysongpod e-mail: songbysongpodcast@gmail.com Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include: Big In Japan, Mule Variations, Tom Waits (1999) Chocolate Jesus, Mule Variations, Tom Waits (1999) We think your Song by Song experience will be enhanced by hearing, in full, the songs featured in the show, which you can get hold of from your favourite record shop or online platform. Please support artists by buying their music, or using services which guarantee artists a revenue - listen responsibly.

Actor and musician Chris Sullivan hoots, hollers and howls along to the experimental blues rock of his musical hero Tom Waits' 1999 album Mule Variations. Watch Chris play Toby on 'This is Us' and catch him perform with his band Joseph the Spouse. For new music influenced by this album, music history and show notes, go to The500podcast.com. Join the movement.

After last week’s vote ended in 100% of people agreeing that Mule Variations should go into the discography, we thought we’d return to punk and cover Sing Sing Death House by The Distillers. We also welcome back Anna Goldthorp! The Distillers only released 3 albums in their career, and people generally tend to look more favourably on their 3rd (and to date, final) album Coral Fang. But this week Anna and Mark are here to argue Sing Sing Death House is not only unsung but also the band’s best record. On this episode, aside from going into the band’s limited back catalogue, we spend a good chunk of time talking about how influential Brody Dalle is, why The Distillers were an important band in the early 00s, and her legacy. As we’re now recording remotely, we’re still sorting out a few things on the audio side, so this episode may sound a little strange in places. Sing Sing Death House - unsung classic? You decide.

It’s difficult to imagine a world without Tom Waits. You may not be a fan, or even at all familiar with his music, but he’s been such a well known cult musical figure for so long that he’s taken on an almost mythical air. And mystical. And mythological. Basically, anything that starts with m and ends in al. That’s largely because he remains something of an enigma. An intensely private person, fans only really know him through his music, and his music is weird. This week Chris brings his 12th studio album Mule Variations to the table, obstinately proclaiming that it is an unsung classic. We try to give his entire 16 album catalogue a once over and manage to drag this our discussion to a conclusion in just over an hour and half. If you’re not a fan of Waits, it’s unlikely this episode will do much to change your opinion, but hey, you might just learn something in the process. Is Mule Variations an unsung classic? Only you can decide.

Chris Stagg presents Words & Sound, the arts and culture podcast on Phoenix FM. Episode 4 is the first isolation episode! While the epidemic sweeps the World, we must keep the arts going, so in this episode we take a look at a new regular feature of opportunities that you can apply for, we also look at soundscapes starting with Icelandic band Múm and finally we will be playing an amazing spoken word track from Tom Waits from his album Mule Variations. All music has been chosen by me and we finish the show with a brand new track from friend of the show Leanne Louise. Links mentioned in this episode: BBC Writers room comedy: https://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/opportunities/script-room// Arts Council Financial Support: https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/covid-19/financial-support-artists-creative-practitioners-and-freelancers// Tom Wells Writing Exercises: https://www.middlechildtheatre.co.uk/2020/03/25/playwriting-with-tom-wells-1-voice/// Songs played in this episode: Space - Neighbourhood Múm - Will the Summer Make Good For All of Our Sins Charlie Parker - My Old Flame Ghost - Square Hammer Tom Waits - What's He Building? Leanne Louise - Judgement Day Chris @cw_stagg

Hey there everyone! Sorry. We were stuck in traffic!We another episode of "Down in the Hole" where today we will be cataloguing all of Waits' famous fans that have appeared on the esteemed British, BBC radio show, "Desert Island Discs", as well as offering our own personal selections.Also, stick around for two exclusive interviews... Matt Mahurin - Times magazine photographer, artist, and personal friend of Tom Waits. He has just published a book on Waitsian artwork, but you know him for  designing the album artwork for "Mule Variations", as well as directing the music videos for "Hell Broke Luce" & "Hold On". Tom Waits Meme Guy - He makes Tom Waits memes. What more could you possibly want to know? Enjoy everyone, and stay healthy. If you think 'Down In The Hole' has value and are able to, we encourage you to support us on Patreon. A donation of $5 a month will get you automatic access to over 4 hours of exclusive subscriber content, including top 5 discussions and live album commentaries. We also upload full chunks of upcoming episodes first on there, often months before they drop on the feed. Get involved here: www.patreon.com/tomwaitspodcast An easy and free way to support the show is to leave us a positive iTunes review. It only takes a minute and you can do it here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/tom-waits-podcast-a-z-tom-waits-show/id1459811402  TWITTER: https://twitter.com/tomwaitspodcast?lang=en EMAIL: tomwaitspodcast@gmail.com INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/tomwaitspodcast/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/tomwaitspodcast YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxRst_jRx-V37voc3dOiQKQ   Hosted by Sam Whiles & Tom Kwei Logo by Danny O'Gorman (https://www.behance.net/Danogormandesign) Listen to Sam's Paul McCartney podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/paul-or-nothing-podcast/id1137452802 Tom's Metallica podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/alphabetallica-a-z-metallica-podcast/id1227642605 Tom's battle rap podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/battle-rap-resume/id1075806297 

That's right folks! It's 2020 and time to wrap up season 5 with our very own Human Guinea Pig, Nashville session crooner Brad Smith, with his take on Tom Waits' best-selling grammy winning Mule Variations. He couldn't wait to get out of the chamber this time and shed the darkness of Bone Machine. Could it be a good sign of things to come? For all you fans out there, or first timers, come check out what our furry little friend has to say about this heralded Masterpiece. Feel the Love!

Hey everyone, we are back in the crowd!Today we bring you another bumper edition of Down in the Hole where we do a deep dive on all of Tom Waits illustrious instrumentals. How can a Tom Waits song without Waits' best instrument (his voice) being used? Well, listen and find out!The main attraction for today's episode is our exclusive interview with Bryan, "Brain", Mantia, aka the drummer for Bone Machine, Mule Variations, Real Gone (as well as the Real Gone Tour) and Orphans. Yes folks, these interviews with proper Waitsian collaborators is well and truly part of the show now, and we can't wait to show you more! And finally, to cap off the episode, hosts Tom & Sam begin their exploration into Waits' own personal top 10 albums and films, starting with The Lounge Lizard's self titled 1981 debut, The Lounge Lizards, as well as David Lynch's 1977 debut, Eraserhead.   Enjoy all, and keep growing into your own crooked trees.    If you think 'Down In The Hole' has value and are able to, we encourage you to support us on Patreon. A donation of $5 a month will get you automatic access to over 4 hours of exclusive subscriber content, including top 5 discussions and live album commentaries. We also upload full chunks of upcoming episodes first on there, often months before they drop on the feed. Get involved here: www.patreon.com/tomwaitspodcast An easy and free way to support the show is to leave us a positive iTunes review. It only takes a minute and you can do it here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/tom-waits-podcast-a-z-tom-waits-show/id1459811402  TWITTER: https://twitter.com/tomwaitspodcast?lang=en EMAIL: tomwaitspodcast@gmail.com INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/tomwaitspodcast/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/tomwaitspodcast YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxRst_jRx-V37voc3dOiQKQ   Hosted by Sam Whiles & Tom Kwei Logo by Danny O'Gorman (https://www.behance.net/Danogormandesign) Listen to Sam's Paul McCartney podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/paul-or-nothing-podcast/id1137452802 Tom's Metallica podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/alphabetallica-a-z-metallica-podcast/id1227642605 Tom's battle rap podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/battle-rap-resume/id1075806297 

In this episode, the "Best" is Tom Waits' 1999 album "Mule Variations".Join Ronan and Conor as they discuss the album and its influences, and listen as they rummage through the alleyways of Waits lore and myth.Highlights include Conors love for Rod Stewart, Ronan falling apart learning about a Reservoir Dogs moment and "Trillick is a County in Ireland". Sure, how could he be well? LOVE US.

Jake is back home in Chicago and can't resist playing more pedal steel for you. He completely forgot his dream from the night before, so he talks about the recurring nightmare he used to have as a child.Music recommendations are Parade by Prince, and Mule Variations by Tom Waits.Princehttps://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/prince/155814https://open.spotify.com/artist/5a2EaR3hamoenG9rDuVn8jTom Waitshttps://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/tom-waits/83964https://open.spotify.com/artist/7x83XhcMbOTl1UdYsPTuZMWake & Jakehttps://www.auxchicago.com/wake-jakehttps://www.instagram.com/wakeandjakepod/https://twitter.com/WakeandJakePodJake Fisherhttps://www.instagram.com/kennyg.g.allin/https://deathbotrecords.bandcamp.com/Music Composed by Jake FisherLogo by Baitul Javid

April 1999 Anniversaries

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Inspired by a very current article from Billboard magazine commemorating 20 years since its original release, Bill & James honor and expound upon their quintessential Tom Waits album: Mule Variations. Golly!

Jake is back home in Chicago and can't resist playing more pedal steel for you. He completely forgot his dream from the night before, so he talks about the recurring nightmare he used to have as a child.Music recommendations are “Parade” by Prince, and “Mule Variations” by Tom Waits.Princehttps://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/prince/155814https://open.spotify.com/artist/5a2EaR3hamoenG9rDuVn8jTom Waitshttps://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/tom-waits/83964https://open.spotify.com/artist/7x83XhcMbOTl1UdYsPTuZMWake & Jake:https://artfinixstudios.com/artfinix-podcasts/https://artfinixstudios.com/education/https://www.facebook.com/ArtfinixPOD/https://www.instagram.com/artfinixpodcasts/https://www.instagram.com/wakeandjakepod/https://www.instagram.com/kennyg.g.allin/Music Composed by Jake FisherLogo by Baitul Javid

Episode 5 and feeling alive! Not Exactly Radio took a look at Tom Waits' 12th album Mule Variations. Some may consider Waits to be the best storyteller of ALL TIME, so it's no wonder what kind of stories you can dig up while listening to this 16 track adventure. Featuring the game: Hobo or Tom Waits Also: Overthinking with Benny K

Jeff and Jobe reveal some deep dark secrets from their musical past on Episode 28: Skeletons in Our Closet —music they might be ashamed they like...or are they? Plus the guys talk about Mule Variations from Tom Waits, and music from Noehart in the Unsigned Artist Spotlight. 

Sometimes an album can offer you a point of departure: that moment when suddenly – WHAM! – everything clicks and new musical vistas are in front of you.  We return to a theme we discussed back in episode 7 of our first season as we talk about Shannon’s journey with Tom Waits, specifically with his 1999 album Mule Variations. In this episode, we talk about how we perceive music and its affectations. We talk about how we are confronted and challenged by music that comes out of left field in a way we don’t expect. We talk about how we’re charmed by it, changed by it, even annoyed by it. Graeme isn’t convinced, but Shannon and Rob certainly are – and lively discussion ensues! And after our journey is over, where do we end up? There’s only one way to find out, kids. Lend us your ears. Our Spotify playlist has all the songs from this album. Each week, we'll add the other albums we cover this season to it as well, so check it out!

Es geht wieder um Musik! Musikspezialist Timur (aka Tico) von TICOS ORCHESTER und Comiczeichner Jo Lott besuchen Aljoscha im Oberstübchen! Leider ist Matt verschwunden und schaltet sich erst Tage später per Zeitmanipulator hinzu. In unserem Podcast geht es diesmal um die Geschichten, die auf unseren Lieblingsalben erzählt werden. Geht mit uns auf eine akustische Reise und hört mit uns genauer hin! Und dazu brauchen wir eure Hilfe denn diese Episode funktioniert am besten mit Publikumsbeteiligung! Hört mit! Auf Youtube oder Spotify! … aus rechtlichen Gründen dürfen wir nur über die Musik sprechen, aber sie nicht abspielen. Aber ihr wärt nicht unsere geneigten Zuhörer, wenn ihr nicht Mittel und Wege fändet, euch einige der Tracks zu Gemüte zu führen, während Timur, Jo, Aljoscha oder Matt sie beschreiben! Timurs Album: “The Reminder” von Leslie Feist Jo Lotts Album: “Plastic Beach” von den Gorillaz Aljoschas Album: “Wish You Were Here” von Pink Floyd Matts Album: “Mule Variations” von Tom Waits Musik: Anne Meyer zu Bergsten Zeitleiste 00:00:43 Podcast über die Zeitgrenzen hinaus 00:01:30 Begrüßung und Gäste: Jo Lott und Tico! 00:09:35 Was kann Musik: Musik und Lyrics 00:19:20 Timurs Album: “The Reminder” von Leslie Feist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Reminder 00:45:30 Jo Lotts Album: “Plastic Beach” von den Gorillaz https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic_Beach https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Art_and_the_X-Ray_Style 01:01:00 Jo Lotts Comic “Hurray, Hurray, Le Quiche” https://www.jajaverlag.com/hurray-hurray-le-quiche 01:13:37 Aljoschas Lieblingsalbum: “Wish You Were Here” von Pink Floyd https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wish_You_Were_Here_(Pink_Floyd_album) 01:28:00 Matts Lieblingsalbum: “Mule Variations” von Tom Waits https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mule_Variations

show#701 07.22.17 So, Picture This ...... Spinner Has Gone! 1. Phil Berkowitz - Here's My Picture from All Night Party 2005 Dirty Cat (3:09) 2. Eddie Boyd - Picture In The Frame from Third Degree (The Blues Collection Vol.58) (2:59) 3. Rory Block - Pictures Of You from Tornado 1996 Rounder Records (3:48) 4. Paul Reddick - Photograph from Wishbone 2012 Northern Blues (3:09) 5. Clarence Spady - Picture Of Love from Nature of the Beast 1996 Evidence (3:07) 6. Tom Waits - Picture in a Frame from Mule Variations 1999 Anti (3:39) 7. Howlin Wolf - I Want Your Picture from Howlin the Blues 2006 Music Avenue (2:51) 8. Candye Kane - Picture of You from Superhero 2009 Delta Groove (4:29) 9. John Mayall - Picture On The Wall from Looking Back 1990 (3:02) 10. Kinsey Report - Image Maker from Powerhouse 1991 Virgin (4:43) 11. The Safaris - Image Of A Girl from The Doo-Wop Box Volume III 2000 (2:39) 12. Keith Sykes - Pictures from Let It Roll 2006 Fat Pete (4:04) 13. Kinks - Picture Book from the Kinks are the Village Green Preservation Society 1968 (2:36) 14. Treat Her Right - Picture of the Future from Tied to the Tracks 1989 RCA (2:45) 15. Blaze Foley - Picture Cards Can't Picture You from Live at the Austin Outhouse (4:49) 16. Gurf Morlix - Your Picture from Fishin' In The Muddy 2002 Catamount (3:31) 17. Screamin' Jay Hawkins - Portrait Of A Man from Blues Shouter (The Blues Collection Vol.62) (4:16) 18. The Chris O'Leary Band - Pictures Of You from Waiting For The Phone To Ring 2012 Redeye Records (3:52) 19. Seth Walker - Picture in a Frame from Seth Walker 2006 Hyena (4:50) 20. Tom Doughty - Your Picture Has Faded from Running Free 2007 TBC (3:34) 21. Billy Hector - Pictures of Rome from Duct Tape Life 2001 Orchard (2:44) 22. Colin James - Photography from Rooftops & Satellites 2009 Universal Int'l (4:07) 23. Lightnin' Hopkins - Picture on the Wall from Moon Rise 2000 Arpeggio Blues (2:49) 24. Jeff Plankenhorn - Picture Cards from Plank 2003 Blue Corn Music (3:54) 25. The Climax Chicago Blues Band - Like a Movie from 25 Years 1968-1993 1994 Repertoire (4:11) 26. Mike Kindred - Midnight Movie from Handstand 2004 Loudhouse (5:20) 27. Bobby Messano - Bad Movie from Bad Movie 2017 The Prince Frog Record Company (4:33) 28. Delbert McClinton - B-Movie Boxcar Blues from Ultimate Collection 1999 (3:31) 29. Charles Brown - Groovy Movie Blues [1948] from Cool Blues Singer 2005 Universal/Saga (2:35) 30. Jeremy & The Satyrs - (Lets Go to the) Movie Show from Jeremy & The Satyrs 2009 (2:43) 31. Danny Kortchmar - I Starred in That Movie from Innuendo 2007 Wounded Bird (2:50) 32. Steely Dan - Everyone's Gone to the Movies from Katy Lied 1975 (3:42)

My guest this week is Grammy winning producer and engineer, Oz Fritz. Oz is the man behind many amazing sonic masterpieces, including a number that we hold in high esteem on this show. In particular, John Hammond's "Wicked Grin" and Tom Waits' "Mule Variations". But those 2 faves aside, he has collaborated on over 60 projects with John Zorn and Bill Laswell and has worked on albums for Iggy Pop, The Master Musicians of Joujouka and many more. Oh, and I found out he made a rap album for Hulk Hogan in his early days! We got a chance to talk through all that and more. Enjoy my conversation with Oz Fritz, and please subscribe to the podcast for free on iTunes!

Stephen Hodges joins us this week on Music Makers and Soul Shakers. Stephen is an incredibly creative and grooving drummer who plays on the most iconic Tom Waits' albums (Swordfishtrombones, Rain Dogs, and Mule Variations to name just a few!), all of Mavis Staples' recent recordings, and lots of other cool sessions and albums. He worked with David Lynch on the "Fire Walk With Me" Soundtrack, and cut his teeth in the bars of Long Beach and Los Angeles in the late 70's and early 80's alongside Los Lobos and the Blasters. Stephen discusses his early days as a drummer/composer for modern dance classes, working in seedy bars in through the 70's, getting his mind blown by Howling' Wolf, developing his unique drum setup with James Harman, and landing gigs with Tom Waits and John Hammond. This is a hilarious and energetic interview with a very humble and generous musician and much can be learned from him by drummers and non-drummers alike!

Mule Variations is Tom Waits’ first record for ANTI-, a sister label of Epitaph Records. It won a Grammy and put the small indie label on the map. This is also the first full record your Podcast Warlord has ever listened to. Luckily, Actor and Gentleman Phil Casale is here to help guide us through […]

The tracks in this episode are as follows: 1. Sliver Shamrock theme from John Carpenters Halloween III : Season of the Witch (1982) 2. Main title song from Dario Argento's Suspiria performed by GOBLIN (1977) 3. Main title song from the Twilight Zone television series (1985-1989) 4. "Sentionauts" from the Beyond The Black Rainbow OST performed by Black Mountain (2010) 5. Trailer for Astro Zombies (1968) directed by Ted V. Mikels 6. Sea Within A Sea by The Horrors off thier Primary Colors album 7. Main title song for The Amityville Horror (1979) 8. The Space Between by How To Destroy Angels off their self titled album 9. Main title song from The Shining performed by Wendy Carlos (1980) 10. Road to Hell by Sleigh Bells off Reign of Terror 11. Trailer for I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957) directed by Gene Fowler Jr. 12. Main title song from Clive Barker's NIGHTBREED performed by Danny Elfman (1990) 13. Hybrid Moments by The Misfits off their album Static Age (1997) 14. Main title song from the television show The Walking Dead performed by Bear McCreary 15. Trailer from The Horror of Dracula (1958) directed by Terrence Fisher 16. Frost by SALEM off thier album King Night (2010) 17. Main title theme from Cannibal Holocaust (1980) directed by Ruggero Deodato performed by Riz Ortolani 18. Main title theme from PHANTASM (1979) directed by Don Coscarelli and performed by Fred Myrow and Malcolm Seagrave 19. Main title theme from 28 Days Later (2003) directed by Danny Boyle and performed by John Murphy 20. What's He Building by Tom Waites off Mule Variations 21. What's A Girl To Do-Bat For Lashes off the Fur and Gold album (2006) 22. Main tile from The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) Directed by Robert Wise 23. Ghost Town- The Specials (1981) 24. Last Caress- The Misfits off the EP Beware (1980) and on Static Age (1997) 25. Main title song from Pans Labryinth (2006) composed by Javier Navarette 26. Main title song from The Omen (1976)  Ave Satani performed by Tenerife Film Orchestra & Choir 27.  Perfect Day- Lou Reed (1972) album Walk on the Wildside 28. Promo spot for The Haunted Strangler featuring Boris Karloff (1957) directed by Robert day 29. Music from The Haunted Mansion at Disney "Grim Grinning Ghost" composed by Buddy Baker, with lyrics written by X Atencio 30. Main title song from True Blood "Bad Things" performed and written by Jace Everett

I had a ton of fun at HeroesCon. I got to meat a lot of really cool people, like Matt Fraction and Tony Harris, and got to see our favorite local vendors of geeky goodness--Chapel Hill Comics and Wootini. My friends and I even dressed up like superheroes! See the pictures here.I'm trying someting a little different by focusing on two different bands and playing two songs by each. First up...Man Man - www.wearmanman.com and www.acefu.com1. Black Mission Goggles - from Six Demon Bag2. 10 lb. Moustache - from Man Man (aka The Man In the Blue Turban With the Face) - check out the video!And then...Tom Waits (!!!!) - www.anti.com and www.tomwaitslibrary.com3. How's It Gonna End - from Real Gone4. Hold On - from Mule Variations(both songs courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network)Tom Waits is touring the southeast in August! Find out more from The Eyeball Kid.