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Thursday 30 November 2006

Another Great Interview With Tom Waits

Here’s another great interview with Tom Waits: the Pitchfork Interview With Tom Waits.

Among the other snippets, I learned the following:

• his 21-year-old son (who is taller than Waits) tours with him, playing drums
• he loves the music of Missy Elliott
• before he met his wife, Kathleen Brennan, he didn’t care for his records properly (“most of my records were out of their sleeves and in a drawer somewhere”)
• his favourite sound in the world is bacon frying (“it sounds like the pops and cracks on an old 33 1/3 recording”)

He also talks about the media and privacy, his voice, songwriting, and much more. Make sure you read right through to the end—it’s a great way to end an interview.

Via Bookshelves of Doom.

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Wednesday 29 November 2006

Worst Christmas Jobs

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Tuesday 28 November 2006

Alcohol on Star Trek

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Monday 27 November 2006

Escher and Math

Posted by Amy as Arts & Culture, Math at 5:22 AM EST

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Sunday 26 November 2006

Offbeat Titles of Folk Songs

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Saturday 25 November 2006

What Classic Dame Are You?

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Friday 24 November 2006

How To Be An Internet Woo Woo

Posted by Amy as Science & Nature at 12:01 AM EST

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Thursday 23 November 2006

Who’s Your Favourite Science Fiction Character From TV or Film?

Posted by Amy as Television & Movies at 1:31 AM EST

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Wednesday 22 November 2006

Cats and Christmas Decorating

Posted by Amy as Animals, Holidays at 1:43 AM EST

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Tuesday 21 November 2006

Tom Waits Has a New 3 CD Set Out

Posted by Amy as Music at 1:35 AM EST

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Monday 20 November 2006

All-Time 100 Albums

Posted by Amy as Music at 1:46 AM EST

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Sunday 19 November 2006

What Art Movement Are You?

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Saturday 18 November 2006

Fun With Concert Riders

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Friday 17 November 2006

A Few Inkblots For Your Perusal

Posted by Amy as Psychology at 5:36 AM EST

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Thursday 16 November 2006

Fighting Science Misinformation

Posted by Amy as Science & Nature at 1:40 AM EST

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Wednesday 15 November 2006

Is The Computer Assessing You Correctly?

Posted by Amy as Psychology at 1:09 AM EST

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Tuesday 14 November 2006

Little-Known Facts

Posted by Amy as General at 1:07 AM EST

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Monday 13 November 2006

Things To Try With Peanut Butter

Posted by Amy as Humour at 7:20 AM EST

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Sunday 12 November 2006

Remembering Bessie Smith

Posted by Amy as Music at 6:46 AM EST

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Saturday 11 November 2006

Lest We Forget

Posted by Amy as History, Holidays at 7:28 AM EST

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Friday 10 November 2006

Online Exhibition About Early Anatomy

Posted by Amy as Death, Science & Nature at 5:13 AM EST

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Thursday 9 November 2006

A List of Songs About Hair

Posted by Amy as Music at 5:21 AM EST

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Wednesday 8 November 2006

Awe-Inspiring Cave In Missouri

Posted by Amy as Science & Nature at 6:11 AM EST

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Tuesday 7 November 2006

What Colour Red Are You?

Posted by Amy as Fluffy Stuff at 2:12 AM EST

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Monday 6 November 2006

Dazzling Others With Your Knowledge of Cube Roots

Posted by Amy as Math at 5:04 AM EST

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Sunday 5 November 2006

Learning About the Manners of the Victorians

Posted by Amy as Etiquette, History at 4:16 AM EST

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Saturday 4 November 2006

Volcanoes Deconstructed

Posted by Amy as Science & Nature at 10:52 AM EST

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Friday 3 November 2006

The Women of Star Trek

Posted by Amy as Television & Movies at 10:42 AM EST

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Thursday 2 November 2006

Rolling Stone’s List of 500 Greatest Songs

Posted by Amy as Music at 5:25 AM EST

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Wednesday 1 November 2006

A History of Coca-Cola Commercials

Posted by Amy as Popular Culture at 2:22 AM EST

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