#23 – ‘Bad as Me’ – Tom Waits Album Review

Sam & Tom conclude ‘Down in the Hole’ with thoughts on Waits’ most recent release, ‘Bad as Me’. Today’s Reel Gone is Sylvester Stallone’s ‘Paradise Alley’ (1978).

#22 – ‘Orphans: Bastards’ – Tom Waits Album Review

Sam & Tom reach the end of their Orphans journey, coming face to face with the glorious mass of miscellany that is ‘Bastards’. Today’s Reel Gone is Robert Altman’s ‘Short Cuts’ (1993). Download off iTunes Stream all the episodes so far on YouTube Follow us …

#21 – ‘Orphans: Bawlers’ – Tom Waits Album Review

Sam & Tom unearth Orphan’s second dusty volume, the weepy nostalgic balladeering of ‘Bawlers’. Today’s ‘Reel Gone’ review is The Simpsons, #517, ‘Homer Goes to Prep School’. Download off iTunes Stream all the episodes so far on YouTube Follow us @tomwaitspodcast

15 Famous Tom Waits Fans | Down in the Hole Podcast

Beloved BBC radio series Desert Island Discs is a real treat of the license fee. The basic gist for those unaware is as follows: celebrity guest picks a number of songs they hold dear to their heart, discussing them and their career through small clips. The show’s greatness appeals …

#20 – ‘Orphans: Brawlers’ – Tom Waits Album Review

Sam & Tom clamber into the Waits archives and tackle the rawhide rockers of Orphans’ opening volume, ‘Brawlers’. Today’s ‘Reel Gone’ review is Tony Scott’s ‘Domino’ (2005). Download off iTunes Stream all the episodes so far on YouTube Follow us @tomwaitspodcast  

Tom Waits and The Moon

Despite the epic, Shakespearean sprawl of Tom Waits’ music, several motifs of great import and inspiration to the songwriter occur regularly across the identity divides. The first that springs to mind perhaps is trains, then as that passes by, maybe thoughts go towards a scarecrow in a …

#19 – ‘Real Gone’ – Tom Waits Album Review

Sam & Tom ponder a whole new wild side to latter era Waits in ‘Real Gone’. Today’s Reel Gone is The Hughes Brothers’ ‘The Book of Eli’ (2010). Download off iTunes Stream all the episodes so far on YouTube Follow us @tomwaitspodcast  

Tom Waits & God | Down in the Hole Podcast

Tom Waits seems to have gotten into God later on. Though he first namechecked Jehovah fairly early, during the brilliant Heartattack And Vine, ‘Don’t you know there ain’t no Devil, that’s just God when he’s drunk’. Waits was more deflective on the topic during interviews, admitting a …

#18 – ‘Blood Money – Tom Waits Album Review

Sam & Tom go to hell this week, trying to find meaning in the nihilistic monolith that is ‘Blood Money’. Today’s Reel Gone is Martin MacDonagh’s ‘Seven Psychopaths’ (2012). Download off iTunes Stream all the episodes so far on YouTube Follow us @tomwaitspodcast  

#17 – ‘Alice’ – Tom Waits Album Review

Sam & Tom journey down the rabbit hole of one of Waits’ most disturbing and compelling releases, ‘Alice’. Today’s ‘Reel Gone’ review is Goran Dukić’s ‘Wristcutters: A Love Story’ (2006). Please feel free to get in contact with the show with your own song opinions, …