Well, it was and still is, as Tom Waits has praised the poet ever since he discovered Bukowski. Waits, who has partially adopted Bukowski’s literary voice over the years has one song that stems ...

It may have been our last edition of our monthly Now Playing test track rundown, or perhaps the edition before, where I got all misty-eyed about Tom Waits’ signature ballad Martha. Wherever and ...

Tom Waits did not write “Jersey Girl” for Bruce Springsteen to record. Let’s clear that up right up front. It’s just that once Springsteen did start playing the song live, it was hard to separate the ...