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Five Great Reads: testing the vagus nerve, Tom Waits in love, triggered by therapy-speak

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Imogen Dewey

The Guardian - AU

‘All these bulletproof songs, one after another’: remembering Tom Waits’s extraordinary mid-career trilogy

Forty years on from the magnificent sequence that began with Swordfishtrombones, collaborators and fans including Jim Jarmusch and Thom Yorke discuss Waits’s journey from bar-room balladeer to conductor of a junkyard orchestra

The Guardian - UK

10 rock stars who missed out on their dream movie roles

David Bowie in The Lord Of The Rings? John Lydon in Quadrophenia? WASP’s Blackie Lawless as The Terminator? These are the Oscar-winning performances that never were

Louder

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Mac DeMarco review – an atypical celebration of an atypical album

Moving on from his sad-clown antics with a beguiling set of instrumentals and fan faves, strung together by Tom Waitsy banter, DeMarco is a magnetic performer

The Guardian - UK

"I think my head exploded" – The Gaslight Anthem showcase duet with Bruce Springsteen on new song History Books

It's the title track from their comeback album

MusicRadar

San Diego's Lou Curtiss, a mentor to Tom Waits and other music greats, is celebrated in new film

SAN DIEGO — Tom Waits and RuPaul. Joan Baez and Mojo Nixon.

Tribune News Service

My worst moment: Why Steppenwolf Theatre co-founder Terry Kinney doesn’t perform onstage anymore

CHICAGO — Steppenwolf co-founder Terry Kinney has returned to the theater to direct a play called “Another Marriage,” opening later this month.

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John Mellencamp weaves deft, weary tales on the elegant Orpheus Descending

John Mellencamp's 25th album Orpheus Descending is still flecked with melancholy and socially minded ire

Louder

‘The film industry is gone. It sucks’: Jim Jarmusch on swapping directing for drone rock

At 70, the outsider movie hero is releasing his first album. He muses on music, the demise of film and finding joy in mistakes

The Guardian - UK

Renfield star Nicholas Hoult on building his own legacy for the character

Exclusive: Nicholas Hoult tells the Inside Total Film podcast how he made the role of Renfield his own

Total Film

From Avatar: The Way of Water to I Hate Suzie Too: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

From big blue aliens to the return of Billie Piper’s hapless celeb, our critics have you covered for the next seven days

The Guardian - UK

Nina Hagen: Unity review – musically eclectic to the point of chaos

The ‘godmother of German punk’ delivers a pot-pourri of original tracks and covers ranging from dub to folk, with a rather weak political message

The Guardian - UK

Rega Planar 6/Nd7

A wonderfully refined, articulate and precise turntable.

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The Silent Treatment: Sarah-Louise Young on the trauma and stigma of losing her voice

In her Edinburgh fringe show, the musical theatre performer exposes the pressures faced by singers and reflects on her own vocal healing

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The Wire at 20: Every episode ranked, from serial killer shark jumps to Omar’s tragic end

Rarely has TV been bolder or more brutal than David Simon’s landmark drama series, which made stars of Idris Elba, Michael B Jordan and the late, great Michael K Williams. As the show celebrates 20 years since its debut, Greg Evans ranks all 60 of its episodes

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17 of the best podcasts for music lovers

We recommend our favourite music podcasts that cover various genres, artist interviews, music culture and history. Best listened to with a great pair of headphones.

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Treat your music system to the 17 best alternative Christmas songs

Throw away that tiresome festive compilation CD and enjoy these alternative Christmas tracks instead.

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