Waits Tom

The movie career of Steve Coogan has so far proved to be a fascinatingly erratic subject. Sure, it’s not unusual to find a successful British TV comedian struggle to establish himself in movies, particularly in Hollywood. For every Dudley Moore, who became a huge movie star in the States with Arthur and 10, you only have to look at Peter Cook - the true genius in that partnership - whose transatlantic film career barely made it beyond Supergirl.

The planet’s drollest songwriter shakes hands with his twentysomething self

Tom Waits! Dylan! CSNY! David Byrne! Kylie! Bright Eyes!

Back with a blinding album after almost a decade.

John’s written on his Wild Mercury Sound site about last night’s extraordinary performance by White Denim at the latest Club Uncut at the Borderline. It was, as he says, truly mind-blowing – especially coming almost straight after we’d just seen The Hold Steady at HMV in somewhat comical circumstances – and in the circumstances inevitably headline-grabbing. It’d be a pity, though, to completely overlook the earlier appearance at the Borderline of White Denim’s Full Time Hobby label-mate, Abilene’s Micah P Hinson.

Final installment of Cooder’s “trilogy”, time-travelling back to ‘40s/’50s California. Complete with 53-page novella!

Chris Hillman joins Tom Waits, Jerry Lee Lewis and Lorretta Lyn

The boys stick to the team behind Because Of The Times

Also Walter Becker and Wild Beasts in our releases round-up!

Also Emmylou Harris, My Morning Jacket and Fleet Foxes in our releases round-up!