"Never could stand that dog"

I have been trying to slowly expand my musical tastes into territory outside of the hardcore, punk and ska genres.

Crazy, I know.

This is tough for me because I am very particular about what I listen to. But instead of trying to find brand new contemporary artists, I have decided to look back into musical history and find those musicians who I have overlooked.

That's why I was so happy when I (re)discovered the great recording artist Tom Waits. I had known his name for a long time and had seen him in films like Coffee and Cigarettes before. I even had one of his songs on a soundtrack which I really liked, but I never investigated him any further. I don't know why.

So, on a whim, I downloaded, or stole, four of his albums and have been entranced ever since. My favorite album is Bone Machine which includes such great songs as The Earth Died Screaming, Goin' Out West and I Don't Want To Grow Up.

He has this wonderful gruff, raspy voice that completely fits the folksy, beatnik lyrics that spew from his mouth. Like Johnny Cash, you can hear his life experiences just in the way he sings.

"I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy." -Tom Waits

Booyakasha

In the spirit of Matt Pinix's last post, I decided to share a clip from one my favorite "ballsy" comedians/interviewers, Ali G.

Here it is.

Respek.