Due October 25, “Bad As Me” is being billed as a pivotal work that refines the music that has come before and signals a new direction. Waits worked with a veteran team of gifted musicians and longtime co-writer/producer/wife Kathleen Brennan.
Waits released a cool video of his own private listening party for the new project; click the #1 spot on the HH10 so you can check it out for yourself.
The HH10 is a list of the most-viewed rock news stories in the past week by hennemusic readers.
hennemusic Hot 10
week ending August 28, 2011
01 – VIDEO: Tom Waits unveils new album
02 – VIDEO: BulletBoys pay tribute to Jani Lane
03 – ZZ Top tribute album due in October
04 – VIDEO: Stewart Copeland rocks Drum Solo Week II on Letterman
05 – VIDEO: Alice Cooper – I’ll Bite Your Face Off
06 – Van Halen: New single due next week?
07 – Judas Priest helps American Idol earn Emmy Award nomination
08 – VIDEO: Porcupine Tree’s Gavin Harrison rocks Drum Solo Week II on Letterman
09 – VIDEO: Motley Crue – Kickstart My Heart 2011
10 – Van Halen: new album due for summer release?
Tributes to former Warrant singer Jani Lane continue, following his passing on August 11 under mysterious circumstances. The BulletBoys saluted the fellow rocker with a performance of “Heaven,” in at #2 this week.
At #3, we finally have lineup details and release info for the ZZ Top tribute record, something we’ve been talking about since January. Expect covers from Nickelback, Steven Tyler, Wolfmother, Daughtry, Filter and more.
David Letterman put together Drum Solo Week II, and the HH10 had a couple of enteries from the event. At #4, former Police drummer Stewart Copeland was front and center, and at #8, Porcupine Tree’s Gavin Harrison was in the spotlight.
Other new stories this week included a new video from Alice Cooper lands at #5; Judas Priest helping American Idol earn an Emmy nomination (#7); and a new video from this summer’s tour by Motley Crue comes in at #9.
For a full list of hennemusic Hot 10 charts, check out the archives here.
Tom WaitsTom Waits – Bad As Me (audio only) (2011)
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Jul 24: Red Hot Chili Peppers top the hennemusic Hot 10
Jul 17: James Durbin tops the hennemusic Hot 10
Jul 10: Steven Tyler tops the hennemusic Hot 10
Jul 03: James Durbin tops the hennemusic Hot 10
Jun 26: Tributes to Clarence Clemons top the hennemusic Hot 10
Jun 19: Shannon Tweed vs. Gene Simmons tops the hennemusic Hot 10
Jun 12: Rush: Neil Peart tops the hennemusic Hot 10
Jun 05: Eddie Vedder tops the hennemusic Hot 10
May 29: Slash tops the hennemusic Hot 10
May 22: James Durbin tops the hennemusic Hot 10
May 15: Def Leppard tops the hennemusic Hot 10
May 08: Mick Jagger’s daughter, Elizabeth, tops the hennemusic Hot 10
May 01: James Durbin tops the hennemusic Hot 10 for 2nd week
Apr 24: James Durbin tops the hennemusic Hot 10
