Courtney Love and REM's Michael Stipe have collaborated on a track for Johnny Depp's forthcoming album of sea shanties – listen to it below. The track, titled 'Rio Grande', will appear on the pirate-themed album 'Son of Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs and Chanteys', which is set for release on February 18. The album is being put together by Johnny Depp, director Gore Verbinski and producer Hal Willner and follows their similar 2006 effort, 'Rogue's Gallery'.

In this month's Audience With Sinéad O'Connor, she's asked about her traumatic appearance at the all-star bash at New York's Madison Square Garden, put on by Columbia Records to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Dylan's debut album for the label.

The story of Tom Waits’ early life and the making of his stunning debut album, Closing Time, is examined in the new issue of Uncut, out on January 31.

15 great tracks by artists who influenced Waits or were inspired by him, including Captain Beefheart, Beirut, Howlin' Wolf, Harry Partch, Johnny Dowd, Frank Sinatra and The Low Anthem

Growling, whooping, yelping and crooning: a swaggering, multifarious tour-de-force...

'Bad As Me' is set for release this autumn

An Amazon listing states that single 'Bad As Me' will be released next week

It's of his poem 'Seeds On Hard Ground'

Potent two-disc set of The Mule’s onstage artistry, drawn from his 2008 tours of America and Europe.

Preview live collection of the Glitter and Doom tour now