Features
Thursday, June 2 2011
Kanye West = Batman? Five Perfect Broadway Superhero Musicals We'd Like to See
If only the creators of the Spiderman musical had chosen Elvis Costello instead of U2 to create Spidey's soundtrack... While we're at it, here are some ideas for Broadway's next pack of superhero shows.
Thursday, December 17 2009
The Best Live Albums of 2009
This has been a year teeming with one of the most robust outputs of live recordings in recent memory.
Columns
Monday, October 17 2011
Old Country Comfort: How the British Might Save American Music (Again)
The British saved rock 'n' roll, reignited the blues, and may just make country music more American.
Reviews
Tuesday, November 2 2010
Elvis Costello: National Ransom
The Elvis Costello/T-Bone Burnett partnership yields an eclectic album that stands alongside the artist's past glories.
Wednesday, June 3 2009
Elvis Costello: Secret, Profane & Sugarcane
Costello's latest completes his trio of 2000s Americana albums. Though enjoyable enough, it is the weakest of the three.
Friday, October 19 2007
Elvis Costello: My Aim Is True
Costello's classic debut gets yet another double-disc reissue (its fourth reissue in 14 years), including a 1977 live show with a newly formed Attractions.
Tuesday, August 28 2007
Elvis Costello: Elvis Costello Live: A Case For Song [DVD]
A Case For Song is filled with plenty of convincing evidence that Elvis Costello is guilty, beyond the shadow of a doubt, of being one highly creative cat.
Monday, July 30 2007
Elvis Costello: Elvis Costello & the Brodsky Quartet: The Juliet Letters [DVD]
After years of collaborations with Burt Bachrach, Anne Sofie-Von Otter, Allen Toussaint and the Brodsky Quartet, maybe Elvis Costello has discovered a new field where it’s not just the grass that’s greener.
Blogs
Monday, November 23 2009
Elvis Costello - "High Fidelity" (Live on Fallon) (video)
The Roots joined Elvis Costello for a performance of Get Happy! on Fallon, where he was promoting the second season of the Sundance Channel's Spectacle.
Tuesday, June 2 2009
New CDs This Week: Rancid, Elvis Costello, Ryan Bingham...
Rancid - Let the Dominoes Fall Rancid have been gone for a regrettably long time, having not put out new studio material since 2003's Indestructible.…
Wednesday, February 25 2009
Spectacle: Elvis Costello with Smokey Robinson (Episode 13)
The great Smokey Robinson joins Elvis Costello for the final episode of the first season of Spectacle: Elvis Costello With..., airing tonight at 9pm EST/PST…
Wednesday, February 18 2009
Spectacle: Elvis Costello with Diana Krall (Episode 12)
It's about time that Elvis Costello's wife, pianist and singer Diana Krall, appeared on Spectacle (airing Wednesdays at 9pm EST/PST on the Sundance Channel) --…
Wednesday, February 11 2009
Spectacle: Elvis Costello with She & Him, Jenny Lewis, and Jakob Dylan (Episode 11)
Much like the songwriters' circle episode from a few weeks back, tonight's episode of Spectacle: Elvis Costello With... (airing Wednesdays at 9pm EST/PST on the…
