The Return of The Spectacular Spinning Songbook - Elvis Costello Buy It! | Win It! Some folks may recall when the Right Reverend Jimmy Quickly (aka Elvis Costello ) called out his record company for releasing a super-deluxe edition of his latest live album that he felt was too expensive ($268.14 US Dollars at the time). Well, it seems that some time has passed and as the man himself predicted, The Return of [...]
Filed under: News , New Releases Erika Goldring/Getty Images Elvis Costello has been a staunch critic of Wall Street money grubbers since the beginning of the recession, and he's not about to flip-flop when it comes to his own personal wealth. As NBC New York reports , Costello recently wrote on his blog that his new box set costs just too much money. With a retail price of $225, ' Return [...]
Music festivals have come and gone in Canada, but one which seems to have taken hold and established an identity is Montreal’s Osheaga Music and Arts Festival . Conveniently scheduled right at the end of July, and picturesquely located on its own island by the Saint Lawrence River, it brought fans from across the country and elsewhere up close and personal with nearly 100 bands and DJs. It’s not quite as big as Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, or Coachella yet, but Osheaga is well on its way to becoming a preferred summer destination. I lost track of the number of times artists [...]
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I think someone on my Facebook news feed summed it up best: here's the most surprising festival lineup of 2011. The jam-centric Gathering of the Vibes Music Festival will return for its 16th incarnation July 21-24 at Seaside Park in Bridgeport, CT, and it will bring with it jamheads Furthur, the legendary Elvis Costello (who will be backed by the Imposters), and... Jane's Addiction. Really, really. The rest of the lineup is a bit more by the book: moe., Levon Helm Band, John Butler Trio, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Dark Star Orchestra, and Dr. John and the [...]
The initial lineup announcement for Gathering of the Vibes 2011 has been released and features a number of Dead-related acts as well as a few surprises. Both Furthur and the Rhythm Devils return in 2011 with Bobby and Phil's latest band set to headline on Friday, July 22, and Mickey and Billy's group set to appear on Sunday, July 24. HT faves the Levon Helm Band, moe., McLovins and The New Mastersounds are also signed on for Vibes 2011 along with Elvis Costello and the Imposters, Jane's Addiction, the Dark Star Orchestra, Assembly of Dust and many other [...]
Uno de los músicos más prominente a nivel mundial sin duda debe de ser Elvis Costello , guitarrista que se ha movido a través del new wave, pub rock y punk. Su peso en la música y en la historia es tal que ha sido caricaturizado para aparecer en Los Simpsons , ha sido nominado al OSCAR , ha sido actor y cuenta con más de 30 disco a lo largo de su carrera. Ahora visitará México acompañado de la legendaria banda The Imposters quienes han acompañado a Costello durante muchos años, la [...]
While we're willing to indulge Elvis Costello in just about any live context, we have to say this is good news: Costello has announced that he'll be hitting the road in May with his band The Impostors, and a return to his rock and roll roots. Given that he's been touring with a bluegrass entourage for the last year or two, this is certainly a welcome return to form. Moreover, Costello will be redeploying the "Spectacular Spinning Songbook", not seen on stage (although more recently co-opted by Yo La Tengo) in 25 years! [...]
Back in 1986, Elvis Costello came up with a pretty novel concept: design a massive game show-like spinning wheel filled with 40 track names and let fans become part of the concert playlist process. At the time, Costello had about 10 albums, and chose to fill the wheel with well-known tracks, rarities, and covers. Now, 25 years and 22 albums later, he's dusting off "The Spectacular Spinning Songbook" for a 10-date May tour. According to Paste , the wheel still contains 40 songs, but you'll have to attend a show to see [...]
With the football season wrapping up this past weekend, many of us around the HT HQ are eagerly anticipating the return of baseball, which officially gets underway this weekend as pitchers and catchers begin to report to Spring Training . This spring the soundtrack around the ballparks will get a dose of indie-rock as The Baseball Project will be headed to Arizona to play a string of shows at select Cactus League games. The baseball-centric band , who will release their sophomore effort Vol 2: High & Inside on March 1, will [...]
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News Tim Mosenfelder, Getty Images Reviving a concert stunt he first toured with in 1986, Elvis Costello plans to take a newly built replica of his original Spinning Songbook on a monthlong tour in May. Fashioned after a typical game show wheel, fans will have the chance to go onstage and give the Spinning Songbook a whirl. Possible outcome? Any one of 40 hits, rarities, even unexpected covers that Costello [...]
Elvis Costello began the year touring North America ; that just wrapped up with a show featuring the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, and he's headed for Europe this summer, so one might say 2010 is already pretty full of Costello. But there's more yet to come from the 55-year-old rock star. He has not one, but two releases set to round out the year. Slicing Up Eyeballs reports Costello will have a compilation for sale called Pomp & Pout: The Universal Years , which comes out June 29th on [...]
For most of the 1980s and '90s, it wasn't officially summer until the Grateful Dead came through town. The same can be said for a new generation of music fans about the Dave Matthews Band . The perennial road warriors will hit the road once again for another mammoth summer run. The 49-date trek kicks off with a two-night stand at the Comcast Theater in Hartford, CT on May 28, while they will become the second ever music act to play Citi Field on July 16 and 17 when they take over the home of the New [...]
While longshot rumors of an appearance at this year's Coachella Festival never came to fruition, April is as good a time as any for Elvis Costello to begin a tour. The U.K. singer-songwriter will be touring the U.S. throughout April and May ( via Slicing Up Eyeballs ). His tour will include performances with The Imposters, The Sugarcanes, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and by himself. Not that seeing him solo isn't worth the price of admission, but the Dallas shows sound particularly salivating. If you live in the area and have put [...]
"The Weight" is one of the best penned songs as far as I'm concerned. I actually got to hear Levon play it in person last year in Chicago. It's been some time since we shared a cover of the song , but this one is far too special to let pass without a mention. Elvis Costello's Spectacle has become essential viewing at my house. Most recently, Costello closed out his show with one of the greatest collective talents on one stage for a rousing cover of The Band's "The Weight." Watch [...]
Here's something anyone can get behind: Elvis Costello has added even more North American tour dates in support of his recently announced new album, Secret, Profane & Sugarcane . Following a few festival appearances in July and August as Elvis Costello & The Imposters, the legendary singer/songwriter will embark on a 15-date swing as Elvis Costello & The Sugercanes, aka as the group of musicians that backed him on his latest release and which consists of Jim Lauderdale on guitar, Jerry Douglas on dobro, Stuart Duncan on fiddle, Mike Compton on mandolin, Jeff [...]
This week my show was comprised of releases from 2008. While I did play some music that technically isn't a new release (Buzzcocks - A Different Kind of Tension Special Edition, Undertones Anthology , and The Kinks Picture Book Box Set ), they were released in 2008, but did not qualify for my top eight of 2008 list. The Following are my favourite releases from 2008: 1. Sloan - Parallel Play This was Sloan's ninth album. Despite having so many [...]
My brother, the world-famous Uncle T , who often contributes to Speed of Dark, got his Top 10 of 2008 list together before I did, but I will have mine finished in a couple of days. We will also have more from Uncle T about albums that missed this list. 1. STAY POSITIVE - The Hold Steady The Hold Steady: These streetwise aging punks come up with another great CD, perhaps their personal best. The songs are beautiful, world-weary [...]
Photography by Mariah Good friend and fan of Tsururadio (I'm assuming) James Thurber once said, "There is no safety in numbers, or in anything else." That may well be true, Mr. Thurber, you scoundrel, but I've found over the years numbers can elicit much emotion, from the highest joys to the greatest frustrations to the darkest misery. Twenty million, a very happy number when it's the amount you won in the lottery, not so much when it's the amount your company lost last year. It's not even the [...]
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