Eddie Vedder and Elvis Costello Cover The Who in St. Louis
Wearing a Who t-shirt, Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder popped in on Elvis Costello's Friday night show at the Pageant in St. Louis to jam out on a cover of 'Substitute,' by, go figure, the Who.
View Article10 Things You Didn't Know About Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello is a diversely talented and restless musician who always keeps fans guessing as to what his next move might be. The legendary singer-songwriter has released albums in almost every...
View ArticleElvis Costello Revisits 'Spectacular Spinning Songbook' Shows With Box Set
Imagine a time before the 'Napoleon Dynamite' movie, when the name conjured visions not of an eccentric teenager but of an even freakier attraction -- Elvis Costello on tour in the '80s dressed up as a...
View ArticleElvis Costello Doesn't Want You to Buy His New Box Set
He might be willing to mug with Muppets, but when it comes to record companies ripping off his fans, Elvis Costello isn't fooling around -- and he recently proved it with a sarcasm-drenched post on his...
View ArticleElvis Costello Sings Two Bruce Springsteen Songs On 'Late Night With Jimmy...
NBC's 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon' continued 'Bruce Springsteen Week' with a surprise for its 600th episode. Although it was announced that Elvis Costello would perform Bruce's 1987 hit 'Brilliant...
View ArticleElvis Costello Announces Fall 2012 'Centenary Shows'
It's rare that musicians are around to celebrate their 100th birthday with the rigors of a concert tour. Elvis Costello, who was born in 1954, is fully aware of this and has announced six solo concerts...
View ArticleLondon Studio Where Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello + Others Recorded May be Turned...
North London's Church Studios, which has been home to the creation of records from Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello, the Eurythmics, Radiohead and more, may soon cease to exist as a recording studio and could...
View ArticleWin a Copy of Elvis Costello's 'In Motion Pictures'
Throughout his long career, Elvis Costello has often placed his songs in movies. Fifteen of those tracks have been compiled in a new CD, ‘In Motion Pictures,’ and Ultimate Classic Rock is giving away...
View ArticleThe Who, Elvis Costello to Perform Benefit Concert
The Who will close out their U.S. tour on Feb. 28 with a special intimate concert at the Theater at Madison Square Garden. Dubbed "Who Cares," the show will benefit their Teen Cancer America charity...
View ArticleNew Elvis Costello / Roots Record Is 'Brilliant,' Says Questlove
After releasing three albums between 2008-10, Elvis Costello took a few years off from the studio — a break that he recently ended by recording a new LP with the Roots. Roots drummer (and in-demand...
View ArticleElvis Costello's Album With the Roots Coming in September
Elvis Costello‘s new album with the Roots, ‘Wise Up Ghost,’ will be released on Sept. 17. The record marks Costello’s first on Blue Note Records, the venerable jazz label that’s been around since 1939,...
View ArticleElvis Costello and the Roots Debut 'Walk Us Uptown' Video
We'll need to wait until Sept. 17 to wrap our ears around Elvis Costello's full-length collaboration with the Roots. But in the meantime, we can at least savor the set's first taste. Continue reading…
View ArticleElvis Costello Announces East Coast Tour Dates
Hot on the heels of 'Wise Up Ghost,' his upcoming album with the Roots, Elvis Costello has announced a string of headlining solo dates -- the first he's done on the east coast in a decade. Continue...
View ArticleDuran Duran, 'Watching the Detectives'– Terrible Classic Rock Covers
Sometimes recording a great cover can jump-start a career (just ask Los Lobos). But when all goes wrong, it has the potential to sink even some of an era's biggest stars, as it did in 1995 when Duran...
View ArticleElvis Costello and the Roots' New Album Streaming Online
On paper, Elvis Costello's new album 'Wise Up Ghost' -- which finds the rock legend teaming up for a full-length collaboration with the Roots -- is one of the more intriguing records of the year. Now,...
View ArticleElvis Costello and the Roots, 'Wise Up Ghost'– Album Review
Elvis Costello has been down this path before. New collaborators. New sounds. Old songs approached in new directions. On 'Wise Up Ghost,' an album recorded with hip-hop crew the Roots, he slips into a...
View ArticleTop 10 Elvis Costello Songs
Since bursting onto the scene in 1977, Elvis Costello has constantly refused to be pigeonholed. Originally lumped in as part of the punk and New Wave movements due to his short, angry songs, he quickly...
View Article35 Years Ago: Elvis Costello Releases 'Armed Forces'
After beating the sophomore jinx with his second album, 1978's 'This Year's Model,' Elvis Costello set out to prove he was here to stay -- and on Jan. 5, 1979, he took the next step with his third LP,...
View Article25 Years Ago: Elvis Costello Releases 'Spike'
"Basically, it's a comedy record." Continue reading…
View Article11 Years Ago – Elvis Costello Fills in For David Letterman
On March 12, 2003, Elvis Costello took on the role of talk show host when he filled in for David Letterman for the evening. Continue reading…
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