For his new album, Look Now, heralded singer/songwriter Elvis Costello reconvened with his band, the Imposters, and laid the tracks to tape at some renowned studios — specifically, Electric Lady Studios, Capitol, EastWest and United Recorders — and the result is a richly produced and rewarding listen. “The main difference now, I think, is we […]
“We never once thought about what audience we were making this for,” Sebastian Krys, the co-producer of Elvis Costello’s new album, Look Now, told me as we lingered in the aftermath of a listening event held by Concord Records at the fabled Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village. “We just wanted to make the best […]
On October 12, Elvis Costello and the Imposters will release a new album titled Look Now. The LP was officially announced recently, shortly after Costello had to cancel some European tour dates due to medical complications. With that situation (hopefully) on the backburner, Costello and the Imposters are still slated to head out on a North […]
With Paul McCartney’s new album, Egypt Station, on the way in September (pre-order here), Elvis Costello (whose own new record, Look Now, will be out Oct. 12 (pre-order here) recalls working on the project that led to the former-Beatle’s late-career renaissance. “We got these songs, a bit different for me, a little more wordy than if […]
On Friday, Elvis Costello announced that he has been forced to cancel the remaining dates on his European tour due to doctor’s orders stemming from an ongoing battle with cancer. In a message posted on his website, Costello (real name Declan MacManus) revealed that he recently had surgery to remove a malignant tumor and was […]
In November, Elvis Costello and the Imposters will head out on a coast-to-coast tour spanning 20 dates — all in commemoration of a new album that will be released via Concord Records. Details and the release date of the album are forthcoming, but the tour news was announced this week and tickets will go on […]
You might not guess it, but Steve Earle, the modern epitome of Outlaw Country, started out life inspired by English punk rock. “That scene was huge to me,” he says, and looks up at the ceiling of his New York City apartment, drifting away for a moment. “My Aim is True? That was an important […]
This summer, celebrated singer/songwriter Elvis Costello will head out on a North American tour, pulling from his 1982 record Imperial Bedroom as the central focus of the trek. Costello and his backing band, the Imposters, embarked on a similar tour last fall, so the upcoming summer outing is a continuation of that theme. Said Costello […]
“Sex at age 90 is like trying to shoot pool with a rope.” – George Burns Let’s get right to our list of Top 11 Geezer Songs. There’s no telling how much time you’ve got left. Old Time Rock and Roll by Bob Seger The lyric “I reminisce about the days of old […]
This month, KCSN 88.5’s Jim Nelson spotlights Catfish and the Bottlemen for our Turn Me On category… Somewhere in Sydney, Australia, there’s a busker who directly impacted the name of a rock band from a small Welsh seaside resort town. Years after the fact. This busker from Down Under, dubbed Catfish the Bottleman for the […]
