elvis costello

Costello Pulling Out All the Stops!

Apr 172007

TONIGHT!

Costello will also delve into his past tonight (April 17) as the inaugural guest in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame educational series about songwriting, “The Craft.” Historian and ex-Del Fuegos member Dr. Warren Zanes will interview Costello in Las Vegas for future broadcast on the Hall’s Web site at a future date.

Good grief! It’s not enough that Elvis Costello is reissuing his back catalog for the 17th time, that the 30th anniversary of the relatively boring My Aim Is True is being feted, that he’s going to be conducting an educational series on songwriting with Dr. Warren Zanes (Doctor, heal thyself!), but to top it all off, Elvis is going to be collaborating with Twyla Tharp. What’s left for the guy, getting into the action on those Andy Partridge/Robert Schneider/Robyn Hithcock telecollaborations? An excursion into world music? Joining Ratdog?

Albums You Let Your Friends Buy

Posted by Mr. Moderator

Feb 272007

Are there albums you let your friends buy?
When you’re young and short on money, when you’ve got plenty of free time to hang out with friends and tape (as we did) or burn/load (as The Kids do) stuff from your friends’ collections, there are some albums you let your friends buy.

From my own experience – I’m sure you have your own and are chomping at the bit to share – let’s start with 3 albums by artists I loved and had been loyal to…to a point:

Elvis Costello & the Attractions, Almost Blue
The Jam, The Gift
The Rolling Stones, Tattoo You

I had to bypass Almost Blue. I was afraid of country music, and I was afraid of hearing my favorite band waste their time and mine playing cowboys. My friend Andy, who liked country music less than I did couldn’t resist and bought Almost Blue. I appreciated his friendship and the money I saved on an album I would never love.
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