The SPIN Interview: Elvis Costello
He's tackled nearly every form of contemporary music over 27 albums. Now Elvis Costello is taking his cultural ambassador skills to their logical conclusion…as a talk show host. "Inside the Actor's Studio," he says. "Is that the guy with the extraordinary beard?"
By Chris Norris 11.21.08 5:50 PM
In December 1977, Saturday Night Live introduced America to a man who would become one of the most iconic and enduring figures in rock history: a spindly, pissed-off-looking Brit with oversize specs and a palsied stance who (as a last-minute sub for the Sex Pistols) halted a performance of "Less Than Zero" mid-verse to instead race through the uncleared anti-censorship screed "Radio Radi
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Fall Out Boy Reveal a Superstar Collaborator
Click here to find out which musical icon will contribute to the band's new album -- and when it will drop.
By Larry Fitzmaurice 10.14.08 10:47 AM
Move over, Lil Wayne. Your rumored appearance on Fall Out Boy's forthcoming full-length, Folie à Deux, may be surprising, but it's nothing compared to who's actually confirmed to appear: songwriting legend Elvis Costello!
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Ben Kweller Reviews S.F.'s Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Fest
Think you don't like country music? The Texas indie-rocker explains why you're wrong -- and offers his favorites from the event.
By BEN KWELLER 10.09.08 6:02 PM
This past weekend, San Francisco's Golden Gate Park welcomed the eighth annual Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, with its truly eclectic bill, including Gogol Bordello, Emmylou Harris, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Elvis Costello, Iron & Wine, and Bonnie "Prince" Billy, among others. Another performer: country-lovin' indie-rocker Ben Kweller.
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