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''Were you pleased with the response to The Boy Named If? | ''Were you pleased with the response to The Boy Named If? | ||
Yeah, it was very well received. I was not only in your magazine, I was in the 'Grimsby Whippet Fancier', ''Horse & Hound'' and everything. Some of the things you don't really suit, truth be told. You're there to have your face be seen. Suddenly, you end up eating food on television at 11 in the morning. Lovely people, not really my speed. I'm trying to be a good team player, but it's clearly not my world. I can do the showbiz game, up to a point, but there's a reason why I'm not in ''Dancing On Ice''. I was offered it, of course I was offered it, but I'm not going to do that. That's for ex-newsreaders and ex-politicians. There should be a few more candidates heading for that, incidentally. I can't wait to see Liz do the quickstep on Strictly. I shouldn't laugh, though, it's people's lives... | Yeah, it was very well received. I was not only in your magazine, I was in the 'Grimsby Whippet Fancier', ''Horse & Hound'' and everything. Some of the things you don't really suit, truth be told. You're there to have your face be seen. Suddenly, you end up eating food on television at 11 in the morning. Lovely people, not really my speed. I'm trying to be a good team player, but it's clearly not my world. I can do the showbiz game, up to a point, but there's a reason why I'm not in ''Dancing On Ice''. I was offered it, of course I was offered it, but I'm not going to do that. That's for ex-newsreaders and ex-politicians. There should be a few more candidates heading for that, incidentally. I can't wait to see Liz do the quickstep on ''Strictly''. I shouldn't laugh, though, it's people's lives... | ||
''You spoiled us with two LPs this year. What was the reasoning behind getting your first band Rusty back together for The Resurrection Of Rust? | ''You spoiled us with two LPs this year. What was the reasoning behind getting your first band Rusty back together for The Resurrection Of Rust? | ||
[Rusty partner] Allan Mayes called me and said, "It's | [Rusty partner] Allan Mayes called me and said, "It's 50 years. Let's make a cassette!" I said, "No, let's make a record with The Imposters and it'll come out on EMI!" So we did and we had a lot of fun. He came and stayed with us in New York, we went on ''The Tonight Show'' then he came and played with me to about 5,000 people. When we started out, we'd play to, like, 16 people. We were thrown out of at least one venue in Liverpool because they said, "It's not worth switching on the lights for you." We weren't quite ready, frankly, back then. | ||
''We received a lovely letter from Allan about the album: "I knew that all I had to do was be patient and it would all eventually happen for me." | ''We received a lovely letter from Allan about the album: "I knew that all I had to do was be patient and it would all eventually happen for me." | ||
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''In September, you played two shows in San Francisco, covering Grateful Dead songs. | ''In September, you played two shows in San Francisco, covering Grateful Dead songs. | ||
Yes, it was a benefit billed as Costello Sings Hunter-Garcia. I wanted to do something unique. I invited Allan to join us, because we're another 1972 band and most of the Hunter-Garcia songs were from around that time. We didn't play any of them back in those days, because Allan didn't share my love of the Dead. In San Francisco, we had Larry Campbell, Teresa Williams, Austin de Lone, Ruth Davies and Paul | Yes, it was a benefit billed as Costello Sings Hunter-Garcia. I wanted to do something unique. I invited Allan to join us, because we're another 1972 band and most of the Hunter-Garcia songs were from around that time. We didn't play any of them back in those days, because Allan didn't share my love of the Dead. In San Francisco, we had Larry Campbell, Teresa Williams, Austin de Lone, Ruth Davies and Paul Revelli as the band. We took them into the Golden Gate Park the next day for the Strictly Bluegrass Festival. I've been going for about 15 years. I played with Steve Earle and ended up playing organ in Marcus Mumford's band. I was going round the park in a buggy. "Where am I supposed to be now...?" | ||
''Talking of festivals... you played at Woodstock '99. Have you seen the documentary? | ''Talking of festivals... you played at Woodstock '99. Have you seen the documentary? | ||
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''What does 2023 have in store? | ''What does 2023 have in store? | ||
I'm hopeful things will further get back to normal. We're going to Australia for the first time in 10 years. I'm going back to Iceland again, it's nearly | I'm hopeful things will further get back to normal. We're going to Australia for the first time in 10 years. I'm going back to Iceland again, it's nearly 10 years since I was there. In February, I'm doing a 10-night stand in New York at the Gramercy, which is quite a small theatre. I will perform a completely different set each night, with the first five nights playing solo and the next five alongside Steve Nieve. So if you miss a song on night three, it's not coming back. There's going to be some surprises along the way. It's another way to look at it. I tried spinning the wheel to choose a song, so now I'm trying this. | ||
Some nights will lean more towards ballads, some nights more towards storytelling songs and then some nights towards multiple rhythm. It'll be a challenge, but it's something I've wanted to do for a while. | Some nights will lean more towards ballads, some nights more towards storytelling songs and then some nights towards multiple rhythm. It'll be a challenge, but it's something I've wanted to do for a while. | ||
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When I was in the Golden Gate Park, I saw Arooj Aftab. I recommended ''Vulture Prince'' last year and now I've been fortunate enough to see her play. I saw Gorillaz recently, who were incredible. I'm going to see Thundercat and Robert Glasper on Halloween. I've got Ron Carter's Big Band at Birdland, Marc Ribot at Le Poisson Rouge, Rhiannon Giddens singing Henry Purcell at the Lincoln Centre. There are very significant musicians playing in very accessible venues at the moment. It's great. Keep the ears open, keep the antennae up and we'll get by. | When I was in the Golden Gate Park, I saw Arooj Aftab. I recommended ''Vulture Prince'' last year and now I've been fortunate enough to see her play. I saw Gorillaz recently, who were incredible. I'm going to see Thundercat and Robert Glasper on Halloween. I've got Ron Carter's Big Band at Birdland, Marc Ribot at Le Poisson Rouge, Rhiannon Giddens singing Henry Purcell at the Lincoln Centre. There are very significant musicians playing in very accessible venues at the moment. It's great. Keep the ears open, keep the antennae up and we'll get by. | ||
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{{tags}}[[The Boy Named If & Other Favourites Tour]] {{-}} [[Event 2022-05-29 Leeds|Leeds]] {{-}} [[Concert 2022-07-01 Aarhus|Denmark]] {{-}} [[The{{nb}}Imposters]] {{-}} [[Charlie Sexton]] {{-}} [[Nicole Atkins]] {{-}} [[Nick Lowe]] {{-}} [[The Boy Named If (Alive At Memphis Magnetic)]] {{-}} [[The Boy Named If]] {{-}} [[chelmico|Kimiko]] {{-}} [[Magnificent Hurt]] {{-}} [[Rusty]] {{-}} [[The Resurrection Of Rust]] {{-}} [[Allan Mayes]] {{-}} [[TV 2022-08-10 Jimmy Fallon|Tonight Show]] {{-}} [[Elvis Costello Sings Hunter/Garcia]] {{-}} [[Robert Hunter]] {{-}} [[Jerry Garcia]] {{-}} [[Grateful Dead]] {{-}} [[Larry Campbell]] {{-}} [[Teresa Williams]] {{-}} [[Austin de Lone]] {{-}} [[Ruth Davies]] {{-}} [[Paul Revelli]] {{-}} [[Concert 2022-10-01 San Francisco|Hardly Strictly Bluegrass]] {{-}} [[Steve Earle]] {{-}} [[Concert 2022-10-02 San Francisco|Marcus Mumford]] {{-}} [[Concert 1999-07-25 Rome|Woodstock '99]] {{-}} [[Willie Nelson]] {{-}} [[Bob Dylan]] {{-}} [[Pump It Up]] {{-}} [[Iceland]] {{-}} [[100 Songs and More]] {{-}} [[Gramercy Theatre]] {{-}} [[Steve Nieve]] {{-}} [[Marc Ribot]] {{-}} [[Rhiannon Giddens]] {{-}} [[Armed Forces]] {{-}} [[Spanish Model]] | |||
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[[Michael Bonner]] interviews Elvis Costello. | [[Michael Bonner]] interviews Elvis Costello. | ||
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''[[The Boy Named If]]'' is No. 10 on <i>Uncut</i>'s best new releases of 2022. | |||
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EC is namechecked in [[Graeme Thomson]]'s profile of [[Loretta Lynn]]. | |||
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<center><h3> Best new releases of 2022 </h3></center> | |||
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Following two archival projects — a deluxe ''Armed Forces'' boxset and a Spanish-language reimagining of ''This Year's Model'' — Costello reunited with The Imposters for this characteristically diverse album anchored by top-drawer rock 'n' roll. Its songs involved stories of schoolteachers, imaginary friends, bereaved couples and scoundrels — a rich cast of colourful protagonists, in other words, to populate one of Costello's very best 21st-century albums. | |||
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<center><h3> Blue Kentucky girl </h3></center> | |||
<center> '''Loretta Lynn - 1932-2022 </center> | |||
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<center> Graeme Thomson </center> | |||
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Graeme Thomson's profile of Loretta Lynn includes a few Elvis Costello namechecks. Graeme Thomson's profile of Loretta Lynn includes a few Elvis Costello namechecks. Graeme Thomson's profile of Loretta Lynn includes a few Elvis Costello namechecks. | |||
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