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Official website Elvis Costello on Fender.com In conjunction with the offering of the Elvis Costello Jazzmaster guitar, Fender.com has added Elvis Costello to its lineup of Fender Artists. Fender Artists The guitar, a reproduction of the Jazzmaster as it was at the time My Aim Is True was recorded, has its own page as well. Elvis Costello Jazzmaster® File:868 th.jpg Official website reopens April 22, 2008 -- Elvis Costello's official website is back with new content: news, tour dates, Momofuku photo gallery, and brand new commentary from Elvis, including: It's been a while since I've written so I hope this finds you in rude health and distilled spirits… I'm just about to depart New York for rehearsals and some groovy shows in Memphis and Nashville - not to mention playing again with Allen Toussaint at New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. So, I hope to see you all there in your finery. Continue reading here... Momofuku Momofuku, the new album by Elvis Costello and The Imposters, was released on vinyl April 22. The CD version was released on May 6. Momofuku, 2008 The track list: 01. No Hiding Place 02. American Gangster Time 03. Turpentine 04. Harry Worth 05. Drum & Bone 06. Flutter & Wow 07. Stella Hurt 08. Mr. Feathers 09. My Three Sons 10. Song With Rose 11. Pardon Me, Madam, My Name Is Eve 12. Go Away Billboard: New Costello Album: Vinyl, Digital, No CD Direct Current: Amazon - 2LP + download code, released 22 April Amazon | Amazon.uk - CD, released 6 May Amazon - download, released 6 May Elvis to host TV series Elvis will host Spectacle: Elvis Costello with..., a TV series scheduled to begin airing later in 2008 on CTV in Canada, Channel 4 in the UK, and Sundance Channel in the US. According to a press release, "the series of 13 one-hour programs will feature everything from intimate one-on-ones with legendary performers and notable newcomers to thematic panel discussions, with a variety of performance elements including unique collaborations, acoustic and impromptu "illustrative" demonstrations of the creative process, and some original interpretations of others' songs by Costello." Elton John is one of the show's executive producers. Elvis Costello and Elton John to Make a Television 'Spectacle' Costello/Tharp ballet opens in Miami Nightspot, a new ballet with choreography by Twyla Tharp and a score by Elvis Costello opened on March 28, 2008 at Miami's Carnival Center for the Performing Arts. 'Elvis Costello's richly atmospheric score,..swells and swirls with emotion, taking audience and dancers along for a heart-snapping ride.' 'Exploring love's dark side', Miami Herald , March 29 '08[[1]] '...a spectacularly bad-ass ballet' 'Tharp and Costello's NIGHTSPOT: Shocked and Awed',Miami New Times, March 29 '08[[2]] Official website Official website closed for reconstruction The official website is closed for reconstruction, but does contain some news, holiday amusements, and upcoming concert dates. Word interview David Hepworth's interview with Elvis conducted on February 16th 2008 appears in the April edition of The Word Magazine - FULL TEXT This Year's Model Deluxe Edition, 2008 This Year's Model: Deluxe Edition released March 4 Shore Fire Media has the details of the reissue. Disc 2 includes the complete show from 1978-02-28 at the Warner Theatre in Washington, DC. Hip-O Reissues Amazon | Amazon.uk Covers And Collaborations - The Number Ones Album, 2008 Elvis covers The Searchers Elvis and Amsterdam have recorded The Searchers' 1964 hit Don't Throw Your Love Away for Covers And Collaborations - The Number Ones Album, released February 4, 2008 in the UK. Listen to the song now at Amsterdam's MySpace page. The Number One Project Amsterdam website liverpool.com Amazon | Amazon.uk Elvis Duets with Jenny Lewis Rilo Kiley singer Jenny Lewis has sidelined her band obligations for a minute to work on another solo album. The all-analog sessions also saw several famous friends drop by to lend a hand with guest vocals, among them Elvis Costello, who duets with Lewis on one track. [[3]] Il Sogno shows, U.K.,June '08 Glasgow, 21 June '08 [[4]] Liverpool, Wednesday 25 June '08 [[5]] House M.D.: Original Television Soundtrack, 2007 House soundtrack out now House M.D.: Original Television Soundtrack, out now, features Elvis' recording of Christina Aguilera's Beautiful which was first featured on the program in 2006. Amazon | Amazon.uk My Aim Is True - new Deluxe Edition out now Billboard has the complete tracklist for the 30th anniversary edition of My Aim Is True, released September 11 '07. According to Shorefire, "the second disc is a legendary 17-song live performance by Elvis Costello and The Attractions from The Nashville Rooms in London on August 7, 1977, just a little more than two months after their first-ever performances. The complete concert is followed by five songs from the show's soundcheck earlier that day, all available on CD for the first time. These have never been commercially available before, except for three songs issued as the B-side to the 1977 release of the Watching The Detectives single. Other than a the limited-release Live at the El Mocambo, this marks the first official release of a complete Costello concert." Billboard: Live Cuts, Demos Enrich Costello's 'My Aim Is True' Shorefire press release Amazon | Amazon.uk Elvis sings 'Fairly Right' on Mardulce[[6]] by the Bajofondo Tango Club[[7]], released Sept.25, 2007 On tour Elvis Costello and Allen Toussaint have completed a 15-city European tour. A brief Il Sogno symphonic tour began September 7 in Philadelphia. Elvis then had 22 shows opening for Bob Dylan starting September 22 in Duluth, GA. See the concert schedule page for more dates. Rabbit Ears Treasury Of World Tales Volume 5, 2007 Tom Thumb score gets CD release An audio book of Tom Thumb, with music composed by Elvis Costello and narration by John Cleese, was released on August 14th '07 as part of the album Rabbit Ears Treasury Of World Tales Volume 5. Amazon iTunes Originals, 2007 Exclusive Session and Podcasts on iTunes From June 12 through August 21 '07, iTunes made available ten exclusive free podcasts to promote the release of The First Ten Years made up of interviews with Costello, including anecdotes regarding his entire career. Available on iTunes as of June 19 was an exclusive iTunes Originals session, featuring new solo performances of Little Triggers, Motel Matches, Kid About It, Love Field, Invasion Hit Parade, and The River In Reverse. Elvis Costello Podcasts & Originals press release Pre-webcast interview John Ottaviano's interview with Steve Nieve Emmylou Harris box set see also New Releases September 18 was the release date for Songbird: Rare Tracks And Forgotten Gems, a 4CD/1DVD box set from Emmylou Harris. The DVD includes a duet with Elvis on Love Hurts, recorded in 2006 at the Grand Ole Opry. Emmylou Harris Rarities Take Flight On Songbird Amazon | Amazon.uk Elvis Costello's List of Music You Should Hear Don't Want to Be Nice, John Cooper Clarke -- "The best thing to come out of Manchester since Freddie Garrity, though not as a good dancer. Would be the Poet Laureate of any civilised country, just for having written "Beasley Street." Basing Street," Nick Lowe -- "More tales of Notting Hill. One of Nick's finest recordings. Don’t miss his new record, At My Age. Boot-Leg, Booker T. and the M.G.s -- "Sounds as if Steve Cropper's guitar amp had caught fire or was about to blow up. I have to declare an interest here, as I put this compilation together and wrote the liner notes, but if you can find the original album, Funky Broadway: Stax Revue Live At The 5/4 Ballroom, from which this cut is taken, don't pass it up. Dexter's Rif, Dexter Gordon -- "An early gem from a man with a noble name. ...complete list at Amazon Éthiopiques - "strange and wonderful" - Elvis has written a note for a sampler album of 1970's Ethiopian Jazz. Amazon | Amazon.uk Rock And Roll Music, 2007 Hip-O reissues see also New Releases The Hip-O reissues of Elvis Costello's first eleven albums (without bonus tracks) and the new compilations The Best Of Elvis Costello The First 10 Years and Rock And Roll Music were released May 1 in the US. The 1977-1986 catalog made its iTunes debut the same day. See the Hip-O Reissues page for complete details, including news of future releases from Richard Groothuizen of the Elvis Costello Information Service. Amazon Amazon.uk - Rock & Roll Music CD Welcome To The Voice, 2007 Welcome To The Voice see also New Releases Elvis appears on Steve Nieve's Welcome To The Voice, released in the U.S. on May 15 '07. Sting and Elvis Costello will be appearing in a limited engagement of 'Welcome To The Voice' in Paris later this year. The engagement will take place at the historic Théâtre du Châtelet on November 20-21 and November 23-25. Tickets are expected to go on sale from 27 June 2008.[[8]] Sting sings the part Elvis sang in the workshop performance of it at Town Hall, New York in 2000. EC's part in the recording was done by John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants in 2000. SteveNieve.com | Amazon | Amazon.de A Tribute To Joni Mitchell, 2007 Joni Mitchell tribute see also New Releases The Joni Mitchell tribute album was released April 24. EC's track, Edith And The Kingpin, was recorded in 1997. It's from Mitchell's 1975 album The Hissing Of Summer Lawns. Other contributors include Sufjan Stevens, Björk, Cassandra Wilson, Prince, Sarah McLachlan, Annie Lennox, Emmylou Harris, k.d. lang, and James Taylor. Billboard: Bjork, Prince Lead Joni Mitchell Tribute Shorefire press release Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk Anchored In Love, 2007 June Carter Cash tribute album see also New Releases Elvis has recorded Ring Of Fire for the June Carter Cash tribute album Anchored In Love, released on June 5 '07. The Johnny Cash hit (written by June and Merle Kilgore) previously featured in 1985-86 performances by The Coward Brothers. USA Today: John Carter Cash keeps mom June's 'Love' alive Billboard: Costello, Crow, Nelson Set For June Carter Tribute Amazon | Amazon.uk Elvis on Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz National Public Radio, April '07 "It was an unseasonably cool day at the 2006 Tanglewood Jazz Festival as McPartland was joined by the unquestionably cool vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter Elvis Costello. He sang standards he'd never performed before, and debuted new lyrics to Strayhorn's Blood Count and McPartland's "Threnody". A surprise guest appearance from Costello's most significant collaborator, Diana Krall, rounds out this amazing concert." Elvis' 2003 appearance with Ms McPartland was subsequently released - Amazon | Amazon.uk Charlie Louvin, 2007 Elvis appears on Charlie Louvin album Elvis contributes to Charlie Louvin's self-titled album, released February 20 '07. Elvis' track, When I Stop Dreaming, also features Mac McCaughan and Pete Cummings. Billboard: Tweedy, Costello, Jones Enliven New Louvin Album Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk EC & Rosanne Cash in NYC April 13 A one-off concert by Elvis and Rosanne Cash happened on April 13 '07 at New York City's Rubin Museum of Art. The museum's website billed it as an "all-acoustic musical talk-show, drawing on the theme of 'Magic Numbers.'" Elvis Costello and Rosanne Cash to do Rare Acoustic Concert/Collaboration Not Just The Best Of The Larry Sanders Show, 2007 EC on Larry Sanders Show DVD Elvis' second appearance on The Larry Sanders Show was included on the DVD set Not Just The Best Of The Larry Sanders Show, on it's April 17 '07 release. The episode "Everybody Loves Larry", in which Elvis sells his car to Hank Kingsley and performs Little Atoms, originally aired November 13, 1996. TVShowsOnDVD.com: The Larry Sanders Show - Not Just The Press Release Amazon | Amazon.uk Billy Strayhorn: Lush Life, 2007 EC on Billy Strayhorn soundtrack On January 23, 2007, Blue Note Records released the companion soundtrack to Billy Strayhorn: Lush Life, a 90-minute documentary film about the pioneering African-American composer, arranger and pianist. Special guest vocalist Elvis Costello performs on one of the most striking performances on the album, a haunting version of Strayhorn's final composition "Blood Count", which was written from a hospital bed shortly before he died in 1967. Here the tune is given lyrics penned by Costello and retitled My Flame Burns Blue (Blood Count) Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk The Secret Songs, full production, started March 1st 'A chamber opera by British rock legend Elvis Costello spotlighting Hans Christian Andersen's unrequited love for the Swedish opera singer Jenny Lind. Following a warm-up performance in 2005 of a song cycle from the opera, Takkelloftet presented the world premiere of Costello's first opera, The Secret Songs. March/April '07, The Royal Danish Theatre, Copenhagen, Denmark. details The Bridge School Collection, Vol. 2 on iTunes Three tracks from EC's 1990-10-26 appearance at Neil Young's annual Bridge School Benefit concert are now available as iTunes downloads: Alison is performed by EC with Young on background vocals. It previously appeared on the 1997 CD The Bridge School Concerts Vol. One. The Bridge School Collection, Vol. 2 A medley combining Veronica and The Ways Of Love (a song from Young's album Freedom) is performed by EC solo. This is previously unreleased. Down By The River is performed by Neil Young and Crazy Horse with EC on background vocals. This is also previously unreleased. The tracks can be purchased individually ($0.99 each in the US) or as part of a 54-track set ($39.96) featuring other artists who have played the various Bridge School benefits. iTunes: The Bridge School Collection, Vol. 2 Twins born Statement from Diana Krall and Elvis Costello: "Diana Krall and Elvis Costello announce the Dec 6th (2006) birth of two beautiful baby boys, Dexter Henry Lorcan and Frank Harlan James, in New York City. Krall and Costello said 'we are ecstatic!'. Mother and sons are doing splendidly." People.com: Diana Krall, Elvis Costello Welcome Twins Elvis nominated for a Grammy The River In Reverse was nominated for a Grammy in the Best Pop Vocal Album category. (The competition: Christina Aguilera, James Blunt, John Mayer, and Justin Timberlake.) Additionally, Vince Mendoza was nominated in the Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) category for the title track from My Flame Burns Blue. The Grammy Awards were held February 11 '07 in Los Angeles. 49th Annual Grammy Awards Nominee List Hot As A Pistol Keen As A Blade Costello/Toussaint DVD out now MusicTAP.net Hip-O Records released the Elvis Costello/Allen Toussaint DVD Hot As A Pistol, Keen As A Blade on December 5 '06 . This was filmed at the duo's July 3 Montreal concert. Amazon.com | Amazon.uk Elvis performs at Toussaint show at Joe's Pub in New York Elvis attended the Allen Toussaint brunch show on November 12. Allen's show was fabulous as usual. Elvis joined Allen on stage for part of the set that included The Sharpest Thorn, Ascension Day, What Do You Want The Girl To Do?, The Greatest Love and a rousing rendition of Yes We Can Can. After the show Elvis indicated that the setlist for the forthcoming Montreal DVD was limited to due "technical issues" with some of the songs. He talked about High Fidelity in particular. Elvis Costello Marathon on WUSB Stony Brook WUSB held a nine-hour Costello marathon on November 10 '06, featuring rarities and live cuts from Elvis' 31-year career. A live interview was also featured. The show will also be archived at www.wusb.fm for a year. E-mail johno@wusb.fm for more details. In New York, listen to WUSB at 90.1 FM. Weeds Soundtrack, 2006 Elvis sings Weeds theme The theme song for Showtime's Weeds, Malvina Reynolds' Little Boxes, was once covered by Pete Seeger, but received a series of different interpretations in its new season. Elvis sang it on the season premiere (Aug. 14 '06). USA Today Hear it on Stereogum (world-wide), Showtimes website (USA only). Amazon | Amazon.uk

Random Quote: So at the moment you don't have a plan to make a band record or rock record or whatever, in the next two years or something like that, or you might do or you might not? You know what, I might make five records, I might go back to that plan. You know, but if I do make five records, I don't want to be told we can't put them out because that isn't what we can do. Because, you know, if you can do it they should be able to do it. So if they can't deal with it then they're clearly the wrong people. Elvis, February 16th 2008 - The Word Random Picture: File:1995-06 Sunday Times 01 Andy Lane.jpg Elvis melt down, 1995 ..the muscles flex and the fingers curl...[[9]] EC's Lexus ad EC Home Page converting to Wiki To become a member, register here... If this is your first time here, check out these pages: What Is a Wiki? Mission Statement File Naming - How to name files, images, etc. for a consistent approach How To Edit - Editing tips and tricks. Basic Wiki Formatting - How to add bold, italics, headers, and other formats to a page. Sandbox - Try these out in the sandbox, where you can really throw your toys around. Or practice in your own "My Talk" page, just click the "my talk" link at the top of the page. Style Guide - Far from complete, but this will be a guide to maintaining a consistent style. Page Templates - Before adding a new page, look here for pre-defined templates. Needed Pages - Pages that have links within the site, but have not been created yet. If you have info on any of these topics, please feel free to add that page. Useful Pages Recent Changes What's New Contact Webmaster Send items to webmaster if you want to include them in the wiki, but can't figure out how to do it. Include any source or credit details.

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