Russell Crowe stunned the audience at Londons Royal Albert Hall on Wednesday night 23May12 by joining Elvis Costello on stage during his gig The She hitmaker headlined th...
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City Hall, NewcastleWith a back catalogue as labyrinthine as Costello's, the act of choosing a set list must be arduous and baffling. Hence the "Spinning Songbook", where...
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Riot Fest, the annual punk festival, is moving outdoors for the first time this year, promoters say: Sept. 15-16 at Humboldt Park. The festival’s Sept. 14 opening w...
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Union Chapel, LondonFor the theatrical opening, at least, the setting is perfect. The Tammy Wynette and George Jones wedding song The Ceremony is playing as Michael Westo...
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British singer-songwriter Elvis Costello was without his "spectacular spinning songbook" wheel when he played Casino Rama on Thursday night in front of 3,000 fans.
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A compilation album commemorating the 50th anniversary of the human rights organization Amnesty International features some musicians you might expect: activist artists l...
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We’re deep into Bruce Springsteen Week on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, a five-night celebration of all things Boss that started with Springsteen himself rolling th...
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Beady Eye have announced their first live date of 2012. The band have confirmed they will perform at the Fuji Rock Festival at the Naeba Ski Resort in Japan over the week...
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Land Lovers have notions on being a pop band. They certainly play melodic enough songs with snappy words and some foot-tapping beats. They come from the tail-end of 2008...
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(Universal)Fifty years of Amnesty International are marked with this colossal, four-CD compilation of Bob Dylan covers – 75 tracks from as many artists, ranging fro...
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Last night, St. Vincent took Strange Mercy cut “Cheerleader” to Conan, starting the performance out with a nice homage to a certain famous Elvis Costello mome...
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Download a piano version of *The Joy Formidable* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/theoyformidable)'s "I Don't Want To See You Like This" performed by *Steve Nieve (http://en....
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As a singer, songwriter and producer, Nick Lowe was one of the key figures in the rise of the pub-rock, punk and new-wave scenes in the U.K. during the ‘70s. With a...
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Elvis Costello is an admirable man. There are only 1,500 box sets produced to sell featuring his new album — The Return of the Spectacular Spinning Songbook. The ...
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