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Elvis Costello

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2012

    Saturday Night Live: The best, worst and most controversial performances

    Update: 10:39 a.m. Sunday The Shins were on Saturday Night Live last night night weekend's musical guests. Being invited to be the musical guest on an episode of SNL has been a benchmark of commercial success for any band of the last forty years. And for good reason: From Andy Kaufman annihilating ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2011

    Black coffee! The 10 songs about black coffee on National Coffee Day!

    Up until about ten years ago, coffee seemed to have its grip firmly around us. Just take the songs below, for example. You won't find any written in the past decade, which is a little sad, the death of coffee and all. Because no one is going to write a song about the energizing effects of a Starbuck ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2011

    Graham Parker and the Rumour: April 16, 1979, Rainbow Music Hall

    ​ Some might note how far the mighty have fallen when Graham Parker must play the Lion's Lair, as he will tomorrow night (and it's not the first time), but in this case, it's actually the perfect place for Parker to perform: grungy, low-rent, patently sharp-edged and designed for drunken debau ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2011

    Tonight: Lucinda Williams at the Boulder Theater

    ​Grammy Award-winner and ultimate musical collaborator Lucinda Williams (playing tonight at the Boulder Theater with Lionel Young) shouldn't need an introduction. The rough-voiced storyteller has been making records since 1979, intertwining blues and rock n' roll with her own salty version of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2011

    Dave Wakeling of The English Beat on having a social conscience and Elvis Costello

    Jackie Butler​Inspired by the first wave of punk in the U.K., the Beat combined the social critique of punk with the broader emotional and sonic palette of reggae. Formed in 1978, the English Beat (so named when the band made its way across the Atlantic) released three classic albums before Da ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2010

    Deferred Hat Tip - Elvis Costello's Armed Forces

    ​ First off -- yes, I've heard Elvis Costello before -- and yes I've liked a couple of his albums. I've also been surrounded by nutballs that think Elvis Costello is the greatest thing in the universe. Their insistence that I must listen to Armed Forces has kept that album from ever being p ... More >>

  • Music

    December 31, 2009

    Backbeat writers weigh in on the year's best national releases

    ​ First off -- yes, I've heard Elvis Costello before -- and yes I've liked a couple of his albums. I've also been surrounded by nutballs that think Elvis Costello is the greatest thing in the universe. Their insistence that I must listen to Armed Forces has kept that album from ever being p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2009

    Rosanne Cash top seller at Twist and Shout

    ​Rosanne Cash's The List, which features cameos by Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, Rufus Wainwright and Jeff Tweedy, grabbed the top spot at Twist & Shout for the week ending November 15. Bad Weather California's Young Punks came in second, Jerry Garcia's 1975 live recording Let it Rock nab ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2009

    Heavy Rotation, our top spins for the week of October 19, 2009

    ​As music critics, the most common question we get asked (and ask each other, for that matter) is, "What are you listening to?" The pervasiveness of this query is precisely what inspired Heavy Rotation, our latest feature. For the benefit of those who happen to be curious, we've compiled a list of ... More >>

  • Music

    August 27, 2009

    Yonder Mountain String Band

    The Show
    Frog Pad Records

  • Music

    August 27, 2009

    Yonder Mountain String Band

    The Show
    Frog Pad Records

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2009

    Sonic Youth top seller at Twist and Shout again

    Sonic Youth's new album, The Eternal, grabbed the top slot for the second week in a row while George Harrison's new greatest hits collection, Let It Roll, came in second for the week ending June 21. Steve Earle's Townes, Green Day's 21st Century Breakdown and Mos Def's Ecstatic rounded out the top f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2009

    Sonic Youth top seller at Twist and Shout

    After two decades on Geffen Records, Eternal, Sonic Youth's Matador Records debut released last week, was the top seller at Twist & Shout for the week ending June 14. Mos Def's The Ecstatic,  Dirty Projectors' Bitte Orca, both released last week, came in at the second and fourth slots while ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2009

    Dave Matthews top seller at Twist and Shout

    The Dave Matthews Band's brand new album, Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King, was the top seller at Twist & Shout for the week ending June 7. Albums released last week by 311, Rancid and Elvis Costello debuted on the store's top ten as well. See the full breakdown after the jump.

  • Music

    May 7, 2009

    Six Months to Live

    A Better Place
    Sparky the Dog Records

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2009

    Record Store Day preview: Jenny Lewis waxes eloquent with Elvis

    Jenny Lewis. Jenny Lewis and Elvis Costello are into sharing. "Carpetbaggers," the A-side of a vinyl single up for sale on Record Store Day, is a Lewis cut from her Acid Tongue album that features Costello on backing vocals. In contrast, the B-side, "Go Away," is a Costello cut from the Momofuku pl ... More >>

  • Music

    February 12, 2009

    Helping you express how you feel on love's biggest holiday

    Jenny Lewis. Jenny Lewis and Elvis Costello are into sharing. "Carpetbaggers," the A-side of a vinyl single up for sale on Record Store Day, is a Lewis cut from her Acid Tongue album that features Costello on backing vocals. In contrast, the B-side, "Go Away," is a Costello cut from the Momofuku pl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 19, 2008

    Scratch and Dent Sale: The Lyrics vs. Music Question

    Jenny Lewis. Jenny Lewis and Elvis Costello are into sharing. "Carpetbaggers," the A-side of a vinyl single up for sale on Record Store Day, is a Lewis cut from her Acid Tongue album that features Costello on backing vocals. In contrast, the B-side, "Go Away," is a Costello cut from the Momofuku pl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2008

    Live Review: The Police and Elvis Costello & the Imposters at Red Rocks

    Jenny Lewis. Jenny Lewis and Elvis Costello are into sharing. "Carpetbaggers," the A-side of a vinyl single up for sale on Record Store Day, is a Lewis cut from her Acid Tongue album that features Costello on backing vocals. In contrast, the B-side, "Go Away," is a Costello cut from the Momofuku pl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2008

    Alex Markels Makes Contestants Earn Their Concert Tickets

    Jenny Lewis. Jenny Lewis and Elvis Costello are into sharing. "Carpetbaggers," the A-side of a vinyl single up for sale on Record Store Day, is a Lewis cut from her Acid Tongue album that features Costello on backing vocals. In contrast, the B-side, "Go Away," is a Costello cut from the Momofuku pl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2008

    Bandicoots: What to Wear and How to Score

    Jenny Lewis. Jenny Lewis and Elvis Costello are into sharing. "Carpetbaggers," the A-side of a vinyl single up for sale on Record Store Day, is a Lewis cut from her Acid Tongue album that features Costello on backing vocals. In contrast, the B-side, "Go Away," is a Costello cut from the Momofuku pl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2008

    Q&A With the Jonas Brothers

    Jenny Lewis. Jenny Lewis and Elvis Costello are into sharing. "Carpetbaggers," the A-side of a vinyl single up for sale on Record Store Day, is a Lewis cut from her Acid Tongue album that features Costello on backing vocals. In contrast, the B-side, "Go Away," is a Costello cut from the Momofuku pl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2007

    Sex Pistols Shoot Nostalgia Dead, and Other Assorted Goodies

    Jenny Lewis. Jenny Lewis and Elvis Costello are into sharing. "Carpetbaggers," the A-side of a vinyl single up for sale on Record Store Day, is a Lewis cut from her Acid Tongue album that features Costello on backing vocals. In contrast, the B-side, "Go Away," is a Costello cut from the Momofuku pl ... More >>

  • Music

    October 4, 2007

    Sound Bites

    Brief reviews of recent releases

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2007

    The Lost Charlie Louvin Interview

    Brief reviews of recent releases

  • Calendar

    January 18, 2007

    Blue Angel

    Brief reviews of recent releases

  • Music

    December 28, 2006

    Nationalistic

    Our music writers pick the year’s national bests.

  • Music

    June 22, 2006

    Elvis Costello

    Saturday, June 24, Jazz Aspen Snowmass, 1-866-527-8499.

  • Home Entertainment

    January 26, 2006

    Now Dirtier Than Ever

    Saturday, June 24, Jazz Aspen Snowmass, 1-866-527-8499.

  • Music

    December 29, 2005

    Let There Be Rock

    Ten albums that make it easy to avoid fretting about your old-fashioned Rockist ways.

  • Home Entertainment

    September 29, 2005

    Big Fun, Even Small

    Ten albums that make it easy to avoid fretting about your old-fashioned Rockist ways.

  • Music

    August 25, 2005

    OK Go

    Oh No (Capitol)

  • Music

    June 16, 2005

    Hot Hot Heat

    Monday, June 20, Ogden Theatre, 303-830-2525.

  • Calendar

    September 9, 2004

    Bacharach's Back

    The pop legend leads the CSO

  • Film

    July 22, 2004

    Just One of Those Biopics

    The songs are immortal, even if Porter pic isn't.

  • Film

    July 1, 2004

    Just One of Those Biopics

    The songs are immortal, even if Porter pic isn't.

  • Music

    November 20, 2003

    Perfect Rx

    Ted Leo and the Pharmacists find that just a spoonful of anger helps the medicine go down.

  • Culture

    May 29, 2003

    Dem Blues

    The left, turning right, was plain wrong.

  • Film

    May 8, 2003

    Transformer

    This time, it's the woman who manipulates the man.

  • Calendar

    May 8, 2003

    Coaster Days

    Kicking off the kick-back season

  • Goods & Services

    March 27, 2003

    Best Record Store

    Twist & Shout

  • Calendar

    June 3, 1999

    Night & Day

    June 3 - 9, 1999

  • Music

    May 27, 1999

    The Mellowing of Mr. C

    Elvis Costello isn't angry anymore.

  • Music

    December 3, 1998

    The Major and the Minor

    A roundup of big-name recordings that live up (or down) to expectations.

  • Calendar

    July 30, 1998

    Night & Day

    July 30 - August 5, 1998

  • Music

    December 26, 1996

    The Prize Patrol

    The biggest musical winners from 1996.

  • Music

    August 29, 1996

    Feedback

    The biggest musical winners from 1996.

  • Music

    May 31, 1995

    DIAL "M" FOR MEDIOCRE

    WE'VE JUST LISTENED TO EVERY RADIO STATION IN DENVER--AND BOY, DO OUR EARS HURT.

  • Music

    June 8, 1994

    PLAYLIST

    WE'VE JUST LISTENED TO EVERY RADIO STATION IN DENVER--AND BOY, DO OUR EARS HURT.

  • Music

    March 30, 1994

    PLAYLIST

    WE'VE JUST LISTENED TO EVERY RADIO STATION IN DENVER--AND BOY, DO OUR EARS HURT.

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