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Elvis Costello

Reviews 1

Elvis Costello

Secret, Profane and Sugarcane

Articles 6

Baker's Dozen

Pump ‘Em Up! Elvis Costello’s Favourite Music

Elvis Costello tells Paul Stokes about his lockdown life and new album Hey Clockface as he guides us through Baker's Dozen tales including being taken under the sinful wing of Iggy Pop and the time he nearly joined Blur. Costello portrait by Ray Di Pietro
A Quietus Interview

Tearing Off The Band Aid: Revealing The Scabrous Truth of Gerry & The Holograms

Proposing to Beefheart, auditioning for Zappa, impersonating Costello and ripped-off by New Order. Finders Keepers boss Andy Votel invites us to enter into the world of CP Lee and Gerry & the Holograms with some help from Daniel Dylan Wray
Books

Elvis Costello’s Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink Review And Extract

Terry Staunton took the phone off the hook and buried himself in Elvis Costello’s 670-page autobiography. Well, it’s not every day he writes a book
In Conversation

Say Lady Say: Esmé Patterson Interviewed

For her new album, Esmé Patterson has written songs for women – Ramona, Billie Jean, Alison – who have long been silent. For everyone who's ever loved a song, then felt a sinking in their heart as they listened to its lyrics properly, this one's for you

Strange World Of...

A Date With Elvis: A Guide To Costello And Collaborations

Terry Staunton looks at the strange and frightening world of Elvis Costello collaborations
A Quietus Interview

Big Wheel Keeps On Turning: Elvis Costello Interviewed

Terry Staunton spins the wheel with Elvis Costello and takes him back through the years, and discusses Thatcher's death, Britain today, and protest songs

Baker’s Dozen Appearances 5

Baker's Dozen

Access All Areas: Barbara Charone’s Baker’s Dozen

The legendary music PR talks to Lucy O’Brien about the albums and the people who have most inspired her, from the Rolling Stones to Madonna, and why artists aren’t necessarily your friends
Baker's Dozen

Maximum Drama: Lee Ranaldo’s 13 Favourite Albums

From the peak of CBGB new wave to the group he calls 'the defining band of the 90s', former Sonic Youth man Lee Ranaldo takes Nick Hutchings through the thirteen albums that shaped his life
Baker's Dozen

The Unspoken Magic: Greg Graffin Of Bad Religion’s 13 Founding LPs

As US punk rock hero Greg Graffin releases a new solo album he guides Ian Winwood through some classics of old time Americana, alongside albums by Elton John and former collaborator Todd Rungren
Baker's Dozen

Lifting A Veil: Kurt Wagner Of Lambchop’s Favourite British LPs

Reflecting at length upon his intimate relationship with British music from his office in Nashville, Tennessee, the alt-country veteran at the heart of Lambchop discusses freedom, interpretation and the lasting effect on him of 1970s Sheffield with Luke Cartledge

Baker's Dozen

Again, Melancholy: Sarah Cracknell’s Favourite Albums

Off the back of releasing her second solo LP, Red Kite, the singer-songwriter and Saint Etienne member diligently jogged her memory, picked her 13 top records and made annotations. She talks Gary Kaill through her notes

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