In his autobiography, Elvis Costello wrote that the popular idea of him early on as an angry man was just a trick of physiology. He wrote: “It seems that the space between my two front teeth, which ...

In 1987, Johnny Cash covered Elvis Costello‘s “The Big Light” on his album Johnny Cash Is Coming To Town. Costello first released the song a year earlier on King of America. By the late ’80s, Costello ...

They say to be careful what you wish for. Elvis Costello could probably relate. Frustrated by the mainstream audience’s indifference to material that many critics and discerning listeners found ...

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Elvis Costello knows a thing or two about "Peace, Love and Understanding." On July 5, he delivered exactly that to a raucous Ryman Auditorium crowd on a silver platter — with a big side of rock 'n' ...

The words “What’s so funny about Peace, Love and Understanding” only seem to age like fine wine, and so does acclaimed new wave singer/songwriter Elvis Costello, who took to the stage at the Pabst ...

Concert Reviews Review & setlist: Elvis Costello was tender, tired, and ultimately triumphant at MGM Music Hall Costello focused on his early songs, stumbling over a few but for the most part ...

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