Elvis Costello Fan Forum

How can you get any higher than this: elvis_c.jpg IIRC Chiles and Bleakley also wore horn rimmed spectacles, not unlike cinema 3D glasses with the lenses removed, to make Elvis feel welcome. Note also how Elvis' tie, is colour matched to Chiles' shirt and the bow on Bleakley's dress. High production...

One more factor to add into the equation is the possiblity of EC appearances on the Elton John tour. Elton is to tour next year to promote his album The Union, with Leon Russell. His appearance on the BBC Electric Proms tonight was part of that. In July this year it was reported that: "Sir Elto...

Just listened to the Janice Long programme on here http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b00tw3cy/Janice_Long_28_09_2010 At 1:11:12 she plays I Lost You and goes on to say that Elvis will be "turning out on her show" soon. On this morning's show, at the very start she talks about spending ...

Apologies if this has already been noted, but EC is on Later on Friday, BBC2 UK - also featured are Paul McCartney and Neill diamond. See this thread: http://www.elviscostellofans.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=8495 How can we in the U.S. see this? Is there a BBC stream available to us? I'd lov...

verbal gymnastics wrote:Is there any other information as to what time this will be?

Nothing more specific than "lunchtime" which could be anywhere between noon and 3pm. Don't tell me you're thinking of travelling up to see if you can gatecrash the gig?

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BRING THIS TO AUSTRALIA. This from an article in the Wall Street Journal http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704361504575552643544793112.html "Mr. Burnett said he'd like to bring his revue together again in 2011 for a lengthy tour. Part of the tour, he added, would be dedicated to in...

There is a "competition" - more of a lottery really, to win a pair of tickets to the press launch of National Ransom at Ronnie Scott's Club in London on Thursday 28 October. It will be a lunchtime show, not clear whether Elvis is solo or not. Presumably with whoever supports him for his ot...

I've notice Elton John is playing the Electric Prom in London on 28th Oct... if Elvis is still in town, what d'you reckon the likelihood of a guest appearance is? Elvis is playing a press launch for National Ransom at Ronnie Scott's Club in Frith Street, London on Thursday lunchtime, so he could st...

Thanks to John for arranging this, and for travelling furthest to be there. Although the Chelsea space is not the largest gallery, it was full of material for this exhibition. It runs for another week and I commend it to anyone who can get there. Paul Gorman is hoping to exhibit the material again n...

"This year's girl" would seem to fit with the origins of FB. "See her picture in a thousand places 'cause she's this year's girl. You think you all own little pieces of this year's girl." As to whether introducing EC to a new generation is a good thing, I am not so sure. It's nic...

I will aim to be there as soon as I can after 2pm. I have phone numbers for John and for Sulky Lad, but not for Verbal. I will be sure to bring my camera....

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Elvis will perform live on the Simon Mayo radio show on BBC Radio 2, between 17.05 and 19.00 BST on Wednesday 27 October. Elvis will be performing his cover of a great British-penned hit as part of the Great British Songbook Library and (presumably) also play at least one song from National Ransom. ...

This from the BBC Website http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/tv/2010/wk43/fri.shtml#fri_later : "Later ... With Jools Holland Ep 7/10 Friday 29 October 11.50pm-12.50am BBC TWO and BBC HD http://www.bbc.co.uk/later Jools Holland returns with an extended version of Later ... featuring all ...

Two O'Clock would be better for me. Twelve would be a problem. Liverpool Street is on the Central and Circle Lines so a lot of central London pubs would be convenient. Looking forward to it.

Apologies if this has appeared elsewhere already, but a Notice on Elvis Costello.com says that a single version of "I lost you" will be released internationally on 18 October. Nothing about what format, or any other tracks. Could be download only, or CD or vinyl... Anyone any more informat...

I find the idea of an autobiography / biography called "lies and inventions" fascinating. Has anyone been through it to catalogue the lies and inventions? There is one, for example, on page 20 which says: 18th July 2010 At Villa Adriana near Rome, Hoagy Carmichael's "My Resistance Is ...

Does anyone have any more details of the Japanese release, being advertised here? http://www.cdbanq.com/Elvis-Costello--National-Ransom-Bonus-Japan-CD-UCCO-3022_p_29096.html http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=UCCO-3022 both of which sites promise National Ransom plus "bonus " Wha...

I like to think that this song is inspired by the Stockwell shooting of De Menezes and other things besides. EC is never one to write a simple song. I think there are other allusions and references in this song too, and the stuff about hoods, makes me think of Guantanamo Bay too. As with many other ...

A proper musical such as those penned by Andrew Lloyd Webber? We all know from God's Comic in what high regard EC holds his Lordship.

Curiously the post on ElvisCostello.com referring to "My resistance is low" gives credence to the set list (above) that we dismissed as a copy of that for The Beacon. However, we also need to bear in mind that this quote is taken from the section of EC.com called "lies and inventions&...

A sixteenth track seems to have been added to this album. A post on the Elvis Costello Facebook page (of all places) today said this: The Right Rev Jimmy Quickly, Minister of Information for Elvis Costello says.... "What is a Voice in the Dark"... Go To http://www.elviscostello.com/ to fin...

There is a tidy link to the Prairie Home Companion performance here: http://www.directcurrentmusic.com/dc-music-news-feed/2010/5/23/elvis-costello-new-american-ransom-due-october-5-new-song-pr.html When introducing this song on the UK dates of the European tour, Elvis made reference several times to...

A great set of concert photos by "David" on Picasa.

http://picasaweb.google.es/wakajawaka7/ ... rfnsbHIXw#

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A very recent interview to promote a forthcoming Spanish show in Zaragosa included a snippet which Google translates into English thus: Costello regretted not having coincided in time with his old friend Nick Lowe, who will perform here the first week of August. "It's a shame that we have not a...

27 March 1978, Malvern Winter Gardens. It was just after TYM had been released, so most of the set was from that album with some from MAIT thrown in plus Watching the Detectives, which had failed to make it onto either album on their initial release. I must try to put together a list of other EC gig...