Elvis Costello

“History repeats the old conceits:” Elvis Costello’s Imperial Bedroom Turns 40

By Elizabeth Nelson

In General

On March 10, 2022

Barney Bubbles' Imperial Bedroom cover art as interpreted by Hamell on Trial (and featured in the Paranoid Style's hit video "Barney Bubbles." Well, we haven't done one of these for a while, and being in need of distraction from the news and locked in one...

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You Think It’s Over Now, But We’ve Only Just Begun: Joe Strummer and Elvis Costello For Your Monday

By Elizabeth Nelson

On March 29, 2021

Here's two big ways to win big if you are looking for some solid music content: For those of you who like new-old things, I reviewed the new Joe Strummer.

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“I would be happier with amnesia”: Elvis Costello’s ‘Get Happy!!’ turns 40

By Elizabeth Nelson

On February 21, 2020

Over at The Ringer I wrote about the fortieth anniversary of Elvis Costello's Get Happy!!, a remarkable record released in the aftermath of a humiliating controversy that nearly cratered his.

Now I’m Dead, Now I’m Dead, Now I’m Dead, Now I’m Dead! Elvis Costello’s Spike Turns 30

By Elizabeth Nelson

In General

On February 9, 2019

Let’s discuss Spike by Elvis Costello, another curious album in a formidable catalog which is experiencing its 30th anniversary. By 1989, Costello was understandably listing a bit beneath the weight of his own legend. In his twelve-year recording career EC had rendered classic songs at...