Posts Tagged Elvis Costello
in the realm: QUOTES
Posted by Amy Steele in DVD, Film, Music on June 26, 2011
The present’s a little unsatisfying because life is a little unsatisfying
—Midnight in Paris
You’re old when you learn that needs are to be eclipsed by civility. You’re old when you join the sticky, stenchy morass of concealed neediness that is society. You’re old when you give up trying to change people because then they might want to change you too.
–Anthropology of an American Girl: a Novel by Hilary Thayer Hamann
When we came up we were paranoid about stardom and that was a good thing . . . you keep a watchful eye to protect your music, your band, your internal life . . .
–Bruce Springsteen on Spectacle: Elvis Costello with . . .
You never stop needing your parents. They’re part of who you are.
—SKIN
Newport Folk Festival July 30 and 31
Posted by Amy Steele in Music on June 23, 2011
location: Fort Adams State Park
Saturday performers:
The Decemberists
Gillian Welch
Gogol Bordello
Tegan and Sara (acoustic)
Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside
Mavis Staples
The Felice Brothers
Delta Spirit
Freelance Whales
The Devil Makes Three
Song Circle w/ Dar Williams, Ellis Paul, John Gorka, Liz Queler
Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three
Typhoon
River City Extension
PS22 Chorus
The Wailin’ Jennys
What Cheer? Brigade
Earl Scruggs
Ramblin Jack Elliott
Sunday performers:
EmmyLou Harris
Elvis Costello (acoustic)
Mountain Man
Amos Lee
M.Ward
Wanda Jackson
Middle Brother
Justin Townes Earle
Carolina Chocolate Drops
The Civil Wars
Chris Thile & Michael Daves
Trampled By Turtles
The Cave Singers
The Head & The Heart
Secret Sisters
David Wax Museum
Brown Bird
The Seeger Clogging All-Stars
more info: Newport Folk Festival website
Spectacle: Elvis Costello with . . . S2: review
Posted by Amy Steele in DVD, Music, TV on June 22, 2011
The Emmy-nominated Spectacle: Elvis Costello with . . . finds talented singer/songwriter Elvis Costello querying various musicians about the craft. He then performs with them or collaborates on various songs of his own as well as their songs or a mish-mash of both. S2 includes guests The Edge, Bono, Neko Case, Ron Sexsmith, Sheryl Crow, Lyle Lovett and Bruce Springsteen. As an interviewer, Costello is affable, comfortable and an astute listener. Most talk is of production and admiration between Costello and whomever his guest happens to be. In Episode 4, Mary-Louise Parker interviews Costello. Apparently she’s a music writer according to Costello’s intro of the Emmy and Tony-award winner. “You made so many uncool things cool,” gushes Parker. “All my learning was just from listening,” Costello remarks. He also says he doesn’t read much or read much literature (only history) because “there’s too much music to hear.”
The two-disc set includes behind-the-scenes documentary and four bonus songs from Elvis and The Imposters.
Studio: SpyBox Pictures
Running time: 350 minutes
Release Date: June 7, 2011
PR: MVD visual
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