elvis costello

On Air at KSVR: March 8, 2013 Playlist

Andy Fenstermaker
March 14, 2013May 18, 2023

I received a message from Stuarto requesting I cover his show in the late afternoon hours of Friday, March 8. After a minute or two to think about it, I agreed. In all the times I’ve covered for his show over the past year and a half, I have never done a show that gives a nod to his show, which often features more mainstream music including a handful of tunes from the 60s and 70s. For March 8, I decided this needed to change.

Andy Fenstermaker
January 29, 2010January 28, 2010

Elvis is a historic name in rock music. It conjures up images of the King himself, shuffling across the stage while singinâ€™ You ainâ€™t nothinâ€™ but a hound dog. It is also a name that, when followed by Costello, can easily be associated with cool. Elvis Costello is a man that has inspired musicians over the decades, from his late 1970s roots as a more independent artist to his transformation into jazz over the past twelve years. Read More »Elvis Costello: My Flame Burns Blue [Album Review]

Elvis Costello: Secret, Profane And Sugarcane [Album Review]

Andy Fenstermaker
June 14, 2009

Written by bob_vinyl.

Elvis Costello (MySpace) has had quite a long and varied career to say the least, making albums bordering on punk on one hand and working with the likes of Burt Bacharach and Allen Toussaint on the other. The genres he’s avoided, like metal or hip-hop, are surely more by choice than inability. There’s no question that as both a performer and a songwriter, he has few peers in terms of the breadth and quality of his work. That’s not to say he’s all things to all people, but that, as particularly evidenced on Secret, Profane & Sugarcane, he’s Elvis Costello to whatever audience he chooses. Read More »Elvis Costello: Secret, Profane And Sugarcane [Album Review]