Costello, Elvis (1955—)
Born Declan Patrick Aloysius McManus, British singer, guitar-ist, and composer Elvis Costello has been a mainstay of the popular music scene since his 1977 debut disc, M...
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Critical Essay by Kit Rachlis
"I'll do anything to confuse the enemy." If Elvis Costello had a business card, those words (from "The Beat") would be on it, the equi...
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Critical Essay by Janet Maslin
Costello writes songs that are elusive at times, bursting with bright phrases you can't always catch…. He sings about violence with a vibrant romanticism,...
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Critical Essay by Ira Robbins
When Bob Dylan broke up with his wife … a few years ago, the world was treated to the introspective and bitter Blood on the Tracks. Although Elvis's person...
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Critical Essay by Pete Silverton
Right now, commenting on Costello or the Clash, you're not talking about just another artist, you're confronting rock'n'roll as a whole fo...
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Critical Essay by Ira Robbins
The one factor that most strongly separates Elvis Costello from 99 per cent of the other artists that find their way onto this country's airwaves is his intensity...
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Critical Essay by Allan Jones
The movie director Sam Fuller once famously defined the cinema as a battleground. That's exactly what rock 'n' roll becomes in Costello's rag...
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Critical Essay by Paul Rambali
We all know boys don't make passes at girls who wear glasses and vice versa, so bespectacled rockers should theoretically have an even harder time in the adulati...
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Critical Essay by Simon Frith
Costello is a craftsman…. [His songs] are, indeed, impressive. A master of ambiguity and cliche, pun and precision, Costello is an astonishingly adept writer. He ...
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Critical Essay by Patrick Goldstein
First off, Elvis—no matter how vehemently he attacks his rock elders—is just as much a product of his influences as any other garage band veteran. He...
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Critical Essay by Allan Jones
[Costello], clearly, was not the kind of talent that came every morning free with a packet of crackers….
[The proposition that Elvis was reminiscent of Bob Dyl...
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I’ve been praying a lot lately. I even did it with Patti LaBelle. We stood in a circle in her trailer—me, the great Lady Marmalade herself and her bandmates—while her drummer led ...
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I’ve been praying a lot lately. I even did it with Patti LaBelle. We stood in a circle in her trailer—me, the great Lady Marmalade herself and her bandmates—while her drummer led ...
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Political campaigns are often accused of being scripted. But directed by a famous Hollywood figure?In an appeal for volunteers, a new tongue-in-cheek Web video by Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign ...
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What's a presidential candidate to do on the eve of an important birthday? Hold a big fundraiser, of course.Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton planned to celebrate her 60th birthday at a star-studded ...
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Led by crooner Elvis Costello,
supporters of presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton
rose to their feet and cheered Thursday night, the eve of
the 60th birthday of th...
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Imagine being in a car with your pals who share the same musical tastes as you, but they each want to listen to a different type of music: One wants to groove on some old school power-pop; one want...
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Forget the Beatles: Elvis Costello’s glorious first 11 albums are being re-released on iTunes next Tuesday, bestowing a decade of jagged and luxuriant and popsicle-sweet pop music upon a new ...
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Friends, family and supporters celebrated Hillary Rodham Clinton's 60th birthday Thursday night with a star-studded fundraiser that bridged generations.Comedian Billy Crystal and rockers Elvis Cost...
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Costello, Elvis (1955—)
Critical Essay by Kit Rachlis
Elvis Costello? ZZZZZZ! But Patti Rings My LaBelle
