The Telegraph — To mark Elvis Costello's 60th birthday on August 25 2014, Martin Chilton picks his 40 best songs more info

NME — 'Nothing To It' is streaming now more info

Stereogum — Bob Dylan wrote over a hundred songs during the legendary Basement Tapes recording sessions, which took place in the summer and fall of 1967, eight years before the album itself was released. Those sessions would produce some of Dylan’s most enduri... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — Fun Fact:  Britt Daniel made his acting debut in an episode of Veronica Mars.  In the episode, he sang a karaoke version of Elvis Costello's "Veronica." Here are the 11 Best Songs By Spoon: The Two Sides Of Monsieur Valentine (Gimme Fiction)... more info

NME — 'Lost On The River: The New Basement Tapes' also features Marcus Mumford and Elvis Costello more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Dana (distortion) Yavin The Roots are a band of many things. In addition to being Elvis Costello collaborators, festival throwers, Fallon's house band, and plenty more, they're also cereal lovers. They appeared at a Kellog's event in NYC... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Elvis Costello at Brooklyn Bowl in 2013 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... Stagnant Pools, Waltz, Phone Home @ Baby's All Right (FREE)... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Joe Henry’s name has cropped up as a producer on so many other artists’ recordings in recent years -- Bonnie Raitt, Hugh Laurie, Rodney Crowell, Bettye LaVette, Solomon Burke, Billy Bragg, Aaron Neville, Mose Allison, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Elv... more info

Stereogum — Lana Del Rey was supposed to be the musical guest on last night’s episode of the Late Show With David Letterman, but thanks to a last-minute cancellation, Elvis Costello filled in for her. Playing entirely solo, with just a fuzzed-out electric guit... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Weekend Edition interviewed Tom Robbins about his new memoir Tibetan Peach Pie. Paste listed the 20 best Elvis Costello songs. Rolling Stone reported that the new Elliott Smith documentary Heaven Adores You will feature over a dozen of the singer-son... more info