Stereogum — Elvis Costello’s first major U.S. TV appearance was on a December 1977 episode of Saturday Night Live — a gig he got because the Sex Pistols, originally booked for the show, didn’t want anything to do with New York. Costello’s single at the t... more info

Altsounds — Elvis Costello will bring the 'Spectacular Spinning Songbook' to the UK and Ireland in May 2012. Opening on the 9th in Dublin, the tour concludes in Basingstoke on the 27th of May. An overture of five uninterrupted rock and roll tunes announces ... more info

NME — Singer-songwriter also lines up limited live box set in conjunction with 13 date jaunt more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — It's never too early to get the young'uns comfortable with the idea that at some point a significant other will most likely instill in them a lesson in absolutely brutal heartbreak.It's never too early to get the young'uns comfortable with the idea t... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — It's never too early to get the young'uns comfortable with the idea that at some point between the ages of 15 and 20 a significant other will most likely instill in them a lesson in absolutely brutal heartbreak. So when... more info

Pop Candy — Sesame Street loves its celebrity cameos, and this week the children's show has a whole bunch of them lined up to kick off its anti-bullying ... more info

Cross Rhythms — T Bone Burnett produces live album with Elvis Costello, Elton John and many more more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Dana (distortion) Yavin [Elvis Costello & The Imposters] were barely a third of the way through [their set] and had already played "Radio Radio," "No Action," "Miracle Man" and "(What's So Funny About) Peace, Love and Understanding," as... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Greg Cristman Elvis Costello's cancelled and then doubly rescheduled date happened last night (10/6) at Wellmont Theatre in NJ. The show featured the great songwriter's now infamous Spectacular Spinning Songbook. Pictures from the wheel-gen... more info

Guardian Music — The X Factor has sent me running back to Treme. The music it celebrates is music with texture, with splinters and whorls, black-toothed and split-lippedI started watching Treme around the same time as the new series of The X Factor began. They have m... more info