Songs:Illinois — Dan Israel loves the music of the 60’s and 70’s but he makes music more akin to the mid-western rock circa 1986. While his bio sites Elvis Costello, Randy Newman and Tom Petty, I hear shades of Freddy Johnston, Matthew Sweet and even the Smither... more info

The Vinyl Villain — And what's more, only one of his three biggest smashes was an original composition:-mp3 : Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Oliver's ArmyThe others were covers:-mp3 : Elvis Costello & The Attractions - I Can't Stand Up For Falling Downmp3 : Elvis Co... more info

Topix — Hilory Wagner, left, accepts an engagement ring from Mike Youmans while Elvis Costello looks on. more info

ContactMusic — Hip-hop star Ahmir 'Uestlove' Thompson enjoyed an impromptu jam session with Elvis Costello on Tuesday (24May11) when the veteran rocker invited The Roots drummer to join him onstage in New York. Costello was performing with his band, The Imposter... more info

Altsounds — Video Services Corp. (VSC) and MVD Entertainment Group (MVD) will release Elvis Costello's Sundance Channel hit, Spectacle: Elvis Costello With... Season Two on June 7th in standard DVD and Blu-ray formats. The two-disc sets feature all seven episode... more info

Popdose — Not that it’s a bad thing at all, but Graham Parker sounds almost exactly like Joe Jackson, Elvis Costello, Nick Lowe, the Jam, and Marshall Crenshaw. Parker had been toiling as a quirky and amusing but rock-edgy singer-songwriter for the better pa... more info

Guardian Music — North-eastern artist with a meticulous and tranquil touchRon Bone, who has died aged 60, was a highly accomplished artist who was making the transition from serene interiors to portraiture when cancer intervened. He had finished only a small number... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — From Elvis Costello:I'm very sorry to have to postpone our date at the Wellmont Theatre but I would rather disappoint our friends and tickets-holders than cheat them with an inferior show. Having unfortunately contracted bronchitis, the success of th... more info

ContactMusic — Sir Paul Mccartney is following Rod Stewart's example and releasing an album of standards. The former Beatles star has been secretly recording covers of hits he listened to while growing up with Elvis Costello's singer/songwriter wife Diana Krall&... more info

ContactMusic — Deep Purple drummer Ian Paice has taken aim at Elvis Costello, Gil Scott-heron and other acts who have boycotted shows in Israel, branding them "real wimps" for allowing politics to get in the way of their music. Paice and his band will play two s... more info