Stereogum — For the 25th anniversary of The Simpsons, the merchandising machine behind the show has been going all out with an FXX marathon, Hollywood Bowl concerts, cosmetics, and the release of collectible figures of various guest stars. Today The National Ent... more info

TMZ — Elvis Costello's face is rockin'!Here's a 24-year-old version of the new wave icon jamming with his band "The Attractions" back in 1978 (left) and 36 years later -- the now 60-year-old legend still performing his hits earlier this summer in the… ... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Which Elvis Costello would the singer and songwriter born Declan MacManus ferry to the Hollywood Bowl for the first of a two-night stint with the Los Angeles Philharmonic?  more info

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Stereogum — In 1967, Bob Dylan and the Band got together to work on a whole pile of songs, many of which eventually came out as The Basement Tapes. But many of those songs were left unfinished, and now producer T Bone Burnett has gotten together with an all-star... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — British singer-songwriter Elvis Costello plans to take full advantage of the L.A. Phil in his Hollywood Bowl shows this week, with an eye to fleshing out songs the way they were originally intended.British singer-songwriter Elvis Costello plans to ta... more info

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

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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