Sweeping The Nation — The start of a very occasional series takes as its key point the obvious and undeniable fact that the list of NME covers on Wikipedia is the very best page on the internet. But why stop there? Why can't we chart the whole of pop culture by rise a... more info

The Devil Has The Best Tuna — After five years of following The Lovely Eggs (see their first feature from 2008 Being Boiled... and their selection as best band of 2008 The Devil's Best & Worst of 2008) I finally got to see them live for the first time in The Lexington last w... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — As a sideman, pedal steel master B.J. Cole has played on a litany of great recordings, including albums by Elton John, T. Rex, the Walker Brothers, Loudon Wainwright, John Cale, Björk, Elvis Costello, Bert Jansch, and Spiritualized. Ladies and Gentl... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — A year ago this English singer-songwriter was largely unknown in the U.S. despite the fact that his self-titled debut had entered the British chart at No. 1. Today Jake Bugg is still largely unknown here, but the folks who do know him are people of i... more info

Topix — Elvis Costello and The Roots may seem like an unlikely musical pairing, but according to Costello, he and the Philadelphia hip-hop group, are cut from the same musical cloth. more info

Mercury News, California — Neil Young, Elvis Costello, My Morning Jacket sing Lou Reed song at the benefit concert at Shoreline Amphitheatre. more info

Starpulse — Singer/songwriter Elvis Costello has been awarded an honorary doctorate from the oldest independent school of music in the U.S. The Oliver's Army hitmaker picked up his diploma from the New Englan... more info

Consequence of Sound — Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, My Morning Jacket, and Elvis Costello, too. more info

Aquarium Drunkard — We’ve previously mentioned Clover (along with Goose Creek Symphony) as part of the lost “Band Not Band” mixtape. Clover would later feature Huey Lewis on harmonica, back Elvis Costello, and emerge as part of the London pub rock scene. Following... more info

Topix — When Justin Timberlake couldn't attend Sunday's concert celebrating the music of the new Coen Brothers movie, "Inside Llewyn Davis," master of ceremonies John Goodman told the crowd Timberlake's understudy would perform instead. more info