Culture Bully — Elvis Costello performs "Sulphur to Sugarcane" on the June 4 episode of the Late Show. more info

Aquarium Drunkard — “Radio is a sound salvation. Radio is cleaning up the nation. They say you better listen to the voice of reason. But they don’t give you any choice ’cause they think that it’s treason. So you had better do as you are told. You better listen t... more info

When Elvis Costello goes country, he doesn’t half-ass it. In 1981 he risked alienating fans of his punkish New Wave sound by releasing Almost Blue, an album covering classics made famous by Hank Williams, George Jones, Gram Parsons and other legend... more info

Reuters — NEW YORK (Billboard) - Elvis Costello celebrated the release of his "Sacred, Profane & Sugarcane" album with an intimate solo acoustic show Thursday (June 2) in Manhattan's financial district. more info

Allmusic Blog — Elvis Costello - Secret, Profane & Sugarcane Elvis Costello has spent the back half of his career flitting from style to style, recording everything from opera to R&B, but he avoided the country-folk of 1986’s King of America until 2009, when he te... more info

Chicago Tribune — Elvis Costello, "Secret, Profane & Sugarcane" (Hear Music) ¿¿¿ Elvis Costello has never been one to shrink from a challenge, and on his new album, he has taken on a big one, a song cycle of sorts incorporating themes that wind like the muddy... more info

Topix — In this CD cover image released by Hear Music, the latest by Elvis Costello, "Secret, Profane & Sugarcane," is shown. more info

Live Daily — Rock's most aggressive genre hopper lands in the cozy and calming world of acoustic folk and country instrumentation, with producer T Bone Burnett demonstrating there's more to mine in this vein than Robert and Alison Krauss tapped on "Raising Sand."... more info

Live Daily — Plus: Elvis Costello, Ryan Bingham, Chickenfoot, more * * * Dave Matthews Band "Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King" (RCA) The multi-platinum rock act is on an impressive run: Its last four studio outings have all debuted in the No. 1 slot on the US... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — New Wave pioneer Elvis Costello famously dipped his toe in country music with his 1981 release Almost Blue, an album of covers by the likes of Hank Williams and George Jones. more info