Tag Archives: Elvis Costello

Blondie And Elvis Costello + The Imposters Join Forces For Summer Extravaganza

Posted on May 23, 2019 by

Can you smell it in the air? The imminent aroma of Summer Shed Season coming upon us? The time when rock royalty get their houses in order so that they can play to as wide an audience as possible in … Continue reading →

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First Impressions Often Lie

Posted on October 30, 2018 by

Today my thoughts have gone to revisit those times when I have been disastrously wrong about something that upon revisiting, I will experience a 180 degree opinion switch on. Since I’ll never be Post-Punk Pope [I have no pull with … Continue reading →

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REDUX: The Great B- Sides – Elvis Costello + The Attractions – Just A Memory

Posted on July 30, 2018 by

July 16, 2014 A big chunk of what makes me the person that I am is that I seventually learned about the ins and outs of record collecting, though it was an arduous trek on my on in the wilderness … Continue reading →

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Book Week – Matteo Torcinovich: Outside The Lines; Lost Photographs Of Punk & New Wave’s Most Iconic Albums

Posted on April 24, 2018 by

Today’s book was something I found remaindered last year that was an immediate hands-down “buy this book!” moment. Exceedingly rare are the volumes that I have bought instead of sold off in the last 20 years,but this one was strongly … Continue reading →

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Steel Cage Match: Elvis 2003 VS Elvis 2004 [Part 2]

Posted on June 28, 2017 by

[…continued from previous post] Elvis Costello + The Imposters: The Delivery Man US CD [2004] Button My Lip Country Darkness There’s A Story In Your Voice Either Side Of The Same Town The Delivery Man Monkey To Man Nothing Clings … Continue reading →

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Steel Cage Match: Elvis 2003 VS Elvis 2004 [Part 1]

Posted on June 26, 2017 by

Nearly four years ago in a Gaineville, Georgia thrift store we found a cache of one dollar CDs that beckoned. Among the delights to be had were a pair of Elvis Costello albums of late [for me] vintage. I have … Continue reading →

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The Great B-Sides: Elvis Costello – Just A Memory

Posted on July 16, 2014 by

A big chunk of what makes me the person that I am is that I eventually learned about the ins and outs of record collecting, though it was an arduous trek on my on in the wilderness with no other … Continue reading →

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