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Phantom America, Thanks For Nothing!

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 11.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Progressive Freedom Festival, Bakersfield, Merle Haggard, Tea Parties, William Blake, Democrats, Stephen Vincent Benet, Barack Obama, Buck Owens, Dolores Huerta, Rahm Emanuel, Axl Rose, Nick Lowe, Kernville, Red America, Elvis Costello, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Commentary, Politics News

The heart that struggles with disappointment and sadness believes too easily that hope is a lie, a fraud, another hustler's pitch to the next sucker walking down the street.

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Barb Jungr And The New Standards: When Rockers Age Gracefully

James Gavin | Posted 11.27.2009 | New York

Read More: The Clash, Barb Jungr, Madonna, Cafe Carlyle, Rod Stewart, Le Poisson Rouge, The Monkees, Nina Simone, Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello, The New Standards, Lou Reed, New York News

In the world of rock, passing 50 is seen as a betrayal, and it can turn critics' pens into machine guns.

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My First Rock Concert: When Dylan Went Electric

Greg Mitchell | Posted 11.25.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Bob Dylan, Rock 'N Roll, Dylan, Rock-Concerts, Elvis Costello, Crawdaddy, Lucinda Williams, Bruce Springsteen, Entertainment News

Forty-four years ago this week, I attended my first rock concert. It remains vivid, and historic, as it was part of the most significant tour ever -- Bob Dylan's first full road trip after going electric.

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Writing With Twyla Tharp: I Collaborated With A Genius -- And Survived

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 11.24.2009 | Books

Read More: Creativity, Twyla Tharp, Collaboration, Ballet, Richard Avedon, Dance, Frank Sinatra, Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello, Billy Joel, Books News

When you're in a room with Twyla Tharp, it's hard to notice anything else. As her dancers know, a "very nice" from Tharp is a bit more meaningful than it is from almost anyone else.

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HuffPost Reviews: Jack Johnson, R.E.M., Train, Dolly, Carly, and More, Plus U2 Plays The Rose Bowl, and This Week's New Albums

Mike Ragogna | Posted 10.27.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Adam Clayton, Sesame Street, Jimmy Stafford, Paul Simon, Bono, Scott Underwood, Pam Tillis, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Counting Crows, Dolly Parton, Carly Simon, Emmett Malloy, Elton John, David Bowie, Disney, Needtobreathe, "Weird Al" Yankovic, G Love, Pink Martini, Billy Ray Cyrus, Ben Harper, Kathy Mattea, Train, Tanya Tucker, Sara Watkins, Eddie Vedder, Larry Mullen Jr., U2, Von, Jack Johnson, Jackson Browne, American Idol, Pat Monahan, R.E.M., Moondog, Elvis Costello, Entertainment News

In 2008, Jack Johnson toured the world with his Sleep Through The Static concerts, the best of these shows assembled for his new CD/DVD En Concert.

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Rosanne Cash's The List Covers a Lot of Ground

Michael Bialas | Posted 10.09.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Country, Nashville, Rodney Crowell, Johnny Cash, Rosanne Cash, Cd, Record, Rufus Wainwright, Jeff Tweedy, Music, Elvis Costello, Carter Family, June Carter Cash, Bruce Springsteen, Entertainment News

In 1973, the Man in Black gave his teenage daughter a cultural legacy: his 100 essential country songs. More than 30 years later, Rosanne Cash has decided to pass this legacy along to her fans.

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Compact Reviews of This Week's Compact Discs, For Those Who Still Care #6

Sal Nunziato | Posted 10.05.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Billy Zoom, Built to Spill, Indie Rock, The Carter Family, The Shangri-La's, John Leventhal, Aerosmith, Neko Case, John Doe, Wilco, Merle Haggard, Jeff Tweedy, Jason Falkner, Moon Safari, Backstreet Boys, X, Kraftwerk, Steven Tyler, Johny Cash, Rosanne Cash, Don Gibson, Joe Perry, Air, Rufus Wainwright, Autobahn, Ray Charles, Willie Nelson, Elvis Costello, Bruce Springsteen, Krautrock, Entertainment News

Reviewed this week: Rosanne Cashe, Built to Spill, Kraftwerk, Willie Nelson and more.

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HuffPost Reviews: Alice In Chains, Rosanne Cash, Kiss, and more, plus a Brandi Carlile Interview, and This Week's New Albums

Mike Ragogna | Posted 10.05.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Peter Gabriel, Black Orpheus, Sarah Cracknell, Linda Ronstadt, Bola Sete, Indigo Girls, Roxy Music, The Eagles, Andrew Gold, Neil Young, Sade, Stan Getz, Alice in Chains, Brandi Carlile, Miles Davis, Cal Tjader, J.D. Souther, Peanuts, Dave Brubeck, Stephen Stills, Lisa Germano, Rosanne Cash, Elton John, Dan Fogelberg, Elvis Costello, Meshell Ndegeocello, Kiss, Joan Armatrading, Jaco Pastorius, Robert Fripp, Wal-Mart, Crosby Stills & Nash, Charles Schulz, Vince Guaraldi, Wilco, Mary Travers, Jeff Tweedy, Robbie Robertson, Erroll Garner, Charlie Brown, Astrid Gilberto, Charlie Mingus, Karla Bonoff, Entertainment News, Joni Mitchell, Rufus Wainwright, Amy Ray, Sam's Club, Bruce Springsteen, Entertainment News

With Layne Staley's death, Alice In Chains was all but done. But fourteen years later, here we are with something that sounds a lot like what the group would have had they returned to the studio a couple years later.

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Compact Reviews of This Week's Compact Discs, For Those Who Still Care #5

Sal Nunziato | Posted 11.28.2009 | Entertainment

This week's picks: Alice in Chains, Elvis Costello, Corey Harris, Ian Hunter, Kris Kristofferson, Madness, Rod Stewart, Madonna and more.

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Shock The Monkey: A Playlist To Help Ease Kirk Cameron's Evolutionary Growing Pains

David Wild | Posted 11.22.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Michael Jackson, Peter Gabriel Kinks, U2, Kirk Cameron, Joe Jackson, Charles Darwin, Ramones, New York Dolls, Pixies, Elvis Costello, Rolling Stones, Chuck Berry, Bruce Springsteen, Counting Crows, Entertainment News

Kirk Cameron seems like a really nice guy. Unfortunately, the Artist Formerly Known as Mike Seaver seems like a really nice guy who's evolved into a willfully ignorant idiot.

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Nerd Alert: 5 Vintage Eyeglass Frame Makeovers

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 11.14.2009 | Style

Read More: Vogue, Style, Mike Mills, Twitter, Keith Olbermann, Vintage Eyeglass Frames, Elvis Costello, Fashion Week, Anna Wintour, Eyebeenframed, Rachel Maddow, Lady GaGa, Style News

Here are some recommendations for eyeglass makeovers, because from Keith Olbermann to Rachel Maddow, who doesn't love a new look?

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In Honor Of Woodstock, The Best Rock Documentaries and Concert Films By Farr

John Farr | Posted 09.10.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Roy Orbison, Eric Clapton, The Rolling Stones, Emmylou Harris, Muddy Waters, Martin Scorsese, KD Lang, Neil Young, Concert Films, The Who, Best Movies by Farr, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Presley, The Talking Heads, Otis Redding, Elvis-Costello, The Beatles, Monterey Pop Festival, The Grateful Dead, Janis-Joplin, Buddy Guy, Jonathan Demme, Woodstock, Joni Mitchell, Jimi Hendrix, The Band, Rock and Roll, Entertainment News

I've found that if you're equipped with a decent home theatre and quality speakers, it's hard to go wrong with a rock concert film.

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Monday Music Quarterback

Mike Ragogna | Posted 08.26.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Guardian, Tori Amos, Conor Oberst, Tyrone Wells, Denison Witmer, Country Joe McDonald, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Comic-Con, Dan Fogler, , Henry Goodman, Sling Blade, Jonathan Groff, Rosa Agostino, Eric Rosse, Porno for Pyros, Matt Hires, John Mayer, Arcade Fire, Vienna Film Festival, Eugene Levy, One Tree Hill, Silver Mt. Zion, Martyn Lenoble, Screaming Trees, Sufjan Stevens, Gossip Girl, Queens of the Stone Age, Guy Picciotto, Elvis Costello, Mike Patton, Cowboy Junkies, Jem Cohen, Asthmatic Kitty Records, Battlestar Galactica, Modest Mouse, Rick Rubin, Dmetri Martin, Beth Ditto, Robert Moses, Brace Paine, P-Vine Records, Entertainment Weekly, Ry Cooder, Laurel Canyon, Marc Broussard, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Gossip, Supernatural, Vic Chestnutt, Townes Van Zandt, Emile Hirsch, Elephant Six, Robert Francis, Constellation Records, Farscape, Speed Racer, Michael Stipe, O.a.R., Danny Elfman, Jefferson Airplane, Arlo Guthrie, Elf Power, Myspace, Melanie, Richard Warren, Imelda Staunton, Steve Earle, Grateful Dead, The BQE, Stephen Halker, Jane's Addiction, Smashing Pumpkins, Dave Matthews Band, Widespread Panic, World's Fair, Paolo Nutini, Rosie Thomas, Osso Quartet, Janis Joplin, Ang Lee, Atlantic Records, Hannah Billie, Woodstock, Bill Frisell, The Hives, Mark Lanegan, Chinese Zodiac, Love, Richard Hawley, Empires of Tin, Spunk Records, Danielson Famile, Crosby Stills & Nash, Elliot Tiber, My Brightest Diamond, Npr, Liev Schrieber, Canned Heat, Iron Man II, Rough Trade Records, Howard Bilerman, Jason Pierce, Dennis Herring, The Doors, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Red Ghost, Richie Havens, Itunes, The Band, R.E.M., Taking Woodstock, The Observer, Bruce Springsteen, Clash, Mutemath, Fugazi, Lambchop, Sparklehorse, Spiritualized, Viewmaster, 92ytribecca, Japan, Athens-Georgia, Detroit-Michigan, Louisiana, Tampa-Florida, Seattle-Washington, Montreal-Canada, Canada, New York-New York, Los Angeles-California, Salt Lake City-Utah, United Kingdom, Australia, New Orleans-Louisiana, Oxford-Mississippi, San Francisco-California, Chicago-Illinois, Portland-Oregon, Entertainment News

As you're recovering from the joyful overkill that was this year's Comic-Con, take a few moments to catch-up on a handful of the more interesting new press releases.

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David Hyde Pierce Slept Here

Susan Braudy | Posted 06.28.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Alfred Hitchcock, David Hyde Pierce, Ernst Lubitch, Samson Raphaelson, Spamalot, Niles Crane, Elvis Costello, Accent on Youth, Frasier, Entertainment News

I recently traded a sunny day in Central Park to witness David Hyde Pierce's tour de force performance in the Manhattan theater club revival Accent O...

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New Tunes On Monday: Elvis Costello, Marshall Crenshaw, eels, Alex Woodard, and Buckwheat Zydeco

Mike Ragogna | Posted 06.24.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Jim Lauderdale, Warren Hayes, Jim Keltner, Buckwheat Zydeco, Stanlet "Buckwheat Dural, San Diego, E, Warner Bros., Hombre Lobo, Parallel Worlds Parallel Lives, Mike Piersante, Lafayette, Music Row, Dan Bern, Memphis Minnie, Captain Beefheart, Jeff Taylor, Hans Christian Andersen, Doc Watson, Zydeco, Jr., Reggae, Marshall Crenshaw, Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews, Elvis Costello, Dennis Crouch, CD Baby, Detroit, Kansas Joe McCoy, Sir Reginald Master Durall, Chevrolet, Jerry Boys, Billie Holiday, Switchfoot, Pbs, Johnny Cash, Led Zeppelin, Diy, Olivier Scoazac, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Country Music, Kay Electric Guitar, Sara Watkins, Charlie Haden, Greg Leisz, Mark Oliver Everett, Jenny Lind, New Found Glory, American Idol, Hugh Everett, Mike Compton, New Music Weekly, Dobie Gray, New Orleans, Americana, Jason Mraz, Arlo Guthrie, Lee Allen Zeno, Los Lobos, Stuart Duncan, John Mellencamp, Eels, Cool G Murder, Sebastian Steinberg, Tony Millionaire, Nickel Creek, John Hiatt, Sonny Landreth, The Beatles, Cracker Barrel, Nashville, Bo Diddley, Jerry Douglas, P.T. Barnum, Joseph Darion, Kelly Ryan, JJ Grey, Nonesuch Records, Bing Crosby, Emil Richards, Dockside Studios, Alex Woodard, Bob Marley, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, Wal-Mart, Louisiana, Kevin Menard, Chess Records, 420, The Roayl Danish Opera, Curtis Watson, Bob Dylan, Nova, Lawrence Coleman, Hammond B-3, Gin Blossoms, Jimmy Cliff, Fender Jazzmaster, Sound Emporium Studios, Emmylou Harris, Shawn Mullins, Steve Berlin, Billboard, T Bone Burnett, Matt Bair, Don Van Vilet, Loretta Lynn, Stewart Lerman, Bruce Springsteen, Knuckles, Wurlitzer, Entertainment News

You've heard Elvis Costello sing country music before, but not like this. The lad who gave us Almost Blue is quite mature and worldly wise now.

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Kidney Now! Mary J. Blige, Elvis Costello, Sheryl Crow, Clay Aiken And More Let Loose On "30 Rock" (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 06.15.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Michael McDonald, Mary J. Blige, 30 Rock Finale, Kidney Now, Alan Alda, Sheryl Crow, 30 Rock Sheryl Crow, Video, Kidney Song, Talib Kweli, 30 Rock Elvis Costello Mary J Blige, 30 Rock, Norah Jones, Adam Levine, Cyndi Lauper, Beastie Boys, Alec Baldwin, Elvis Costello, Kidney Now Artists, Elvis Costello Art Thief, Milton Green Needs a Kidney, Kidneynow, Kidney Now Lauper, Milton Green Kidney, 30 Rock Kidney Now Artists, Who Is in Kidney Now, Milton Green Kidney Now, Kidney Now Performers, Who Was in Kidney Now, Artists in Kidney Now, Give a Kidney 30 Rock, Give a Kidney Song, Kidney Now Music Video, Comedy News

Last night's season finale of "30 Rock" was shocking for many reasons: We found out Clay Aiken is Kenneth "The Page" Parcell's cousin, that Elvis Cost...

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New Tunes On Monday: Yusuf (Cat Stevens), Ben Harper and Relentless7, Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, New York Dolls, and Paul Potts

Mike Ragogna | Posted 06.03.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Conor Oberst, Mick Jagger, Steve Miller, A&M Records, Hayley Westerna, Dave Matthews, Briatain's Got Talent, James Morrison, Josh Groban, Bobby Ewing, David Johansen, ZZ Top, Lumberjack Records, Ewan McColl, Elvis Costello, Glam, Simon Cowell, Classic Rock, Cats, Saddle Creek Records, Jason Boesel, Roberta Flack, J. Geils, Terry Sylvester, Punk, Johnny Thunder, Cat Stevens, Nina Rota, The Hollies, Pam Ewing, Sylvain Mizrahi, Omaha Beach, Justin Oberst, Pop, Steve Conte, Sarah Brightman, Classical, Nebraska, Procol Harum, Neil Young, Rock, Yusuf, Franco Zefferelli, Matthew Sweet, Dallas, Nik Freitas, Macey Taylor, Teaser and the Firecat, Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, Brian Delaney, Chris Cornell, Taylor Hollingsworth, Sami Yaffa, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Gunnar Nelson, Bright Eyes, Paul Potts, Tracy Chapman, Ernest Hemingway, Ben Harper and Relentless7, Hunter S. Thompson, Todd Rundgren, Ben Harper, Nelson, The Animals, Indie, New York Dolls, Ennio Morricone, The Rascals, Bob Dylan, Nathaniel Walcott, Tea for the Tillerman, Romeo & Juliet, Sylvain Sylvain, Buddha and the Chocolate Box, The Band, The Wallflowers, Album Reviews, Huffpost Review, Music Review, Entertainment News

Ever since Cat Stevens embraced Islam, the West has been clueless when it comes to accepting the former superstar. His latest release, Roadsinger, is a good start in rebuilding that emotional bridge to Stevens.

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New Tunes On Monday: Little Walter, Prince, James Taylor, John Wesley Harding, Paul Carrack, and Matthew Barber

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.13.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Ace, The Drifters, Prince, Dionne Warwick, The Eagles, Squeeze, Scott Dirks, Mike + the Mechanics, Harvard Square, Breaking Dawn, Target, Juno Award, Xtc, Whitesnake, Oklahoma, Folk, Paul Carrack, Tony Glover, The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Cajun, Philly, Reggae, Traditional, Checker Records, Elvis Costello, Burt Bacharach, Stephanie Meyer, Marvin Gayes, Timothy B. Schmit, John Wesley Harding, Sam & Dave, Michael McDonald, Little Walter, Muddy Waters, Johnny Cash, Ron Sexsmith, Stan Lewis, Nick & Nora's Infinite Playlist, High Fidelity, Billy Davis Jr., Singer-Songwriter, Philly International Records, Hip-O Select, Bill Withers, Entertainment News, Al Green, Aaron Neville, Lawrence Stern, Ray Charles, Pop, Americana, Dobie Gray, Jill Barber, Sonny Boy Williamson, Bria Valente, Broadway, Canada, Grammy, The Kinks, Stax, Motown Records, Livingston Taylor, The Beatles, Matthew Barber, Nick Heyward, Harmonica, Don Henley, Phil Collins, Elvis Costello & the Attractions, The Little Walter Story, Hear Music, Arthur Crudup, Stax Records, R&b, Motown, Sam Moore, Chess Records, Harry Nilsson, Johnny Nash, Gospel, Bobby Womack, David Gray, Wesley Stace, Willie Dixon, Bob Dylan, Blues, The 5th Dimension, David Seitz, Tom Waits, Juno, Washington Square Park, Grammy Awards, Don McLean, John Wesley Hardin, A Mighty Wind, Roots, Randy Newman, Ward Gaines, Ben E. King, Jimi Hendrix, James Taylor, Rupert Holmes, Bruce Springsteen, Listerine, Nilsson, Atlantis, Misfortune, Rumpelstiltskins, Josh Ritter, Entertainment News

Blues harmonica player and singer Little Walter died over forty years ago, but his influences still can be heard in many blues-rock recordings that employ the instrument.

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Elvis Costello "Secret" Tour 2009: FANS REJOICE!!!

BrooklynVegan | Posted 05.03.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Elvis Costello Secret Tour, Costello Tour, Elvis Costello, Music, Elvis Costello "Secret" Tour 2009, Telluride-Colorado, Entertainment News

Elvis Costello has announced some of those June tour dates including June 9th in Red Bank, June 10th at the Beacon Theatre in NYC, June 13th at Bonnar...

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HuffPost Reviews: U2 No Line On The Horizon / Chris Cornell Scream

Mike Ragogna | Posted 04.02.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Michael Jackson, Adam Clayton, Gnarls Barkley, Ginsu Knives, Daryll Hall, The Thompson Twins, The Edge, Queen, Paul Simon, Bono, Hall & Oates, Lebanon, Nancy Sinatra, Matthew Sweet, Demacio "Demo" Castellon, John Mayer, Beatles, The Tubes, Steve Lillywhite, Bad Company, Demacio Castellon, Jim Beanz, Nelly Furtado, Mars Lazar, Chris Cornell, Don Henley, Yes, Jerome Harmon, Timbaland, Dark Side of the Moon, Elvis Costello, Terence Trent D'Arby, Rick Rubin, A Night at the Opera, Daniel Lanois, Polaroid, David Coverdale, Temple of the Dog, Hammond B-3, Alan Furguson, Maren Jensen, Rick Wakeman, White Album, Larry Mullen Jr., U2, Entertainment News, Brian Eno, Soundgarden, Pink Floyd, Justin Timberlake, John Oates, Jimi Hendrix, Rupert Holmes, Marvin Gaye, Jefferson Airplane, Bruce Springsteen, Studer, Audioslave, Entertainment News

If you were expecting another All That You Can't Leave Behind or How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb - Part II, forget it. U2 is back to experimenting.

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The Ponderosa Stomp: It's Not "A" Party, It's "The" Party

Sal Nunziato | Posted 04.01.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Aretha Franklin, New Orleans, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Ponderosa Stomp, James Burton, Hi Rhythm Section, Al Green, Wanda Jackson, House of Blues, Elvis Costello, Elvis Presley, Bruce Springsteen, Entertainment News

The Ponderosa Stomp is a gathering of those unsung heroes of rock and roll, soul, blues, funk, rockabilly and more.

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A Post-Thanksgiving Cornucopia: World AIDS Day, The Birth of (RED)WIRE, Milk and Prop 8

Mike Ragogna | Posted 12.31.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Prop 6, Congress, Hiv, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ontario, Who, Dixie Chicks, Asia, China, Wolrd Health Foundation, Gay Adoption, Ali Partovi, Olympic Bird's Nest, Patna Women's College, The Killers, W Hotels, Premiere Wen Jiabao, Aids, Elvis Costello, World AIDS Day, Melissa Etheridge, Latin America, President Barack Obama, Rod Stewart, Nand Kishore Yadev, Sheryl Crow, The Police, Senator Dianne Feinstein, Emile Hirsch, Coldplay, India, Matthew Sheppard, James Franco, Starbucks, Gay Marriage, Jay-Z, Josh Brolin, Toronto, Prop 8, Spider-Man, Canada, Sean Penn, Keith Olbermann, California, Don MacKinnon, Lisa Gurry, W, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Senator Barbara Boxer, (RED), Elton John, World Health Organization, Kargil Chowk, Hear Music, Senator John v. Briggs, High School Music, John Legend, Unicef, Molly Johnson, Msn, Lucas Grabeel, United States, Harvey Milk, Gus Van Sant, Death Cab for Cutie, Into the Wild, President George W. Bush, Itunes, Carribean, Matthew Shepard, Ilike, Entertainment News

The new online digital magazine (RED)WIRE will sponsor a series of unique performances by artists such as U2 and Sheryl Crow, in its bid to help fight AIDS.

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Elvis Costello's New Talk Show: The Host Sings

New York Times | Posted 12.31.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Television, Elvis Costello, Music, Entertainment News

ELVIS COSTELLO would be a natural on TV -- or so people kept telling him. For years he believed it, entertaining meetings with the BBC and others as f...

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The Age of Jesters

John Feffer | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Stephen Colbert, Tina Fey, Elvis Costello, Jon Stewart, Palin, Politics News

As entertainment increasingly trumps sober analysis and the great art of oratory atrophies, only comedians can command the audience's attention.

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Elvis Costello Gets A Talk Show

Reuters | Posted 04.11.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Elton John, Elvis Costello, Spectacle: Elvis Costello With . . ., Sundance Channel, Entertainment News

British rocker Elvis Costello will host a talk show for Sundance Channel, beginning later this year, the cable channel said Wednesday. "Spectacle: El...

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