In his autobiography, Elvis Costello wrote that the popular idea of him early on as an angry man was just a trick of physiology. He wrote: “It seems that the space between my two front teeth, which ...

Elvis Costello had screwed up. It was 1984 when he headed out on a short solo tour after finishing his album “Goodbye Cruel World.” Performing alone, Costello realized where he had erred as he played ...

Elvis Costello knows a thing or two about "Peace, Love and Understanding." On July 5, he delivered exactly that to a raucous Ryman Auditorium crowd on a silver platter — with a big side of rock 'n' ...

Elvis Costello developed over the years from a guy whose sound was somewhat narrowly defined to someone who hit just about every genre in the book over the course of his career. One thing that didn’t ...

Playing a blend of rock, R&B and zydeco, he had a hit in 1966 with “Sweet Dreams” and inspired Elvis Costello, Nick Lowe and many others. By Clay Risen As the show celebrates its 50th season, look ...

Due to his interest in and ease with a wide variety of music genres, you never know quite what you’re going to get when you plop the needle down on an Elvis Costello record. But it’s a pretty safe ...