Elvis Costello Fan Forum

Brilliant. Am very jealous, as a drummer I spent a large chunk of it wishing I was one of them, though God they drummed for a long time (those who were at it throughout). Out of interest, how did you get involved that way? All the volunteers went through at least 2 auditions back in Oct/Nov of last...

I was fortunate enough to be part of it all - drumming in the Industrial Revolution segment, then marshalling during the Parade of Nations. Got to stand 3 meters away from the cauldron as it went up. Certainly one of the most memorable moments of my life, and the entire rehearsal process leading up ...

Had a chance to see the new Danny Boyle film this weekend with my family while in Boston, 127 Hours. Thoroughly enjoyed this movie and in particular the breakout performance by James Franco as the trapped hiker. Not for the faint of heart but you simply cannot keep your eyes off of Franco as he mov...

Nice to see Elvis on piano. Wish it happened more often.

Steve on the RAH organ was a thing of beauty. Definitely a highlight of the show. And nice to see a full house 2 nights in a row.
(But I must say, the official program is waaay overpriced. £12? Seriously? I think that's the most expensive show program I've ever bought here in LDN)

Dang, missed this by a few days.
Just back from Iceland on Friday. Beautiful country, highly recommended.

Your can hear it online at: http://www.frombluetored.net/ Students, celebrities create Mars tale Fictional voyage to be launched in several formats Richard Cuthbertson, Calgary Herald Friday, June 08, 2012 As far as children's books go, this had one strange creative process, courtesy of three Canadi...

Saw Joan at Royal Festival Hall in London last Friday; Scarlet Tide was sung.

Per twitter:
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2/17 on @SiriusXM E Street Radio at 4pm #ElvisCostello will debut a #Bruce cover & discuss working/performing w Bruce trib.al/HwM1eZ
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Some more photos from the weekend: http://cache1.asset-cache.net/xc/138873043.jpg?v=1&c=IWSAsset&k=2&d=77BFBA49EF8789215AB089EE596C6588325468546DC0FAC61B8F6D8056BA44F594DC789D308D260AE30A760B0D811297 http://cache2.asset-cache.net/xc/138849972.jpg?v=1&c=IWSAsset&k=2&d=77BFBA49...

There's a full stream of the album here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicbl ... tom-stream

The Grey. Beautiful film. Absolutely nothing like the trailers - thankfully. Not a Liam Neeson vs. wolf bloodbath at all, but rather a visceral and honest character drama about survival. Neeson delivers a stellar, haunting performance, though you've got to wonder how much of it is really 'performanc...

http://www.jamesomara.com/James_OMara/M ... tello.html

Surely an update is long overdue!

331. ELMO

Ah yes, poutine. A Quebecois staple. When I was at university in Montreal I interned at a magazine that put together the world's biggest poutine as a publicity stunt. We had a 400lb of potatoes, 40L of gravy and 22kg of cheese. Fed half the neighbourhood. A local poet read her Ode to Poutine. You ca...

Apparently he's touring with Wilco at the moment.
He was on Jian Ghomeshi's Q radio show on Friday - podcast here (interview at the very end of the show): http://www.cbc.ca/q/episodes/#

Diana did a guest spot on there once (probably a decade ago now):

when i was cruel wrote:It's pretty boring, it's like Il Sogno

Il Sogno is actually my favourite EC album of them all. No joke.
Agreed on North though.

So apparently Diana got a special NASA invite to today's Atlantis launch. Anyone know if Elvis & the twins were there too?

Review:
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http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/C/Cos ... nmentmusic

Apologies if this has already been posted, but new to me - here's what just popped up on Twitter:

So apparently there's a new Krall-Costello tune floating about out there. Diana tested it out at a recent show. Titled "Home". Hopefully we'll hear more in the coming days - she's currently doing some solo shows culminating in 3 nights at the Montreal Jazz Fest. Also, reportedly playing th...

Went to Nobel Peace Prize museum in Oslo a few weeks ago. Can report that the gift shop sells PLU postcards, right up there with those featuring mugs and quotes from the likes of Mandela, Walensa, or Tutu. The postcard is orange, with "What's so funny 'bout peace, love and understanding" i...

@lailabiali: Listening to @ElvisCostello. Brilliant! We're opening for Elvis and the Imposters at @OttawaJazz on June 24th. Yeah! #thingstolookforwardto For those who don't know Laila, she's a fabulous Vancouver jazz pianist and vocalist, and probably one of the finest jazz composers in Canada at t...