Elvis Costello Fan Forum

I managed to get tix online last time. Memphis is around a 4 hour drive for me and there's no way I'll be able to get tickets in person on such short notice. I sure hope there will be an online sale

Thanks for the info, Daybreaker!

Any word of an internet ticket sale for those of us hoping to travel in for the show?

I agree with John -- I think "Either Side of the Same Town" is very definitely a nod to "Dark End of the Street". Maybe "sequel" isn't the right word for it, but the songs are very similar in style and lyrical content. Here are the first and third verses of "Dark E...

It's an almost-quote of an old blues song called "Going Down Slow". I know Howlin' Wolf recorded it, but I'm not sure if his was the original version of the song. The relevant verse goes: Yes I've had my fun If I don't get well no more Yes I've had my fun, baby If I don't get well no more ...

I was at the Memphis shows, too, and I agree that the new songs are something special. Depending on how things went in the studio, the new album has the potential to be a classic in my opinion. "Country Darkness" was my favorite of the bunch, and I can't get "Deliveryman" and &qu...

Elvis has stated that "My Dark Life" was inspired by a trip to Russia. He writes in the liner notes to Extreme Honey : "Visit St. Petersburg to view art collection looted by Red Army in last days of Second World War and kept in a secret vault until current exhibition. Every incident i...

Couldn't Call It Unexpected No. 4

Here's one that I made a couple of years ago to convert a curious friend. It worked 8) IT STARTS AS A FLIRTATION Disc One 1. Home Is Anywhere You Hang Your Head 2. American Without Tears 3. Party Girl 4. In The Darkest Place 5. Black Sails In The Sunset 6. Deep Dark Truthful Mirror 7. Love For Tende...