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by johnfoyle
Tue Jul 20, 2004 5:03 pm
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: Lincoln Center, First Night
Replies: 26
Views: 28132

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2004/07/20/bmcost20.xml&sSheet=/arts/2004/07/20/ixartright.html The Daily Telegraph (London) Punk-rock hero's symphonic ambitions (Filed: 20/07/2004) Neil McCormick reviews Elvis Costello at the Lincoln Centre, New York It is strange to think ...
by johnfoyle
Tue Jul 20, 2004 6:57 am
Forum: The Annex
Topic: Casino ejects Ronstadt over 'Fahrenheit' praise
Replies: 21
Views: 15223

Casino ejects Ronstadt over 'Fahrenheit' praise

Maybe now she can be excused for her version of Alison... ------------------------------------------------------ http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Music/07/19/ronstadt.reut/index.html Casino ejects Ronstadt over 'Fahrenheit' praise Tuesday, July 20, 2004 Posted: 12:19 AM EDT (0419 GMT) Linda Ronstadt ...
by johnfoyle
Tue Jul 20, 2004 12:51 am
Forum: The Annex
Topic: Going to A Concert? Don't Play The Fool.
Replies: 11
Views: 9195

Going to A Concert? Don't Play The Fool.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63181-2004Jul19_2.html Just One Request Going to A Concert? Don't Play The Fool. By David Segal Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, July 20, 2004; Page C01 Nick Lowe has just finished 90 minutes of solo music at the Birchmere, a set that included all ...
by johnfoyle
Tue Jul 20, 2004 12:42 am
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: Lincoln Center~Third Night
Replies: 30
Views: 31826

http://www.therestisnoise.com/ Still, better than McCartney For me, Elvis Costello’s Il Sogno, which the Brooklyn Phil- harmonic played at Lincoln Center last night, was a scary blank. After half an hour, I did something I’ve never done in twelve years of reviewing concerts in New York: I got out a ...
by johnfoyle
Mon Jul 19, 2004 12:50 am
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: Lincoln Center~Third Night
Replies: 30
Views: 31826

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60669-2004Jul18.html Music Elvis Costello The Classicist: His Aim Is True By Terry Teachout Special to The Washington Post Monday, July 19, 2004; Page C01 NEW YORK -- Rock legend Elvis Costello has been flirting avidly with classical music in recent yea...
by johnfoyle
Sun Jul 18, 2004 6:34 pm
Forum: The Annex
Topic: Recently viewed films
Replies: 1602
Views: 1992945

Saw two movies today. Spiderman 2 was lame . Terrible dialogue , boring story. Looked great but just not enough jumping around the place. Nathalie- see http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0348853/ only worked 'cos of its French context. Lovely women , everyone smoking all the time....and Leonard Cohen singi...
by johnfoyle
Sun Jul 18, 2004 6:23 pm
Forum: The Annex
Topic: "Sneaky" Pete Kleinow Dies
Replies: 2
Views: 2882

"Sneaky" Pete Kleinow Dies

Last night (Sat.) I went to see Burrito Deluxe in a small bar in Ballymore Eustace , Co. Kildare , a hour or so away from Dublin. This raggle taggle collection of remnants of great 1960s/70s groups are doing a cheap 'n cheerful tour of tiny venues. Besides the great Sneaky Pete on steel guitar it wa...
by johnfoyle
Sun Jul 18, 2004 12:47 pm
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: "De-Lovely" clip
Replies: 10
Views: 13345

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/omm/reviews/story/0,13875,1261068,00.html Doleful Cole Various artists: De-Lovely - The songs of Cole Porter (Columbia £14.99). Jay Rayner gets no kick out of an album of covers Sunday July 18, 2004 The Observer De-Lovely, the soundtrack album from a forthcoming biopic...
by johnfoyle
Sun Jul 18, 2004 11:02 am
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: Lincoln Center~Third Night
Replies: 30
Views: 31826

This mysterious , unidentified bassist has me curious ( as usual!). Maybe he is from the Brooklyn Philharmonic , last nights featured orchestra. Their site - http://www.brooklynphilharmonic.org/info/ORCH_PERS.htm - lists these Double Bass Joseph Bongiorno* Gregg August Judith Sugarman Louis Bruno Ga...
by johnfoyle
Sun Jul 18, 2004 4:42 am
Forum: The Annex
Topic: Cait O`Riordan , Elvis`2nd wife , returns.
Replies: 30
Views: 22628

http://www.theradiators.tv/news.htm

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Cait O'Riordan
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Dublin , June 16
by johnfoyle
Sat Jul 17, 2004 6:41 am
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: Elvis BBC recordings on BBC Radio 2 , July 21
Replies: 1
Views: 2577

Elvis BBC recordings on BBC Radio 2 , July 21

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/events/greatdebate2004/about.shtml The Great British Music Debate. BBC Radio 2 , Wednes.July 21 7-10PM Elvis `fan` Stuart Maconie will be hosting this annnual gabfest ; according to a newspaper preview listeners will be able to vote for BBC archive recordings , including ...
by johnfoyle
Sat Jul 17, 2004 3:33 am
Forum: The Annex
Topic: Those so-called `lost Beatles` tapes
Replies: 0
Views: 1384

Those so-called `lost Beatles` tapes

http://abbeyrd.best.vwh.net/news/714malevanstapes.html Hi Steve, Just got back from listening to the so called "lost Mal Evans tapes". The track being played over the news, 'I'm In Love', is indeed a Lennon demo, but from the common "Arrive Without Aging" bootleg LP. All the othe...
by johnfoyle
Sat Jul 17, 2004 3:24 am
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: STRING ALONG WITH ELVIS
Replies: 2
Views: 3784

STRING ALONG WITH ELVIS

http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/25232.htm STRING ALONG WITH ELVIS By BARBARA HOFFMAN July 17, 2004 -- Paul McCartney tried it, and Joe Jackson did, too. So did the artist known as William Joel (Billy, to you). But none of them have crossed over to the classical side quite as successfully as Elvi...
by johnfoyle
Sat Jul 17, 2004 3:12 am
Forum: The Annex
Topic: Music Quiz Trivia
Replies: 992
Views: 553895

Yes , correct.

Your question , please!
by johnfoyle
Fri Jul 16, 2004 6:41 pm
Forum: The Annex
Topic: Music Quiz Trivia
Replies: 992
Views: 553895

What film soundtrack featured the incredible combination of Miles Davis, John Lee Hooker and Taj Mahal (supported by Tim Drummond, Earl Palmer & Roy Rogers)? That is - they all play together , not separate tracks by them.
by johnfoyle
Fri Jul 16, 2004 1:05 pm
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: Lincoln Center Second Night
Replies: 40
Views: 40581

John O reports to listserv - I had a long report written, but I lost it. In the meantime, here's the setlist. Suffice to say the new songs are awesome and the ECCON and post-stalk were quite fun. 8:10 Hope Youre Happy Now Tear Off Your Own Head (theramin) Waiting For The End Of The World You Belong ...
by johnfoyle
Fri Jul 16, 2004 1:00 pm
Forum: The Annex
Topic: Music Quiz Trivia
Replies: 992
Views: 553895

Sondra Lerche
by johnfoyle
Fri Jul 16, 2004 6:43 am
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: Lincoln Center Second Night
Replies: 40
Views: 40581

http://jeremyblachman.blogspot.com/2004_07_01_jeremyblachman_archive.html Jeremy - he no like Elvis! Thursday, July 15, 2004 Tonight, we had a summer associate trip to see Elvis Costello perform at Lincoln Center. While I'd heard of Elvis Costello, I couldn't have named a single song of his. After s...
by johnfoyle
Fri Jul 16, 2004 6:36 am
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: Lincoln Center Second Night
Replies: 40
Views: 40581

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/col/story/212807p-183276c.html Costello rocks in fusty venue BY ISAAC GUZMAN DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER Someone should just go ahead and give Elvis Costello a plaque with the words "Renaissance Man" on it. Maybe then he'd stop feeling the need to be so...
by johnfoyle
Thu Jul 15, 2004 2:25 pm
Forum: The Annex
Topic: books, books, books
Replies: 1556
Views: 1535486

I'm reading The Stone Raft by Jose Saramago I was reading Blindness by Saramago for a book club meeting but it got put off for a few weeks so I postponed finishing it until closer to the time . What I've read is hypnotic in its tone of continuous horror , helped by its punctuation free , stream of ...
by johnfoyle
Thu Jul 15, 2004 12:49 am
Forum: The Annex
Topic: Music Quiz Trivia
Replies: 992
Views: 553895

Yep - thats it. A note with the re-issue of the Younger Than Yesterday album says that the crowd screams on `So you...` was recorded at a Beatles show in Bournemouth in 1965. Derek Taylor provided it , having gone from doing PR work with the Fabs to doing the same for the McGuinn and co. Slight quib...
by johnfoyle
Wed Jul 14, 2004 4:40 pm
Forum: The Annex
Topic: books, books, books
Replies: 1556
Views: 1535486

Just finished The Narrows by Michael Connelly and Hidden Prey by John Sandford ; Connelly just about redeems himself after last years awful effort , Sandford is as excellent as ever. I'm now reading Ann Patchett's Truth and Beauty ; a stunning, absorbing and truly heart wrenching read. see http://ww...
by johnfoyle
Wed Jul 14, 2004 2:53 pm
Forum: The Annex
Topic: Music Quiz Trivia
Replies: 992
Views: 553895

I daresay Rickenbackers are common to both - but it's not the answer I'm looking for.

Hint - a sound effect on a Byrds recording.
by johnfoyle
Wed Jul 14, 2004 6:32 am
Forum: Elvis Costello General Discussion
Topic: Lincoln Center, First Night
Replies: 26
Views: 28132

Isn't this just luverly - while Elvis mentioned Diana on stage in NY , she did the same in Denver - http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/music/article/0,1299,DRMN_54_3035514,00.html Krall's show was entirely different from her last performance at the Paramount Theatre, mostly because she dove strai...