Springsteen, U2, Neko Case to Hit Elvis Costello's TV Show "Spectacle": PHOTO
Last year, the Sundance Channel debuted "Spectacle: Elvis Costello With..." , a music/interview show featuring Elvis Costello as the host. On the show, guests like Lou Reed, Jenny Lewis, She & Him, and Bill Clinton sat down to talk with the cantankerous new wave legend. In most cases, they also played music with him, though Clinton sadly didn't dust off the saxophone. Later this year, the show will return for its second season, with another impressive slate of guests. The second season of...

Elvis Costello Strolls With Sons: PHOTO
Singer/songwriter Elvis Costello was spotted out strolling with his 2

The 411 Music Top Five 11.10.09: Top 5 Favorite Songs From 2006: VIDEO
Lucas Wesley Honorable mentions . Beck - "Think I'm In Love," Elton John - "Postcards From Richard Nixon," Prince - "Fury," The Dresden Dolls - "Modern Moonlight," Lily Allen - "Smile," Ben Folds - "In Between Days," Rhymefest and ODB - "Build Me Up," Scissor Sisters - "She's My Man," Willie Nelson - "You Don't Know Me," Sonic Youth - "Incinerate," Fiona Apple and Elvis Costello - "I Want You," Moby and Debbie Harry - "New York, New York" and most of Orphans by Tom Waits 5. Justin Timberlake —...

RLPO/Petrenko, Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool
The Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra is on a roll. A compelling account of Britten's War Requiem was a tour de force in the Capital of Culture's Anglican Cathedral earlier this summer, and concerts with Bryn Terfel, Elvis Costello and Sir Paul McCartney have won it new supporters. Under its Russian principal conductor Vasily Petrenko, it launched its new season with typically gutsy

-Snuggie'-ling Up With -The Turtle Party: Book Club': PHOTO
Last night was the second meeting of The Turtle Party: Book Club and we spent much of the meeting just checking in to see where everyone is in the book. Andy couldn’t make the meeting (last min. tix to see Elvis Costello took precedence, apparently) but Rob, home from his long sojourn away from SoCal, was able to attend. In fact, as a welcome home present for him and Tamar I decided to bring them gifts to help them settle back into domesticity together: Yes, the animal print is for...

Nick Drake's string arranger Robert Kirby dies
Arranger had also worked with Elvis Costello and Paul Weller