KBEAR: Billings' Greatest Hits » Elvis Costello http://kbear.com Billings' Greatest Hits Fri, 24 May 2013 19:05:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 The Who, Elvis Costello to Perform Benefit Concert http://kbear.com/the-who-elvis-costello-to-perform-benefit-concert/ http://kbear.com/the-who-elvis-costello-to-perform-benefit-concert/#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2013 21:44:00 +0000 Dave Lifton http://ultimateclassicrock.com/?p=112345 The Who will close out their U.S. tour on Feb. 28 with a special intimate concert at the Theater at Madison Square Garden. Dubbed "Who Cares," the show will benefit their Teen Cancer America charity and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Elvis Costello and the Imposters will serve as the opening act for the evening.

]]> http://kbear.com/the-who-elvis-costello-to-perform-benefit-concert/feed/ 0 Larry Busacca / Mike Coppola, Getty Images Elvis Costello Doesn't Want You to Buy His New Box Set http://kbear.com/elvis-costello-doesnt-want-you-to-buy-his-new-box-set/ http://kbear.com/elvis-costello-doesnt-want-you-to-buy-his-new-box-set/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 08:00:33 +0000 Jeff Giles http://ultimateclassicrock.com/?p=35735 He might be willing to mug with Muppets, but when it comes to record companies ripping off his fans, Elvis Costello isn’t fooling around — and he recently proved it with a sarcasm-drenched post on his official site, prompted by the eyebrow-raising price tag on his new deluxe live box set, ‘The Return of the Spectacular Spinning Songbook.’

Saying “the price appears to be either a misprint or a satire,” Costello told fans that he’s “unable to recommend” the ‘Songbook’ box, and took the “unusual step” of recommending an alternative use for his fans’ money.

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