Hobnob Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Laura Nyro - - Save the Country Cancer and Statistical Illusion Fact for the Day: Toothlessness Talking Joe: Biden makes news The Problem of Media Economics: Value Equations Have Radically Changed Reid Is Backing Down As Fast As He...
Lefsetz Letter (Free subscription) | 12/25/2008
My favorite Christmas record is the Waitresses’ "Christmas Wrapping". But it’s not the song I hear in my head every holiday season. That’s Laura Nyro’s "Christmas In My Soul". The decade from 1964-1974 represents the musical Renaissance. There was only one Renaissance in painting. It’s not like artists dropped their brushes and drills thereafter, it’s just [...]
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 12/24/2008
Spike Jones Buy: iTunes Genre: Alternative Artist: Spike Jones Song: Holiday for Strings Album: Spike Jones: Greatest Hits!!! Otis Redding Buy: iTunes Genre: Soul...
wears the trousers magazine (Free subscription) | 12/23/2008
a buyer’s guide to christmas albums originally published Christmas 2006 Aware of its public service remit and the need to protect the health and welfare of its readership, Wears The Trousers has taken a deep breath and dipped a toe into the murky waters of the Christmas album. And what dangerous territory is the seemingly innocuous holiday [...]
ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES (Free subscription) | 12/13/2008
Well, for just listening, too, but I feel like moving when hearing Laura Nyro's "Stoned Soul Picnic."
thus spake drake (Free subscription) | 12/04/2008
Ok, the music geek love fest Spectacle: Elvis Costello with... premiered with Elton John and there was a ton of great music discussion. Leon Russell , Laura Nyro and David Ackles were great artists championed by Elton, and so of course, that's what we'll have cued up the next day to listen as we work. For instance, I did not know that Laura Nyro's Gonna Take a Miracle was backed by LaBelle ... now...
Time (Free subscription) | 12/03/2008
Tonight Sundance debuts Elvis Costello's interview series, Spectacle. (Actually, the somewhat ungainly Spectacle: Elvis Costello with...) I reviewed it briefly in the print Time thus: It's not just the glasses--Elvis Costello really is that smart. On this Sundance Channel Q&A series, the singer, showman and wit talks pop-music history with Elton John, jazz with Bill Clinton [...]
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 12/03/2008
We all know by now that some reality shows are far from spontaneous. But most talk shows are even more staged, especially when it comes to celebrity interviews.By now, the formula is set in stone: The celebrity stops by to plug his or her latest movie/record/rehab stint, and the host magically knows what to ask to elicit a suitably humorous anecdote. Tom Hanks and David Letterman are one duo that can...
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 12/03/2008
SPECTACLE: ELVIS COSTELLO WITH . . . 9 tonight, Sundance. THERE'S PROBABLY a reason they call them talk shows, not listening shows, but if so, the host of "Spectacle: Elvis Costello With . . . " didn't get the memo.
Salon (Free subscription) | 12/03/2008
Elvis Costello chats up everyone from Lou Reed to Bill Clinton on his eclectic Sundance talk show, "Spectacle."
The Daily Vidette (Free subscription) | 12/02/2008
NEW YORK (AP) - During an interview with Elton John for the debut of his new Sundance Channel show "Spectacle," Elvis Costello didn't ask about stage costumes, boyfriends or "Island Girl." Instead, the conversation turned to Laura Nyro, Leon Russell and David Ackles.
MSNBC.com: Television (Free subscription) | 12/01/2008
Elvis Costello's experience on the other side of interviews and a natural rapport with people in similar jobs make up for any deficits as a trained TV prober and give "Spectacle," a mix of music and talk, heft along with entertainment value.
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 12/01/2008
During an interview with Elton John for the debut of his new Sundance Channel show "Spectacle," Elvis Costello didn't ask about stage costumes, boyfriends or "Island Girl." Instead, the conversation turned to Laura Nyro, Leon Russell and David Ackles. The two...
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 11/27/2008
During an interview with Elton John for the debut of his new television show Spectacle , Elvis Costello doesn't ask about stage costumes, boyfriends or "Island Girl." Instead, the conversation turns to Laura Nyro, Leon Russell and David Ackles.
Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn (Free subscription) | 11/25/2008
Here's a Thankgiving Smartmom from the Brooklyn Paper from few years ago. Thanksgiving: that most American of holidays. Pumpkin pie. Football. Divorce. For much of Smartmom’s childhood, Thanksgiving meant standing in front of the Museum of Natural History waiting for Underdog and Mighty Mouse to fly over. The Macy’s parade would be followed by an enthusiastic gathering of her extended family in the...
