Elvis Costello is poised to tap his 1978 U.S. tour for a second live album in six months, at least in Japan, where the 16-track ‘Live at Winterland, San Francisco’ — recorded just three days after ‘Live at Hollywood High’ — is due for release this summer.

Rough night for the handful of ’80s college-rock vets nominated for Grammy Awards this year: Depeche Mode, Pet Shop Boys, U2, Elvis Costello, David Byrne and Brian Eno, and Ministry all were shut out tonight for trophies in their respective categories, losing, in most cases, to more current acts.

[tweetmeme]With the second season of “Spectacle” wrapping up at the end of this month, host Elvis Costello is returning to the road this spring in a number of guises, performing solo, playing with both The Imposters and The Sugarcanes, and appearing for two nights with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra.
Costello kicks off his tour April 7, [...]

[tweetmeme]Record Rack: A round-up of the week’s new albums, reissues and/or box sets.
ARTIST: Elvis Costello
RELEASES: Live at Hollywood High
BACKSTORY: The 20-song live album is the second release in Costello’s newly launched The Costello Show series of archival concert recordings chronicles the singer’s historic June 4, 1978, performance with the Attractions at Hollywood High School, a [...]

[tweetmeme]We caught up on a few TiVo’d episodes of “Spectacle: Elvis Costello With…” this weekend at Slicing Up Eyeballs World HQ, and while it’s true that pretty much every episode of this Sundance Channel rock ‘n’ talk show is a gem, one performance from a few weeks back really stood out: Elvis Costello and Ron [...]

[tweetmeme]As we start a new year, it’s worth one last look back at 2009, the inaugural year for Slicing Up Eyeballs. This site launched Feb. 20, so we don’t yet have a full year of data — although there were 396 posts during that period. Listed below are the top 10 most-viewed stories of the [...]

[tweetmeme]As you may have seen, the Sundance Channel’s talk ‘n’ roll show “Spectacle: Elvis Costello With…” returned for a second season last week with a top-notch episode featuring U2’s Bono and The Edge. To mark the occasion, the fine folks at Sundance have generously provided Slicing Up Eyeballs with the following prize pack to give [...]

[tweetmeme]The second season of Elvis Costello’s excellent rock ‘n’ talk show “Spectacle” premiered this week on the Sundance Channel with a pair of very special guests: U2’s Bono and The Edge. True to form, the host and guests took the stage together and separately, most raucously on a show-closing mash-up of the former’s “Pump It [...]

[tweetmeme]As promised, the second release in Elvis Costello’s newly launched The Costello Show series of live archival releases will chronicle the singer’s historic June 4, 1978, performance with the Attractions at Hollywood High School, which came just three months after the release of This Year’s Model.
Due out Jan. 12, the 20-song Live at Hollywood High [...]

[tweetmeme]The nominations for the 52nd annual Grammy Awards were announced last night, and this year’s list features a slew of ’80s college-rock vets, including Depeche Mode, Pet Shop Boys, U2, Elvis Costello, David Byrne and Brian Eno, and Ministry.
Perennial nominee — and frequent winner — U2 racked up a trio of nods, including Best Rock [...]