Elvis Costello Hosts Talk Show

Elvis Costello: Former new wave icon. Tin Pan Alley crooner. Occasional bit-part actor. Husband of a sexy jazz-pop chanteuse. And now... chat show host! Spectacle: Elvis Costello With... premieres on The Sundance Channel on Wednesday, December 3 at 9 p.m. Produced by Sir Elton John and his partner David Furnish, the 13-part series is basically a combination of Inside the Actors Studio and VH1 Storytellers, with interview segments and live performances. Guests include Sir Elton himself, Lou Reed, The Police, She and Him, and Bill Clinton, hopefully leaving his sax at home.

Lou Reed Speaks

Our favorite quote from New York Magazine's interview with Lou Reed:

Q.Sirius's impending merger with XM is anticipated to boost earnings. Do you own any stock in the company?
A.What are you, a fucking asshole? I'm here telling you the truth about music and you want to know if I have stock in the fucking radio? You fucking piece of shit. What did I do to deserve that?
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Lou Lashes Out

Lou Reed is lashing out at new modes of audio technology, saying that "people have got to demand a higher standard" than current MP3 music files.
"it's like the technology is taking us backwards. It's making it easier to make things worse.
"Here's our song reduced to a pin drop—what, what, what?!" Reed explained. "It's like if no one knows any better or doesn't care, it's gonna stay on a really, really low level and people who like good sound are gonna be thought of as some kind of strange zoo animal."
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An Interview with Lou Reed

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