I'm sure by now that most of you who read this are aware our editor-in-chief, Will Swaim, has resigned. What you may not be aware of, however, is our boss's penchant for singing—constantly. Seriously. Dude sings more than Rebecca Schoenkopf does. Which is A LOT. Anyway. In memorium, I'm posting the official Will Swaim playlist. If Will owned (and could figure out how to operate) an iPod, here's what would be on it:
Elvis Costello, "What's So Funny (About Peace, Love and Understanding)?"
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So last night I finally made it to this place called Casa Diablo. It's a strip club with an all-vegan menu and the dancers are not allowed to wear animal products. As a single vegan male alone in a city with nothing to do (and no restaurants open at 10 p.m.), I had to go.
I get in and notice a heavily-tattooed girl dancing to two dirty old men. Not unlike home, I told myself. But dancer after dancer hit the stage and the tattoo quotient kept rising and the music improved.
Unlike other places at
So many guest stars! It's sad to see another season of the totally outrageously hilariously awesome 30 Rock end, especially given today's totally outrageously completely lame news that it once again won't start until midseason next year. Blerg indeed. But savor the good times with this video, from last week's season finale, featuring Clay Aiken sharing the mic with Elvis Costello, a surprisingly relevant "We Are the World" parody, a conspicuously absent MCA, and a bunch of people--like Steve Ear
This album review runs in OC Weekly this week--summer guide issue!--but why wait until then? The record's out now! Yeah!Elvis CostelloSecret, Profane & Sugarcane(Hear Music)In this phase of his career, Elvis Costello seems determined to convince people he can do just about anything--jazz (2003's North), classical (2004's Il Sogno), pop duets (2006's The River In Reverse, recorded with Alan Toussaint) and collaborations with indie-rock darlings (last year's Momofuku, which featured cameos fro
There's no reason anyone, especially a singer/songwriter type, should come to me for career advice. So please feel free to disregard this post. But given how many famous musicians changed their names becoming famous--think of Declan "Elvis Costello" McManus or Gordon "Sting" Sumner--that if any last name was worth changing, it would be "Hackbarth."
