I have an unreasonable grudge against Elvis Costello; he is the person that made me realise that the Wirral might be worth a visit – if he was from there, how bad could it be? – and I have struggled to forgive him. But, his music is second to none. However, in recent years, much to my disturbance, he has started to disappear up his own fundament with increasing regularity. This is not a problem for the US Sundance Channel, as from December this year they are offering him the chance to do this on the telly, an hour every week for 13 weeks.
Elvis says that he only wants guests on the show he is genuinely interested in as “I don’t want to fake enthusiasm for people.” Those lined up are all musicians, with the honourable exception of, bizarrely, Bill Clinton. Who does play sax, I suppose. Elton John, who is also co-producer, will be on as well.
So, basically, it’s an ageing post-punk bloke who loves the sound of his own voice talking about music to other ageing blokes who are no strangers to pontificating. I bet you can’t wait, eh?
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