In 1972, before Elvis Costello was Elvis Costello, a young musician named Declan MacManus joined up with another young Liverpool musician named Allan Mayes to form a band called Rusty. They played the club circuit for a year but never made it into a studio. But this past year, Costello reunited with Mayes to resurrect the band and record six new...

Other names involved in the charity project include Nick Cave & Warren Ellis, Elvis Costello, Florence Welch and Matthew McConaugheyThe post Beck, Animal Collective, Jeff Tweedy and more join birdsong compilation appeared first on NME.

The band will head to the US this summerThe post Elvis Costello & the Imposters unveil new North American tour dates appeared first on NME.

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The singer-songwriter released his new album, ‘The Boy Named If’, earlier this monthThe post Watch Elvis Costello perform impromptu medley of songs on ‘Colbert’ appeared first on NME.