Elvis Costello shared a lengthy and moving tribute to John Prine that expounded on his great admiration for the late singer-songwriter and featured several memories of the time they spent together — onstage and off.
Costello opened by discussing how Prine’s music sparked a friendship between Costello and the playwright Alan Bleasdale, and used that as a jumping-off point to recall how he discovered Prine’s music in the first place — picking out a 45 rpm single of “Sam Stone” and “Illegal Smile” from the bargain bin at a music store in Liverpool.
Costello opened by discussing how Prine’s music sparked a friendship between Costello and the playwright Alan Bleasdale, and used that as a jumping-off point to recall how he discovered Prine’s music in the first place — picking out a 45 rpm single of “Sam Stone” and “Illegal Smile” from the bargain bin at a music store in Liverpool.
- 4/14/2020
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Back in 2016, John Prine was having trouble writing new songs. It had been more than a decade since his last album, 2005’s excellent Fair & Square, and the longer he waited to release a new one, the more anxious he felt. “One of the reasons I’m having such a difficult time is, I don’t wanna just sit down and write a little couplet that’s kind of witty, or something,” he said, sitting in his Nashville office. (He didn’t use the term “office” seriously — he didn’t consider his job work.
- 4/3/2020
- by Patrick Doyle
- Rollingstone.com
Earlier this week, John Prine’s family announced that the singer had been hospitalized after a sudden onset of Covid-19 symptoms. Prine – who has written classics such as “Angel From Montgomery” and “Sam Stone” – entered the hospital on Thursday, March 26th. On Saturday, he was placed a ventilator. “His situation is critical,” they wrote. “This is hard news for us to share, but so many of you have loved and supported John over the years, we wanted to let you know, and give you the chance to send on more...
- 4/3/2020
- by Patrick Doyle
- Rollingstone.com
A TMZ report has put the spotlight on an upcoming independent horror film. The gossip site says Gary Busey was ejected from the set of Mansion of Blood for his unruly behavior and the lewd comments he made towards a female employee. Mansion of Blood is written and directed by Mike Donahue. Ray Quiroga, Jennifer Tapiero, Tom Tangen, Sarah Alami, Carla Laemmle, Terry Moore and Sam Stone. The story is a haunted house tale about a witch who casts a spell to raise the spirit of her dead boyfriend and the shit hits the fan. Expect various creatures of the night come out to play. TMZ says that Busey had finished half of the scenes he was committed to play as the character "Zacharia." The script will be re-written to account for his absence. Busey recently wrapped...
- 6/15/2011
- shocktillyoudrop.com
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