Elvis Costello

16 years since their last new music, and goth rock veterans The Cure deliver a late period masterpiece. Audio

William Dart's annual collection of the best and the rest runs the gamut from Christmas carols and #MeToo protests to the latest hip supergroup and what might be a farewell album from a veteran… Audio

You might be able to take Jeff Tweedy out of the country, but a new Wilco album shows that you can't take the country out of Jeff Tweedy. William Dart investigates this issue, with a few asides from… Audio

The glacial melancholy of Floating Points with Pharoah Sanders, Elvis Costello's rocking 32nd album, offbeat instrumentals from David Long, and a demo set from PJ Harvey. Audio

Dire Straits are one of the biggest bands in rock history, having sold more than 100 million records, having won four Grammy Awards, and having embarked on some of the biggest tours the industry has… Audio

Elvis Costello has re-released his 1978 album This Year's Model with newly recorded vocals by guest artists ... in Spanish! William Dart checks it out along with other songs in the Latin tongue by Bob… Audio

William Dart celebrates the story-telling genius of the late, great John Prine and the endlessly inventive Elvis Costello in his new album Hey Clockface. Audio

Nick Bollinger discusses the killer riffs and retrograde lyrics of AC/DC, the musical wanderings of German-born, Melbourne-based Hachiku, and the 31st album from Elvis Costello. Audio

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Elvis Costello has been making music since London's pub rock scene in the early 1970's. Over his long-lasting career, Costello has recorded 31 studio albums, a considerable… Audio

Elvis Costello has just released a new album, Look Now, his first collection of original material for some few years now. William Dart examines the treasure. Video, Audio

On tonight's show Mark spins cosmic country from the Flying Burrito Brothers, blues courtesy of Jawbone and Victoria Spivey, a live song from Elvis Costello plus tracks from the late Jimmy LaFave's… Audio

Jeremy Taylor from Slow Boat Records with new releases from celebrated expat Connan Mockasin, a revitalised Anika Moa and Elvis Costello's first new music in 5 years. Audio

William Dart looks at the thorny issue of combining rock bands with full symphony orchestras. It can often be dire, but there have been some great successes - one of them, in William's view, happening… Video, Audio

William Dart reviews a couple of recent releases, one from Elvis Costello and one from Bob Dylan, which look back at old, unreleased and demo items. Then he pays tribute to Merle Haggard. Audio