Kenny Loggins’ son originally turned down MTV’s ’Rock the Cradle’ Apr 5, 2008
During Thursday s live Rock the Cradle premiere, Loggins performed Nick Lowe s (What s So Funny Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding, made famous by Elvis Costello. Loggins said contestants who continue in the competition will be tasked with performing a song from their parents. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
The Hear & Now Apr 4, 2008
Robyn Hitchcock sings the praises of Nick Lowe, while Scout Niblett tours in search of a home. Article:Robyn Hitchcock sings the praises of Nick Lowe, while S:/g/a/2008/04/03/derk ... DTL Article:Robyn Hitchcock sings the praises of Nick Lowe, while S:/g/a/2008/04/03/derk. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Hold Steady, Spektor Tapped For Tribeca Film Fest Apr 4, 2008
Michael D. Ayers, N.Y. The Hold Steady, Regina Spektor, Nick Lowe and Ingrid Michaelson are among the artists set to perform during the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival, Billboard. com can reveal. (Billboard.com)
'Jesus of Cool' is a pure-pop classic Feb 26, 2008
Released in 1978 (and issued in North America under an alternative title, "Pure Pop for Now People"), "Jesus of Cool" was Nick Lowe's first long-playing shot at taking advantage of what punk had wrought, of wedding its attitude and desire to shake things up to his razor wit and well-crafted pop music. The result was a smirking careen through gorgeous pop, cool ska lilt, Faces-like sloppiness, teen-pop parody, and, here and there, a touch of punk. (Boston Globe)
A trio of tributes Feb 23, 2008
Then at 10 p.m., it's the Lowest of Lowe, a tribute to Nick Lowe featuring members of the Gentlemen and the Rudds (above). To top it all off at 11:30, members of the Rudds will want you to want them and need you to need them when they perform as Clock Strikes Ten, a tribute to Cheap Trick. (Boston Globe)
Ray Davies, Carla Bruni have new CDs Feb 23, 2008
Nick Lowe, Jesus of Cool: 30th Anniversary EditionThis album was going to change the world, its rocking power-pop and savagely smart lyrics saving a generation from the torpor of 1978s one-hit disco flashes and smotheringly produced corporate rock ... But Nick Lowes songs remain as brilliant as ever, full of fame-dooming industry inside jokes, from the rich chords of Music for Money to the sweet sarcasm of I Love My Label to the celebratory anticipation of concert night in... (MSNBC -- Music)
Picks of the week Feb 22, 2008
A special tribute night gets underway at the Lizard Lounge with a bevy of local bands, including the Pills, Rudds, and Gentlemen covering Wings, Nick Lowe, and Cheap Trick. Chris Brokaw and Geoff Farina are at P.A.'s Lounge with Ryan Lee Crosby. (Boston Globe)
Awards show is out-of-touch, embarrassing Feb 11, 2008
More recently, some of artists who made excellent albums in the past year were either ignored (Kings of Leon, The National, Nick Lowe, hip-hop visionary Pharoahe Monch, Mali's Tinariwen and San Diego's Pinback) or relegated to minor categories (Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Bjork, LCD Soundsystem and National City-bred music maverick Tom Waits). But who'd expect more from an event that has been marred by repeated embarrassments since being launched in 1959. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
11 Things: One night stand Jan 18, 2008
k.a. Tippy Canoe): Favorite covers: "Call Me" (Blondie), "Telephone Line" (ELO), "Cruel to Be Kind" (Nick Lowe). Loves: Squeeze, the Ronettes, Duke Ellington Orchestra, Blondie, Queen. (San Francisco Chronicle)
T's perform for the C's Jan 16, 2008
Lowe is high on ReedNo less a songwriter than Nick Lowe sings the praises of Eli "Paperboy" Reed. In the new issue of Mojo, Lowe says he's generally unimpressed with new music but loves Reed's tune "Take My Love With You." Lowe writes of seeing the Boston-based R&B singer audition in a bar in Britain. (Boston Globe)
10 best albums of 2007 Dec 21, 2007
Honorable mentions: At My Age, Nick Lowe; As I Am, Alicia Keys; Sky Blue Sky, Wilco; The Reminder, Feist; Chrome Dreams II, Neil Young. Reach Rodgers at or 602-444-8043. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Who's your favorite local band? Nov 30, 2007
I m calling it now Gentleman Jesse and His Men are the next big thing outta the ATL. Fresh new wave pop cut like the Romantics or Nick Lowe edgy, driven and catchy as all hell Last year their debut single made waves among underground internet rockers the world over, sold like hotcakes. Since then they ve played trendy and taste making rock fests in Brooklyn and SF. Their album s in the cooker. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Glavine's back, and Cox is thrilled Nov 20, 2007
PEACE, LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING by Nick Lowe ... But I m sure you were so overcome by enthusiasm that you neglected to note that Nick Lowe, not Elvis, wrote What s so funny ... And forgive me for nitpicking while Costello owns the definitive reading of that song, we have Nick Lowe to thank for writing it in the first place. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
JOHN DOE IS NOT A NOBODY Nov 4, 2007
In Yep Roc, an indie outfit specializing in veterans such as Nick Lowe and Husker Du's Bob Mould - well past 40, but still creatively vital - Doe seems to have finally found a reliable roost. On his latest, A Year in the Wilderness," a brief piano prelude sets an elegiac tone for 11 songs that weave Doe's familiar strands of punk, country and folk into a tight, masterful statement. Talents such as Aimee Mann and Jill Sobule join Doe for the bittersweet duets he's perfected, and frequent... (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Up-and-coming eclectic bands featured in 5th IPO Boston fest Nov 2, 2007
If your idea of "pop" is Big Star instead of "American Idol," Nick Lowe over Nick Lachey, then the IPO is for you. "Boston definitely has one of the most eclectic scenes of any city," IPO founder David Bash says by phone. (Boston Globe)
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival delivers a feast of musical jams Oct 9, 2007
On the Star Stage, John Prine pulled a huge crowd down the road, while Nick Lowe played a marvelously assured, low-key solo acoustic set across the street at the Rooster Stage. With Hardly Strictly produced by his nightclub operation at Slim's and the Great American Music Hall, Boz Scaggs has wanted to join the proceedings for years. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Nick Lowe's still got it Sep 25, 2007
The real Nick Lowe could very well be a kind, caring, and generous individual. He may love children, puppies, and helping old ladies across the street. (Boston Globe -- Living)
Peace, Love & Outstanding Sep 14, 2007
Wednesday offers a solo acoustic performance from pop singer Nick Lowe, who gave us "Cruel To Be Kind" and "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace Love and Understanding?" Lowe, who recently released "At My Age" (he's 58), will be joined by the Holmes Brothers and Brooklyn roots quintet Ollabelle. The shows, at the outdoor plaza in front of 7 World Trade Center (Greenwich and Barclay streets; musicdown. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Fall Arts Preview Sep 9, 2007
9/21: 7:30 p.m. Nick Lowe with Ron Sexsmith. $25. (Boston Globe -- Living)
Listener loves 'Love to Give' Sep 7, 2007
The CD also features both a regular and an extended guitar-driven version of "What's So Funny 'bout Peace, Love and Understanding?" penned by Nick Lowe and popularized by Elvis Costello. In the liner notes, the lyrics to that song simply read "... nothing.". (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Renowned record store fading out Sep 5, 2007
" Goddard, whose grandparents settled in the area in the 1890s, was born and raised in Mill Valley. As a kid, he was in the Cub Scouts with John Cipollina, lead guitarist of Quicksilver Messenger Service. "John was the reason I went to the Fillmore in the first place," he says. Goddard has been married to Cipollina's twin sister, Michael, for 18 years. At the back of the shop, Cipollina's old Gibson SG guitar hangs in a frame. The first in-store appearance he ever hosted was a performance by... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Voyages to the heart Sep 1, 2007
The songs were better than on her earlier albums, the melodies stronger and the overall effect a more compelling mix of her obvious love for rock, country and the kind of British pop once practised by the likes of Nick Lowe and Rachel Sweet. "My first album, I was kind of untouched by the world: I'd never gone on tour or anything but I had a clear sense of where my creativity was coming from," Klein says. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
O'Brien's beat blog Aug 30, 2007
Joe Ely, Jimmie Dale Gilmore & Butch Hancock, Gillian Welch, Guy Clark & Verlon Thompson, James McMurtry, Jimmy LaFave, John Prine, Julay Brooks & Richard Brandenburg w/ The Cash Magnets, Keller Williams, The Knitters, Laurie Lewis & The Right Hands, Los Lobos, Michelle Shocked, New Lost City Ramblers, Nick Lowe, The Roan Mountain Hilltoppers, Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby w/ Kentucky Thunder, Robert Earl Keen, Symphony Bluegrass Ramblers, Shana Morrison & Caledonia, Steve Earle, the subdudes, T... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
This Old Hammer Aug 23, 2007
" After Commander Cody broke up, Mr. Kirchen spent some time in London, recording with a new band, the Moonlighters. Nick Lowe, a huge fan of American roots rock, produced the Moonlighters' second album and the two musicians have remained friends and cohorts in sound. In fact, Mr. Lowe plays bass on Hammer of the Honky-Tonk Gods. Mr. Kirchen has also worked frequently with Elvis Costello, another admirer. It's an example of the British appreciating American blues and roots music more than... (South Brunswick Post, NJ)
Paul Cebar: Tommorow Sound Now for Yes Music People Aug 15, 2007
Nick Lowe stirs in some sharp harmonies while Bob Jennings lays gospelly organ right down its spine. Advertisement. (City Pages)
If Tex arrives, will Elvis leave building? | Braves Jul 30, 2007
Also listened to the new Nick Lowe album, At My Age, on the drive yesterday, and have to highly recommend it to fans of his or fans of incredible pop music with smart lyrics. The man s aged very well. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Aural Pleasure Jul 25, 2007
At My Age Nick Lowe (Yep Roc). Among many other things, Nick Lowe is a masterful thief. (San Antonio Current, TX)
Concert update Jul 19, 2007
Nick Lowe plays at the Somerville Theatre Sept. 21 at 7:30 p.m.; tickets, $25 , on sale tomorrow at 10 a.m.. Live and Collective Soul are at the Bank of America Pavilion Sept. 21 at 7 p.m.; tickets, $25, $35, and $40, on sale tomorrow at 10 a.m.. (Boston Globe)
Son rises with new Cash family book and CD projects Jul 14, 2007
His ex-brothers-in-law are Rodney Crowell, Marty Stuart, and Nick Lowe. "Everywhere I've gone people say, 'Why don't you sound like your dad?' " he reflected recently. (Boston Globe)
Noted rocker willingly shows his 'Age' Jul 13, 2007
Nick Lowe willingly shows his 'Age' - CNN.com ... Nick Lowe willingly shows his 'Age ... Nick Lowe has steered away from conventional pop stardom. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Nick Lowe on songwriting Jul 13, 2007
Nick Lowe: Songwriting like hearing radio through wall ... (CNN) -- Nick Lowe says writing songs -- writing songs he's pleased with -- is hard work, and you don't always get what you want. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Lowe's age of elegance Jul 7, 2007
But sometimes eminence is earned and with Nick Lowe's albums in the past decade or so, such as last month's At My Age, there is the feeling of a gentleman at play ... "300378http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2007/07/06/th_nick_lowe_index-thumb__60x40.jpgNick Lowe ... "I'm glad I don't carry on like that any more but I'm glad that I did ... "6040http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2007/07/06/nick_lowe_syndicated__340x430.jpgNick Lowe ... "I'm glad I don't carry on like that any more but I'm glad that I... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Blues mount bid to woo Glenn as bowling coach Jul 7, 2007
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. CRICKET NSW is hoping retired Test great Glenn McGrath will come back on board as bowling coach, but his "clone", Stuart Clark, may fill the void if McGrath declines. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Trophy hunter Jul 7, 2007
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. International silverware would cap Mark Viduka's career, writes Michael Cockerill in Bangkok. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
No straying with Snoop Jul 7, 2007
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. Erica Baxter left the door open for Monk to play Snoop's wife. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
'Give me land, lots of …' Oops, wrong lyrics Jul 7, 2007
Give me land, lots of ' Oops, wrong lyrics - Opinion - smh. Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
No straying with Snoop Jul 7, 2007
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. Erica Baxter left the door open for Monk to play Snoop's wife. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Convict past is a foreign country, they do things differently there Jul 7, 2007
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. Water colour of Sydney Cove painted by First Lieutenant William. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Migrants at mercy of bosses in China Jul 7, 2007
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. China is witnessing an escalating pattern of corporate violence against its most vulnerable workers, writes Mary-Anne Toy in Heyuan. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Wonders will never cease, just be updated Jul 7, 2007
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. the Parthenon stands atop the Acropolis, overlooking Athens. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Real estate amenable to private equity Jul 7, 2007
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. EVEN though private equity takeovers bids have been failing recently, such as in the bids for Coles and Qantas, it's the opposite in the listed property trust sector, as witnessed by the planned $4. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Listen Up: Heed the voice of this Pharoahe Jun 26, 2007
Nick Lowe reminds Brian of the "countrypolitan" Nashville records of the '60s ... Nick Lowe, At My Age: * * * Neo-countrypolitan Nick knacks ... Nick Lowe knew the bride when she used to rock n roll, and, after what seems like a lifetime later, shes probably on her second or third marriage by now. (USA Today -- Life)
Kelly heats up 'My December' Jun 26, 2007
Nick Lowe, "At My Age" (Yep Roc). Pearl Jam, "Live at the Gorge 05/06" (Rhino). (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Cruel to be kind of old: Nick Lowe grows better with Age Jun 19, 2007
Nick Lowe had one fear about growing old in pop.. "I didn't want to become one of those thinning-haired, jowly old geezers who still does the same shtick they did when they were young, slim and beautiful," he says. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
'Don't Stop Believin' ' plays key role Jun 14, 2007
It could help Journey's visibility, too, as it did for singer Nick Lowe when his song "The Beast in Me" was used over the closing credits for "The Sopranos" very first episode. There had been some speculation that Chase would return to it for the finale. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Fountains of Wayne songwriter 'lucky' Apr 12, 2007
"Indeed, there is no humorous ditty to follow up "Stacy's" on "Traffic and Weather," the Fountains of Wayne release that hit retail last week. It sounds paltry but the disc posted the band's career-best numbers in terms of chart position and sales: No. 97; 11,500 sold.It is also one of the best reviewed rock albums of the year. The New York Times said: "The band's real love is 1970s pop-rock, from Nick Lowe to Steely Dan to the Cars, and it treats the music just as it does the characters in the... (Variety)
The lighter side of Hitchcock Apr 8, 2007
Instead we get John Paul Jones (the former Led Zeppelin bassist and acclaimed producer) and Nick Lowe (the singer and writer and Johnny Cash's only English ex-son in law) dropping by. Hitchcock, when he's not playing songs, is talking about them -- how they'll come from things that pop into his head like "Note to self: Kill more flies." How they'll often start out dark, but he'll make them lighter, "otherwise you're making people's difficult lives even worse." Laughter, he says, "is the dateline... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Seawolves play from prosperity to poverty Mar 31, 2007
" UAA's improvement was not lost on the rest of the league. Shyiak recounted a conversation he had with the St. Cloud State coaching staff that was full of praise for how hard the Seawolves played in early January. And Minnesota head coach Don Lucia, a former UAA assistant, talked about how fortunate the Gophers were to leave Anchorage with a pair of wins. "Their talent level is better than it was a year ago, and they play just as physical," Lucia said in February after a hard-fought win. Going... (Anchorage Daily News)
Billboard Bits: Dave Stewart, Carl Thomas, Nick Lowe... Mar 24, 2007
Billboard Bits: Dave Stewart, Carl Thomas, Nick Lowe. Billboard Bits: Dave Stewart, Carl Thomas, Nick Lowe ... British rock staple Nick Lowe's first album in almost six years, "At My Age," will arrive June 26 via Yep Roc. (Billboard.com)
Coming attractions: Holly Hunter has 'Grace' Mar 23, 2007
Rocker Nick Lowe really feeling his 'Age. Singer/songwriter Nick Lowe is calling his first CD in nearly six years, due June 26, At My Age. (USA Today -- Life)
Indie Study: Grand Champeen finds pop Feb 23, 2007
From the folksy Nice of You to Join Us to the chiming Cities on the Plain to the albums signature rocker Wounded Eye, there are hints of Wings, Graham Parsons, Eagles, ELO, Nick Lowe, some Blur-ish Britpop and mid-period Beatles. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Music)
Hammerin' Hank & R.E.M. top these lists Jan 9, 2007
Ought to be in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Little Feat, Nick Lowe, Randy Newman, Rickie Lee Jones (every offbeat female singer/songwriter has lifted her delivery). BOISE STATE NO. 1. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
