Mellencamp, Norah, & Kristofferson on Spectacle With Elvis Costello Tonight, Win A Prize Pack Here.

One of the highlights of the new television season has been the excellent Spectacle series, which features Elvis Costello insightfully interviewing and playing with a wide range of especially interesting guests. Recent subjects have included Elton John, Rufus Wainwright, Bill Clinton, Tony Bennett, and Lou Reed.

It's on Wednesday nights on the Sundance Channel at 9pm, and repeated throughout the week. Tonight's episode features Kris Kristofferson, Rosanne Cash, Norah Jones and John Mellencamp.
Here's a clip from that show:

To celebrate Spectacle, extrawack! wants to give one reader a Spectacle/Sundance eco-friendly prize pack:

1 Keen/Sundance Bag

1 Pair of Speakers

1 T-Shirt

1 Notebook

1 Sigg/Sundance Thermos

To win, send the correct answer to the following question to us with "Spectacle" as the subject line:

On Elvis Costello's single "The Only Flame In Town", with what other singer did Elvis share vocal duties?

The fifth correct answer to extrawack@gmail.com gets the swag. Contest only open to US residents. Sorry Kuala Lumpur!

Elvis Costello Chat Show Lineup & Schedule Announced

The eagerly awaited guest lineup and broadcast schedule for The Sundance Channel's new show, "Spectacle: Elvis Costello with..." has been released, and is posted below.

"Spectacle: Elvis Costello with..." fuses the best elements of talk and music television, inviting viewers to enjoy an in-depth conversation between host Elvis Costello and his guests, punctuated by rare musical performances by Costello, his guests and a wide variety of musicians. Comprised of 13 one-hour episodes, "Spectacle: Elvis Costello with..." airs on Wednesday nights at 9:00pm et/pt and kicks off Wednesday, December 3.

Here's a clip from the first episode featuring Elton John...it's Elvis and Alan Toussaint covering Elton's "Border Song":



Looks awesome, right? Here's the full schedule for Season 1:

Wednesday, December 3rd at 9:00pm
"Spectacle: Elvis Costello with Sir Elton John

Wednesday, December 10th at 9:00pm
"Spectacle: Elvis Costello with Lou Reed + Julian Schnabel"

Wednesday, December 17th at 9:00pm
"Spectacle: Elvis Costello with Bill Clinton"

Wednesday, December 24th at 9:00pm
"Spectacle: Elvis Costello with James Taylor"

Wednesday, December 31st at 9:00pm
"Spectacle: Elvis Costello with Tony Bennett"

Wednesday, January 7th, 2009 at 9:00pm
"Spectacle: Elvis Costello with The Police"

Wednesday, January 14th at 9:00pm
"Spectacle: Elvis Costello with Rufus Wainwright

Wednesday, January 21st at 9:00pm
"Spectacle: Elvis Costello with Kris Kristofferson, Rosanne Cash, Norah Jones, John Mellencamp

Wednesday, January 28th at 9:00pm
"Spectacle: Elvis Costello with Renée Fleming"

Wednesday, February 4th at 9:00pm
"Spectacle: Elvis Costello with Herbie Hancock"

Wednesday, February 11th at 9:00pm
"Spectacle: Elvis Costello with She & Him, Jenny Lewis, Jakob Dylan"

Wednesday, February 18th at 9:00pm
"Spectacle: Elvis Costello with Diana Krall"

Wednesday, February 25th at 9:00pm
"Spectacle: Elvis Costello with Smokey Robinson

For Your Pleasure...A Dancing Elvis Costello Clock Widget.

Not sure why I find this widget so funny, but I had to post it here...do you suppose Elvis Costello actually signed off on this thing? At least the clock works...