Interesting news last week in the Los Angeles Times, which reported that the Los Angeles apartment occupied by Elliot Gould’s Philip Marlowe in Robert Altman's great 1973 film The Long Goodbye is now available for rent. One bedroom, one bathroom, private parking, hardwood floors and a terrace, with access via a private elevator, it can be yours for around £1,790 a month. Serendipitously, Altman’s The Long Goodbye has been rattling round my head for a few weeks now, since I saw Paul Thomas Anderson’s new film, Inherent Vice.
I had the good fortune to interview Jim Jarmusch recently for our An Audience With… feature. As you’d imagine, it was interesting, wide-ranging chat, and inevitably not everything we talked about made it into the magazine. There’s a couple of things in particular that seemed pretty interesting – not least the ‘full’ answer he gave to a question regarding the current status of The Sons Of Lee Marvin, a shadowy cabal whose members – allegedly – include Jarmusch, Tom Waits, Nick Cave and Iggy Pop.
The crime writer Ian Rankin has written a novella inspired by the music of Rory Gallagher.
The book is being published as part of a new compilation of Gallagher's music called kback City, inspired by his love of crime fiction.
Kickback City will feature Gallagher’s best crime novel influenced music alongside Rankin's novella which has been fully illustrated by graphic artist Timothy Truman. This album also includes a special narration of the story by actor Aidan Quinn.
Elvis Costello and the Impostors have added two new dates to their forthcoming UK tour.
Costello will now play a third night at London's Royal Albert Hall on June 6. A June 9 show for Milton Keynes Theatre has also been added. A full tour schedule is below.
Costello recently announced a Record Store Day team-up album with The Roots. The Roots, hip hop legends in their own right, first met Costello when he played on the Jimmy Fallon Show, where the Roots serve as house band.
Don’t spread it about, but, yes, I’ve heard the new Dylan album. And four or five tracks in, what I was thinking was: how much better is this thing going to get?
