The interview makes for an interesting read while you listen to several tracks from Elvis Costello's new album, North, due in stores September 23. First impression? Think Painted From Memory without the often times over-the-top Bacharachian sweetness. Sounds good, really good.

September - what a month this year for music releases: not only do we get Elvis' new album, we get the Get Happy, Trust, and Punch The Clock double-CD Rhino remasters on September 9, and outside Elvis we get a double-CD Jeff Buckley release in the form of Live at Sin-E (with bonus DVD) Sept. 2, and if you need metal, Iron Maiden provide with their new album Dance of Death on Sept. 9, and finally rounding out the month with Columbia's latest boxset for Miles Davis chronicling the Jack Johnson era (reportedly due Sept. 30 - but who knows with this stuff - definitely this year, however.)