Elvis Presley Archives : Aquarium Drunkard: Recent Episodes
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The motivations behind writing this are twofold. First, as a PSA for those of you who have yet to subscribe to Nick Cave's weekly email newsletter: The Red Hand Files. Second, to highlight the exceptional 1981 documentary film This Is Elvis -- a film Cave references in issue #34. The context for its inclusion is in relation to Cave's thoughts on the transformative power of music, and specifically how it relates to Presley near the end of his life.
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Tomorrow sees the limited theatrical release of my first feature film, Shangri-La Suite . It tells the story of two lovers-on-the-run during the summer of 1974. Their names: Jack Blueblood and [...]
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The latter part of Elvis Presley’s career is, in part, defined by the legendary singer’s fall from grace: the gaudy stage outfits, peanut butter and banana sandwiches, drug use, and [...]
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One on my favorite Elvis records is a bootleg — Cut Me & I Bleed released on Double G Records in 1999. The album is a collection of alternate studio, home, and live rehearsal recordings [...]
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Ah, yes. I’ve always had a perverse love for some of the King’s most trite work — case in point the beach-party-ready “ Do The Clam ,” a song that clearly belongs on [...]
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One on my favorite Elvis albums, even though it’s a bootleg, is Cut Me & I Bleed released on Double G Records. The album is a collection of alternate studio, [...]
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“I was thinking that night about Elvis, the day he died. Just a country boy that combed his hair, and put on a shirt his mother made and went on [...]
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A honey-throated god—mere months away from death—Presley, solo at the piano, performs a spellbinding rendition of “Unchained Melody.” Ladies and gentlemen, this was showmanship. A king indeed. + Download Elvis [...]
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Part II of II of my Memphis Sunday post from December. Graceland , the King’s once home, and final resting place, did exactly what I had hoped: it blew me away. Note that I [...]
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Download: MP3: Elvis Presley :: Santa Claus Is Back In Town MP3: Elvis Presley :: Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) ——— Amazon: Elvis Presley – White Christmas + Download Holiday tunes via eMusic’s no risk 25 Free MP3 trial offer. —————————————————————————————————————— + Visit The Hype Machine for additional Holiday MP3s.
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Download: MP3: Elvis Presley :: Blue Christmas ——— Amazon: Elvis Presley – White Christmas + Download Holiday tunes via eMusic’s no risk 25 Free MP3 trial offer. ——————————————————————————————————————– + Visit The Hype Machine for additional Holiday MP3s.
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