Features
Thursday, July 22 2010
Bing Crosby, Elvis Presley, and the Narratives of American Popular Song
It is now possible to see Bing Crosby’s success not as a prior model against which Elvis Presley would assert himself, but rather, as a template that Elvis would adapt and exploit.
Monday, July 28 2008
Part One: The Icons
With DETOURS, the PopMatters staff is celebrating the strange, bizarre, lovely, and funny albums that have emerged from an artist’s desire to try something different. Some of these detours have lead to modern-day classics. Some have lead to laugh-inducing commercial disasters. And others... others are just plain weird.
Columns
Tuesday, May 24 2011
Is 'Glee' the New Elvis, Really?
There's all this buzz that Glee has passed Elvis Presley for the most Hot 100 hits in history. But does this really put that two-year old show on the same level as the King of Rock 'n' Roll? Really?
Reviews
Friday, January 20 2012
Elvis Presley - Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old) (Legacy Edition)
If you haven't heard it, you should. If you have it, should you buy it again?
Tuesday, June 7 2011
Elvis Presley: Elvis Is Back!
As that other musical chameleon Neil Young has noted, “Rust never sleeps.” The King was no longer gone, but he had not forgotten that the most important rule for an artist is not to stay the same. His revolutionary act was to become an adult.
Sunday, August 1 2010
'Elvis 75th Birthday Collection' Still Has Fans All Shook Up
Sometimes you watch Elvis movies for the songs or for the sheer cinematic presence of the man himself. Sometimes you actually watch an Elvis movie for the story. In this package, both reasons for watching are fulfilled.
Friday, April 9 2010
Elvis Presley: On Stage: Legacy Edition
Elvis at his live best. The music is indispensable, but the endless stream of repackaged product is discouraging.
Blogs
Wednesday, August 17 2011
Elvis Is Still Dead: 10 (Mostly) Respectful Cultural Invocations of the King
Elvis was a hero to most... but that's beside the point. He has loomed as large as any other artist during the past few decades. Here are 10 examples of his enduring influence.
Wednesday, August 25 2010
CONTEST: ELVIS 75th Anniversary Prize Pack
One (1) Winner receives the following ELVIS 75th Anniversary prize pack: • Home Audio Surround Sound System • Elvis on Tour Blu-ray Book available for…
Monday, August 16 2010
Elvis Is Everywhere
On the anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley, it is good to remind ourselves that Elvis is everywhere.
Wednesday, August 11 2010
Music - Your Personal Soundtrack
In an episode of the popular sitcom Family Guy, Peter Griffin meets a genie who grants him three wishes, and one of his wishes is to have his own theme music wherever he goes -- what a great idea, especially now that it's so easy to carry your music with you.
News
Sunday, January 16 2011
Photos capture 'The King' before he had a court in 'Elvis at 21'
WASHINGTON — Before the renowned swiveling hips and the moniker "The King," Elvis Presley maintained a hectic schedule as he navigated his way to music…
Friday, March 12 2010
Graceland hopes Elvis' clothing, and his crayons, will lure tourists to his estate in Memphis
CHICAGO — Elvis had entered the building. Not Elvis Presley himself, mind you. That would be impossible because, of course, the king died almost 33…
Sunday, January 17 2010
Behind a famous photo, the story of how Elvis went to Washington
WASHINGTON — The National Archives is like a safe deposit box for America's really important papers — the Bill of Rights, the Declaration of Independence,…
Friday, January 8 2010
From Elvis to Lil Wayne: Just a hip and a hop away
Elvis Presley's 75th birthday is upon us, and I can't stop thinking about Lil Wayne. Comparing the long-departed King to the soon-to-be incarcerated Best Rapper…
Thursday, January 7 2010
75 things you may not know about Elvis Presley
If you're a real Elvis Presley fan, you knew well before the coverage of his upcoming birthday that he would have turned 75 on Friday.…
