Stacey Battat, the film’s wardrobe designer, worked with the filmmaker on Priscilla’s looks to show the varying emotional states she experienced during the complicated life she lived with the singer Germany, 1960. A 15-year-old Priscilla (played by Cailee Spaeny) stares into nothingness, laid out on her bed in a room that befits her age and…
Dust off your blue suede shoes, the second ever Geelong International Elvis Festival is coming our way. Elvis fans, get ready to shake, rattle, and roll because the King is back in town! From November 7th to 11th, 2024, the Geelong International Elvis Festival is back and set to take the city by storm with…
There’s a side of rock and roll excess that’s rarely discussed with the same sense of awe as decades of drink and drug use. Naturally, conversations around those two have shifted in modern times toward a more sympathetic tone, but even now, when people ask themselves how Keith Richards is still standing, it’s at least…
Elvis Presley performed in Mobile first as an unknown. Then, later, as a known. And finally, as a superstar. The early Elvis even dined at the Blue Gill Restaurant on the Mobile Bay Causeway when it was famously in a tilting houseboat. An Elvis booth is enshrined to him even now. You can eat where…
In 1968, Elvis Presley’s career was at a crossroads. The ’68 Comeback Special, produced by Steve Binder, revived Presley’s career and redefined his musical legacy. This special edition release offers a comprehensive look at this pivotal moment, including complete jam sessions, solo concerts, and unreleased content. In the late 1960s, the King of Rock ‘n’…
While Elvis Presley and Richard Dawkins may seem like an unlikely pair, they both left significant imprints on their respective fields. In his youth, Dawkins, like many of his generation, was captivated by the music of Elvis, recognising the profound influence of the ‘King of Rock and Roll’ on American culture. However, as Dawkins matured,…
Elvis Presley will forever be remembered as the King of Rock n Roll. However, the iconic musician’s tragic death aged just 42 sent shockwaves around the world. The Suspicious Minds singer died at his Memphis home, Graceland, on August 16, 1977, leaving his global fanbase devastated. In the years that have followed, a number of…
Rejoice! The rock legends’ first album of original material in almost two decades is an absolute barnstormer For a long while, the response to each new Rolling Stones announcement has been less about the music and more to do with their age. Even at 50, it was said (on the cover of this very magazine)…
There’s no stopping The Rolling Stones. Over 50 years after their formation, the band are still touring the world and releasing new music to add to their mammoth discography. With 25 albums in their repertoire, there are bound to be tracks they’ve forgotten, but one track has always been discarded. Over the course of their…
The Rolling Stones have “cut back” on their backstage rider requests. The legendary rock’n’roll band’s longtime bass player, Darryl Jones, 62, has been performing with the ‘Start Me Up’ group since the nineties, and he says they no longer have big asks for their backstage area, such as huge gaming rooms, but there is still…