Meeting one’s favourite artists tends to be a bit of a slippery slope. As much fun as it can be trying to rub shoulders with some of the biggest names in the music industry, there’s no telling whether that person is going to be genuine or if they’re going to leave you looking like just…
It is difficult to imagine The Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger having any regrets. The multi-millionaire has fronted one of the world’s most successful and well-known rock bands of all time and has enjoyed an intensely successful music career spanning six decades. The archetypal rock star, Jagger’s life is so far removed from normality. Nevertheless,…
Freddie Mercury and John Deacon’s Queen classic track is set to be released in a special format for the first time, alongside a previously unheard version. It’s been over four decades since Queen released their experimental and funky Hot Space album. And now one of its hidden gem B-sides is due to be launched as…
The Queen guitarist has called it “the most unnatural riff to play” and says even now he has to battle with adrenaline when he plays it live Nearly half a decade on from its initial release Bohemian Rhapsody remains one of the ultimate examples of an irresistibly head-banging electric guitar riff – not to mention…
Kurt Russell’s journey in Hollywood is a remarkable tale of talent, perseverance, and a touch of serendipity. One of the most intriguing chapters in his career involves his association with the legendary Elvis Presley, a connection that not only marked his film debut but also led him to portray the iconic musician in a biopic…
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…
With the release of Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla, all eyes are on Elvis Presley. Diving into the realities of his relationship with his wife, Priscilla Presley, the film is based on her autobiography. Questioning the ethics of the relationship and revealing a different side to his persona, the movie presents a counterargument to the eternally glorified…
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…