Elvis
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The AV Club has a great primer on the music of Elvis Presley, presumably in honor of the anniversary of his death this week. You may wonder why arguably the most famous pop/rock star in history needs an introduction, but the article hits the nail on the head, I think: While Presley’s fame continues unabated, Read more
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I agree with this review–the Elvis 1969 Memphis sessions really do represent the King at the height of his powers. The disc is one of my go-to Elvis albums (along with the Sun Sessions and ’56). While the version I have is a previous release, I imagine this new remastered version is well worth the Read more
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I meant to link to this piece from Orion magazine earlier (via Russell I think). It’s all about cultivating an environmentalism that can appeal to working class people (specifically white ones in this case), not just by appealing to their interests, but by understanding and sympathizing with their culture. It’s no secret that much of Read more
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I’ve recently been reading Charles Ponce de Leon’s (awesome name!) biography of Elvis, called Fortunate Son. One of the running themes is that Elvis’ “rebel” image belied an underlying conservatism that was born of his working-class Southern upbringing which emphasized deference to authority in order to earn “respectability.” But also important was Elvis’ love (and Read more
A Thinking Reed 