Features Music ‘Blue Suede Shoes’: from Perkins to Presley by Luke Saunders Blues Suede Shoes is one of those rare songs that lives two extremely successful lives. First with rockabilly singer Carl Perkins, and then with The…
Lists Music Two minutes is all you need: Here are the seven shortest songs ever to hit #1 by Riley Fitzgerald Forget the marathon songs we all know and love. Some of the shortest songs ever made still managed to hit number one on the charts. While…
Enmore Audio Features Reverb: the evolution from springs to circuits by Borna Crvelin Reverb is pivotal in how we hear sounds and record music. Here’s a snapshot of how the effect has developed throughout the decades. Reverb has…
Enmore Audio Features How Danelectro cast a unique shadow over the history of guitar by Josh Davies Danelectro guitars were mostly known for their striking appearance and affordability. However, they also carried a unique sound unmatched to this day. Danelectro might not…
Enmore Audio News Absolute gold: dive into a digitised library of vintage 78rpm recordings by Borna Crvelin Expand your listening with digitised 78rpm recordings from the first half of the 20th-century. The collection stands at 286,954 and counting. The not-for-profit organisation Internet…
Arts Interviews Magazine Photography Elvis is Alive by Tom Cameron Photographer Dave Carswell spent a day shooting professional Elvis impersonators in the Philippines. Here’s what he learned…
Enmore Audio Features The Sony C800G: the recording enigma that achieved immortality by Dan Shaw The Sony C800G shattered the mould with a blend of vintage tech and cutting edge design. Read on as we explore how this black sheep…
Enmore Audio Features The Roland Space Echo: delays from distant galaxies by Dan Shaw The Roland Space Echo put delay in the hands of not just engineers, but experimental artists all over the world. It made waves throughout recorded…
News Pop Culture Michael Jackson takes aim at The Beatles and Elvis in never-before-seen letters by Jenae Madden Unearthed letters from 1987 reveal Michael Jackson’s fury over racism in pop music, taking aim at white rock icons including the Beatles. New letters exposed…
News Elvis Presley’s grandson, Benjamin Keough, has passed away aged 27 by Claudia Schmidt Benjamin Keough, the son of American singer-songwriter Lisa Marie Presley, and the grandson of American rock and roll icon Elvis Presley, has passed away aged…
News Elvis Presley’s rhinestone jockstrap is up for sale by Luka Simonetti A jockstrap that belonged to Elvis Presley is up for sale, and it’s going for almost £30,000! The rhinestone-studded pouch bears the King of Rock…
Enmore Audio Features Engineering The Sound: Paul Simon’s ‘Graceland’ by Josh Davies With Graceland, Paul Simon returned to form with a record that bridged genres, continents, and sensibilities, selling millions in the process. Following a series of…
Features The second life of Elvis Presley (but not the one you’re thinking of) by Luke Saunders By the ’60s Elvis Presley’s Danish manager Colonel Tom Parker had pushed him into a heavy film making schedule. With a focus on formulaic, modestly…
