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 and Roll’s initials and was…
Features Pro Audio 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 personal and artistic failures, including…
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 budgeted musical comedies, Presley fell…
Lists Here are the top-selling Christmas albums of all time by Happy From Elvis to Dion there have been some massively popular Christmas albums over the years, perfect for getting you in the Christmas cheer. The art of making a hit has…
Features Here are the 12 best Christmas albums of all time by Luke Saunders As the year, and indeed the decade, winds down to a close we have jumped into the jolly spirit early to collect our 12 favourite Christmas albums of all time….
News Vinyl 50 years on, unreleased Elvis Presley live material is set to be released by Raghav Iyer If you’re an Elvis Presley fan, buckle up. There are three new collections that are due to emerge on August 9 this year, in anticipation of the 50th anniversary of two 1969 milestones….
Lists News Nick Cave shares his 10 favourite love songs of all time by Rianna Manuel There have been lists like this written for years. From scratched in teenage notebooks to published in respected magazines, people have been ranking love songs for about as long as…
Lists The 7 strangest albums ever made: a bizarro list by The Blurst by Happy It’s not often that you come across an artist who sounds utterly left-field. The Blurst’s debut album Psychic Crosstalk was that kind of experience for us – a writhing collection of tracks…
Features Pro Audio The sound of the ’50s: can you hear the change? by Joanna Panagopoulos Exploring the revolutionary sounds and technology that defined the golden era of rock and roll: the ’50s. Following World War II, there was a disruptive opening in democracy during the…
Film and TV Music News Been itching to hear the Blade Runner 2049 soundtrack? It’s finally here and it’s glorious by Happy Have you ever been just as excited for a film’s soundtrack, as the film itself? It’s a rare thing, but Blade Runner 2049 has had me hanging on every tidbit of news…
Lists News The 6 best Chuck Berry covers of all time from The Beatles, Elvis Presley, ELO and more by Happy The music world is in mourning at the loss of Chuck Berry, the groundbreaking guitarist and songwriter who personified rock n’ roll. Berry’s influence is as wide as the ocean, and…
News Get ready to get closer to The King than ever, because HBO is planning a huge Elvis documentary by Happy In what will be an epic two-part, three hour long presentation, HBO is finishing up a massive documentary following the life and music of Elvis Presley. The doco will capture…
