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A WHOLE LOT OF ELVIS

This cool, unhurried movie, as it is described on the RogerEbert.com web site, is firmly anchored by a spectacularly modulated performance by Caillee Spaeney.. The 25-year-old plays 14 so damn well that the viewer almost doubts that she’ll be able to credibly age into a woman nearing 30. But she does, beautifully. As Elvis, Jacob Elordi towers over her; the contrast is an exaggeration from real-life but an effective one. This Elvis is soft-spoken, given to discomfiting bursts of anger as he comes to rely more and more on medications to boost energy and get to sleep; all the stuff that killed the man, in the end, is here in ostensibly more manageable form, but Coppola’s storytelling does convey its insidious creep. The movie enjoys getting into some of Presley’s early ‘60s idiosyncrasies; he goes through a Bible-study phase, reads the Autobiography of a Yogi, and even experiments with LSD with Priscilla. Coppola’s brief depiction of their trip is one of the more credible accounts of psychedelic experience in recent film. And all this time, even through movie-set affairs rumored and/or real, he keeps Priscilla chaste until after marriage. And then knocks her up immediately.
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ON TOP OF OLD SMOKEY

Whether you’re singing the original Appalachian song about losing out on love because courtin’ was too slow or singing about a mountain of spaghetti covered in cheese with a single elusive meatball, the song remains delightful and fun. It’s one of the most enjoyable tunes to sing.

JAZZ: THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING

What’s notable for anyone who sees Jorge Roeder of or hears him is that he does everything with such love and care and warmth … and risk! Jorge is a catalyst for great music-making and has a definitive voice as a musician. He’s a star´.
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THE BIRTH OF ROCK AND ROLL

The authors of The Birth of Rock And Roll are experts in their field, and I know from have reading  several works from their individual works, all written sublimely, and full of information and informed opinion and delivered in the captivating tones of men who clearly love their subject.
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WHEN SUZI Q MET KT AND THEN AJ THE DJ

ogether AJ The DJ And Suzie Q had devised a playlist of 12 songs that perfectly capture Suzie Quatro
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ANNOUNCEMENT OF MERCURY PRIZE 2023

There were some new and old names amongst the twelve artistes nominated for the best album award, and almost as many genres. That ios what makes Mercury so all inclusive.
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The first host of I Love Manchester Annual Awards

I Love MCR is a platform that has championed the extraordinary people and organisations within our fair city for over a decade, and has built up enough reputation and credibility to create a meaningful ceremon
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BLACK LIVES IN MUSIC

Black Lives in Music stand for equal opportunities for Black, Asian and ethnically diverse people to be able to work successfully in the UK music industry without being the subject of discrimination.
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TALKING MUSIC: part 5 of The Bloodliners Festival

this concludes our five day festival celebrating the muic of John Stewart and the coninued growth of The Bloodliners. This has been a celebartion of our 1,000th edition and we are hugely grateful for your support.