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THE EVENTS<br />
ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS<br />
Every Monday<br />
The Stag’s Head,<br />
Hoxton, London<br />
Hoxton’s premiere jive and<br />
rock’n’roll dance classes give<br />
you the chance to jitterbug your<br />
way back to Elvis’s golden era.<br />
THIS IS SPINAL TAP<br />
(1984)<br />
On tour in America, the Tap<br />
stop off at Graceland to pay<br />
their respects at Elvis’ grave<br />
to perform a “barbershop<br />
raga” rendition of<br />
‘Heartbreak Hotel’ and get<br />
“too much fucking<br />
perspective”.<br />
THE <strong>FILM</strong>S<br />
JAILHOUSE ROCK<br />
(1957)<br />
The first leg of any selfrespecting<br />
Elvis movie<br />
marathon, and arguably his<br />
most iconic screen<br />
appearance. Probably the<br />
reason that so many death<br />
row inmates get marriage<br />
proposals, and should come<br />
with a public health warning<br />
about hypnotic hips.<br />
<strong>ELVIS</strong> WEEK 2022<br />
August 9-17<br />
Graceland Estate, Memphis<br />
This year’s Elvis Week features<br />
tribute concerts, conversations<br />
with his backing musicians, a<br />
candlelit vigil and a<br />
performance of Elvis Presley In<br />
Concert, a live band backing<br />
Elvis on the big screen.<br />
WILD AT HEART<br />
(1990)<br />
Nicolas Cage is such an Elvis<br />
fanatic that he married Lisa<br />
Marie and has referenced<br />
him in many of his movies.<br />
His most memorable<br />
homage was in David<br />
Lynch’s Wild At Heart,<br />
soundtracked by Chris<br />
Isaak’s Elvis-inspired<br />
classic ‘Wicked Game’.<br />
<strong>ELVIS</strong> PRESLEY:<br />
THE SEARCHER<br />
(2018)<br />
HBO’s three-hour two-parter<br />
can lay claim to being the<br />
ultimate Elvis documentary,<br />
following his career with<br />
appearances from friends,<br />
family and devotees to<br />
present him as an artist<br />
rather than a phenomenon.<br />
MÅNESKIN<br />
August 26-28<br />
Reading + Leeds Festivals<br />
There’s no guarantee that<br />
Måneskin will play ‘If I Can<br />
Dream’ – their cover from the<br />
Elvis soundtrack – at this riteof-passage<br />
weekender, but<br />
even if not it’s bound to<br />
be a blast.<br />
<strong>ELVIS</strong>: THE LEGEND<br />
By Gillian G Gaar<br />
Delving into the Graceland<br />
archives for over 150<br />
photographs and personal<br />
artefacts, this authorised,<br />
illustrated biography marking<br />
the 40th anniversary of Elvis’<br />
death is packed with insight<br />
and memorabilia: letters,<br />
publicity material and<br />
copious bling.<br />
THE BOOKS<br />
LAST TRAIN TO<br />
MEMPHIS/CARELESS<br />
LOVE<br />
By Peter Guralnick<br />
Across two major<br />
biographies, Guralnick<br />
produced the definitive<br />
dive into the man behind<br />
the myths. “Elvis steps<br />
from the page,” Bob Dylan<br />
said of the books. “You<br />
can feel him breathe.”<br />
FOLLOW THAT<br />
DREAM<br />
2023, Date TBC<br />
Location TBC<br />
No mere Presley convention<br />
overflowing with sideburns and<br />
sequinned beer bellies, Follow<br />
That Dream is the UK’s only Elvis<br />
Tribute Artist championship.<br />
<strong>ELVIS</strong> AND ME<br />
By Priscilla Beaulieu<br />
Presley<br />
As ‘insider’ as you can get,<br />
Priscilla Presley’s 1985<br />
account of her marriage to<br />
Elvis pulls no punches in<br />
detailing his drug-taking,<br />
womanising, occult<br />
fascinations, divorce and<br />
descent. A TV movie of the<br />
book emerged in 1988.<br />
HOW THE BEATLES<br />
DESTROYED<br />
ROCK ’N’ ROLL<br />
By Elijah Wald<br />
Following American<br />
pop from the earliest<br />
recordings through to the<br />
impact of the Fabs, Wald<br />
places Elvis in cultural<br />
and historical context, not<br />
just as a hip-shaking<br />
blast from nowhere.<br />
<strong>NME</strong>.COM 33
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