Elvis Presley

Latino Rockabilly In Los Angeles FTW

The Moose Lodge lounge is rocking. On this recent Saturday night in Whittier, rockabilly culture is alive and well. You know the look: The ladies are in classic polka-dot dresses and signature Bettie Page hair, flirtatiously stirring their drinks. The guys have rolled-up pant cuffs, rolled sleeves, ... More >>

Westchester Bar Report: Melody Bar & Grill

The Place: Melody Bar & Grill, 9132 S. Sepulveda Blvd.; (310) 670-1994. The Hours: Mon.-Fri. 11 a.m.-2 a.m., Sat.-Sun. 10 a.m.-2 a.m. The Digs: As planes in the sky above shoot forward, Melody Bar & Grill saunters back to a casually defined retro past. The bordello-red wallpaper, ski lodge stone ... More >>

Elvis and the Birth of Rock and Roll

Fidlar Tour Diary: Crowdsurfing In a Living Room

By Ian Joulain Highland Park four-piece Fidlar made a name for themselves last year for their explosive skate pop-punk, which led to scarred limbs and broken mic stands at house parties across L.A. As we wrote in March, they were either on the brink of getting huge or flaming out; looks like it w ... More >>

The Five Best Concerts in L.A. This Week

Monday, January 7 Feeding People THE ECHO Feeding People, who are in residency at the Echo this month, are barely weeks away from the February release of their second LP, Island Universe, and the few tracks out so far underscore exactly how cosmically one-of-a-kind this record will be. Universe so ... More >>

Music Picks: Lord Huron, Matthewdavid, Smell 15th Anniversary Party

From Lolita to Elvis: Your Weekly Movie To-Do List

Our weekly list of special event films: Saturday, Nov. 17 Do dinner and a movie Stanley Kubrick-style with LACMA's new pop-up dinner series, RED. Tonight, one ticket gives you a chance to guzzle a forbidden feast-themed dinner by chef Jason Fullilove, then see deviant Humbert Humbert ache oh so poe ... More >>

Why Folks Are Complaining About Lil Wayne Breaking Elvis' Record - And Why They're Wrong

Last week, rapper Lil Wayne added to his already-quite-substantial legacy by breaking Elvis Presley's record for most songs on the Hot 100 charts by a solo artist. Immediately, however, many began squawking that this record deserved an asterisks, a la Roger Maris' 61 home runs. See also: *My Broth ... More >>

Johnny Ramone's Widow Linda Takes Us Inside Their Strange Estate

Linda Ramone lives in an eccentric museum. The widow of iconic Ramones guitarist Johnny Ramone (who died in 2004 of prostate cancer) is dedicated to preserving her late husband's legacy, and his estate. She still lives in the home they shared in the Valley -- a wacky, charmingly garish house filled ... More >>

1041 Studios Fire Damages Hollywood Venue Where Beatles, Elvis, Beach Boys Recorded

A studio complex where the Beatles, Elvis and the Beach Boys recorded went up in flames tonight, according to the L.A. Fire Department and reports. The blaze at 1041 N. Orange Avenue in Hollywood (a.k.a. 1041 Production Studios) was reported about 7 p.m. and was put out in 18 minutes, according to ... More >>

Fidlar on Hangovers, House Parties, and How They Came up With Their Name

See also our feature story: Fidlar Are Drunk, Reckless and Proud of It Our print feature story this week focuses on Fidlar, Highland Park-based garage punks who are creating major industry buzz without seeming to give a fuck. Over the course of a beer-drenched BBQ at their home-recording studio, ... More >>

Rock 'n' Roll Tailor Glen Palmer On The Time Gregg Allman Passed Out In His Store

Jennie Warren​By Justin Bolois See also: Glen Palmer Makes Clothes for Rock Gods: Living on Tom Petty's Malibu Estate, He's Tailored Duds for Everyone From Bob Dylan to Fleetwood Mac In this week's music feature, we profile rock n' roll tailor Glen Palmer and his helter-skelter journey desig ... More >>

It's 2012. Is Elvis Still Sexy? God Yes

​I grew up near Memphis, but didn't tour Graceland until I was of drinking age. I'm not saying the 50,000 Elvis fans who make the pilgrimage every summer for the anniversary of his death are wrong, but I'm not alone in my lack of curiosity about the place. My parents have spent most of their l ... More >>

Kelly Clarkson Endorses Ron Paul: The Five Most Baffling Political Pairings

This really happened. See #1 for details.​When it comes to presidential endorsements, musicians tend to be pretty predictable. Most all of them seem to go for Democrats, except for Ted Nugent. And then, inevitably, the Republican candidates go ahead and use the left-leaning rockers' music anyw ... More >>

Wanda Jackson on How Jack White Convinced Her to Do Amy Winehouse's "You Know I'm No Good"

See also: Our review of Wanda Jackson and Best Coast - Club Nokia - Dec 31 2011 Wanda Jackson has been performing for nearly 60 years. One of rock n' roll's original bad girls -- who once stole Elvis Presley's heart -- she recognizes a good year when it comes around. "It's been a good ride, I'll te ... More >>

LA Weekly Flickr Pool Photo of the Day: Your Elvis Food Moment

LA Weekly Flickr pool/averagebettyElvis sandwich​This LA Weekly Flickr pool photo, taken by photographer averagebetty, is of an Elvis sandwich, or one of the many variations of sandwiches built in memory of the late Elvis Presley, a man known as much for his questionable food habits and Libera ... More >>

Axel Braun, Director of Elvis Porn Parody, Gets Death Threat, Hate Mail Over XXX Spoof of the 'King'

Vivid EntertainmentElvis is all shook up in this video.​Axel Braun, the director of Elvis XXX: A Porn Parody, recently received a death threat as well as more than 100 hate emails as a result of the January release by Vivid Entertainment, the studio reports. An apparent fan of the King left a ... More >>

Page Two: Music Roundup

David Lynch, (Non-)Musician: The L.A. Weekly Interview

Elvis and the Gold Statue

Amazing Rants Overheard at Venice Beach: "Elvis, you know you got to go up and down!"

​Location: Venice Beach boardwalk Ranters: Man Dressed as Gold Statue, Man Dressed as Elvis, miscellaneous Venice Beach regulars Time: 1:00 p.m. on a Friday Topics Covered: The laws of motion as relating to Elvis; bullying; rules governing street performers; status of America as a free count ... More >>

Movie Review: White Wedding

TWO PRINCES AND A KING

MADLIBERATION

MADLIBERATION

Eat Cake for Elvis Presley's Birthday in Palm Springs at the King and Priscilla's Love Nest

If you want to go where the REAL action was vis a vis Elvis Presley, it was in his loins, and nowhere did he exercise and employ his loins more than in Palm Springs, where his Honeymoon Hideaway house served as The King's love nest. The bathtub at Elvis and Priscella's Palm Springs house.​ ... More >>

FOREVER YOUNG (AND HOT!)

Alfred Wertheimer Elvis Grammy 21

Is there any more beautiful specimen of American beauty than Elvis Presley at 21? Those lips, those sleepy eyes, that hair, that pout, the sneer and the smile. Elvis Presley is male beauty personified. Alfred Wertheimer​ The Grammy Museum just announced an upcoming exhibit of photojournali ... More >>

Twitter Answers The Eternal White Guy Question -- What Are Black People Thinking?

elvis.comHe tried.​The hottest trending topic on Twitter today is #BlackThoughts, and people are opening up like Sarah Palin at a book signing. When he wasn't pillaging for gold, spices, rap skills or Selma Hayek, the white man yearned throughout history to answer an eternal question: What ar ... More >>

Troubadour Theater Company’s Oedipus the King, Mama! and Chekhov’s The Seagull

Mama’s boys

Oedipus the King, Mama!

Auto-Inspired Exhibit

Why Mexicans Love Elvis

Aside from the pompadour, no gabacho can sing "Guadalajara" like he does

Rockabilly Singer Glen Glenn: 50 Years of Classic Jump Music

From the Hometown Jamboree to the Santa Monica Pier Swing Shift dance party, Glenn has left his mark on L.A.

Everybody Do the Medulla Oblongata!

What to do in Los Angeles this week

Power Pop Ain't Noise Pollution

Elvis’ Bad Trip

Acid reflux

Rock Picks

For the week of Nov. 30 – Dec. 7

Mods & Rockers 2006: Long Live the King!

Vive La Diffs!

Rebel Yelp

King Me

Between Nowhere

Lisa Marie Presley

Black Like Me

Eminem, Elvis and Greg Tate’s Everything but the Burden

Devil's Bargain

Elvis Yoko Anna Nicole

God Save the King

August 16 marks the 25th anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley. Four and a half months later, on January 2, 1978, the Sex Pistols arrived in America for their brief abortive tour, and the seam of history unraveled. Coincidence?

Hollywood at the Edges: And You Are?

Venice Biennale,Vegas Style

The Casino Report, part II

Hot Rails to Hell

Elvis, Part II

Cracked Elvis