Last Sunday the New Zealand Herald published an article of mine about the awesomeness of Taranaki, specifically the sights of South Taranaki. While I may not have used the word “awesomeness” in the feature, I hopefully gave a sense of why this province – and in particular its less-visited southern district – is so rewarding….
Tag: Elvis Presley
The Night That Elvis Saved His Career & Sealed His Legacy – My NZ Herald Tribute
Today the New Zealand Herald published my tribute to Elvis on the 40th anniversary of his death. How do you sum up the career of arguably the most important figure in the history of popular music in 800 words? Well, I gave it my best shot. And the angle for me was that the famous 68…
Walking In Memphis – My NZ Herald Article + My Top 60 Memphis Photos, Including A Brand New Elvis-Themed Hotel
Outside Graceland with Aimee Palmer. This week the New Zealand Herald published my article on Memphis, focusing on my stay at a brand new Elvis-themed hotel called The Guest House At Graceland. Click here to link to the article which explains all the cool things about the hotel (TVs on the ceiling! Soap with Elvis’s…
Jimi Hendrix’s ‘All Along The Watchtower’ + 5 More Of The Greatest Cover Versions Ever
Jimi Hendrix. This weekend marked 45 years since the death of Jimi Hendrix so with him and his colossal take on Bob Dylan’s All Along The Watchtower in mind, here’s a list of five of my all-time favourite cover songs. I played All Along The Watchtower (featured at the bottom of this article) on my radio show…
How Martin Luther King’s ‘I Have A Dream’ Speech Inspired 1 Of Elvis’s Greatest Songs
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, August 28 1963. AUGUST 29 2013 UPDATE: Today in the States marks 50 years since one of history’s most famous speeches, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s I Have A Dream. Delivered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC on August 28th 1963, the “I Have A Dream”…
Elvis’s Greatest Ever Song, As Featured On Newstalk ZB’s ‘The Two’.
At the end of each episode of Newstalk ZB’s top-rated The Two (Friday and Sunday evenings from 8pm) Pam Corkery and myself like to conclude with a song that means something. “Means” in the sense that it should never just be a song to wash over you and that there should be a reason for playing…
