Music Biz Headlines, Aug. 18, 2017
Elvis Presley: a life in pictures, 40 years after his death
Elvis Presley – singer, actor, American icon – died on 16 August 1977 of a heart attack, aged just 42. On the 40th anniversary of his death, we take a look back at some classic pictures of the King — The Guardian
Randy Newman avenges a murdered bluesman on “Dark Matter”
Ace songsmith draws upon the death of Sonny Boy Williamson on his new album — Lauretta Charlton, The New Yorker
Go sing it on the mountain: Rufus Wainwright and Patrick Watson anchor musical 375th celebrations
So amid all the scattered, razzle-dazzle celebrations of our city’s 375th anniversary, Saturday’s Montreal symphonique promises to be one for the books — T'Cha Dunlevy, Montreal Gazette
Manchester bombing: arena to reopen with charity gig in September
We Are Manchester concert will feature local stars such as Noel Gallagher and money raised will go towards a memorial — Helen Pidd, The Guardian
Screaming, fainting, unplugged jukeboxes
How Memphis and the media reacted to the superstar's death — Chris Morris, Variety
Bonnie Tyler to sing ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’ during eclipse
The Welsh singer will be backed by DNCE for a performance on its ship Oasis of the Seas as part of a “Total Eclipse Cruise” — Associated Press
Could you draw Taylor Swift?
The courtroom artist who says it’s harder than it looks — Will Pavia, The Times
Beatles documentary a stark contrast to Charlottesville
A sea of young men, jammed shoulder-to-shoulder, sang a song about love at Anfield Football Ground in Liverpool in 1964. It's a scene in Ron Howard's documentary film, Eight Days A Week —Johanna Schneller, Toronto Star
Sonreal has Vancouver in his heart
Hiphop star's new album, One Long Dream, has the city etched into every song — Kate Wilson, Georgia Straight
Veteran band that's famous for not being famous playing Up Here
The Fleshtones are '60-year-old badass dudes' who toured with The Ramones to headline the Sudbury festival — Heidi Ulrichsen, sudbury.com
Can we all just agree to take her seriously now? — Kelsey McKinney, The Village Voice
10 Canadian artists you Need to have on your radar right now
The only thing better than a bangin’ playlist is a bangin’ playlist of Canadians. To that end, these are our under-the-radar faves from across the country — Flare
