TCBCast 145: Elvis Sings The Wonderful World of Christmas
TCBCast: An Unofficial Elvis Presley Fan Podcast
Release Date: 12/22/2020
TCBCast 405: Discussing "Welcoming Grace" - A Short Film About Elvis Fans (feat. Helene de Roux)
TCBCast: An Unofficial Elvis Presley Fan Podcast
Justin is joined in this episode by Helene de Roux, writer and director of "Welcoming Grace," a new short film made to promote ZEISS's Aatma camera lenses, but featuring a narrative built around two Elvis fans meeting for the first time in real life and forming a bond despite many differences and minor obstacles. Helene is a fellow listener and patron of TCBCast, you'll have heard her words before on the show as she's written in a few times, but now you'll get to hear her voice as they geek out about Elvis and filmmaking. She even plays a round of Elvis trivia! It's highly recommended that you...
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TCBCast 404: The Impossible Dream & Snowbird - A SotW Special!
TCBCast: An Unofficial Elvis Presley Fan Podcast
Olivia joins Justin this week for a Song of the Week special as they deep-dive the stories behind two of their favorite Elvis songs. Olivia's up first, examining Elvis' exellent 1970 cover of Anne Murray's classic country hit "Snowbird" and the tragic story of its songwriter, Gene MacLellan. Then, Justin saddles up and goes tilting at windmills in an attempt to explore the fascinating history behind "The Quest/The Impossible Dream" from the Broadway musical "Man of La Mancha," which Elvis is most known for having have performed in 1972 at Madison Square Garden, but is also unique in...
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TCBCast 403: Album Debate! "The Wonder of You w/The RPO" vs "Where No One Stands Alone" (feat. John Heath)
TCBCast: An Unofficial Elvis Presley Fan Podcast
Bec and John pitched Justin on the idea of assigning them ANY album from across Elvis's entire discography, from any time or country, and the two of them would have to try to make the case that their pick is better than the other's, even if it may challenge them to do so. So Bec was assigned the #1 2016 UK album "The Wonder of You with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra," the sequel release to "If I Can Dream," which we have not covered on TCBCast before! Produced by Nick Patrick, Don Reedman and Priscilla Presley, same as the first volume, which Bec really liked, can she make the case that it's...
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TCBCast 402: The Best Songs from Our Least Favorite Elvis Movies
TCBCast: An Unofficial Elvis Presley Fan Podcast
There's an old saying that when life hands you lemons, make lemonade - Bec, Ryan and Olivia challenge themselves to make the most out of the weakest films in Elvis' cinematic canon, spotlighting their favorite and most redeeming musical performances from their least favorite Elvis movies. For Song of the Week, Olivia deep-dives the fascinating history of what, for Elvis, was a throwaway goof during the making of That's The Way It Is, as "Froggy Went A-Courtin'" evolved from cutting political satire to folk tradition and finally to children's song. Then, Ryan celebrates the songwriting...
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TCBCast 401: Elvis' Best Leading Ladies (feat. John Michael Heath)
TCBCast: An Unofficial Elvis Presley Fan Podcast
Bec is joined this week by John Michael Heath to rank their all-time favorite co-stars from across Elvis's Hollywood career. From Debra Paget to Mary Tyler Moore, which ladies made the cut? You'll just have to give it a listen and find out... For Song of the Week, Bec spotlights the playful "Cross My Heart and Hope to Die" from 1965's "Girl Happy." Then John reflects on the somber brilliance of Elvis's interpretation of the classic folk tune "Danny Boy" - including his 1958 home recordings and the beloved 1976 "Jungle Room" version. If you enjoy TCBCast, please consider supporting us with a...
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TCBCast 400: "TCBCast for Everyone"
TCBCast: An Unofficial Elvis Presley Fan Podcast
Gurdip, Justin, Bec, Ryan and Olivia reflect on 400 episodes of TCBCast, discussing our favorite music, movie, Elvis influence episodes, songs of the week and even our favorite Gurdip moments. We also pay homage to a dearly missed friend. Oh, and Justin made a couple new Elvis discoveries that we bring up right at the end that we guarantee you've never heard before. Thank you to all of our fellow Elvis fans, music and film history enthusiasts and friends who've followed us so far. We're so immensely grateful to Elvis Presley for his work and cultural contributions that has meant so...
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TCBCast 399: Elvis Fans React to "EPiC"
TCBCast: An Unofficial Elvis Presley Fan Podcast
Olivia joins Justin this week for a meaty follow-up to our EPiC review. Not only does she chime in with her thoughts and observations from her viewing experience, the duo also read and react to all of YOUR many wonderful emails, comments and submitted audio reviews of the film from TCBCast's Patreon supporters. Then, Song of the Week IS BACK, BABY!! Olivia, taking cues from EPiC, is feeling the "Sweet Inspiration," discussing the history behind the iconic hit recording by The Sweet Inspirations, its American Sound connections, and the time during the August 1970 engagement (narrowly...
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398: Baz Luhrmann's EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert - TCBCast Review
TCBCast: An Unofficial Elvis Presley Fan Podcast
Ryan, Bec, Gurdip and Justin pile in for a round table discussion on Baz Luhrmann's EPiC. You don't need us to tell you it's worth seeing or that it's good - there's no shortage of other opinions you've heard affirm both, so we just dive right in. We discuss our perspectives on how the film presents Elvis and his creative process, major sequences of significance, any insights we picked up along the way, as well as the contexts of our viewing experiences (including the responses of guests we took with us, and anecdotal demographics), and our major takeaways from this remarkable cinematic remix,...
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TCBCast 397: EPiC Soundtrack Impressions & Breakdown (feat. John Heath) + Jamieson Shaw Q&A!
TCBCast: An Unofficial Elvis Presley Fan Podcast
Gurdip, Justin and John quickly gathered last night to discuss initial impressions of the soundtrack album for EPiC which is now available on all major music platforms for purchase and streaming. At the time of recording, John's the only one to have seen the film, so we're judging it based on how it works as its own cohesive presentation, keeping in mind that like all Baz Luhrmann soundtracks, it's a companion piece, but also a standalone work. There's plenty of hubbub in the Elvis community about the remixing and re-recording of some elements for the soundtrack, but we have exclusive...
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396: That's The Way It Is - The TCBCast Review, Part 2
TCBCast: An Unofficial Elvis Presley Fan Podcast
In Part 2 of our review of "Elvis: That's The Way It Is" the gang takes a look at our Patreon supporters's votes and comments on which version of the film is preferred, then debate the merits of the inclusion of interviews with fans and hotel staff in the original, as well as the producers' reasons for removing fan favorites such as "I Just Can't Help Believin'" and "Bridge Over Troubled Water' in favor of more well-known Elvis hits like "Don't Be Cruel" and "Hound Dog" for the Special Edition. Justin challenges the commonly held belief that the Special Edition features substantially more...
info_outlineIn 1971, Elvis laid down his second holiday-themed album, full of both traditional hymns and then-contemporary originals. The question is whether, despite the classic "Merry Christmas Baby," does the rest of the album hold up if you don't grade it on the Christmas Curve? In the news, the guys discuss the recent passing of country artist Charley Pride, Justin provides his in-depth review of the new book "Walk A Lonely Street: Elvis Presley, Country Music, and the True Story of Heartbreak Hotel" from author Tony Plews, then gives a long-awaited answer to a listener question about why he doesn't call Elvis "The King of Rock'n'Roll."
Finally, Gurdip plucks a highly underrated track off "Elvis for Everyone" for Song of the Week and says "Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers," while Justin explores the unexpectedly deep roots and variants of the Sun-era "Just Because." We hope our listeners have a wonderful and safe holiday!