TCBCast: An Unofficial Elvis Presley Fan Podcast
TCBCast is an unofficial fan podcast featuring co-hosts Gurdip Ladhar and Justin Gausman discussing the music and life of Elvis Presley. These post-1977, next-generation Presley aficionados tackle topics such as his film career, discography, influences and of course cultural phenomenon surrounding his iconography. TCBCast is not associated with or endorsed by Graceland, Elvis Presley Enterprises, or Sony.
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TCBCast 170: Elvis Remixes, Volume 4
06/16/2021
TCBCast 170: Elvis Remixes, Volume 4
Before he could even pull out of the proverbial parking lot, Ryan Droste got pulled back in for this week's TCBCast! Justin & Ryan sit down to walk through another round of miscellaneous Elvis reworkings, remixes and mash-ups for the year, including recent official remixes and two new unofficial mixes from DJ Josh Wildfire, who most notably did a viral "Viva Las Vegas" mix in the mid-00s that rose to popularity on YouTube later on. Also briefly discussed is recent confirmation of a Follow That Dream label release for the 50th anniversary of "Elvis on Tour" for 2022, and then for Song of the Week, Ryan's moving on the backroads, by the rivers of our memory of Elvis' 1969 cover of the Glen Campbell classic "Gentle On My Mind." Meanwhile, Justin keeps hanging on, trying to learn the song, and picks "Moody Blue" off Elvis' final studio album. Featured Songs of the Week: Ryan: Gentle On My Mind Justin: Moody Blue
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TCBCast 169: It Happened At The Trailer Park Just Up The Road From the World's Fair, Part 2
06/08/2021
TCBCast 169: It Happened At The Trailer Park Just Up The Road From the World's Fair, Part 2
Ryan, Gurdip and Justin wrap up their two-part review of the 1963 rom-com "It Happened at the World's Fair" before giving their final thoughts. FYI - "World's Fair" is releasing on Blu-Ray on June 22, 2021 from Warner Archives. If you enjoyed this review, we strongly encourage you to pick up this new release to encourage Warner to release more of their Elvis films on Blu-Ray! Then for Song of the Week, Ryan picks the fun "Didja Ever" from "GI Blues," Justin also goes more lightweight with "One Track Mind" from "Roustabout" but Gurdip goes all-in on the underrated, little-heard blues rocker "High Heel Sneakers." If you enjoy TCBCast, please consider supporting us with a donation at Patreon.com/TCBCast. If you are unable to support us via Patreon, but want to support us another way, please make sure to leave a positive review on Apple Podcasts or share our show on social media. Every positive review helps our rankings so that other likeminded listeners can find us. Thanks!
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TCBCast Now #6 Teaser: Gone Country
06/04/2021
TCBCast Now #6 Teaser: Gone Country
This afternoon we released TCBCast Now #6 for our Patreon supporters. In this month's TCBCast Now, Justin puts Gurdip up to the challenge of reacting to 8 country songs he grew up with from the 80s-00s, and then the theme carries through with country songs of the week! For Song of the Month, Gurdip's selects Colter Wall's "The Devil Wears A Suit & Tie" and Justin picks George Strait's "Heartland." If you enjoy this teaser, please consider joining to support the show at Patreon.com/TCBCast to receive access to dozens of hours of new, exclusive and early access bonus content including film commentaries on Elvis- and early rock-related movies, topic polls, Blue Suede Reviews video essay series covering all of Elvis' movies chronologically and more!
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TCBCast Bonus #7: Elvis What Happened - The Finale
06/03/2021
TCBCast Bonus #7: Elvis What Happened - The Finale
Gurdip & Justin sit down to finish the last few chapters of the 1977 book "Elvis What Happened" by Steve Dunleavy, Red West, Sonny West and Dave Hebler as a special bonus mini-episode of TCBCast. It ends about how you'd probably expect after 22 chapters & epilogue. Credit to the documentary film "This Time" for the excerpt of Myrna Smith talking about Elvis. We recommend checking out the finished film here:
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TCBCast 168: Take Me to the Fair, Part 1
06/01/2021
TCBCast 168: Take Me to the Fair, Part 1
Ryan Droste returns to join Justin & Gurdip looking at the 1963 movie "It Happened At the World's Fair." Starring Elvis, Vicky Tiu, Gary Lockwood, and Joan O'Brien, and set again the real Century 21 Exposition in Seattle, does this forward-looking film hold up when looking back? Songs of the Week and the conclusion to our review will come next week but our finale to the TCBCast Book Club will be dropping into your feed as a bonus this week. TCBCast Patreon supporters not only have early access to TCBCast 169 and the Book Club finale bonus, but we also just released Justin's 72-minute, two-part video essay on the 1962 film "Kid Galahad." If you enjoy TCBCast, please consider supporting us with a donation at Patreon.com/TCBCast. If you are unable to support us via Patreon, but want to support us another way, please make sure to leave a positive review on Apple Podcasts or share our show on social media. Every positive review helps our rankings so that other likeminded listeners can find us. Thanks!
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TCBCast Commentary Teaser: "Top Secret"
05/26/2021
TCBCast Commentary Teaser: "Top Secret"
Over on the TCBCast Patreon, we just released our unofficial commentary for the 1984 comedy spoof "Top Secret," starring Val Kilmer as Elvis pastiche Nick Rivers and from the creative team behind "Airplane!" Here's a brief teaser. If you enjoy this teaser, please consider joining to support the show at Patreon.com/TCBCast to receive access to dozens of hours of new, exclusive and early access bonus content including film commentaries on Elvis- and early rock-related movies, topic polls, Blue Suede Reviews video essay series covering all of Elvis' movies chronologically and more!
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TCBCast 167: A Young Elvis Fan's Perspective
05/26/2021
TCBCast 167: A Young Elvis Fan's Perspective
This week, Gurdip & Justin are joined by Mary Patricia, an enthusiastic young Elvis fan and mutual acquaintance of TCBCast regular Jaime Kay. Mary's representing an even younger generation of Elvis fan, and a wide variety of topics are discussed ranging from visiting Graceland to Elvis' feature films and beyond. Then, for Song of the Week, we're covering songs suggested & voted upon by TCBCast Patreon supporters, so you get to hear about Gurdip's surprising appreciation for the very country "Tomorrow Never Comes" from 1970, as well as Justin's deep dive into the various iterations of "Hurt" starting with (of course) Roy Hamilton and concluding with a conversation about the 1977 "Elvis in Concert" version. If you enjoy TCBCast, please consider supporting us with a donation at Patreon.com/TCBCast. If you are unable to support us via Patreon, but want to support us another way, please make sure to leave a positive review or share our show on social media. Every positive review helps our rankings so that other likeminded listeners can find us. Thanks!
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TCBCast Commentary Teaser: "Elvis" The 1979 Kurt Russell Film
05/20/2021
TCBCast Commentary Teaser: "Elvis" The 1979 Kurt Russell Film
Here's a brief teaser of the very first exclusive unofficial commentary we recorded for the 1979 John Carpenter-Kurt Russell biopic "Elvis" over at Patreon.com/TCBCast exclusively for patrons! If you enjoy this teaser, please consider joining to support the show at Patreon.com/TCBCast to receive access to dozens of hours of new, exclusive and early access bonus content including film commentaries on Elvis- and early rock-related movies, topic polls, Blue Suede Reviews video essay series covering all of Elvis' movies chronologically and more!
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TCBCast 166: Who Owns Elvis Today?
05/18/2021
TCBCast 166: Who Owns Elvis Today?
This episode, Gurdip & Justin are tackling a topic selected by TCBCast Patreon supporters. Since over the years so many Elvis fans have often pinned business decisions on his estate when there are many other stakeholders, the suggestion was to do an explainer of who owns what in the Elvis world, from his personal effects to his music publishing interests, from his movies to his mansion, it's all covered in this episode and as far as we know is accurate to the date of this release. There may be some slight historical inaccuracies due to some context or changeovers being left out, the emphasis was on getting it pared down to a simple list of who owns what *today*, and information was largely derived from swaths of press releases online from key stakeholders, so we apologize if there any omissions. Then, for Song of the Week, Gurdip surprises everyone by picking "The Lady Loves Me," the main duet between Elvis & Ann-Margret from 1964's "Viva Las Vegas." Meanwhile, Justin bids "The Last Farewell," highlighting Elvis' 1976 cover of the Roger Whittaker ballad. If you enjoy TCBCast, please consider supporting us with a donation at Patreon.com/TCBCast. In the month of April we produced over 17.5 hours of new early access or exclusive content for patrons, including film commentaries, new episodes of Blue Suede Reviews and TCBCast Now, and much much more. If you are unable to support us via Patreon, but want to support us another way, please make sure to leave a positive review on Apple Podcasts or share our show on social media. Every positive review helps our rankings so that other likeminded listeners can find us. Thanks!
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TCBCast Commentary Teaser: Vinyl - "The King and I"
05/13/2021
TCBCast Commentary Teaser: Vinyl - "The King and I"
We just dropped our commentary of the 7th episode of the 2016 HBO series "Vinyl," which featured an appearance by Elvis tribute artist Shawn Klush playing Elvis, over at Patreon.com/TCBCast exclusively for patrons. Here's a teaser! If you enjoy this teaser, please consider joining to support the show at Patreon.com/TCBCast to receive access to dozens of hours of new, exclusive and early access bonus content including film commentaries on Elvis- and early rock-related movies, topic polls, Blue Suede Reviews video essay series covering all of Elvis' movies chronologically and more!
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TCBCast 165: All Shook Up - Billboard May 13, 1957
05/11/2021
TCBCast 165: All Shook Up - Billboard May 13, 1957
NOTE: This episode was recorded before news broke that early rock legend Lloyd Price (Stagger Lee, Lawdy Miss Clawdy) had passed away May 9, 2021. We will be addressing this on our next episode. Also - those familiar to the show will note that there is a cold open this week. This is deliberate, you will understand once you hear our news section as we have some sad news to report. This week, Professor Ladhar dons his tweed jacket again as we take a look at Elvis topping out the Billboard charts in 1957 with a "perfect Elvis song" - All Shook Up - on the very day that Jailhouse Rock began filming, and what other songs were rounding out the Top 10 that same week, touching on several Elvis connections including Ferlin Husky's "Gone" which is where Elvis heard soprano backing vocalist Millie Kirkham, and "Little Darlin" by The Diamonds, which he would go on to cover starting in 1975 with a recording appearing on "Moody Blue" from '77. For Song of the Week, Justin goes after a "Stranger in the Crowd" while Gurdip gets the catchy "Smokey Mountain Boy" from "Kissin Cousins" stuck in his head. If you enjoy TCBCast, please consider supporting us at Patreon.com/TCBCast. In the month of April we produced over 17.5 hours of new early access or exclusive content for patrons, including film commentaries, new episodes of Blue Suede Reviews and TCBCast Now, and much much more. If you are unable to support us via Patreon, but want to support us another way, please make sure to leave a positive review on Apple Podcasts or share our show on social media. Apple Podcasts is one of the more popular platforms we're heard on and every positive review helps our rankings so that other likeminded Elvis fans can find us. Thanks!
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TCBCast Now #5 Teaser
05/07/2021
TCBCast Now #5 Teaser
This morning we released TCBCast Now #5 for our Patreon supporters. In this month's TCBCast Now, inspired by Mortal Kombat, we're discussing the value of video games being adapted to films, as well as a bunch of other pop culture news including Marvel Phase 4 and DC's Superman casting news. For Song of the Month, Gurdip's picking the Rocky Fellers's "Killer Joe" and Justin picks Alison Krauss's "Maybe." If you enjoy this teaser, please consider joining to support the show at Patreon.com/TCBCast to receive access to dozens of hours of new, exclusive and early access bonus content including film commentaries on Elvis- and early rock-related movies, topic polls, Blue Suede Reviews video essay series covering all of Elvis' movies chronologically and more!
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TCBCast Now #4: Jaws
05/06/2021
TCBCast Now #4: Jaws
As a teaser, we've dropped the first 3 full new episodes of TCBCast Now into our main feed over the last 3 months. TCBCast Now is our once-a-month general pop culture spin-off available exclusively for Patreon supporters at Patreon.com/TCBCast. Going forward, we will be releasing short 5-10 minute teasers of our Patreon-exclusive material on the main feed. On this episode of TCBCast Now originally released in early April, Justin finally watches Gurdip's favorite movie of all time: 1975's JAWS, directed by Steven Spielberg himself. While Justin provides his reactions to the film, Gurdip provides all sorts of neat trivia about the making of the film. The guys also briefly touch on their reactions to Zack Snyder's Justice League, the use of Elvis' "Loving Arms" in Godzilla vs Kong, Gurdip reports in on Falcon & The Winter Soldier and Justin fill in on three games he's finished in the past month, as well as a new one I started, Disco Elysium. For Song of the Week(/Month?), Gurdip confesses he always feels like "Somebody's Watching Me" and picks a 1984 Rockwell classic. Meanwhile, Justin's got a first-class, one-way ticket to the 1999 Weird Al Yankovic comedy-rock epic, "Albuquerque."
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TCBCast 164: Golden Songs of the Week, Volume 7
05/04/2021
TCBCast 164: Golden Songs of the Week, Volume 7
Justin & Gurdip are taking a one-week break, so now's the perfect time to revisit some of our earliest Songs of the Week in one go! Whether you've just recently began listening or haven't gone back in a while, here are the histories behind songs from TCBCasts 31-34, including Ryan Droste's first appearance on the show with Pocketful of Rainbows, as well as Thrill of Your Love, I'll Be There, Dark Moon, Let Me Be the One, Little Mama and Good Rockin' Tonight. If you enjoy TCBCast, please consider supporting us at Patreon.com/TCBCast. We offer plenty of bonus content - in the month of March we produced over 17.5 hours of new early access or exclusive content for patrons, including film commentaries, new episodes of Blue Suede Reviews and TCBCast Now, and much much more. If you are unable to support us via Patreon, but want to support us another way, please make sure to leave a positive review on Apple Podcasts or share our show on social media. Apple Podcasts is one of the more popular platforms we're heard on and every positive review helps our rankings so that other likeminded Elvis fans can find us. Thanks!
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TCBCast 163: Madison Square Garden, 1972
04/27/2021
TCBCast 163: Madison Square Garden, 1972
As selected by the TCBCast Patreon community, this week, Gurdip & Justin are covering not only Elvis's famous As Recorded At Madison Square Garden album from 1972, but the surrounding activities, including the press conference Elvis gave, and the afternoon show released later on. For Song of the Week, also picked by patrons, Gurdip is rolling on the river in Elvis' cover of Creedence Clearwater Revival's iconic "Proud Mary" while Justin has to confess he's "Never Been to Spain" but he kinda likes Elvis' version of the Three Dog Night's 70s classic. If you enjoy TCBCast and would like to support us while receiving early access to episodes, bonus content like film commentaries, opportunities to vote on topics and Songs of the Week, as well Justin's Blue Suede Reviews video essay series, you can support us on Patreon.com/TCBCast. This week we're releasing our film commentary for 1997's "Elvis Meets Nixon" for patrons and Justin's Blue Suede Review of "Follow That Dream" is out today! This episode featured an additional 4 minutes of exclusive discussion for patrons.
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TCBCast 162: The Original Lady With The High Voice, Millie Kirkham feat. Darin Evans
04/20/2021
TCBCast 162: The Original Lady With The High Voice, Millie Kirkham feat. Darin Evans
Gurdip's off this week but Justin is joined by guest (and TCBCast patron!) Darin Evans to take a (not remotely comprehensive) look at the contributions of soprano backing vocalist Millie Kirkham to Elvis' recording career. Millie's distinctive high voice sound is audible on Elvis classics like "Blue Christmas," "She's Not You" and "The Wonder of You" as well as many recordings by other Nashville recording artists, and she is, to note, the only backing vocalist to have recorded & performed with Elvis through all three decades of his career, making her an iconic part of Elvis' musical legacy. Appropriately, Darin highlights the first song Millie recorded with Elvis, 1957's "My Wish Came True" as Song of the Week, while Justin selects Elvis' cover of Billy Swan's crossover one hit wonder, "I Can Help."
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TCBCast 161: Elvis & The Beauty Queen feat. Jaime Kay
04/13/2021
TCBCast 161: Elvis & The Beauty Queen feat. Jaime Kay
This week, Gurdip & Justin are joined by Jaime Kay from the Jungle Room podcast to review the 1981 biopic "Elvis & The Beauty Queen," about Linda Thompson and her relationship with Elvis. As always with Jaime Kay, it's a ton of fun and you never know where it's going to go! For Song of the Week, Jaime Kay picked the movie track "A Whistling Tune," Gurdip went back to his favorite album for "Girl Next Door Went A-Walking" off "Elvis is Back" and Justin highlights Elvis' rarely-heard home recording of "It's A Sin to Tell A Lie." If you enjoy TCBCast and would like to support us while receiving early access to episodes, bonus content like film commentaries and Justin's Blue Suede Reviews video essay series, you can support us on Patreon.com/TCBCast. You can listen to The Jungle Room Podcast on all podcast platforms where TCBCast is, and on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFTDul2tcm4ecDvdTDACuxA
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TCBCast 160: Wheels On Our Heels - The Top 11 Elvis Movie Driving Songs
04/06/2021
TCBCast 160: Wheels On Our Heels - The Top 11 Elvis Movie Driving Songs
After almost two months of research- & thematically-heavy topics (including this week's chapter of our TCBCast Book Club), Justin & Gurdip go for something a little more lighthearted and set about "scientifically" ranking all the scenes from Elvis movies where Elvis is driving/piloting and singing while doing it! The totally scientific ranking system utilized means this list's order is both a ton of fun, and completely subjective bullcrap, and fittingly, Gurdip selects "Dominic" from "Stay Away, Joe" for his Song of the Week. Justin goes down another road, picking 1961's "I'm Coming Home" from the "Something for Everybody" album. Featured Songs of the Week: Gurdip: Dominic Justin: I'm Coming Home
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TCBCast Now #3: Top NES Games
04/01/2021
TCBCast Now #3: Top NES Games
The first three (February-March-April 2021) monthly episodes of TCBCast Now, our pop culture discussion experiment, typically Patreon exclusives, are going to be released on the general feed after approximately one month of patron-exclusivity, as a way of giving listeners a sampler of some of the extra content we have on offer for patrons. No foolin'! On this month's TCBCast Now, Gurdip & Justin discuss WandaVision's run, Raya & The Last Dragon, and Justin's playthrough of Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order. This leads into a discussion of some of the guys' favorite Nintendo Entertainment System games (and what they think Elvis' favorite NES game might have been). Then, for Song of the Week, both guys pick 50s-60s throwbacks from later eras. Gurdip selects the extremely obscure "See You Round Like A Record" by Little Nell, paying homage to 60s girl-groups, while Justin highlights Billy Joel's doo-wop tribute "For The Longest Time," and explores its roots in Mozart-esque classical music. If you enjoy this bonus content, please consider supporting us at Patreon.com/TCBCast. We offer plenty of bonus content - in the month of March we produced over 14 hours of new early access or exclusive content for patrons, including film commentaries, new episodes of Blue Suede Reviews and TCBCast Now, and much much more. If you are unable to support us via Patreon, but want to support us another way, please make sure to leave a review on Apple Podcasts, it's one of the more popular platforms we're heard on and every positive review helps our rankings so that other likeminded Elvis fans can find us. Thanks!
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TCBCast 159: The Road to Vegas '69
03/31/2021
TCBCast 159: The Road to Vegas '69
This week, Justin & Gurdip are doing a topic selected by the TCBCast Patreon community, examining the time between Elvis' 1956 and 1969 Vegas engagements, what other acts (including the Rat Pack) were up to through the 60s, and how Elvis' show at the International was different in tone and audience from what had come before. For Song of the Week, both this week were voted on by Patreon supporters as well! Justin rides that "Mystery Train" all the way back to its roots in country and blues, and Gurdip turns into "A Big Hunk O' Love" after hearing Elvis' brilliant late 50s hit. If you enjoy TCBCast and would like to support us while receiving early access to episodes, bonus content like film commentaries and Justin's Blue Suede Reviews video essay series, you can support us on Patreon.com/TCBCast. This week, we released our commentary for the 1978 film "Grease," Justin's Blue Suede Review of "Blue Hawaii" (almost 90 minutes long!) and this episode featured a few minutes of bonus content not included on the main feed.
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TCBCast 158: An A-Z of Elvis feat. Joe Shooman
03/23/2021
TCBCast 158: An A-Z of Elvis feat. Joe Shooman
This week, Justin & Gurdip are joined by Joe Shooman, author of "An A-Z of Elvis: Infrequently Asked Questions," a new short book highlighting trivia ranging from conspiracy theories to Elvis' genealogy, from ETAs to collectors and producers. Fittingly, our chapter of "Elvis What Happened" to cover this week as part of our TCBCast Book Club segment tackled some of Elvis' own interests in the unusual. Then, for Song of the Week, Gurdip went for the cute "Your Time Hasn't Come Yet Baby" from 1968's "Speedway" while Justin ponders "Who's Sorry Now" after hearing Elvis & Anita Wood’s home recording of the 1958 Connie Francis hit. Joe's book will be available on Amazon both as a digital and physical release starting March 23, 2021. If you enjoy TCBCast and would like to support us while receiving early access to episodes, bonus content like film commentaries and Justin's Blue Suede Reviews video essay series, you can support us on Patreon.com/TCBCast.
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TCBCast 157: "Welcome Home Elvis" The Frank Sinatra Timex Show feat. Ryan Droste
03/16/2021
TCBCast 157: "Welcome Home Elvis" The Frank Sinatra Timex Show feat. Ryan Droste
Ryan Droste makes his return to TCBCast to join Justin & Gurdip in reviewing the 1960 TV Special "The Frank Sinatra Timex Show: It's Nice to Go Traveling or, Welcome Home Elvis." Packed with celebrity cameos, then-contemporary pop culture references and musical performances, this program served as Elvis' first major appearance after his return from the US Army. We all know the Elvis performances hold up, and the Sinatra-Presley duet still remains iconic, but is the rest of the show worth revisiting? But first - Trivia! Justin puts Gurdip & Ryan's Rat Pack knowledge to the test in lieu of TCBCast Book Club this week. Then, for Song of the Week, Ryan & Gurdip both pick 1960s movie songs, choosing "Big Love, Big Heartache" from Roustabout and "I'll Be Back" from Spinout, respectively. Justin instead goes back to the Sun era to show the influence of Rat Pack member Dean Martin on Elvis by spotlighting "I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine."
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TCBCast 156: Walk A Lonely Street, Pt 2 feat. Tony Plews
03/09/2021
TCBCast 156: Walk A Lonely Street, Pt 2 feat. Tony Plews
Justin continues the discussion with Tony Plews, author of "Walk A Lonely Street: Elvis Presley, Country Music and the True Story of Heartbreak Hotel," digging deep not only into the foundations of "Heartbreak Hotel" as written by Mae Boren Axton & Tommy Durden, but the genesis of the song itself: the tragic life, and end, of criminal Alvin Krolik. Amazing connections and tales uncovered by Tony are discussed, including why "Heartbreak Hotel"'s original published sheet music sounds so different from Elvis' recording, how Colonel Parker got one over on music publishers Julian & Jean Aberbach when it came to Elvis' first national hit, coincidences abound in the west Texas town of El Paso, and a heartbreaking epilogue that leads both Justin and Tony to get choked up. All this and so much more, and that's before Gurdip re-joins Justin as they both tackle "Heartbreak Hotel" as one of the biggest "Song of the Week" segments they've tackled. They highlight key performances of the song from throughout Elvis' career, then 10 of the most notable or interesting cover versions they could find. We hope you have enjoyed this two-part discussion! If you are interested in picking up "Walk A Lonely Street," please visit Tony's website georgesmithpublications.com for details and links. If you enjoy TCBCast and would like to support us while receiving early access to episodes, bonus content like film commentaries and Justin's Blue Suede Reviews video essay series, you can support us on Patreon.com/TCBCast. In February, we produced over 17 hours of new early access or exclusive content for patrons on top of a high-quality archive of previous TCBCast episodes. This episode featured 4 minutes of additional bonus content on our Patreon!
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TCBCast 155: Walk A Lonely Street, Pt 1 feat. Tony Plews
03/02/2021
TCBCast 155: Walk A Lonely Street, Pt 1 feat. Tony Plews
After Justin & Gurdip discuss the official release of the Peloton Elvis remixes, Gurdip sets Justin loose with author Tony Plews to talk about his new book "Walk A Lonely Street: Elvis Presley, Country Music, & The True Story of Heartbreak Hotel." Tony's book is a sweeping, nearly 700-page epic, spanning from just after the US Civil War through the 20th Century, with a cast of real life-characters as interesting, and a web of stories as deeply interconnected, as any modern fantasy or sci-fi saga. This first half of the discussion leads up to July 1954 and Tony's convincing theory about whether "That's All Right" was really as spontaneous as all the biopics have made it out to be. We are extremely proud to present this two-part discussion this week. Next week, we will continue with the chilling real-life inspiration for "Heartbreak Hotel," the songwriting process Mae Boren Axton & Tommy Durden undertook, and the influence of the music publishing industry on Elvis's career as well as Song of the Week featuring, what else? "Heartbreak Hotel"! If you are interested in picking up "Walk A Lonely Street," please visit Tony's website for details and links. If you enjoy TCBCast and would like to support us while receiving early access to episodes, bonus content like film commentaries and Justin's Blue Suede Reviews video essay series, you can support us on Patreon.com/TCBCast. In February, we produced over 17 hours of new early access or exclusive content for patrons on top of a high-quality archive of previous TCBCast episodes.
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TCBCast Now #2: February 2021
03/01/2021
TCBCast Now #2: February 2021
The first three (February-March-April 2021) monthly episodes of TCBCast Now, our pop culture discussion experiment, typically Patreon exclusives, are going to be released on the general feed after approximately one month of patron-exclusivity, as a way of giving listeners a sampler of some of the extra content we have on offer for patrons. So here is February's episode of TCBCast Now, which has us looking at the trailer for Godzilla vs Kong, discussing Marvel's Wandavision (mild spoilers up to Season 1 Episode 4), Hyrule Warriors for the Nintendo Switch and tabletop RPG series Critical Role's 4-episode spinoff "Undeadwood." For Song of the Week/Month, Gurdip selects 80s R&B group New Edition's "Mr. Telephone Man" and Justin Gausman picks underlooked 00s pop ballad "When You Say You Love Me," written by Savage Garden's Darren Hayes and recorded by both Clay Aiken and Human Nature. If you enjoy this bonus content, please consider supporting us at Patreon.com/TCBCast. We offer plenty of bonus content - in the month of February we produced over 17 hours of new early access or exclusive content for patrons, including film commentaries, new episodes of Blue Suede Reviews and TCBCast Now, and much much more. If you are unable to support us via Patreon, but want to support us another way, please make sure to leave a review on Apple Podcasts, it's one of the more popular platforms we're heard on and every positive review helps our rankings so that other Elvis fans can find us. Thanks!
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TCBCast 154: Black Lives Mattered to Elvis feat. Giacomo (Jay) Viviano
02/24/2021
TCBCast 154: Black Lives Mattered to Elvis feat. Giacomo (Jay) Viviano
This week we're joined by Elvis researcher Giacomo "Jay" Viviano to discuss his and his colleagues' work uncovering stories, interviews and other research relating to Elvis's connections with people of color. For Song of the Week, Justin takes Mark Potter's Patreon request song "I Washed My Hands in Muddy Water" and tries to show how Elvis and others slowly moved it from its fairly restrictive country roots into the rock genre, while Gurdip would rather be out on a "Moonlight Swim." Featured Songs of the Week: Justin: I Washed My Hands in Muddy Water Gurdip: Moonlight Swim Note: this discussion is meant to simply explore research surrounding documentation of Elvis' historical interactions with his friends, fellow musicians, and prominent political figures, not represent the many varied and valued perspectives within the Black community.
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TCBCast 153: If I Can Dream
02/16/2021
TCBCast 153: If I Can Dream
This week, Justin & Gurdip highlight five songs apiece that Elvis recorded written by Black songwriters - whether they have interesting stories behind them, are iconic tunes of Elvis' musical career, or the guys just happen to like the songs a whole hell of a lot. Then, for Song of the Week, Gurdip is all pooped out after picking the fiery "Dixieland Rock" from 1958's "King Creole" soundtrack. Justin finishes out by going deep on "If I Can Dream," the finale number of the "Singer Presents Elvis" TV Special from 1968, and loosely inspired by the words of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. If you'd like to support TCBCast and receive early access to episodes, bonus content like video movie reviews and film commentaries, and the chance to vote on upcoming topics Songs of the Week, please consider supporting us on Patreon at . Featured Songs of the Week: Gurdip: Dixieland Rock Justin: If I Can Dream
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TCBCast 152: Dudley Brooks and Elvis
02/09/2021
TCBCast 152: Dudley Brooks and Elvis
Justin & Gurdip explore the life and music of pianist Dudley Brooks, the jazz pianist who came into Elvis' life through his feature films, and put his own distinctive stamp on Elvis' sound in the 50s and early 60s. We also explore Dudley's a few non-Elvis cuts from his career as a songwriter, most famously the holiday hit "Everybody's Waiting for the Man with the Bag." Then, for Song of the Week, Justin shines a light on "Up Above My Head" from the 68 Special, and the unique influence of Sister Rosetta Tharpe on rock and roll. Gurdip selects "Any Way You Want Me," the ballad recorded at the same session that produced "Hound Dog" and "Don't Be Cruel." We take a detour when Gurdip discovers a remix of the song somehow connected to the official Elvis YouTube Channel (we'll dive more into that in the news next week; upon further post-show investigation, it's actually from an unofficial European remix album from 2012). If you'd like to support TCBCast and receive early access to episodes, bonus content like video movie reviews and film commentaries, and the chance to vote on upcoming topics Songs of the Week, please consider supporting us on Patreon at .
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TCBCast 151: Billboard R&B - June 16, 1956
02/02/2021
TCBCast 151: Billboard R&B - June 16, 1956
This week, Justin & Gurdip dig into a little bit of information on Elvis' attendance at a Juneteenth celebration night at Libertyland in Memphis on June 19, 1956, and then look at his chart placement with "Heartbreak Hotel" and "I Want You I Need You I Love You" among his peers on the R&B best sellers chart from three days earlier, June 16. Gurdip's right at home listening to classics by Little Richard, Clyde McPhatter and Fats Domino, but Justin reveals to Gurdip's dismay that he's not the biggest fan of one of the singles featured on the chart. Then, for Song of the Week, Gurdip keeps the early rock & roll theme going by highlighting Elvis' live cover of Chuck Berry's country-influenced smash "Maybelline." Justin, meanwhile, goes in the complete opposite direction and makes perhaps the strongest case ever made for the oft-maligned "Speedway" cut "He's Your Uncle, Not Your Dad," including an in-depth lyrical breakdown of all its references. You will not find a more thorough analysis of this song anywhere else but TCBCast, we can definitely promise you that. Whether that's a good thing remains to be seen. Featured Songs of the Week: Gurdip: Maybelline Justin: He's Your Uncle, Not Your Dad
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TCBCast 150: Elvis & The Beatles Pt. 2 feat. Antony Rotunno
01/26/2021
TCBCast 150: Elvis & The Beatles Pt. 2 feat. Antony Rotunno
This week marks the third anniversary of TCBCast, and we start off wrapping up our in-depth discussion about Elvis & the Beatles with Antony Rotunno from Glass Onion: On John Lennon. We finally dig into all the various songs Elvis did that were originally written & recorded by the Beatles, some of the Elvis-related songs The Beatles performed, and compare their feature film acting performances before finally closing out with Antony posing a twist to his trademark final question from Glass Onion interviews: what do we think Elvis would have done if he'd lived? For the 250th Elvis song covered on TCBCast, Gurdip highlights "You're A Heartbreaker" from the SUN era, while Justin tells the story of a legendary-yet-rediscovered acetate from the same year, 1954, the contents of which led to young Elvis Presley being invited to record at Sun under more professional circumstances in the first place. Huge thanks to Antony for the wonderful conversation, representing John Lennon and the Beatles' legacy, and for all his talent. Please be sure to check out Glass Onion: On John Lennon at it's very highly recommended! Songs of the Week: Gurdip: You're A Heartbreaker Justin: Without You (Jimmy Sweeney) NOTE: As mentioned at the top of the show, we have launched a Patreon where you can help support the show and receive additional bonus content, including NEW episodes of the Blue Suede Reviews video series, TCBCast Now, Elvis & 50s-related movie commentaries by us, opportunities to vote on upcoming topics and Songs of the Week, and more! Visit Patreon.com/TCBCast for more details. We appreciate your support!
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