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Elvis to make a comeback
By Becky McClelland Jayplay writer
Making a comeback in the music industry can be difficult for any artist, especially one who hasn't released anything new in 25 years. Add in the fact that he's dead, and people might start to wonder what's going on in the music world these days.
But then, the King never did play by the rules.
This year marks the 25th anniversary of Elvis's death. When he died, rockabilly singer Carl Perkins said, "We've lost the most popular man that ever walked on this planet since Christ himself was here."
There's a resurgence in Elvis' popularity this year. His music will play a central role in the new Disney movie, Lilo &
Stich, due this summer, and Nike is using a remix of Elvis" "A Little Less Conversation" for a series of soccer commercials. A compilation of his 30 No.1 hits, ELVIS, will be released later this year in conjunction with a network special on his life and contributions.
Julie Brazzone, vice-resident of artist development at RCA Records, said that the hope is to expose the "MTV generation" to Elvis' place in the history of rock 'n' roll.
"If you talk to the people whose music influences us about their influences, over and over again, the answer is Elvis," Brazzone said.
In a statement from RCA, Bruce Springsteen is quoted as saying, "Elvis is my religion. But for him, I'd be selling encyclopedias."
The question that remains is if another generation will embrace the singer. More than half of all visitors to Graceland are under 35-years-old, raising hope that the singer won't be thrown out like mom and dad's disco clothes.
"He was very charismatic and he crossed normal boundaries that people can still appreciate," said Dave Courtney, Tula, Okla., junior, and avid Elvis fan.
But not everyone is convinced of the Elvis comeback.
"If I'm flipping through the stations and he's on, sure I'll listen to him, but it's not something I'm going to go out of my way for," Dale Ziegler, Lenexa senior, said.
Contact McCtelland at bmcceleland@kansan.com. This story was edited by Angela Cox.
- What world leader recently released his own compilation of *Flvin bite*?
Elvis trivia:
How much did Elvis weigh when he died?
What did Elvis give names to like "White Prehistoric Bird" and "Inca Gold Leaf"?
What event in Elvis's career
How long would it take to play consecutively all of the Elvis albums sold?
What event in Elvis's career draw an estimated audiences of 1 billion?
**Answers:**
- Japanese Prime Minister
  - Junichiro Kozumi
- Probably 250 pounds, though his death certificate listed it as 170 pounds.
- His jumpsuits
  - 13,800 years
- The satellite presentation of EIVis, Aloha From Hawaii
The evening started slow with two screens behind the setup flashing afro-voodo art developed by the design company that created the introductory credits for the movie Seven and blossoming X-ray flowers and abstract organic three-dimensional designs. The lighting simulated a fictional electro-green sky with clouds that morphed into a blue fog that appeared to transport the audience far from Kansas City. The sound system was flawless and the opera vocal samples played between songs were perfect.
DJs Sasha and John Digweed visited Kansas City, Mo., Monday.
DJs get star attention at Uptown Theater
Heavenly status high above the crowd that packed the Uptown Theater looked upon England-based DJs Sasha and John Digweed.
last tune. The audience screamed for an encore and the DJs played another 20 minutes, featuring classics such as Underworld's "Dark and Long" Dark Train remix.
The first ever on-the-road arena-oriented DJ tour made its 18th stop Monday night at the Uptown Theater in Kansas City, Mo. The 29-show tour was produced by Kevin Lyman, president of Immortal Records. Former DJ Jimmy Van M came up with the idea for the tour, the goal of which is to take the atmosphere of dance/electronica big city clubs into large arenas.
"They should have more of
By Carlos Centeno Jayplay writer
Deep Fix record store coowner and Deep Connections promoter Naomi Wacanabe agreed that the sound was "really good, fairly loud and not garly."
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these shows in Kansas City," Bockett said. "We don't get this very often."
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This new face of dance culture
At 1:15 a.m., the crew started to remove the lighting and Sasha and Digweed began to play the
"You can't ask for more than this," Bockett said. "I mean, it's Sasha and Digweed."
CAKE-INSANE CLOWNPOSSE-SONVOLT
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where DJs are treated like celebrities, riding huge buses around the country instead of flying with a bunch of record cases tells the world that DJs are no longer the lonely, underground movement leaders who used to spin records at clubs. At least that's the case for mid-90s star DJs like Paul Oakenfold, Sasha, John Digweed and Carl Cox.
Even after attending the same show at Allstate Arena a few days ago in Chicago, concert-goer Adam Bockett said he was still enchanted with the music.
CAKE-INSANE CLOWN POSSE-SON VOLT
JEWEL-SOUL ASYLUM-MARILYN MANSON
VANILLA ICE-2 SKINNY J'S
THE SLOPPY SECONDS-BRENT BERRY-ARTHUR
DODGE-SPONGE-SOR VEREXUELA
ATARI TEENAGE RIOT.
Contact cemeno at jayplay@kansan.com. This story was edited by Jeremy Clarkson.
"With all the money, adulation and numerous fringe benefits, it's little wonder that the DJ has become the new rock star, what every boy dreams of becoming." Simon Reynolds, author of Generation Ecstasy said.
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