Elvis Presley, From Elvis in Memphis [Boston Phoenix]

Elvis Presley temporarily avoided the obvious (and, one could argue, tragic) destiny of a washed-up parody with The '68 Comeback Special, a TV show that lifted the retaining wall of nodding yes men and lucrative movie contracts to reveal a mythic force continuing to pulse.
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Those Darlins, Those Darlins [Boston Phoenix]

If summer finally decides to arrive this year, it'll have a heckuva soundtrack waiting for it.
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Future of the Left, Travels with Myself and Another [Boston Phoenix]

There's a fine line between stupid and clever, as Spinal Tap once quipped, and don't these Future of the Left guys just know it.
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