Rolling Stone Thursday August 16, 2007

TODAY'S TOP ROCK HEADLINES

ELVIS PRESLEY REMEMBERED To commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of Elvis Presley's death, Rolling Stone takes a look back at our coverage of the King. Click here to revisit Elvis' appearances in the pages of the magazine, from Bono's examination of Presley's impact to reports from the scene at Graceland when he died, as well as a collection of photos documenting key moments throughout the King's career.

BOB DYLAN LOOK-ALIKES, HIPPIES TURN OUT FOR MARK RONSON VIDEO SHOOT The video for Mark Ronson's remix of Bob Dylan's "Most Likely You'll Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)" was filmed earlier this week at Williamsburg, Brooklyn's Art and Historical Center. Last week casting agents placed an ad on Craigslist asking for extras, and everyone from camped out hippies -- to Wyclef Jean -- showed up. Click here for more on the video shoot.

THE NEXT ROLLING STONE BREAKING ARTIST - AGAINST ME! Rolling Stone's latest Breaking artist is Against Me!, a Gainesville, FL, punk band with one of the year's best rock records, the Butch Vig-produced New Wave. Click here for more on the Bruce Springsteen-approved, politically charged band, and to watch footage of them performing at this year's Lollapalooza.

MACY GRAY ON HER NEW POLITICAL VIDEO FOR "EVERYBODY" Rolling Stone recently spoke with Macy Gray about the new DIY video for her political call-to-action track "Everybody." The clip is an homage to the famous opening to Don't Look Back, in which Bob Dylan holds up cards spelling out the lyrics to "Subterranean Homesick Blues." Click here to read Gray's take on the song and it's video, as well as her pick for the next president.

PUNK ROCK FIGHT CLUB: A VIDEO SLIDE SHOW In the current issue of Rolling Stone, Mark Binelli explores the punk gang known as FSU, a hardcore crew that started in Boston and spread throughout the nation while becoming notorious for violent beatings at punk shows. Click here to watch a video slide show narrated by Binelli that examines life in the Philadelphia and Boston crews and discusses the controversial Boston Beatdown DVD that helped lift FSU out of the underground and into the public eye.

For more of the latest music news - including Bruce Springsteen tour dates, and to listen to our interview with Interpol frontman Paul Banks - visit RollingStone.com.

TODAY'S PICKS

DAILY TRACK: UGK - "The Game Belongs to Me" UGK are as Houston as oil rigs, having helped originate the slow-rolling drawl-and-brawl sound that defines H-town hip-hop, but they were sidelined while their city blew up -- Pimp C, one half of UGK, recently spent four years behind bars for aggravated assault. UGK is one monster comeback album, and several cuts suggest the powerhouse UGK could have been: The wickedly catchy "The Game Belongs to Me" feels like a beautifully stoned cruise on a humid Houston evening. Click here for more on UGK's chart-topping album.

DAILY VIDEO: Rolling Stone Breaking Artist - Against Me!

DAILY REVIEW: SANSA CONNECT WI-FI DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER The Sansa Connect Wi-Fi Digital Audio Player is a Zune-killing, credit-card sized, Wi-Fi-enabled digital audio player that lets you download subscription and purchased tracks off of Yahoo! Music Unlimited. Click here to find out if it's worth the money.

ARTIST OF THE DAY: ELVIS PRESLEY The complete ROLLINGSTONE.COM archive includes videos, photos, interviews, reviews, and more.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS Emily Erwin of the Dixie Chicks, 35 Madonna, 49 James "J.T." Taylor of Kool & the Gang, 54 TODAY'S ROCK ON TV (ALL TIMES EST) NBC 11:35pm - The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: ANGELIQUE KIDJO, ZIGGY MARLEY 1:35am - Last Call with Carson Daly: SATELLITE PARTY CBS 11:35pm - The Late Show with David Letterman: TEDDY THOMPSON, PAULA ABDUL 12:35am - The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson: EMERSON HART ABC 12:05am - Jimmy Kimmel Live: COMMON