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‘It’s a short set,” Lisa Marie Presley apologized from the Gramercy Theatre stage Thursday night. “I want to drag it out.” Presley wasn’t kidding. Backed by a tight five-piece band, she played just 10 songs — her new album, “Storm & Grace,” has 11 — and between songs, and sometimes during them, she looked unsure about what to do with herself, seeming happiest when keeping time with a mini-tambourine (on “Over Me”) or hitting tom-toms with mallets (on “Un-Break”). Presley’s nervousness is understandable, simply because she is who she is. Being Elvis’ daughter is a lot to live up to on any stage, even at a smaller show at a venue like the Gramercy, which has room for 500. Dave Alloca/Starpix Lisa Marie Presley bears an unmistakable vocal resemblance to her father—and has solid songs to work with—but displayed little of his stage presence at her Gramercy Theatre show. As expected, a fair number of showgoers — particularly European visitors — were there to genuf...

 Q: So you're living in England now. Please tell me you live in a manor house with liveried footmen, like on "Downton Abbey." A: I don't. It's one of those conventional thatched-roof houses. They say it was a medieval house. I don't know what that means, but it's very interesting (looking). Q: Could you have made this new album if you hadn't moved to England? A: I could have made it, but it wouldn't have turned out the same. ... It took somebody not pushing me — giving me the space to do what I want — and I ended up doing the right thing. That's kind of what happened. I was set up to write with so many different writers, from pop to rock to electronic to just whatever — given so much freedom — I just wound up embracing what I should have embraced. Q: Was there a point in your life when you thought you might not make another album? A: I thought that a while ago. Then I thought, maybe if I just get drastic and change ev...

Download: 6-15-12-lisa-marie-01.mp3 Well, Lisa I guess I understand why you sometimes seem standoffish and guarded. It's ignorant people like this who use your family name to create attention for themselves. That is, attention they would not get otherwise! Click the play button above to hear the interview. The comments were completely disrespectful, and as Elvis would say, "damaging to my little daughter (LISA), to my father, my friends, everyone on stage and to you. (THE FANS)" But rest assured 35 years after this toad (and the many others who use the Presley name for their own benefit) have left the earth, NO ONE will remember them. The interview starts off with Lisa Marie talking about her new album and then admits to listening to the Elvis channel on SiriusXM . The host then asks if she sees Elvis in her dreams, and listen to her answer for yourself, interesting.. if only...

The Beale Street Merchant's Association is considering charging cover to get onto the street on weekend nights between April and October . Tentatively, the charge would be 10 dollars, but you get nine back in vouchers to use for food, drink or cover. Ty Agee with the Merchant's Association estimates, on busy nights, roughly 1,000 people come to Beale and don't spend any money at all. "We want people to come down here. It might get rid of somebody that doesn't want to spend any money and just hang out all night long and not do anything. Maybe make some room for someone that could," says Agee. Locals and tourists didn't seem too bothered by the cover charge, as long as $9 of the $10 would come back to them. The Beale Street Merchant's Association says the idea is under serious consideration right now.

Lisa Marie Presley is all over the news with the release of her new album. Rather than overload our site with LMP news, we'll add links to news stories here daily. We know we have missed a few, so if you have a link to an interesting creditable news story regarding Lisa Marie, please send us the link by email or via the comment box. MOST RECENT to OLDEST : Auspicious minds revamp Lisa Marie Presley's sound Zap2it talks to former Scientologist about LMP leaving the "Church" CMT - T Bone Burnette works with Lisa Marie The Boot - T Bone Burnette helps Lisa Marie get her groove back NY Post - Rocker Presley is still alive! Lisa Marie @ Billboards  Lisa Marie Presley - Billboard Awards 2012 Lisa Marie removes all Scientology from her site - Village Voice Rolling Stone Mag Review of Lisa Marie Presley CD NPR - Lisa Marie Presley Rocks Lisa Marie Presley pays tribute to Sun - Memphis Daily News Lisa Marie Presley says so long to Scientology - Vill...

I don't know about you but I needed a little Zsa Zsa fix today! Here is Hollywood's royal lady, Ms. Zsa Zsa Gabor singing High Heel Sneakers on Shindig! And one of the background singers is the one and only, Darlene Love ! Happy Friday Everyone! Enjoy your weekend! Source: Village Voice - Michael Musto Darlene Love @ Million Dollar Quartet NYC - VIDEO Elvis NEVER owned Zsa Zsa Gabor's Estate Zsa Zsa Gabor Estate to be settled out of court Zsa Zsa Gabor's daughter worries about Mom's health