KING-SIZE CHANGES PLANNED

If the managers of Elvis Presley's Graceland mansion in Memphis, Tenn., have their way, some king-size renovations will be made to the surrounding area.

Currently, there's a visitors center, souvenir stores and museums across from Graceland. But the plan is to replace that with an 80,000-square-foot, high-tech visitors center, which would be erected on the same side of the street as Graceland.

"To put that in perspective, that's about six or seven times the size of the mansion," Robert F.X. Sillerman, chairman for New York-based CKX, told The Associated Press.

No timeline has been set, Jack Soden of Elvis Presley Enterprises told the AP, yet he added, "We're probably looking at something in the neighborhood of a three-year process."

That said, the clock is ticking to check out the area around Graceland before it changes dramatically. It has a certain vibe to it, and there's even a degree of subtlety to the exhibits featuring Presley's planes and cars.

Whether that subtlety translates to an 80,000-square-foot, high-tech visitors center remains to be seen.

STAX ON PBS

In other Memphis-related news, PBS will premiere the documentary Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story on Wednesday night (Aug. 1).

Stax -- along with companion label Volt -- was the home to Otis Redding, plus Sam and Dave and Booker T. & the MG's, among others.

For more about Stax, visit www.soulsvilleusa.com.

COOL ARTISTS, COOL SOUNDTRACK

Speaking of documentaries, the soundtrack to Arctic Tale -- a National Geographic Films production featuring narration by Queen Latifah that's now in theaters -- features songs performed by Brian Wilson, Grant-Lee Phillips and The Shins, among others.

Look for it in stores now via Bulletproof Records (www.bulletproofrecords.com).