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Thursday, October 20 2011

John Wesley Harding: Video-making Man

John Wesley Harding teams up with Eugene Mirman for new video, "Sing Your Own Song", which spoofs a Paul Simon classic.


Monday, October 17 2011

Paul Simon: 2011’s Ironman


Friday, July 29 2011

Paul Simon: There Goes Rhymin’ Simon / Live Rhymin’

Hey, these look a lot like those remasters we got seven years ago. Oh well, you'll need at least one of them.


Friday, July 1 2011

Fire and Rain: The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, James Taylor, CSNY and the Lost Story of 1970

David Browne’s Fire and Rain tells the story of four iconic albums of 1970 and the lives, times, and constantly intertwining personal ties of the remarkable artists who made them.


Monday, April 20 2009

Full Circle: Béla Fleck, Paul Simon & America’s Return to the World Community

Béla Fleck didn't ask to be the Avatar of the New American Culture (avatars never do). He happened to be in the right place at the right time with a banjo and a digital recorder. The remaining dots are ours to connect, and we've begun to connect them.


Wednesday, January 14 2009

Paul Simon: Live from Philadelphia

Looking a bit like Lou Reed's more sober brother, Paul Simon delivers a short, fairly laid-back set of hit songs and some newer material.


Thursday, October 23 2008

Aqualung: Words and Music

Caution must be taken to avoid listening too hard lest you risk inescapable boredom.


Friday, August 17 2007

Paul Simon: The Essential Paul Simon

The early stuff we all know about. The Essential Paul Simon makes an argument for checking in after Graceland.


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