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| | Listen to the new song: Biko | | Listen to the latest song recorded by Paul Simon for Peter Gabriels album: ´I'll scratch yours´ called Biko. Youtube video link: http://www.you tube.com/watch ?v=8g4H6Y9wugY
| | Paul working on new album with Phil Ramone | | On the BBC light entertainment programme ´The One Show´ tonight they interviewed Charlene Spiteri (lead singer of the band Texas). She was talking about her new album and mentioned the producer is Phil Ramone who is currently working on a new Paul Simon record and has done many more in the past.
| | Harper Plays Dublin | | Harper Simon will be playing support for Marianne Faithful in June. Here´s the blurb from the venue: ROCKEFELLER PRODUCTIONS presents Marianne Faithfull at the Grand Canal Theatre on 23 June 2010 Easy Come, Easy Go is the 22nd album from Marianne Faithfull and was recorded in December 2007 in NYC at the famous Sear Sound recording studio. Produced by Hal Willner. All the songs have been chosen by Marianne and Hal, and range from Billie Holiday´s ´Solitude´ to ´The Crane Wife´ by current band The Decemberists. Other tracks are ´Sing Me Back Home´(featurin g Keith Richards),´Chi ldren of Stone´, the title song ´Easy Come, Easy Go Blues´ by Bessie Smith, Morrissey´s ´Dear God Please Help Me´, Dolly Parton´s ´Down from Dover´ and Black Rebel Motor Cycle Club´s ´Salvation´ Marianne will recreate ´Easy Come, Easy Go´ and many of her ´classics´ (Sister Morphine, Broken English, Ballad of Lucy Jordan etc.) on stage using the same band as she did on her world tour - she is just coming back from a sell out in Australia. As well as the new material, Marianne will be performing a selection of hits from her back catalogue; all in all it promises to be a fantastic show! Support from Harper Simon www.grandcanal theatre.ie
| | Old Paul Simon Vinyl blog | | Another blog with information about early Paul Simon vinyl: http://paulsim onvinyl.wordpr ess.com/
| | Peter Gabriel covers ´Boy in the bubble´ | | In his upcoming album, due on February 15th, ´Scratch my back´, Peter Gabriel will cover song from various artists, including Simon´s ´The boy in the bubble´, from the Graceland album. All arrangements are for orchestra and do not include guitar or drum parts. Further information (and a nice podcast with information concerning the choice of the songs and the making of the album, plus the free download of one of the songs) on http://www.pet ergabriel.com/ Gabriel also considered ´Hearts and bones´ and ´Father and daughter´ as possible candidates among Simon´s songs. In a following project (called ´And I´ll scratch yours´), the songwriters whose songs have been sung by Gabriel, will arrange and perform one of Peter´s song. Paul Simon is scheduled to cover ´Biko´.
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Paul Simon concert Reviews
| | Melbourne 2009-06-26 | | Saw Paul and Art last night here in Melbourne and, despite the fact that I am a lifelong fan of both individually and as Simon and Garfunkel, I have to say that this was the best concert I have been to. The two hour set list (including a twenty minute burst of individual hits by both Paul and Art) was simply superb, the harmonies as pristine as ever (having, if anything, matured with age), Paul was in his element as the centre of the stage´s musical universe, and the backing band (led by the unc
| | Sydney 2009-06-23 | | Ok, here is my second review for the tour! I really didn’t plan on going to this concert until literally a few hours before and even on my way there I had my doubts, but wow, what an evening. I was seated close to the stage but on the right ‘side view’ section – i.e. Paul’s side of the stage, which actually had its benefits, as I had a better view of the musicians than being in the front row. The music was amazing, Artie’s voice I thought had improved considerably from Sunday night – I’m not sur
| | Sydney 2009-06-21 | | Well, where to begin? The show was not perfect but it was absolutely spectacular all the same. I’ve never really listened much to S&G before but I’m definitely a fan now. I’ll just run through the night in chronological order I guess. Alain and I got to Acer Arena about an hour before the show started and managed to meet Gerard and Ben before the concert, which was great. On the way there it was quite amusing, they had special trains for the event and they were either playing S&G music r
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