Listen to the new song: Biko

from Bodo, 2010-03-09
09:57:39

Listen to the latest song recorded by Paul Simon for Peter Gabriels album: ´I'll scratch yours´ called Biko.

Youtube video link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8g4H6Y9wugY

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Paul working on new album with Phil Ramone

from Matthew Evans, 2010-03-08
20:22:20

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.

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Harper Plays Dublin

from Josh, 2010-03-02
13:48:28

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´(featuring Keith Richards),´Children 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

http://www.grandcanaltheatre.ie

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Old Paul Simon Vinyl blog

from Rob, 2010-02-08
13:15:57

Another blog with information about early Paul Simon vinyl: http://paulsimonvinyl.wordpress.com/

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Peter Gabriel covers ´Boy in the bubble´

from Guido, 2010-02-06
11:18:24

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.petergabriel.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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Strange crime story

from Ans, 2010-02-04
20:25:37

Posted in the New York Post and Rolling Stone 2/4/10.

A depressed man named Rafael Ramos entered a Big Apple Citibank claiming he was Paul Simon and attempted to withdraw $4,300 out of the Graceland singer’s bank account. He didn´t succeed because the bank employee saw he didn´t look like Paul Simon at all, he looked younger and was 6.1 tall.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/paul_
simon_bank_hoax_0wPHVUYybb634HHQtBFcEI

http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/20
10/02/04/felon-impersonates-paul-simon-in-bank-con
-fails-miserably/

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Paul at Bonnaroo Tennessee festival(?)

from Bodo, 2010-02-03
13:19:22

Paul Simon will be among the headliners at this year´s Bonnaroo Tennessee Music & Arts Festival, June 10-13. Several sources unveiled that, but the acts will be confirmed on Feb 9 when tickets go on sale.

Other artists might be Paul McCartney. There might be even a chance that the mixed up the 2 Pauls.

Tickets on sale Feb 9


http://www.livedaily.com/backline/paul-simon-bound
-for-bonnaroo-21321.html

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Paul and Harper join Plastic Ono band

from Bodo, 2010-02-03
13:14:34

Paul and Harper will both be taking part in the Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band concert to celebrate Yoko´s birthday next month. The concert will take place at the Opera House at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

Simon´s son Harper, Martha Wainwright, Mark Ronson and the Scissor Sisters will also be a part of the new Plastic Ono Band.

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Grammy performance BOTW

from Ans, 2010-01-28
10:36:37

Paul´s song BOTW will be performed at the 2010 Grammy Awards by Mary Blige & Bocelli. After the Awards it will be available to download and all proceeds will go the American Red Cross, benefiting ongoing earthquake relief efforts in Haiti. It is also 40 years ago that BOTW got a Grammy for Record Of The Year, Album Of The Year and Song Of The Year.

http://www.grammy.com/news/bligebocelli-grammy-per
formance-to-benefit-haiti-relief

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S&G at New Orleans Jazz Festival

from Ans, 2010-01-13
09:34:26

Simon & Garfunkel will perform on the first weekend - April 23-25 2010 - on the New Orleans Jazz Festival.

http://www.nojazzfest.com/

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