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Paul Simon

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2012

    Flashback Friday: Factories Talk the '80s

    Where we're going, we don't need roads; just a synthesizer, eyeliner, and a touch of androgyny. Welcome to Flashback Friday. In case you missed it, Google commemorated the 78th birthday of electronic music pioneer, Bob Moog, with a wicked-cool doodle earlier this week. Moog left his mark on the w ... More >>

  • Music

    December 1, 2011

    Iron and Wine @ Crescent Ballroom

    Where we're going, we don't need roads; just a synthesizer, eyeliner, and a touch of androgyny. Welcome to Flashback Friday. In case you missed it, Google commemorated the 78th birthday of electronic music pioneer, Bob Moog, with a wicked-cool doodle earlier this week. Moog left his mark on the w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2011

    So What Do Those 15 Favorite Songs Say About Us Anyway?

    Lindsay Cates on the 1s and 2s ​Okay, so the 15 Favorite Songs thing. It happened. I freaked out a little (a lot) picking my selections, but it was a fun, in a self-aggrandizing way. I wrote yesterday that it was nearly impossible to do what the event asked: come up with 15 songs that you love a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2011

    Paul Simon at Comerica Theatre, 10/17/11

    ​ Paul Simon Comerica Theatre October 18, 2011 On October 13, Paul Simon celebrated his 70th birthday. Judging by last night's performance at Comerica Theatre, the legendary singer-songwriter doesn't appear to be showing any signs letting his age slow him down; He was full of energy and put o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2011

    Incoming: Paul Simon, Sting, Stone Foxes, Family Force 5, BLESSTHEFALL

    ​Paul Simon is one of those musicians who might have actually been more successful once he went solo (ditching poor, frizzy-haired Garfunkle), and props to him for that. He's a classic storyteller. And with an album as great as Graceland, his talent is simply undeniable.But that old dog has got so ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2011

    Jim Adkins, What Are You Listening To?

    Jim Adkins​ Jim Adkins The singer and guitarist for Jimmy Eat World is playing Tempe Beach Park Friday, September 30 as part of Fall Frenzy. It will be the last show of the band's year-plus long tour supporting their album, Invented. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 1, 2011

    Happy Birthday, MTV: 30 Videos to Celebrate 30 Years

    I want my MTV back​Music Television turns 30 today, but the network doesn't look a day over 16 and Pregnant. Well before MTV started exploiting the incredibly difficult lives of irresponsible teens expecting a first child and balancing high school algebra, the Viacom-network played music vid ... More >>

  • Music

    July 7, 2011

    Streetlight Manifesto @ Marquee Theatre

    I want my MTV back​Music Television turns 30 today, but the network doesn't look a day over 16 and Pregnant. Well before MTV started exploiting the incredibly difficult lives of irresponsible teens expecting a first child and balancing high school algebra, the Viacom-network played music vid ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2011

    Mamady Keïta and Famoudou Konaté -- Grand Masters Bring "Djembe Fever" to The MIM

    ​ The African djembe drum may be a familiar sight for pop music fans -- it's popped up onstage with plenty of Western artists like Paul Simon, Ben Harper, and Peter Gabriel -- but intrepid percussionists will have a chance to hear the drum played by two grand masters, Mamady Keïta and Famoudou Ko ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2011

    Stephen "Psyko Steve" Chilton, What Are You Listening To?

    Maria VassettStephen Chilton​Stephen "Psyko Steve" Chilton The Valley-based music promoter has more than 20 events he's producing, which may be found at www.psykosteve.com When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? When I am in the car, I ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2011

    Paul Simon Releases Tracklist, Info on Upcoming Album 'So Beautiful Or So What'

    ​Folk master Paul Simon has just released details about his upcoming album, according to Consequence of Sound.So Beautiful Or So What will be a 10-track LP, and it's scheduled to be released on April 12.Simon has put out a music video for the first track, entitled "Getting Ready For Christmas Day. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2010

    New Album From the Strokes on Its Way to Being Complete

    ​The Strokes have finally finished a long awaited album, according to SPIN.While the mixing and mastering still has yet to be done, the recording process itself has been completed.After working out their differences and deciding to go forth with making a new album, they worked with Beck and White ... More >>

  • Music

    June 10, 2010

    Crystal Castles, Against Me!, and Blitzen Trapper; June 8 Was a Record-Release Bonanza

    ​The Strokes have finally finished a long awaited album, according to SPIN.While the mixing and mastering still has yet to be done, the recording process itself has been completed.After working out their differences and deciding to go forth with making a new album, they worked with Beck and White ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2010

    John Lennon's "Imagine": Original Piano Delivered to Phoenix's Musical Instrument Museum

    Shannon WallacePrecious cargo: A crew delivers John Lennon's "Imagine" piano to the Musical Instrument Museum.​ Now this is cool. This week, the soon-to-be-open Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) in north Phoenix took delivery of the piano in which John Lennon of The Beatles composed "Imagine," ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 19, 2010

    The Pope Loves Michael Jackson? The Vatican Newspaper Tries Music Criticism

    You know you wanna find out what his top 10 list is like...​No. This is not the start of a really bad or tasteless joke. Recently, the Vatican's newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano came out with a list of the ten best rock/pop albums. And the results may be surprising. In no particular order they are: ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2010

    Jay Reatard's Cause of Death Determined

    ​According to the medical examiner in Shelby County, Tennessee, where Memphis is located, 29-year-old Jay Reatard died from "cocaine toxicity, and that alcohol was a contributing factor in his death." His real name was Jimmy Lee Lindsey Jr., and on Jan. 17 he was buried near Isaac Hayes. At the ti ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2010

    Johnny Depp Keith Richards = New Documentary

    ​You may remember that little trilogy titled Pirates of the Caribbean, which featured Keith Richards playing the part of Captain Teague Sparrow, the father of Jack Sparrow, played by Johnny Depp. Apparently, Depp's friendship and fascination with Richards goes far beyond that of a pretend father/s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2009

    Simon & Garfunkel Plan Long Awaited Reunion Tour

    Mending that bridge over troubled waters never felt so goodIt makes sense these days for some older acts to get out on tour and start playing some shows. Just looking at this past weekend in the Valley, we saw Springsteen, Lou Reed and Leonard Cohen all unravel some shows well in the twilight of the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2008

    Top Ten Americana Albums of 2008

    By Noah W. Bailey Picking the best folk and Americana records of the year isn't nearly as hard as discarding those great records that just didn't feel right stuck in the category. Releases by Calexico and DeVotchKa felt far too worldly to pigeonhole as folk or country, for instance, while Blitzen ... More >>

  • Music

    October 2, 2008

    Nick Lowe

    By Noah W. Bailey Picking the best folk and Americana records of the year isn't nearly as hard as discarding those great records that just didn't feel right stuck in the category. Releases by Calexico and DeVotchKa felt far too worldly to pigeonhole as folk or country, for instance, while Blitzen ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 2, 2008

    Lowe, Lower, Lowest

    By Noah W. Bailey Picking the best folk and Americana records of the year isn't nearly as hard as discarding those great records that just didn't feel right stuck in the category. Releases by Calexico and DeVotchKa felt far too worldly to pigeonhole as folk or country, for instance, while Blitzen ... More >>

  • Music

    September 18, 2008

    Vampire Weekend

    By Noah W. Bailey Picking the best folk and Americana records of the year isn't nearly as hard as discarding those great records that just didn't feel right stuck in the category. Releases by Calexico and DeVotchKa felt far too worldly to pigeonhole as folk or country, for instance, while Blitzen ... More >>

  • Music

    February 28, 2008

    Adrian Belew

    By Noah W. Bailey Picking the best folk and Americana records of the year isn't nearly as hard as discarding those great records that just didn't feel right stuck in the category. Releases by Calexico and DeVotchKa felt far too worldly to pigeonhole as folk or country, for instance, while Blitzen ... More >>

  • Music

    February 21, 2008

    Ladysmith Black Mambazo celebrates Zulu tradition

    By Noah W. Bailey Picking the best folk and Americana records of the year isn't nearly as hard as discarding those great records that just didn't feel right stuck in the category. Releases by Calexico and DeVotchKa felt far too worldly to pigeonhole as folk or country, for instance, while Blitzen ... More >>

  • Music

    January 10, 2008

    Wyclef Jean

    Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant
    (Sony)

  • Home Entertainment

    December 6, 2007

    Cellar Beware

    They obviously should not have gone in the basement

  • Music

    September 13, 2007

    Various Artists

    We All Love Ella: Celebrating the First Lady of Song
    (Verve)

  • Music

    July 12, 2007

    Sound Tracks

    It's got a good bite

  • Music

    April 5, 2007

    Matt the Electrician

    Not too earnest and just reverent enough

  • Music

    February 15, 2007

    Xavier Rudd

    Food in the Belly
    (Anti)

  • Music

    November 2, 2006

    Adrian Belew

    A guitar runs through it

  • Music

    January 5, 2006

    Freestyle Fellowship

    Sometimes awesome live bands also make magic in the studio

  • Music

    July 14, 2005

    Xavier Rudd

    Solace
    (Foundations/Universal)

  • Music

    January 22, 2004

    Various Artists

    Songs From the Street: 35 Years of Music (Sony Wonder)

  • Music

    December 4, 2003

    Me First and the Gimme Gimmes

    Covering baby-boomers' classics with a punk twist

  • Calendar

    October 16, 2003

    Spurs of the Moment

    Art exhibit highlights best of the West

  • Music

    January 4, 2001

    Obsessions, Passions, Perversions 2000

    Music critics reveal their deepest, darkest record-buying secrets in New Times' annual poll

  • Music

    December 28, 2000

    Critical Mass 2000

    Our panel of writers offer up their takes on the top discs of Y2K

  • Music

    October 12, 2000

    Don Henley

    Inside Job
    (Warner Bros.)

  • Film

    September 21, 2000

    Backstage Past

    Cameron Crowe's autobiographical Almost Famous is a classic rock gas

  • Calendar

    June 1, 2000

    Songs by the Gross

    Cameron Crowe's autobiographical Almost Famous is a classic rock gas

  • Music

    December 9, 1999

    Molten Wax

    Cameron Crowe's autobiographical Almost Famous is a classic rock gas

  • Music

    June 24, 1999

    A Report From the Dylan/Simon Tour

    Cameron Crowe's autobiographical Almost Famous is a classic rock gas

  • Culture

    June 24, 1999

    Blanket Indictment

    King of Pop ill-served by bedraggled Tapestry

  • Music

    May 6, 1999

    Recordings

    King of Pop ill-served by bedraggled Tapestry

  • Dining

    April 22, 1999

    Regional Doubt

    King of Pop ill-served by bedraggled Tapestry

  • Music

    November 27, 1997

    Recordings

    King of Pop ill-served by bedraggled Tapestry

  • Music

    May 26, 1993

    PLAYINT THE SKIN GAME

    King of Pop ill-served by bedraggled Tapestry

  • Music

    March 3, 1993

    HO-HUM HIP-HOPME PHI ME'S FOLKSY RAP IS A CRUISE DOWN THE EERIE BANAL

    King of Pop ill-served by bedraggled Tapestry

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