Rock and Roll Daily (Free subscription) | 02/04/2010
Here’s your frontrunner for strangest music-related crime story of 2010: According to the New York Post, a man named Rafael Ramos entered a Big Apple Citibank yesterday claiming he was Paul Simon and attempted to withdraw $4,300 out of the Graceland singer’s bank account. Just to illustrate how absurd Ramos’ con artist scheme was, the [...]
Daily Intelligencer - New York Magazine (Free subscription) | 02/04/2010
" A con man trying to impersonate Paul Simon was arrested for trying to take money out of the singer's bank account — because the teller realized the 6-foot-1 crook looked absolutely nothing like the diminutive rock legend, police sources told The Post . Rafael Ramos, 54, walked into a Citibank branch on Broadway near West 86th Street at about 1 p.m. and allegedly tried to take out $4,300...
Lensa News (Free subscription) | 01/25/2010
I was watching Kristi Yamagutchi Friends and Family 2006 tonight and Nancy Kerrigan skated for her two sons. At the end her youngest son gave her a rose. Does anyone know the name of the song she skated to? It was a really nice song and I would like to know the name of it... me too!! I am looking everywhere to find out that song, and I found your question instead! I hope we find it. :) I found it!!!...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 01/23/2010
Steve Rose digs out some of the most forgettable pop star film roles Mariah Carey's last attempt to conquer the movies, airbrushed autobiopic Glitter, served only to briefly unite the world in derision. So now she's back in a more humble role, as a social worker in Precious, and earning praise for her down-to-earth performance. Precious also finds an ordinary-guy role for crotch-rocker Lenny Kravitz,...
Daily Intelligencer - New York Magazine (Free subscription) | 01/19/2010
Governor-elect Eliot Spitzer introducing Constantine in 2006 as part of his transition team. Longtime Eliot Spitzer friend and colleague Lloyd Constantine has written a book about "those 61 hours, from the March 9, 2008, moment [he] received Spitzer's phone call revealing facts the entire world would learn the next morning until his March 12 news conference." Betraying his former boss's...
Death Wore a Feathered Mullet (Free subscription) | 01/18/2010
-I miss the opening because the football game on the other channel ran long. Blogging about the fucking Golden Globes is gay enough; I'm not about to miss the end of a close game. -Ricky Gervais is the host. I wasn't even going to bother watching/blogging this, but Ricky Gervais is the shit. If you don't agree, you're probably glad Jay Leno got The Tonight Show back. -Speaking of Jay Leno, all of the...
FtheFtrain (Free subscription) | 01/16/2010
Aside from the halcyon days of Book It!, which I loved the shit out of as a kid, it never occurred to me to do so as an adult until a couple years ago, when a friend from my writing group posted a link to Art Garfunkel's book log that dates all the way back to 1968--prepare to be humbled. I think it's a neat idea. Whether you choose to keep track on GoodReads or a simple word document/sticky, an ongoing...
KK & R Music Blog (Free subscription) | 01/14/2010
Notes From YouTube; "Waters of March" is a bossa nova song composed by Antonio Carlos Jobim. The song lyrics were originally written in Portuguese and Jobim wrote the English version as well. Here is this song as sung by Art Garfunkel on his solo album "Breakaway" (1975). Waters of March mp3s @Amazon.com
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 01/14/2010
One of the most poignant moments at the Rock and R0ll Hall of Fame's 25th anniversary concert (night one, October 29) when Art Garfunkel joined old musical partner Paul Simon on stage at Madison Square Garden to sing several of their hits. There's no need to wonder if more reunions might happen anytim...
Spinner.com (Free subscription) | 01/13/2010
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News In an unexpected announcement, Simon and Garfunkel have been added to the 2010 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. The iconic American duo -- who rarely perform together these days -- will make their only US appearance this year when they perform on April 24. "Over the years I've always enjoyed performing at Jazz Fest," Paul Simon said in a press...
Rock and Roll Daily (Free subscription) | 01/13/2010
Simon & Garfunkel have been added to the first weekend of this year’s New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, marking the lone U.S. performance the legendary duo will make in 2010. The pair will perform on Saturday, April 24th, the second day of the festival, which runs until May 2nd. Simon is a vet of [...]
News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 01/13/2010
THE song Mrs Robinson by Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel is enjoying a popularity revival due to a campaign to push it to number one "in honour of Northern Ireland'
Liberal Burblings (Free subscription) | 01/12/2010
I have done a complete U turn. That’s something I do often. After initially balking at the idea, I have downloaded Mrs Robinson by Simon and Garfunkel. It’s gentle, (both musically and satirically) and it’s a great way to introduce a new generation to the talent of Paul Simon (and of course, er, Art Garfunkel). I originally [...]
Tender Loving Eldercare (Free subscription) | 01/11/2010
Slow down, you move too fast. You got to make the morning last. Just kicking down the cobble stones. Looking for fun and feelin’ groovy. ~ Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel Lately I’m more aware than ever of how fast our society moves, and how we are living at an ever-accelerating pace. People want and expect instant action, access and/or [...]
PowerPop (Free subscription) | 12/21/2009
Okay, this is yet another self-indulgent childhood story, but I hope you'll stick with me even though I've told a version of it before. Trust me -- there's a couple of audio kickers at the end that will make it worth your while. So, as I've mentioned on a previous occasion or two, I was one of the gazillion kids back in the mid-Sixties who took a gawk at The Beatles on TV and thought, hey, that looks...
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