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Happy 70th Birthday, Paul Simon!

Paul Simon

Happy birthday, Paul Simon - the singer/songwriter turns 70 today. Folk legend, 12-time Grammy winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Simon has done it all and has yet to hang up his mic...


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New York Bakery's Simon & Garfunkel Bread Tribute Nixed

Simon & Garfunkel

Bosses of a New York bakery have been forced to pull their signature bread over a copyright dispute with Simon & Garfunkel. Fairway Cafe to Go proprietors were asked to drop their Scarborough Fair...


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Paul Simon Can't Wait To Resume Tour With Art Garfunkel

Paul Simon

Paul Simon can't wait to get back on the road with longtime partner Art Garfunkel, insisting the tour the duo was forced to cut short in 2010 when the singer fell ill was one of their best. Simon...


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Art Garfunkel Confident Voice Will Be Back For 2011 Concert Dates

Simon & Garfunkel

Art Garfunkel has given Simon & Garfunkel fans something to cheer about - he predicts he'll be well enough to hit the road again with Paul Simon at the end of the year. The legendary duo was for...


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Keith Richards & Mick Jagger Top Rock Feuds List

Rolling Stones

Keith Richards and Mick Jagger's on/off feud has handed the Rolling Stones bandmates the top spot on a new list of warring rockers. The duo has beaten Simon & Garfunkel to the number one position...


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'American Idol' Recap: Duets Are Great, Solo Performances Fall Flat On Movie Night

American Idol

By now we all know this season of "American Idol" is a dud, and a few duets aren't going to save it.


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Simon & Garfunkel Postpone Tour Dates

Simon & Garfunkel

Legendary folk-rockers Simon & Garfunkel have postponed five Canadian dates on their tour after Art Garfunkel suffered a vocal strain. The Bridge Over Troubled Water singers kicked off their trek...


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Simon & Garfunkel To Tour?

Simon & Garfunkel

Simon & Garfunkel are set to hit the road again - the revered folk-rock duo have laid down a series of dates which seems to be the start of a U.S. tour. Local news organizations have confirmed the...


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Int'l Pop Icon Kylie Minogue Announces First Ever North American Tour

Kylie Minogue

North American fans of international pop superstar Kylie Minogue will finally get a chance to experience the icon live in concert when her 6-city tour kicks off in Oakland, CA on September 30th. ...


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Simon & Garfunkel Put Tour Plans Together

Simon & Garfunkel

Folk legends Simon And Garfunkel are set to tour for the first time in five years - after they were blown away by the rapturous reception they received at a surprise reunion gig on Friday. Pa...


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Simon & Garfunkel Reunite In New York

Simon & Garfunkel

Paul Simon served up a very special early St. Valentine's Day treat for fans at the New York's Beacon Theater on Friday - he brought former partner Art Garfunkel onstage with him. Simon and ...


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My Chemical Romance Debuts New Video For 'Watchmen'; See It Here

My Chemical Romance

The music video for My Chemical Romance's "Desolation Row" has finally made its North American debut. The song, a reinterpretation of the Bob Dylan classic, was recorded specifically for the upcomi...


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Writer's Viewpoint: Disputing An Iconic Song List

Beatles

It takes a cataclysmic event to derail Overrated/Underrated from its usual Friday spot. Currently the Oscars have been serving as that disruptive force, but this week interruption comes from the m...


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Paul Simon's Teenage Son Records First Album

Paul Simon

Paul Simon's son Adrian is rapidly following in his father's footsteps - the 15 year old has finished recording his first album with a band of New York high school friends. The eldest son of Simon ...


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Paul Simon Sues Clock Maker

Paul Simon

Singer/songwriter Paul Simon has launched a multi-million dollar lawsuit against a clock manufacturer for allegedly using an extract of his hit song Bridge Over Troubled Water. Simon has fil...


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The Art Of Making A Good Album: Is It Lost In Today's Profitable Uniformity?

Michael Jackson made the repeat-worthy Thriller

It seems like cavemen were rolling the first wheels when albums were interesting enough for fans to listen to from beginning to end. There was a time when a hot single meant a hot record. Fans boug...


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Top Ten 80's Movie Soundtracks

80s soundtrack king Kenny Loggins

Starpulse recently ran a 'Top Ten 80s Albums' list, in which the inclusion of the Top Gun soundtrack inspired me to come up with a list of the "Top Ten 80s Movie Soundtracks." After doing a little...


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The Best Songs About Girls From A To Z, Part 1

Simon and Garfunkel

I recently started thinking about the best songs about girls with every letter of the alphabet, regardless of whether or not the subject of the song is the same as the title. This project became a ...


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Fascinating Facts

Brendan Fraser

Actor Brendan Fraser will pick up the Distinguished Decade Of Achievement In Film Award at the movie industry's ShoWest Convention in Las Vegas in March. Simon & Garfunkel are to follow the li...


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Barry Manilow & Rosie O'Donnell Team Up For Elton John Cover

Barry Manilow

Barry Manilow and Rosie O'Donnell have reworked Elton John and Kiki Dee's hit "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" for a new compilation of 1970s hits. The track will appear on Manilow's upcoming "T...


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'The Essential Paul Simon' Includes 2-CD Set With 36 Of His Greatest Songs

Paul Simon

On June 26, The Essential Paul Simon, a two disc, 36 song set spanning Paul Simon's extraordinary four-decade career, was released by Warner Bros. Records. The release stands as the single best ...


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Simon & Garfunkel Lost Recordings Unearthed For New Album

Simon & Garfunkel

Lost recordings from Simon & Garfunkel's 1969 U.S. tour have been unearthed for a new live album. The trek, which featured stops in California, New York and Illinois, was to be the duo's last tour ...


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Foo Fighters Head Up 'Catch And Release' Soundtrack; Movie On DVD May 8;

Catch And Release

When the fiancé of a quirky young girl (played by Jennifer Garner) dies in a tragic accident during his bachelor party, and an equally quirky assortment of friends (including Timothy Olyphant in hi...


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Quotes By Sheryl Crow, Pink & Other Music Stars

Sheryl Crow

"We had mosquitoes all the way through Thanksgiving this year in Nashville. It all feels biblical." Sheryl Crow on her environmental concerns. The rocker is currently touring colleges with leading ...


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Paul Simon Honored With Songwriter Prize

Paul Simon

Paul Simon is to be honoured by the US Library of Congress for his impressive catalogue of work. The Simon & Garfunkel star will be the recipient of the first annual Gershwin Prize for Popular Song...


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Leonard Cohen's 40th Anniversary As A Columbia Artist Celebrated In 2007

Leonard Cohen

"Cohen, who was born in Montreal in 1934, was 33 years old when Songs of Leonard Cohen came out, old enough to embrace the creative momentum of the '60s counterculture without falling prey to its m...


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"Catch And Release" Soundtrack Features Paul Westerberg, Death Cab For Cutie and Lemonheads

Catch And Release

When the fiancé of a quirky young girl (played by Jennifer Garner) dies in a tragic accident during his bachelor party, and an equally quirky assortment of friends (including Timothy Olyphant in hi...


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Styx Guitarist Tommy Shaw and Night Ranger Frontman Jack Blades Release 2nd Disc, "Influence," Feb 07

Shaw Blades

What happens with two of today's most successful classic rockers join forces to create an album of songs that have been a source of inspiration for their respective multi-Platinum careers? The...


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Hurricane Katrina Benefit Concert Hits DVD August 22; 100% Of Net Proceeds Will Go To Victims

From The Big Apple To The Big Easy

On August 22, 2006, Rhino Entertainment, in association with MSG Entertainment, will release a double disc DVD of the landmark Katrina benefit concert, "From The Big Apple To The Big Easy: The Conc...


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