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What’s In The Box? Paul Simon, ‘Graceland: 25th Anniversary Edition’

Need a last minute gift for the rock and roll fan in your life? Or do you just need to figure out what to spend that awesome gift card on? We’re here to help with rundowns of this year’s best box sets from classic artists.

2012/12/18

Los Lobos’ Steve Berlin Calls Paul Simon An ‘Idiot’

Steve Berlin, the man behind the keys and horns in Los Lobos, is talking some serious trash about someone he’s long feuded with, Paul Simon. “Everybody I know who has ever worked with Paul Simon says he’s the biggest jerk in the world,” Berlin says. “Yeah – he’s a f***ing idiot.”

2012/07/25

‘Graceland’ Documentarian Joe Berlinger Talks Paul Simon, Politics

It came together rather quickly, after Sony realized that “Graceland” – the defining album of Paul Simon’s career – was about to turn 25.

2012/07/10

New Releases: The Beach Boys, Neil Young, Joe Walsh & Big Reissues

In what may be the best week all year for classic rock releases, we’ve got new music from the Beach Boys, Neil Young and Joe Walsh, as well as reissues from Heart, Paul Simon and David Bowie, and the Beatles’ Yellow Submarine animated movie on DVD. Let’s jump right into June 5′s new releases.

2012/06/05

Elvis For Sale: The King’s Tomb To Be Auctioned, Auctioneer Explains

The auction house that sold Michael Jackson’s death bed will now auction off another music king’s resting place. The original crypt that housed the body of Elvis Presley and his mother Gladys following Elvis’ death in 1977 will be auctioned off at Julien’s Auctions in Beverly Hills as part of the “Music Icons” auction from June 23-24.

2012/05/29

Elvis Presley’s Original Crypt To Hit The Auction Block In June

Julien’s auction house is selling Elvis Presley’s original crypt to the highest bidder as part of the “Music Icons” auction June 23rd.

2012/05/29

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Paul Simon On Reuniting With Garfunkel: “I Would Just As Soon Not Go Back & Visit The Past”

Getting the old band back together is easier said than done. So has been the case for Simon & Garfunkel, who have toured and performed a number of high-profile gigs together through the years but haven’t released a new album since 1970′s Sound of Silence.

2012/05/24