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21 hrs ago | The Albany Herald

Everybody loses when few go to the polls

Let's start this with a disclaimer: Any person willing to potentially hang himself out to dry by running for political office deserves a measure of respect from the populace for doing so, no matter how good or bad a candidate that person might actually be.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Lee County, GA, Leesburg, GA, Smithville, GA

Thu Nov 05, 2009

Santa Cruz Sentinel

Vampire Weekend comes to Santa Cruz

The New York quartet Vampire Weekend went from obscurity to pop music’s hottest new thing in less than two years In the spring of 2007, four Columbia University graduates decided to self-produce an album full of Congolese and early Paul Simon influences, and a mere months later saw themselves receiving Radiohead levels of ubiquity in the ...

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Related Topix: Santa Cruz, CA, Santa Cruz Metro, Columbia University, Pop/Rock

Mon Nov 02, 2009

Associated Content

Saturday Night Live the Best of Tom Hanks DVD Review

Tom Hanks has been a frequent a guest host on the show since 1985. He has guest hosted 8 times.

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Big, Family, Drama Movies, Tom Hanks, Vocal, Steve Martin, Pop/Rock, Mike Myers, Jon Lovitz

Boston Herald

You can call me Harper

Jed Gottlieb writes about music, film and pop culture for local, regional and national publications.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Music, Entertainment

Sat Oct 31, 2009

Cleveland.com

Rock Hall's 25th anniversary party brings together legends for a live, crash course in music history

Paul Simon, right, and Art Garfunkel perform during the 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame concert at Madison Square Garden in New York, Thursday.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Rock-N-Roll, Rock & Roll, Fame, Art Garfunkel

Thu Oct 29, 2009

Stereogum

Peter Gabriel's Scratch My Back Features Arcade Fire, Radiohead, Bon Iver Covers

Peter Gabriel's first album in seven years is a Bob Ezrin-produced orchestral covers collection called Scratch My Back .

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Related Topix: Peter Gabriel, Pop/Rock, The Arcade Fire, Alternative-Rock, Radiohead, The Kinks

Tue Oct 27, 2009

New Yorker

Ben Greenman: New releases from Harper Simon and Richmond Fontaine.

Harper Simon may be his father's child, but he's no child. Simon, the oldest son of Paul Simon, was the subject of songs like "St. Judy's Comet" . He sang with his father on "Sesame Street," in 1976.

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Related Topix: Richmond Fontaine, Country, Greenman, Folk, Pop/Rock

Sat Oct 24, 2009

Reuters

At 37, Paul Simon's son makes his musical mark

Having suffered more than 15 years of false starts, failures and musical disappointments, singer-songwriter Harper Simon admits he has hardly charted the ideal path to pop stardom like his father, Paul Simon.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Berklee College of Music

Fri Oct 23, 2009

The Sun Online

Disgraceland as yob nicks bus

A DRUNK yob broke into a tour bus belonging to Paul Simon's famous backing band - then drove off as crew slept inside.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Folk

Fri Oct 16, 2009

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Brooklyn Today: Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Good morning. Today is the 286th day of the year. It is the birth anniversary of comedian Lenny Bruce, originally Leonard Alfred Schneider .

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Saint Francis College, SUNY College at New Paltz

Wed Oct 14, 2009

BIO

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Albums 1968 The Graduate 1968 Wednesday Morning 3AM 1968 Bookends Compilations Solo Albums 1972 Paul Simon 1986 Graceland 2000 You're the One 2006 Surprise >> More Official Paul Simon Web site American singer-songwriter who brought a highbrow sensibility to rock music.

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Related Topix: Simon & Garfunkel, Folk, Pop/Rock, Newark Metro, Newark, NJ, Health

Mon Oct 12, 2009

Hollywood.com

Paul Simon

Singer-songwriter Paul Simon has worked most of his career as a solo artist and yet, despite his many individual accomplishments, may always be best remembered for his collaboration with Art Garfunkel.

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Related Topix: Mystery Movies, Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme, Family, Adventure, Musical Movies, Annie Hall, Comedy Movies, Drama Movies, One Trick Pony, Pop/Rock, Art Garfunkel, Entertainment

Sun Oct 11, 2009

Metromix Los Angeles

Q&A: Fool's Gold's Luke Top

There's no denying it: African music is trendy right now. But where most artists get their jangly Congolese guitars and Ghanaian polyrhythms by way of Paul Simon's "Graceland" , L.A.-based singer-bassist-lyricist Luke Top and guitarist Lewis Pesacov dig a little deeper, finding inspiration in artists like Ethiopian singer Mahmoud Ahmed and ...

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Ethnic, Mahmoud Ahmed, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, California, Music, Entertainment

Fri Oct 09, 2009

Metromix Jersey Shore

Vampire Weekend drop 'Horchata'

If you're anything like me, you've probably come close to wearing out your copy of Vampire Weekend's 2008 self-titled debut.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Music, Entertainment

Wed Oct 07, 2009

The Journal - the Student Newspaper o...

Book published on life of Illinois politician

While people like former Governor Rod Blagojevich represented for many the worst aspects of Illinois Politics, historian Robert Hartley focused instead on one of Illinois's most beloved politicians, Paul Simon during a presentation Thursday morning.

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Related Topix: Illinois, Illinois Government, Pop/Rock

Mon Oct 05, 2009

ABC News

"Drinking" Is Terrific Fun With Carrie Fisher

If anyone has amassed enough material for a tell-all one-person show, it's Carrie Fisher.

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Related Topix: Carrie Fisher, Pop/Rock, Entertainment

Metromix Twin Cities

Adrian Belew Power Trio

Pioneering guitarist/composer/vocalist/electronic artist Adrian Belew has played with some of rock's biggest names over the years , Nine Inch Nails and many more), as well as fronting his own projects , and creating many groundbreaking solo works.

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Related Topix: Adrian Belew, Pop/Rock, Progressive-Rock, King Crimson, Music, Entertainment

Fri Oct 02, 2009

Nidderdale Herald

The voices behind 'Graceland' play Hic a South African vocal ensemble ...

A SOUTH African vocal ensemble best known for their work on Paul Simon's Graceland album will be showcasing their talent in Harrogate next month.

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Related Topix: South Africa, Africa, World News, Pop/Rock, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Folk, Mandela, Drama Movies,

Thu Oct 01, 2009

KHYT-FM Tucson

The Rock History Report for October 1st, 2009

1970 - Jimi Hendrix was laid to rest in Seattle, Washington. 1977 - Elton John became the first rock musician to be honored in New York City's Madison Square Garden Hall of Fame.

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Related Topix: Seattle Metro, Drama Movies, One Trick Pony, Pop/Rock

Wed Sep 30, 2009

Myrtle Beach Online

Senators reject photo ID for health care benefits

Senators working on a health overhaul have rejected a Republican move to require photo identification for federal health benefits.

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Related Topix: US News, Medicaid, Health, US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election, Medicare, Pop/Rock

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