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Simon Thacker's Svara-Kanti: Rakshasa (slapthemoon)

...as it gets. British classical guitarist Simon Thacker is one of those well-traveled world... ...as it gets. British classical guitarist Simon Thacker is one of those well-traveled world citizens... ...and dynamic shifts will keep you enthralled. Thacker's Multani is a mini-raga condensed into four... ...elsewhere. For more information about Simon Thacker's various projects and back-catalogue,... ...elsewhere. For more information about Simon Thacker's various projects and back-catalogue, or to... ...to purchase this album, go here. Simon Thacker answers our Famous Elsewhere... ...this album, go here. Simon Thacker answers our Famous Elsewhere Questionnaire...

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Simon Thacker's Ritmata: Taradh (Slap the Moon/digital outlets)

...guitarist Simon Thacker has appeared a few times at Elsewhere... ...guitarist Simon Thacker has appeared a few times at Elsewhere and we... ...to win universal acclaim and not a few awards. Thacker is a cross-genre artist who has studied... ...for the Ivors Composer Award. Ritmata is Thacker on classical guitar, pianist Paul Harrison,... ...Toledano. Given the breadth and depths of Thacker's abilities and conceptions, many of these... ...energetic melodies driven by percussion and Thacker's exceptional playing . . . but listen too for... ...booklet (book?) which comes with the CD, Thacker says was written before his 2015 New Zealand... ...at work . . . and yet the dialogue between Thacker and the others, again notably Brown, is more... ...of love, I feel pain, pain”). As with Thacker's previous albums, this is music which takes...

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SIMON THACKER. GUITARIST ON DUTY AGAIN, AND ON SCREEN (2021): Pashyanti and Aishwarya, as you will

...guitarist Simon Thacker has been a longtime interest/favourite... ...guitarist Simon Thacker has been a longtime interest/favourite at... ...from India and Pakistan. The much-travelled Thacker – who came to New Zealand for a... ...be honest, not especially) busy life and enjoy Simon and Aishwarya transport you to . . ....

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Simon Thacker's Svara-Kanti: Trikala (Slap the Moon)

...from before I was born. Classical guitarist Simon Thacker – who we interviewed at length... ...before I was born. Classical guitarist Simon Thacker – who we interviewed at length three... ...towards this kind of “fusion”. But Thacker's project is much deeper, complex and... ...Chan Kithan Guzari Ayee Raat Ve, reimagined by Thacker and sung by Afsana Khan, doesn't sound like... ...of vocals, guitar, violin and tabla to Thacker's more meditative pieces. And his nine minute... ...Tagore) with sometimes furious fretwork from Thacker paralleled by driving tabla. Now, given the... ...images. Of course it is not for everyone, but Simon Thacker is a rare musician who not only brings... ...Of course it is not for everyone, but Simon Thacker is a rare musician who not only brings... ...in the result. For more on this album and Simon Thacker see his website... ...the result. For more on this album and Simon Thacker see his website...

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THE SPIRIT OF ROMA (2024): Classical guitar by Simon Thacker, cello by Justyna Jablonska and more

...stories to tell. Among that rare company was Simon Thacker, a Scottish-born “guitarist... ...to tell. Among that rare company was Simon Thacker, a Scottish-born “guitarist without... ...of guitar, cello and cimbalon is breathtaking. Thacker also adapts traditional pieces like the... ...and commentary of the individual pieces, Thacker describes Ederlezi – perhaps familiar... ...folk song. So here is yet another album from Thacker and his fellow travellers who research deeply,... ...else. Once again it is our pleasure to put Simon Thacker's name and music before the discerning... ...Once again it is our pleasure to put Simon Thacker's name and music before the discerning... ...audience. . You can read more about Simon Thacker at his website where you may also... ...audience. . You can read more about Simon Thacker at his website where you may also order this...

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Simon Thacker and Justyna Jablonska: Karmana (Slap the Moon)

...we interviewed Scottish guitarist Simon Thacker in 2015 in advance of his New Zealand... ...we interviewed Scottish guitarist Simon Thacker in 2015 in advance of his New Zealand tour it... ...anything by means of magic” Thacker writes in the extensive and informative liner... ...raga form is at the heart of this music, Thacker extents the contract into exciting... ...expansive suite explores a broad palette of Thacker's myriad influences, right into the classical... ...singer Karine Polwart on the latter. But here Thacker goes in an entirely different direction for... ...Celtic thread to all of this – Thacker outlines the theme of Scottish history in his... ...for a husband killed in the battle, and again Thacker layers in disturbing sonic beds of keening and... ...piece but a sonic tour-de-force. Elsewhere Thacker and Jablonska explore traditional Polish,... ...it is a standout . . . among standouts. Simon Thacker's musical life has been a journey... ...it is a standout . . . among standouts. Simon Thacker's musical life has been a journey through... ...next. Elsewhere would be my guess. For more on Simon Thacker and this album go to his website here.... ...Elsewhere would be my guess. For more on Simon Thacker and this album go to his website here....

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SIMON THACKER'S RITMATA ENSEMBLE REVIEWED (2015): An intimate stamping of the musical passport

...geographic width and emotional depth of Simon Thacker's music it was disappointing that his... ...geographic width and emotional depth of Simon Thacker's music it was disappointing that his sole... ...be the way of it these days for an artist of Thacker's stature. Despite being a multiple-award... ...different, too difficult to think about maybe? Thacker's musical skills, droll personal charm and... ...But although much of his music is improvised, Thacker is not strictly a jazz artist. He is a... ...the lines of classical or even world music, Thacker and his pals could perhaps have played the... ...I have to confess) about seeing an artist like Thacker up close and very personal . . . so close you... ...“the soul lives on through music”. Thacker was however quick to deny his own composition... ...as anyone on the night would attest – Thacker had his equals on piano (Paul Harrison),... ...dry as a badger's arrrrse” — Thacker made it look so effortless. Afterwards I said... ...Scottish and self-aware for that). Let's hope Simon Thacker is invited to return and brings that... ...and self-aware for that). Let's hope Simon Thacker is invited to return and brings that group.... ...For an lengthy interview at Elsewhere with Simon Thacker (conducted before this New Zealand... ...see here. Simon Thacker's Ritmata Ensemble player Auckland's...

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THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE QUESTIONNAIRE: Simon Thacker

...Simon Thacker is one of Elsewhere's kinda people. He... ...Simon Thacker is one of Elsewhere's kinda people. He plays... ...the Wombles, AC/DC and the Gunners? Yes, Simon Thacker -- whose Rakshasa album we highly... ...the Wombles, AC/DC and the Gunners? Yes, Simon Thacker -- whose Rakshasa album we highly recommend --...

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Various Artists: The Rough Guide to Psychedelic India (Rough Guide/Southbound)

...psychedelic piece comes from with guitarist Simon Thacker's Vara-Kanti ensemble with their six... ...piece comes from with guitarist Simon Thacker's Vara-Kanti ensemble with their six... ...flamenco dreamscape. Elsewhere was onto Thacker some while back and there is an interview with...

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SIMON THACKER INTERVIEWED (2015): The intercultural explorer on six strings

...Simon Thacker was growing up outside a small village... ...Simon Thacker was growing up outside a small village some... ...dates below) with his Ritmata ensemble. “Simon Thacker's Ritmata is my more jazz influenced... ...below) with his Ritmata ensemble. “Simon Thacker's Ritmata is my more jazz influenced... ...I've had from diverse cultures.” Thacker – whose excellent Rakshasa album with... ...technical possibilities. That's the impetus. SIMON THACKER'S RITMATA ENSEMBLE NZ TOUR 30 Aug 3pm,... ...possibilities. That's the impetus. SIMON THACKER'S RITMATA ENSEMBLE NZ TOUR 30 Aug 3pm,...

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Harper Simon: Harper Simon (Liberator)

...All to God -- to spot this is either Paul Simon, or someone very close to him. Harper is the... ...is also pretty much down the middle of Simon and Garfunkel in many places, as well as...

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Lou and Simon: Converted Maori Car (1965?)

...and Simon (Lou Clauson and Simon Meihana) were one of the most popular and...

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PAUL SIMON: THE CHANGING SOUND OF SILENCE (2020): The song which didn't remain the same

...of his generation, but the songs of Paul Simon have invited very few covers. Elsewhere has a... ...But conspicuous by its absence is any to Paul Simon. I'm sure they exist, it's just none have ever... ...them? So we turn our attention then to how Simon has reinterpreted his own work, in this case... ...(originally The Sounds of Silence) Here is Simon's original solo version of Sounds of Silence... ...bass -- added by producer Bob Johnson without Simon's permission -- give urgency. But the whole... ...venom is smoothed out and lost. and here is Simon solo singing the same song in 2013 when he was... ...folk-rock classic, one of the rare covers of a Simon song and certainly very different and... ...powerful. Simon actually liked it and gave his approval. .... ...there's this, Dylan and Simon together. The picture isn't that great but the... ...been any number of covers of this particular Simon song (see here, most are horrible MOR...

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Paul Simon: Surprise (Warners)

...American Tune and beyond, 64-year-old Paul Simon has articulated the fears and hopes of his... ...new album - in a gagging, sentimental cover - Simon takes musical risks and extends himself. Brian... ...those who would kill in the name of their God, Simon stretches himself and his audience in... ...lyrics. The most straightforward tracks show Simon hasn't lost an elegant simplicity - Another... ...the certainties of yesteryear. But as always Simon addresses the complexities of the world with... ...Steve Gadd and Herbie Hancock, this is Simon on top form, and not looking to repeat former...

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Simon and Garfunkel: Live 1969 (Sony)

...over a decade, the hit-machine that was Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel had recorded but had yet to...

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Emilie Simon: Presents The Big Machine (Cartell)

...to get through this one twice. French singer Simon (known more for classy videos than her musical... ...but over the long haul (and it feels loooong) Simon's chirping voice is very hard...

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Simon and Garfunkel: A Simple Desultory Philippic (1966)

...Simon and Garfunkel released their Bridge Over... ..."Lie la lie, lie la lie . . ." Paul Simon has dismissed the idea and Dylan covered The... ...awful . . . which may have been payback. If Simon was taking a poke at Dylan, it wasn't without... ...Dylan's electric style and wordiness, but Simon mentions Dylan by name and the "I lost my... ...No mistaking it on this one. And that Paul Simon seemed such a lovely, sensitive young man. For...

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PAUL SIMON'S AMERICAN TUNE AND ITS MELODIC ORIGINS (2019): The distant past informing the damaged present

...you do with what you take. Case in point, Paul Simon's American Tune. In the early Seventies, Paul... ...and were very comfortable with it now". Simon had hinted at his feelings in '71 when he... ...In the latter she is borrowing from Simon. Here's his demo again. but Simon wasn't the...

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Paul Simon: In the Blue Light (Sony)

...slightly flawed, authorised biography of Paul Simon by Robert Hilburn, the musician said his next... ...album. It won't be challenging enough,” Simon's friend, the artist Chuck Close, said. Well,... ...Run But, the chamber group yMusic . . . So Simon wasn't taking this project lightly, although... ...book confirmed that when it comes to music Simon never takes his work casually. Four of the... ...the Heart Approaches is quite beautiful and Simon's vocals are warm and sensitive, belying his... ...October). The last album which came from the Simon direction was the godawful remix of Graceland... ...was not just unnecessary but stupid. Quite why Simon approved of it defies understanding, so if... ...a considerable amount at Elsewhere about Paul Simon, including an archival interview starting...

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THE BARGAIN BUY: Simon and Garfunkel; Original Album Classics

...71-year old Paul Simon about to arrive for concerts it's instructive... ...on the Sounds of Silence album). As a writer Simon often seemed wize beyond his years, world... ...CD collection picks up the albums between Simon and Garfunkel's debut Wednesday Morning 3AM... ...and politics (Simple Desultory Philippic where Simon adopts a mocking Dylanesque voice in place).... ...their canon (loud), distorted in places) but Simon was also looking at his world (America) and... ...many of these songs reain. That's a tribute to Simon's writing skills. And at just $13 at JB Hi-Fi... ...the lyrics and liner notes. For more on Paul Simon at Elsewhere go...

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Simon Lynge: The Future (Lo-Max)

...with Cat Stevens, James Taylor and Paul Simon. In fact Lynge sounds is of the more recent...

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Paul Simon: Slip Slidin' Away (1977)

...it comes to economy of images, Paul Simon has few equals, as this song illustrates.... ...more you're slip slidin' awayMmm Here Paul Simon is writing about characters with empathy,...

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Simon Hirst: Feet of God (usual online outlets)

...Crowded House and Neil Finn's crafted songs. Simon Hirst is in that lineage, although when he... ...predominant. But, good though some of this is, Simon Hirst from Hamilton is still in the shadow of...

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The Milk Carton Kids: The Ash and Clay (Anti)

...go see your grandparents and borrow those old Simon and Garfunkel albms they are so attached to... ...and Joey Ryan from California -- more like Simon and Simon than S&G perhaps -- and these... ...a single character, and you cannot help hear Simon (early solo years) in songs like On the Mend... ...And in Memphis they astutely put Simon's Graceland into the centre of the frame in a... ...is almost palpable. After the recent Paul Simon concert I met a guy who moaned that Simon... ...an album for you. And kids if you like this, Simon and Garfunkel have got albums for you. These...

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PAUL SIMON, A LIFE by ROBERT HILBURN

...whose private life has been off-limits, Paul Simon offered rare and unfettered access to... ...to write without interference, 76-year old Simon – now retiring from touring –... ...enough”. He's probably right. Simon's constant quest has been for new and... ...relatively quickly that fame is bogus,” Simon says. And, “the lyrics of pop songs are... ...poet are people who never read poetry”. Simon is a voracious reader and his music has drawn... ...his eyes and ears open”. However, Simon's single-mindedness often comes at the expense... ...were too personal to come under the “Simon and Garfunkel” imprimatur. His... ...control or listen to advice. Both bombed, yet Simon insisted The Capeman run another month while... ...chances are you won't.” Hilburn reveals Simon's generosity to charities and fellow musicians... ...is sketched as petty, insecure and unreliable, Simon the thoughtful artist for whom musical...

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PAUL SIMON CONSIDERED (2016): He is a rock

...more than half a century Paul Simon has been articulating the concerns of his... ...have Graceland -- where to start buying Paul Simon? There Goes Rhymin' Simon (1973) Following the... ...of his self-titled solo album after the Simon and Garfunkel break-up, Simon gained... ...(a lot of jazz musicians and Patti Austin) and Simon had something to say about himself and our... ...predecessor You're The One, here again Simon makes the personal (family, self-doubt,... ...career many former fans felt they had enough Simon in their lives already. But they missed this... ...go here. Also His debut solo album The Paul Simon Songbook recorded in London contains the seeds... ...some S&G songs) if you want to cheat. But Simon's albums are best appreciated in their... ...For more on Paul Simon's solo career go here, for an archival...

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SKEPTICS: SHEEN OF GOLD a doco by SIMON OGSTON

...this film -- Simon Ogston's stylish, thorough and often moving...

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Isbells: Isbells (Zealrecords)

...some multi-tracking also realises he had Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel lurking in there too. This... ...at Elsewhere in the same pleasant territory: Simon Lynge, Thomas Dybdahl . . . Ah but let's not:...

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Her Make Believe Band: AM Radio (Old Oak)

...Believe Band. Certainly the references to Paul Simon (for lightness of touch and literacy in... ...That's Why I Like You The Best recalls Simon at his pre-Graceland peak where McGowan nails... ...ever had a soft spot for the best of solo Paul Simon, a touch of throbbing folk-rock,...

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BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2011 Paul Simon: So Beautiful Or So What (Hear Music)

...of the things Paul Simon is seldom given credit for is his sense of... ...money and is also the uncle of a guy in Iraq. Simon's world weary voice sits well with the... ...universe is mentioned everywhere -- but again Simon, now 70, brings wry observations. On The... ...no song like an old song, Charlie"). Simon delivers these thoughts with wonderful... ...musical surprises throughout, as well as Simon's writing and guitar playing, and say he... ...record deserves to be recognised as among Paul Simon's very finest achievements". And given... ...am in this world and where will I make my bed? Simon says fools and pilgrims have to believe in...

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PAUL SIMON; GRACELAND, AGAIN (2012): We can all be received . . .

...from this distance of some 25 years, but Paul Simon's award-winning and much loved Graceland album... ...funny clip (below) of You Can Call Me Al where Simon plays straight man to Chevy Chase. It seems... ...the United Nations threatened to blacklist Simon and that the likes of Billy Bragg and the ANC... ...in the context of apartheid-era South Africa. Simon – who worked with African musicians in... ...cultural imperialism. It was said by some that Simon exploited the music (not the musicians, they... ...off African sound and songs. And frankly, Simon's career was in trouble before Graceland broke... ...complex world they had now inherited. After Simon and Garfunkel's enormous selling Bridge Over... ...success with his albums There Goes Rhymin' Simon and the exceptional Still Crazy After All... ...in to dispute the sole songwriting credit Simon claimed on All Around the World which the band... ...album, it came with headaches. In retrospect, Simon probably wished he had consulted the ANC to...

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THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE SONGWRITERS' QUESTIONNAIRE: Simon Comber/Herriot Row

...we last interviewed singer-songwriter Simon Comber back in 2011 he was Simon Comber, but... ...he's not Simon Comber so we thought we should offer Simon... ...after two albums and an EP under his own name Simon Comber – he is now not appearing as...

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PAUL SIMON; THE SOLO YEARS: The boy out of his bubble

...October ‘93, when Paul Simon took up what amounted to a month-long... ...Phoebe Snow, Ladysmith Black Mambazo and other Simon collaborators and friends present -- Simon was... ...launching the three-CD box set Paul Simon 1963-1993, a retrospective of a career to that... ...don’t -- it has to be acknowledged that Simon has enjoyed a remarkable career which took him... ...of the Saints four years later . . . Paul Simon -- still irritatingly interesting after all... ...three-disc, 52 song set concentrates mostly on Simon’s solo career after the Garfunkel years,... ...Over Troubled Waters album of ‘68 was a Simon solo effort with Artie singing, sometimes... ...by Tom and Jerry, the earliest non-de-pop of Simon and Garfunkel, appears some way in -- it opens... ...simple Leaves That Are Green from the Paul Simon Songbook album of ‘65 which was raided... ...drums, bass and electric guitar added (without Simon‘s consent) by producer Tom Wilson. It...

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Simon Comber: The Right to Talk to Strangers (CPR)

On singer-songwriter Comber's earlier album Endearance there was an exceptional song, Please Elvis (which you can read about here), and it alerted the listener to the poetic shifts in his lyrics. This

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Various Artists: Graceland, The Remixes (Sony)

...just published biography of Paul Simon by Robert Hilburn – written with the... ...interference – confirms how meticulously Simon constructed his lyrics and music on albums... ...So there's an irony about this album in which Simon's songs are deconstructed by various remixers,... ...Voorn remix in favour of a looped sample of Simon's voice (“somebody say . . . why why... ...similarly joyous (electro) dancebeat beat with Simon's vocals echoed, looped and delayed. It is... ...it actually makes weird sense. Although again Simon's witty original isn't really part of this... ...Hmmm. This album – approved of by Simon – mostly disappoints for the sheer lack... ...bring. At the end of Hilburn's biography Paul Simon; The Life – which comes right up to this... ...– Simon is talking about going back to some of his...

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Josh Rouse: El Turista (Bedroom Classics)

...Live on Islands sounds like it fell off Paul Simon's Graceland), in what is perhaps remarkably...

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Josh Rouse: The Happiness Waltz (Yep Roc/Southbound)

...arrangements and might put you in mind of Paul Simon's albums like There Goes Rhymin' Simon...

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The Milk Carton Kids: Monterey (Anti)

...being said that they evoke the spirit of the Simon and Garfunkel's sensitive, acoustic folk (no... ...can't -- it's worth trying to put aside that Simon and Garfunkel reference point and hear these...

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JOHN SIMON INTERVIEWED (2016): Putting on the Waltz

...first thing you should say to John Simon – on the line from his home near... ...like Phil Spector, Tom Dowd and George Martin, Simon has a pretty big stake in the ground with... ...folk-pop group Cyrkle (co-written by Paul Simon, no relation, and Bruce Woodley of the... ...to another. By a few years into the Seventies Simon had his name on some of the most important and... ...Janis Joplin on an unsuspecting world) to Simon and Garfunkel's Bookends and Leonard Cohen's... ...his time away from the public eye, The Band. Simon produced the Band's seminal album Music From... ...And then when the Band called it quits in '76, Simon was the musical director for their farewell... ...40th anniversary of The Last Waltz and that Simon, age 75, is coming to New Zealand to produce... ...Barry Saunders and Adam McGrath. (Dates below) Simon has acted as musical director for a number of... ...things that occurred was that the producer Simone Williams of Liberty Stage sent me links on...

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Vusa Mkhaya: Vocalism (Arc)

...recent Paul Simon concerts and reissue of Graceland doubtless... ...Black Mambazo who were on that album and Simon's subsequent tours. If you yearn for an artist...

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THE FINAL FAREWELL ALBUM (2023): Goodbyes from Paul Simon, Nick Cave, David Bowie . . .

...Hilburn's chunky, 2018 biography of Paul Simon, the singer-songwriter says his next project... ...be challenging enough.” However Paul Simon – known for stubborn doggedness, as when... ...But now retired from touring, 81-year old Simon returns with another self-imposed challenge,... ...solipsistic – as his words may appear, Simon also imbues these thoughts with magic realism... ...In the emotional and musical ebb and flow of Simon's Seven Psalms his final song is Wait, a duet... ...guide”. The final word we hear from Paul Simon – accompanied by Brickell – is... ...Then the toll of a bell. . Paul Simon's Seven Psalms is on Spotify here, Nick Cave's...

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Edie Brickell: Edie Brickell (Racecarlotta)

...Heavy Circles with her stepson Harper Simon (yes, in the early 90s she married his dad...

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John Surman: The Spaces in Between (ECM/Ode)

...Reflection ('79), The Amazing Adventures of Simon Simon ('81) and, especially, Private City in...

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PAUL SIMON INTERVIEWED (2000) The Attraction of Opposites

...Simon calls from New York 15 minutes early, polite... ...music, punctually 75 minutes later he does.Simon's songs have imprinted themselves on the... ...Sound of Silence and I Am A Rock as half of Simon and Garfunkel over 30 years ago -- and about... ...birthday to be congratulated on. Surprisingly, Simon who is imprinted in the memory as a youthful... ...old'." You're the One is a low-key Simon song collection more akin to early-70s albums... ...two teenagers in 1959, The Capeman preoccupied Simon for seven years. He co-wrote the script with... ...went down as one of Broadway's biggest flops. Simon is guarded about what he learned by the... ...about what was a brutal fall from grace, but Simon sounds weary. His speech is slow, remarkably... ...do this."There is a consistent theme in Simon's conversation, whether the subject be music,... ...in New Zealand, which suggests that the Paul Simon generation may not require his services and...

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Various Artists: Next Stop Soweto Vol 2 (Strut)

...what would Graceland have sounded like if Paul Simon had tuned into this stuff instead of Ladysmith...

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Cheikh Lo: Jamm (World Circuit)

...at which time I observed he was like a Paul Simon from an alternative universe: he assimilates...

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Tattletale Saints: How Red is the Blood (Old Oak/Aeroplane)

...not to think of early-to-midperiod Paul Simon at his most gentle and wry. I defy anyone not... ...namecheck at least two Simon songs on hearing Doctor Doctor which includes... ...Add that to a delivery and melody so Simon-like it is unmistakable and . . . Absolutely... ...considered and melodically engaging as many of Simon's, and when you add banjo (Fell Upon the...

Music at Elsewhere: music/5569/tattletale-saints-how-red-is-the-blood-old-oak-aeroplane/

Marc Cohn: Listening Booth; 1970 (Sony)

...remembers it, 1970 was when the Beatles, and Simon and Garfunkel, broke up. It was classic... ...to Bread's Make It With You and remakes Paul Simon's The Only Living Boy in New York into his own...

Music at Elsewhere: music/3591/marc-cohn-listening-booth-1970-sony/

HOW BIZARRE by SIMON GRIGG (Awa Press)

...the lives of Pauly Fuemana, Jansson and Simon Grigg on whose Huh! label the song appeared.... ...how Jansson shaped the music.) And of course Simon Grigg, a man who had such great belief in the... ...it all over again. Immediately. How Bizarre by Simon Grigg is published by Awa Press,...

Writing at Elsewhere: writingelsewhere/7127/how-bizarre-by-simon-grigg-awa-press/

Chris Hurn: Too Busy Dreamin' (Monkey)

...owing a clear debt to Paul Simon, the young Dylan, early Donovan and others in... ...his delivery sails a little to close to Simon's (I'm Doin' Fine) but this is a debut and...

Music at Elsewhere: music/4034/chris-hurn-too-busy-dreamin-monkey/

Jesse Harris: Watching the Sky (Inertia)

...undeniably polite and has hints of solo Paul Simon at his most deft (around the Still Crazy...

Music at Elsewhere: music/2558/jesse-harris-watching-the-sky-inertia/

REEL KIWI UNDERGROUND: Local films that make a noise

...phone call from Simon Ogston is gratefully received because he was...

Film at Elsewhere: film/5976/reel-kiwi-underground-local-films-that-make-a-noise/

Vampire Weekend: Contra (XL)

...iced tea and immersing themselves in Paul Simon's Boy in the Bubble off Graceland. And...

Music at Elsewhere: music/2816/vampire-weekend-contra-xl/

Adjiri Odametey: Ekonklo/Other Side (bandcamp)

...(If you haven't a decent album since Paul Simon's Graceland start with this song.) Throughout...

Music at Elsewhere: music/9753/adjiri-odametey-ekonklo-other-side-bandcamp/

Simon Comber: Endearance (CNZ)

Halfway through this slowly engrossing New Zealand singer-songwriter's album is the gently penetrating song Please Elvis, which opens with the singer asking the King not to make his mother cry as she

Music at Elsewhere: music/3487/simon-comber-endearance-cnz/

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2010 Ben Sollee: Learning to Bend (Shock)

...brave. He also leans towards a kind of Paul Simon-gone-country (the jaunty Bury With Me My Car... ...with the automobile), and a more serious Simon on the thoughtful Bend ("are you strong...

Music at Elsewhere: music/3575/best-of-elsewhere-2010-ben-sollee-learning-to-bend-shock/

PHILIP DADSON: SONICS FROM SCRATCH, a doco by SIMON OGSTON and ORLANDO STEWART

...85 minute documentary by Orlando Stewart and Simon Ogston – who previously did docos on the...

Film at Elsewhere: film/7062/philip-dadson-sonics-from-scratch-a-doco-by-simon-ogston-and-orlando-stewart/

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE QUESTIONNAIRE: Simon Comber

...Zealand singer-songwriter Simon Comber seems to have a confident mainline into... ...L.P Endearance. It is also quite the best. SIMON COMBER TOUR DATES Wed Sep 14 - Auckland, Tabac...

The Famous Elsewhere Questionnaire: thefamouselsewherequestionnaire/4428/the-famous-elsewhere-questionnaire-simon-comber/

Aberfeldy: Somewhere to Jump From (Tenement)

...self-centred Morrissey as sung by a young Paul Simon, or a less anxious Belle and Sebastian as sung...

Tagged with: aberfeldy | beach house | belle and sebastian | pop frenzy |

Music at Elsewhere: music/3587/aberfeldy-somewhere-to-jump-from-tenement/

Kurt Vonnegut, Simon Heselev: Tock Tick (1973/2003)

Kurt Vonnegut seems an unlikely collaborator with a jazz bassist from Melbourne -- but that is what happened in 2003 when the famous author allowed Australian musician and studio engineer Heselev to p

Tagged with: from the vaults | lawrence ferlinghetti | natalie merchant | writing in elsewhere |

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THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE QUESTIONNAIRE: Simon Gooding of The Map Room

...Gooding is one half of The Map Room whose...

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Vampire Weekend: Modern Vampire of the City (XL)

...they shaved of a bit of Afrobeat and Paul Simon's Graceland as they expanded their musical... ...Arms has the lyrical ambition of a Paul Simon song but none of his musicality. Lyrically of...

Music at Elsewhere: music/5669/vampire-weekend-modern-vampire-of-the-city-xl/

Josh Rouse and the Long Vacations: Josh Rouse and the Long Vacations (Bedroom Classics)

...music – more Latin touches, the Paul Simon influence intact – and the mood is warm...

Music at Elsewhere: music/4525/josh-rouse-and-the-long-vacations-josh-rouse-and-the-long-vacations-bedroom-classics/

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2008: Coldplay: Viva la Vida or Death And All Her Friends (EMI)

...in the same manner as he did on Paul Simon's 2006 Surprise album.That texture (and there...

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Music at Elsewhere: music/1704/best-of-elsewhere-2008-coldplay-viva-la-vida-or-death-and-all-her-friends-emi/

Davy Graham: Maajun (1964)

...radar it might be for his song Angi which Paul Simon covered when a very young man, but Graham was... ...was nowhere near as successful as Davis or Simon or many others who followed in his wake, but... ...Art Blakey, and returned the favour to Paul Simon) and then worked their way back through...

From the Vaults: fromthevaults/5251/davy-graham-maajun-1964/

The Map Room: Weatherless (themaproomband.com/Aeroplane)

...by the Map Room – Brendon Morrow and Simon Gooding – two years ago for being that...

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Music at Elsewhere: music/7919/the-map-room-weatherless-themaproombandcom-aeroplane/

Various: Next Stop . . . Soweto (Strut/Border)

...and rhythmic music which so inspired Paul Simon's Graceland and was played in townships in the...

World Music from Elsewhere: world-music/2981/various-next-stop-soweto-strut-border/

Dalvanius: Chudka Popoy Ugh Cha Cha (1993)

...sure people will say I'm doing a Paul Simon,” he said referring to Simon's Graceland...

From the Vaults: fromthevaults/9880/dalvanius-chudka-popoy-ugh-cha-cha-1993/

Nightchoir: 24 Hours of Night (1157 Records)

...Shelter of Your Heart owes more to Paul Simon than current pop-rock and opens with...

Music at Elsewhere: music/3137/nightchoir-24-hours-of-night-1157-records/

Shemekia Copeland: America's Child (Alligator/Southbound)

...a time when many people are as wounded as Paul Simon's American Tune once articulated: “I... ...or driven to its knees . . .”. When Simon sang that in the Nixon era it was ineffably...

Blues at Elsewhere: blues/8542/shemekia-copeland-americas-child-alligator-southbound/

Gil Scott Heron: Winter in America (1974)

...of great sorrow and confusion. Just as Paul Simon captured something of the times in American...

From the Vaults: fromthevaults/3205/gil-scott-heron-winter-in-america-1974/

The Kingsbury Manx: Bronze Age (Odessa/Southbound)

...Things Are Done), aren't too proud to do some Simon and Garfunkel pop harmonies and . . . True,...

Music at Elsewhere: music/5717/the-kingsbury-manx-bronze-age-odessa-southbound/

Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee: Screamin' and Cryin' Blues (1964)

...Their influence also went wide -- Paul Simon sampled a Terry harmonica part for his...

From the Vaults: fromthevaults/5232/sonny-terry-and-brownie-mcghee-screamin-and-cryin-blues-1964/

Bob Dylan: Copper Kettle (1970)

...of odd covers (a ragged treatment of Paul Simon's The Boxer), instrumentals, standards (Let It... ...but the fighter still remains") as Paul Simon's swipe at Dylan for . . . Oh, abandoning... ...and truly awful version, his rejoinder to Simon (while giving him royalties?) And there are...

From the Vaults: fromthevaults/3922/bob-dylan-copper-kettle-1970/

Beaulieu Porch: Beaulieu Porch (the activelistener)

...soul more than psychedelics, this project by Simon Berry from Salisbury, England quite... ...You Realise and other such things appeal, then Simon Berry/Beaulieu Porch and Active Listener has...

Music at Elsewhere: music/6103/beaulieu-porch-beaulieu-porch-the-activelistener/

Johnny Ace: Pledging My Love (1954)

...Johnny Ace's death was referenced by Paul Simon in his song The Late Great Johnny Ace (from...

From the Vaults: fromthevaults/5193/johnny-ace-pledging-my-love-1954/

Lipbone Redding: Hop the Fence (Bepop)

...So who else does he sound like? Paul Simon on the catchy opener about a dog on the...

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The Map Room: All You'll Ever Find (Rhythmethod)

...recording engineers/producers and sound mixers Simon Gooding and Brendon Morrow (York St,... ...the opposites are more commonly acclaimed. Simon Gooding of The Map Room answers the Famous...

Tagged with: new zealand music |

Music at Elsewhere: music/5755/the-map-room-all-youll-ever-find-rhythmethod/

The Phoenix Foundation: Buffalo (EMI)

...which starts chipper like upbeat Bread or Paul Simon's lightweight 59th Street Bridge Song and...

Music at Elsewhere: music/3093/the-phoenix-foundation-buffalo-emi/

THE BARGAIN BUY: The Lemonheads: Laughing All The Way to The Cleaners

...Luka, Mike Nesmith's Different Drum, Paul Simon's Mrs Robinson, Rainer Ptacek's Rudy with a...

The Bargain Buy: bargainbuy/5465/the-bargain-buy-the-lemonheads-laughing-all-the-way-to-the-cleaners/

EDIE BRICKELL AND THE NEW BOHEMIANS, SHOOTING RUBBERBANDS AT THE STARS, CONSIDERED (1988): What she was and what she is . . .

...the New Bohemians – she first saw Paul Simon. He was more than twice her age and enjoying... ...their subsequent relationship meant the end of Simon being with actress Carrie Fisher, a... ...rock and jazz tastes (Robert Hilburn in his Simon biography mentions Miles Davis and the... ...to writers like Elvis Costello . . . and Paul Simon. Her debut with the New Bohemians, Shooting... ...Brickell was deep into her relationship with Simon and they would marry two years later at his... ...wanted to live.” And she hasn't. She and Simon have been together more than 30 years and her... ...of a more sentimental and poetic Costello and Simon. As on Air of December: “In the...

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TREME; THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON, a series by DAVID SIMON (4-DVD set)

As I write this, large areas of Louisiana have been under water this past week as the Mississippi rose and authorities opened floodgates so as not put pressure on the levees further down, notably arou

Film at Elsewhere: film/4181/treme-the-complete-first-season-a-series-by-david-simon-4-dvd-set/

Daniel Gadd: as if in a dream I drifted at sea (107/Southbound)

...Influences from the young Dylan and Paul Simon are discreet, and by the end it is very much...

Music at Elsewhere: music/8226/daniel-gadd-as-if-in-a-dream-i-drifted-at-sea-107-southbound/

Cheikh Lo: Lamp Fall (World Circuit/Elite)

...too. In an alternate universe he's like a Paul Simon, a man who brings styles together to create...

World Music from Elsewhere: world-music/888/cheikh-lo-lamp-fall-world-circuit-elite/

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2011 Fleet Foxes: Helplessness Blues (Sub Pop)

...candid about his other reference points: Paul Simon (the tense title track with its big strummed... ...and Simon and Garfunkel-like poetic aspirations) and...

Music at Elsewhere: music/4126/best-of-elsewhere-2011-fleet-foxes-helplessness-blues-sub-pop/

Various Artists: So French So Chic 2013 (Carte!l/Border)

...away from archetypal French trip-hop, Emilie Simon is still annoying . . . If you believe this...

Music at Elsewhere: music/5467/various-artists-so-french-so-chic-2013-cartel-border/

Various Artists: Musical Explorer Series; Deben Bhattacharya, Waves of Joy (ARC Music CD/DVD)

...in this excellent series curated by Songlines' Simon Broughton, the music here is wonderfully...

World Music from Elsewhere: world-music/8445/various-artists-musical-explorer-series-deben-bhattacharya-waves-of-joy-arc-music-cd-dvd/

M Ward; Post-War (EMI) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2006

...kick, and from alt.rock to something Paul Simon would be proud of. And in many places he...

Music at Elsewhere: music/934/m-ward-post-war-emi-best-of-elsewhere-2006/

Iron and Wine: Around the Well (SubPop/Rhythmethod)

...like Morning which puts you in mind of classic Simon and Garfunkel at their most hushed, Loud As...

Music at Elsewhere: music/2469/iron-and-wine-around-the-well-subpop-rhythmethod/

THE GREAT NEW ZEALAND COOKBOOK: The Food We Love from 80 of Our Finest Cooks, Chefs and Bakers (Thom and PQ Blackwell)

...Gordon, Josh Emett, Julie Biuso, Jo Seager, Simon Gault, Tony Astle, Annabelle White, Sid... ...Brown of The Larder) to mussel fritters (Simon Gault) and banana cake (Jo Seager). And so...

Recipes from Elsewhere: recipes/6455/the-great-new-zealand-cookbook-the-food-we-love-from-80-of-our-finest-cooks-chefs-and-bakers-thom-and-pq-blackwell/

Barbara Carlotti: Les Lys Brises (4AD)

...albeit at a very low level. She grew up on Simon and Garfunkel, Bob Dylan and classical piano,...

World Music from Elsewhere: world-music/918/barbara-carlotti-les-lys-brises-4ad/

WHO ARE THE PLASTIC ONO BAND? edited by SIMON HILTON

In 1970, John Lennon and Yoko Ono simultaneously released albums which were defining in their careers and, in deliberately similar covers, both appeared as Plastic Ono Band albums. Lennon's Imagine of

Writing at Elsewhere: writingelsewhere/9785/who-are-the-plastic-ono-band-edited-by-simon-hilton/

Mark Olson and Gary Louris: Ready for the Flood (Hacktone/Elite)

...alongside the songsmith smarts of a Paul Simon. Gentle finger-picking underpins soft songs...

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Music at Elsewhere: music/2225/mark-olson-and-gary-louris-ready-for-the-flood-hacktone-elite/

GOLDEN HARVEST, AT AUDIOCULTURE (2013): From club to a following by the cult

...Golden Harvest had some unexpected admirers. Simon Grigg was on the sharp end of the Auckland...

Absolute Elsewhere: absoluteelsewhere/10807/golden-harvest-at-audioculture-2013-from-club-to-a-following-by-the-cult/

GUEST COMMENTATOR SIMON GRIGG on New Zealand's patchy history of political songs

...annoy, nuclear boy with your toy . . ." Simon Grigg is sometimes termed an industry veteran,... ...Music and can also be found at http://www.simongrigg.info For information on the Wellington...

Other Voices, Other Rooms: othervoicesotherrooms/6595/guest-commentator-simon-grigg-on-new-zealands-patchy-history-of-political-songs/

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE SONGWRITER QUESTIONNAIRE: Sio Andrews

...on the Soles of her Shoes’ by Paul Simon. My uncle would play Paul Simon throughout the... ...disappointed you previously, is? Again- Paul Simon. Although I don’t enjoy all of his... .... . Diamonds on the Soles of her Shoes by Paul Simon, We Didn’t Start the Fire by Billy Joel... ...- 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover, Paul Simon.” Songwriting: what's the ratio of...

The Famous Elsewhere Questionnaire: thefamouselsewherequestionnaire/6553/the-famous-elsewhere-songwriter-questionnaire-sio-andrews/

THE BARGAIN BUY: The Sony "Original Album Classics" series: Softly, softly

...Harper who knew them both said he thought Paul Simon was okay but described Art Garfunkel as... ...song (Bright Eyes from Watership Down) or the Simon association. But a fair judgement says he has...

The Bargain Buy: bargainbuy/5900/the-bargain-buy-the-sony-original-album-classics-series-softly-softly/

Okkervil River: The Stage Names (UN Spin)

...the Byrds, Lionel Richie, REM, Paul Simon, Bowie and others. On the other hand Savannah...

Music at Elsewhere: music/1518/okkervil-river-the-stage-names-un-spin/

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2008: Fleet Foxes: Fleet Foxes (SubPop/Rhythmethod)

...Amazing Blondel rub shoulders with Paul Simon and David Crosby are heady concoctions...

Music at Elsewhere: music/1695/best-of-elsewhere-2008-fleet-foxes-fleet-foxes-subpop-rhythmethod/

IMAGINING AFRICA IN THE SIXTIES: The Soul of Africa album considered

...Or that Talking Heads, Ginger Baker, Paul Simon, Damon Albarn and others who have trekked off... ...Sunny Ade were more than a decade away, Paul Simon was writing Sounds of Silence, Ginger Baker...

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...bands/artists/awards/releases . . . And Simon Grigg has posted an excellent (and quite... ...music and memories (and he has a lot of both); Simon Grigg whose career in New Zealand music is...

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