Stereogum — Did you know Lorde sampled Paul Simon on Melodrama ? It's true! Upon the album's release she tweeted that Simon's voice, excerpted from a Graceland documentary, can be heard at the start of "Loveless" asking "What is this tape?" And now Lorde and Me... more info

Stereogum — Josh Tillman has given a zillion interviews promoting Pure Comedy , one of the year's best albums so far, and more than two months after the album's release, its press cycle does not appear to be winding down. One of the most in-depth Father John Mi... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Acclaimed songwriter Jimmy Webb has given us such classic as "Wichita Lineman," "McCarthur Park," "Up Up and Away," "Galveston," and others. A tribute to this distinctive songwriter will happen in NYC... Continue reading… more info

Dlisted — Former boy band impresario and convicted Ponzi schemer Lou Pearlman died in a Florida federal prison on Friday night. He was 62. Lou was the corpulent cousin of Art Garfunkel (!) who gave us the Backstreet Boys, N*SYNC, O-Town, LFO, and Aaron Carter.... more info

Stereogum — Paul Simon performed in Queens for the first time in 46 years last night at the borough’s Forest Hills Stadium. The last time he played the venue was with Art Garfunkel in 1970, and earlier this week Simon announced that he is likely to retire from... more info

Popdose — If it wasn’t enough that John David (J.D.) Souther’s debut self-titled album was a stunner, then it shouldn’t come as any kind of surprise that his sophomore effort, Black Rose, was a masterpiece.  Originally released by Asylum Records in 1976... more info

NME — Singer also claims fans only come to his concerts to hear him perform 'You Can Call Me Al' more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Black Simon & Garfunkel surfaced again Wednesday night on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” this time singing a delicate acoustic folk version of the Weeknd’s hit “Can’t Feel My Face” for which the duo became a trio with a surpris... more info

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Brooklyn Vegan — Last night (9/30) on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon, Questlove and Kirk Douglas of house band The Roots reprised their role as "Black Simon & Garfunkel" to sing The Weeknd's huge hit "Can't Feel My Face." It would've... more info