MTV.com News — She was South Africa's first lady of song and so richly deserved the title of 'Mama Africa,' ' Nelson Mandela says.By Gil Kaufman Miriam Makeba during her last performance in Italy on Sunday Photo: Carlo Hermann/ AFP/ Getty Images Miriam M... more info

USA Today Music — Paul Simon's Lyrics 1964-2008, out Tuesday, holds the legendary songsmith's entire output in rhymes. "It feels overdue by about ... more info

USA Today Music — Paul Simon's Lyrics 1964-2008, out Tuesday, holds the legendary songsmith's entire output in rhymes. "It feels overdue by about ... more info

Stereogum — This year alone we've heard Paul Simon covered by David Byrne, Grizzly Bear, Spoon, Conor Oberst, and Smashing Pumpkins. Perhaps those folks would like a copy of Paul Simon's Lyrics 1964-2008, a new book that collects the words to all his songs, fro... more info

USA Today Music — For an iconic songwriter whose words, melodies and rhythms are inextricably linked, a page of lyrics might seem like a chassis ... more info

Pitchfork — Bandleader, producer, studio owner, and Jamaican musical icon Byron Lee passed away November 4 after a battle with cancer, according to a post on his website. [Via Tiny Mix Tapes.] He was 73. Lee formed his famed band the Dragonaires in 1957 and kept... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Jolly Joker said... * Ray Charles - The Birth of Soul [3 CD Box Set] * Paul Simon 1964/1993 [3CD Box Set] * Bob Dylan discography * Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band - Live/1975?85 * Billy Joel -... [Visit the blog for the full post] more info

Totally Fuzzy — Jolly Joker said... * Ray Charles - The Birth of Soul [3 CD Box Set] * Paul Simon 1964/1993 [3CD Box Set] * Bob Dylan discography * Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band - Live/1975?85 * Billy Joel -... [Visit the blog for the full post] more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Getty Slash commented on Guns N’ Roses’ new radio single “Chinese Democracy.” “That sounds cool,” Slash told a Boston radio station after hearing the song for the first time. “It’s good to hear [Axl Rose’s] voice, you know?�... more info

NME — A DVD of a 1980 Paul Simon concert is set to be released next month, with pre-order starting on November 5. more info