Magnet Magazine — 15 years ago today, Paul Simon released So Beautiful Or So What. Will it have a happy ending? Read our Simon live review from 2025: The post Paul Simon Released “So Beautiful Or So What” 15 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Stereogum — Last night, for probably the last of many times, the legendary Paul Simon was a guest on Stephen Colbert's Late Show. He did an interview and performed "Something So Right," off his third solo album There Goes Rhymin' Simon from 1973, for the first t... more info

Stereogum — Widemouth are a Chicago band who formed in 2023 after two of its founding members, vocalists/guitarists Mak Carnahan and Jamie Eder, began performing Paul Simon and Big Thief covers together in the basement of a Northwestern University dorm. Now with... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Karen Carpenter (Carpenters). Lead sister. Read Lloyd Cole in MAGNET on 14 perfect recordings (Karen, Steve Earle, Joy Division, Paul Simon and more): The post Happy Birthday Karen Carpenter (Carpenters) appeared first on Magnet Magazi... more info

Obscure Sound — Brighton, England-based songwriter Ian Roland opens 2026 in compelling form with new single “Virtually Free.” Recorded at Brighton Road Recording Studios, the track utilizes a 12-string guitar and upright piano whilst exploring the boundaries bet... more info

Stereogum — I'm With Her are awfully busy right now. Last year, the folk trio released their sophomore album Wild And Clear And Blue and appeared on Iron & Wine's single "Robin's Egg." They've got another collab on the upcoming Iron & Wine album Hen's Teeth .... more info

Stereogum — Paul Simon retired from touring in 2018, but the legendary singer-songwriter got back on the road last year in a big way. Simon played dozens of (relatively) intimate theater shows across America on his A Quiet Celebration tour, joined by wife Edie B... more info

Stereogum — Every year, the Recording Academy hands out a handful of Lifetime Achievement Grammys. Some of the recipients are alive to get the award, and some are not. The Academy has unveiled the list of next year's honorees, and it includes legendary figures l... more info

Stereogum — It's been more than seven years since Bon Iver's Justin Vernon and the National’s Aaron Dessner threw their last Eaux Claires festival. Eaux Claires was a fixture from 2015 to 2018. The Big Red Machine bandmates brought legends like Paul Simon, Ery... more info

Magnet Magazine — 50 years ago today, Paul Simon released Still Crazy After All These Years. Old familiar ways. Read Rachael Yamagata in MAGNET on the title track: The post Paul Simon Released “Still Crazy After All These Years” 50 Years Ago Today appeared first o... more info