Mjsbigblog — American Idol 12 Top 20 contestants, Josh Holiday and Nick Boddington (on piano!) join forces for a lovely cover of "Bridge Over Troubled Water" by Simon and Garfunkle. more info

Guardian Music — Louis de Bernières on how finding a wooden flute in a car boot sale led to his new play about the composer's life and worksIt is not often that one is asked to write a play for chamber group and solo actor, and I took it on in a mood of amused curio... more info

Popdose — Several songs on Simon and Garfunkel’s Bridge Over Troubled Water seem so perfect it’s as though they must always have existed. Surely the title song, “El Condor Pasa,” and “The Boxer” waited somewhere in the ether to be revealed at a pro... more info

Mjsbigblog — Glee: FULL VERSIONS of Live While We're Young - One Direction, Home - Phillip Phillips/Homeward Bound - Simon and Garfunkle and Gangnam Style more info

Mjsbigblog — Since none of you are tired of the ubiquitous presence of Phillip Phillip's hit single, "Home" in pop culture these days *SNERK*, I just had to share this little preview of the Glee graduates singing a mashup of Simon and Garfunkle's "Homeward Boun... more info

Guardian Music — Roundhouse, LondonThe black-clad figure being led onstage exudes a curious combination of strength and frailty. Because of his failing sight, Sixto Rodriguez needs help finding his spot tonight, and a hand adjusting the capo on his guitar.But at 70, ... more info

Guardian Music — As the US presidential election approaches, we take a trip to Rock's Backpages – the world's leading archive of vintage music writing – for a 1976 feature on the link between rock and politicsMany people from the rock scene were out celebrating l... more info

Guardian Music — Bruce Springsteen will be hitting the road once more in support of Barack Obama. But can rock stars really make much difference in the brutal world of politics?Just when he thought he was out, they pull him back in. Having told the New Yorker that he... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — After vocal cord issues sidelined him for two years, the Rock Hall of Fame veteran is back with a new compilation album and a tour.Art Garfunkel's latest album, "The Singer," includes two new tracks — "Lena" and "Long Way Home" — as well as 32 so... more info

Guardian Music — The singer-songwriter picks the music that means the most to her as part of our Six Songs of Me projectWhat was the first song you ever bought? Keep the Customer Satisfied – Simon and GarfunkelI bought it on cassette in a charity shop when I was 14... more info