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Paul Simon Plans Graceland Tour and Box Set

According to BBC, Paul Simon announced today that he would be reuniting his 1987 band and embarking a world tour in celebration of the 25th anniversary of his Graceland album next year. The Grammy-winning and chart-topping album featured an eclectic mix of world music cultures with most of the album having been recorded in South Africa. The album depicts Simon's spiritual journey to Elvis' homeland in Memphis, Tennessee.   read more

25 Years of Graceland: The "World Music" Spark

Over the past 25 years, no American album has changed the world-music landscape more than Paul Simon’s Graceland. Initially lauded as the folk singer’s comeback record, it made a cultural impact far greater than anyone could’ve possibly guessed.  read more

Ten Reasons Why Elvis Presley is Overrated

1. The movies. Elvis was not a good actor, and his movies are horrible. Take, for example, Harum Scarum (1965). He plays a movie star (naturally) who’s kidnapped and taken to a Middle Eastern country where he’s enlisted by—get this—the Lord of Assassins to kill an Arabian king. Oh, and he falls in love with the king’s daughter. Check out the film’s trailer, which we thought was a parody until we noticed it was posted by Warner Bros. ...  read more