Journal Simon says Until its release next week, you can stream the new Paul Simon album Stranger to Stranger at NPR's First Listen, and it is well worth a listen. Simon's been hinting that he might take a long hiatus from songwriting, and I hope that isn't
On Songs & Albums Paul Simon's Aim is True (According to Costello) When Elvis Costello loves your album, well, what higher praise could you want? Paul Simon doesn't really need high praise from great songwriters anymore. And I've been hearing raves about his new album So Beautiful or So What for a while now. But my eagerness to
Johnny Cash Friday specials: Frederick Buechner, Bruce Cockburn, Paul Simon, Johnny Cash, "The Prestige" My friend Julie Mullins has written a substantial article about Frederick Buechner's lastest collection, Secrets in the Dark, in the new issue of Image. I highly recommend you pick up a copy of both the book and the journal. Secrets begins with a meditation on the story of
On Songs & Albums Surprise! Surprise, the first solo album from Paul Simon in seven years, will be released on May 9th. Rolling Stone reports that Brian Eno helped Simon out with the production of this one. And regarding the question on everybody's mind... the answer is yes. It will include the song
