In April 2015, as the end of my junior year in high school was coming to a close, my friends and I petitioned the administration to bring back a dormant creative writing course. The previous autumn, I ...
One of Paul Simon’s most enduring ballads, “The Boxer” blends folk storytelling with layered emotion and timeless production. This video explores the lyrical origins, musical experimentation, and ...
Similar to the gangsta rap genre of the 1990s, the singer-songwriter movement of the 1970s had its New York/East Coast and L.A./West Coast contingents. Last month we talked about one of the top L.A.
Simon & Garfunkel were one of the most successful singer-songwriter duos in history. But behind the scenes, the men, whose friendship stretched back to their childhood days, were constantly at each ...
Simon learned 'The Sound of Silence' was taking off while reading Cashbox magazine in Europe ...