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Friday music blogging: Harper Simon

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:56:18 +0000

by David Roberts I have a huge, huge soft spot for Paul Simon. Simon & Garfunkel was one of the first bands I ever got into (like when I was eight) and I still love virtually everything Simon’s ever done. My musical tastes were shaped by his catchy melodies, pretty harmonies, and wry, literate lyrics. I’m one of the 12 people that bought the soundtrack to his Broadway play . So I was both excited and trepidatious about the musical debut of his son (with his first wife) Harper Simon. Needless to say, a lot can go wrong with these musical legacy artists. They tend to ... try too hard. Happily, Simon escapes that trap—his eponymous debut is a short (30 minute), modest, likeable affair. It doesn’t stray to far from his father’s template, perhaps with a little less folk and a little more steel-guitar americana. Promising. This track may be the most Paul-like, perhaps because he co-wrote it with Paul. It’s called “Tennessee.” ...

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Who says thieves can't be green?

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:06:17 +0000

Call it the case of the eco-friendly robbers. Three University of Tennessee players are under arrest after they attempted to rob patrons of a local convenience store and then sped off in a brand-new Toyota Prius. [[social-toolbar]]Police in Knoxville, Tenn., charged the 18-year-old players – Janzen Jackson, Mike Edwards and Nu'Keese Richardson – as well as a female companion with attempted robbery, the Knoxville News Sentinel

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Rockslide In Tennessee Caught On Tape (VIDEO)

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:12:19 +0000

A news crew in Polk County, Tennessee caught this massive rockslide on video. The rockslide closed the highway for at last a week, CNN reports . WATCH:

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