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A&E remembers Graceland - C21Media


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A&E remembers Graceland
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A film from Oscar-nominated director Joe Berlinger marking the 25th anniversary of Paul Simon's Graceland album will get its television premiere on A&E this week. Paul Simon's Graceland Journey: Under African Skies will air on the US cablenet on Friday ...
Peace finally emerges after minefield of Graceland The Age

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Lisa Marie Presley, New Album 'Storm & Grace': T Bone Burnett Helps Get Her ... - The Boot


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Lisa Marie Presley, New Album 'Storm & Grace': T Bone Burnett Helps Get Her ...
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With her first album since 2005, Lisa Marie Presley has plenty to say -- and the daughter of Elvis Presley chose famed producer T Bone Burnett to help her say it. Generating some of the best reviews of her career, Storm & Grace, which was released last ...
After storm, Lisa Marie Presley finds grace in new album CNBC.com
Lisa Marie Presley on turning her back on Hollywood, living with her father's fame Fox News
Lisa Marie Presley breaks free with 'Storm & Grace' USA TODAY

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'Under African Skies,' About the Paul Simon Album 'Graceland' - New York Times


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'Under African Skies,' About the Paul Simon Album 'Graceland'
New York Times
As Mr. Simon points out, the lyrics for “Graceland” were not political but pop, and their language playful and absurdist. David Byrne credits “Graceland” with rejoining American music to its African roots, and Oprah Winfrey calls it her favorite album.
The story of Paul Simon's 'Graceland' is a compelling tale in documentary ... New York Daily News

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Album review: Fun's Some Nights is admirably different to the current chart ... - Metro


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Album review: Fun's Some Nights is admirably different to the current chart ...
Metro
... this second album from New York's stratospherically popular rock-pop trio should leave you clicking your fingers and grinning. The title track has a touch of both Paul Simon's Graceland era and Queen's rococo flourish about it; while the band's ...

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'Under African Skies' is a moving look at 'Graceland' artists - Kansas City Star

'Under African Skies' is a moving look at 'Graceland' artists
Kansas City Star
By BETSY SHARKEY LOS ANGELES -- When Paul Simon's seminal album "Graceland" landed in 1986 with its intoxicating African rhythms and critical acclaim, it also came tainted by the apartheid controversy already swirling around it.

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Around the remote: 'Idol,' 'Revenge' finales this week - Bradenton Herald


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Around the remote: 'Idol,' 'Revenge' finales this week
Bradenton Herald
FRIDAY: In the documentary "Paul Simon's Graceland Journey: Under African Skies," the pop singer marks the 25th anniversary of his "Graceland" album by revisiting the making of the record and the controversy over his decision to work with South African ...

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A&E to Present Joe Berlinger Doc Featuring Paul Simon - World Screen

A&E to Present Joe Berlinger Doc Featuring Paul Simon
World Screen
The film travels with Simon back to South Africa 25 years after his first visit, reuniting him with the original Graceland musicians for a reunion concert. The doc will also explore the story of the turbulent birth of the legendary album.

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Favourite albums: what's the soundtrack to your life? - Telegraph.co.uk


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Favourite albums: what's the soundtrack to your life?
Telegraph.co.uk
When asked last week to name his favourite album, the Prime Minister picked Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd's downbeat prog-rock tribute to conflict, excess and insanity. It's a revealing choice, one that offers an instant snapshot of the young ...

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Under African Skies: movie review - Christian Science Monitor


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Under African Skies: movie review
Christian Science Monitor
For the many millions of us who love Paul Simon's 26-year-old albumGraceland,” a cloud has long hung over that enterprise. Did Simon, who traveled to South Africa in 1985 for many of the recording sessions in violation of a United Nations cultural ...
After 25 Years, Revisiting Paul Simon's Controversial 'Graceland' NPR (blog)
Under African Skies RollingStone.com
Review: UNDER AFRICAN SKIES Shines New Light on Paul Simon's GRACELAND Twitch

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Under African Skies - Paste Magazine


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Under African Skies
Paste Magazine
Director Joe Berlinger's fascinating, immersive documentary Under African Skiescelebrates the 25th anniversary of Paul Simon's landmark Graceland album and also examines the firestorm of controversy that it ignited. In 1985, Paul Simon traveled to ...
Grace notes at last for boycott buster The Age

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