The post Simon & Garfunkel’s “The Sound of Silence” Takes Us Inside The Graduate appeared first on Consequence of Sound. Benjamin Braddock is staring down the barrel of his future — and he’s terrified ...

When I returned from home in the middle of November I brought with me a copy of the record. I showed it to a couple of people. “Simon and Garfunkel?” they said. “Are you kidding?” “It’s number one in ...

Last night, a number of New Zealand artists joined together for the You Are Us/Aroha Nui benefit in Christchurch. (‘Aroha Nui’ translates to “compassion” in the language of NZ’s indigenous Polynesian ...

This week we celebrate 54 years since the release of Simon & Garfunkel's sensational second studio album Sounds of Silence, released through Columbia Records. It became their breakthrough release, ...

The purity of Art Garfunkel’s voice — a tenor that could shoot straight up to heaven — defined an era when it blended with the sound and songwriting genius of his partner, Paul Simon. Both mood and ...

The first part of our series about the enigmatic singer; this one on his partnership with Paul Simon, and the unexpected, gradual emergence of ‘The Sound of Silence.’ Not only is he one of this planet ...

Paul Simon said his new album Seven Psalms wasn’t his idea and that almost all of it had come to him in a series of dreams. He added that it wasn’t a new experience for him and that it went back to ...

Childhood friends, Simon & Garfunkel grew up to form one of the most sublime singing groups of all time. With harmonies that seemed divinely created, the duo was responsible for songs like “The Sound ...

The holidays serve up an endless array of familiar songs that define the season for all of us. The sounds of the season that conjure our favorite holiday memories are more than sleigh bells and jingle ...

Initially there were five to 10 Paul Simons. Producers cast Andrew Wade as Art Garfunkel and asked him to wait it out while they searched for the right Paul Simon. A casting mix and match to see who ...