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Exclusive | Aerosmith and Bruce Springsteen compared notes recording their 1975 landmark albums in same NYC studio: ‘We were making history’

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Exclusive | Aerosmith and Bruce Springsteen compared notes recording their 1975 landmark albums in same NYC studio: ‘We were making history’

They were both born to rock. Fate brought Steven Tyler’s Aerosmith and Bruce Springsteen together to record their classic third albums side by side at the Record Plant in Midtown Manhattan. That’s where the magic happened for Aerosmith’s “Toys in the Attic” and Springsteen’s “Born to Run” to turn both acts into rock royalty 50 … Read more

New Paul Simon doc reveals the ‘white noise’ that inspired ‘The Sound of Silence’

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New Paul Simon doc reveals the ‘white noise’ that inspired ‘The Sound of Silence’

It was the sound of running water — not the sound of silence. That was the mundane muse behind the angelic ascension of “The Sound of Silence” — the chart-topping classic that had Simon & Garfunkel making all kinds of noise after their 1964 debut. “I used to go into the bathroom of my parents’ … Read more