Simon and Garfunkel
5 Albums I Can’t Live Without: Bob Guccione, Jr
Name Bob Guccione Jr. Best known for Depends who you ask! My beloved girlfriend thinks I’m a menace. Come to think of it, so did my father, actually. Um, come to think of it… Well, other than that, starting this magazine! And publishing WONDERLUST (wonderlusttravel.com). And generally pissing people off, if I’m being honest. Current city Milford, PA Really want to be in Italy. Always Italy. Where I would be careful not to do any more than the average Italian does. To be culturally sensitive, you know? Excited about Watching SPIN climb out of its decade long inertia and become kick-ass and meaningful again, in that order. My current music collection has a lot of World music, classical and jazz, which are the three kinds of music I listen to most. I have no country and almost no rap (ex...
Muse’s Matt Bellamy Shares Acoustic Cover of ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’
With the state of the world, there’s never been a better time to blast to “Bridge Over Troubled Water” for a moment of peace. Thankfully, Muse’s Matt Bellamy has us covered. On Friday, the British singer-songwriter dropped his rendition of the 1970 Simon and Garfunkel cut, complete with some delicate acoustic strumming and his stellar falsetto. The track sees a pretty powerful instrumental crescendo toward the end with an organ and some keys, making Bellamy’s held notes hit that much harder. “[This is] one of my favorite songs of all time, and a timely song for a tough year,” Bellamy says of the release. “We should all reach out and be there for our friends right now.” Back in 2018, Bellamy said in a Deezer interview that he’d love to cover the song, so it seems this may have been sitting ...
