Ben Folds

...Dylan must do, although I have no idea who he supports.'' Hornby emails his best couplets to Folds, who divides his time between the road, the US and Adelaide, his wife's home town. Folds reads them at the piano and waits for the muse to...

In this article: Nick Hornby, William Shatner, Bolton, Arsenal, Songbook, and The Sydney Morning Herald

...new Green Day album is by far their best record. There will not be a better record made in 2009 unless Ben Folds releases his version of Def Leppard's "Hysteria" using only his piano.) Re: Echoes of Harpers Ferry: "Everyday Pepper...

In this article: Biscuits and gravy, Punknews.org, Random House, Def Leppard, Ohio, God, and Hysteria

...some of the best collegiate groups from the Greater Boston area. Folds and the Newtones will record the song together in December in the Newton area for use on the new album. Carving out some time Brian Flagg , Millennium Bostonian Hotel...

In this article: The Newtones, Newton, E-mail, Newton South High School, Boston, Cornbread, Sausage, and YouTube.com

...to see a genuinely good show, Ben Folds will probably always be a safe bet. Ben Folds invites college a cappella groups to submit cover versions of his songs. The best of them made it to this compilation album, and the results are unique.

In this article: Los Angeles, Sarah Bareilles, Altoids, Palladium, Tin, Brick, UCLA, Bitches Ain't Shit, and Army

...Of Wendy Baker' is resolutely reflective indie rock. Previous liaisons with Ben Folds seem to echo in the piano pounding of 'Sawdust Man', which does seem to overreach itself. 'Things I Like To Do' is by comparison a cutely simple song,...

In this article: Homeward Bound and Scotland

Just kidding (sort of). One-upping these dabblings, Ben Folds has created a new album, Ben Folds Presents: University A Cappella, a collection of the US of A's best a cappella groups covering his songs. Over two months, he, his wife...

In this article: University of North Carolina Greensboro, Peter, Bjorn & John, Boxing, Army, Ohio University, Way to Normal, and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

...Australian entertainers presented awards to the winners including Australian Elle McFeast (who was nominated for Best Comedy Album), Ben Folds, Kylie Minogue and Chris Ballew, Dave Dederer and Jason Finn of The Presidents of the United...

In this article: Kylie Minogue, The Presidents of the United States of America, Paul Kelly, Charles Fisher, ARIA, Dave Dederer, Ben Folds Five, and Human Nature

...he's goofing around. Nearly two months before the official Sept. 30 release of "Way to Normal," Folds and his bandmates were on a flight from Cologne, Germany, during which Folds wrote three sets of lyrics, he said. They booked an evening's...

In this article: Ben Folds Five, Way to Normal, Washington, Songs for Silverman, Cologne, DAR Constitution Hall, College Park, God, and Battle of Who Could Care Less

...of Myself (song) "Best Imitation of Myself" is a song from Ben Folds Five's 1995 self-titled debut album. It was written by Ben Folds. The song is a lyrical essay of sorts on expectations and the preconceived notions of a person by others.

In this article: Ben Folds Five, Best Imitation of Myself, Sony Music, Ben Folds Live, Roseland Ballroom, Nashville, Tennessee, and New York City