Ben Folds

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Articles about Ben Folds

Check Out: Media Potluck’s Holiday Feast Volume 1 (2008)

By CoS Staff on December 23rd, 2009

As a genre, Christmas music is very limited. It takes a lot of creativity to create a truly stand-out holiday song. Throughout the years, many brave and artful souls have undertaken the challenge, either to render the cliches warm and heartfelt again, or simply to turn the whole concept on its head.

Live at Lollapalooza ’09: Day 1

By Michael Roffman on August 8th, 2009

Given this year’s summer weather conditions in Chicago — chilly with a taste of sunlight — nobody expected the onslaught of rain and wind that was August 7th, 2009. Incidentally, that happened to make up the opening day of Perry Farrell’s summer music extravaganza, otherwise known as Lollapalooza. As fans rolled in at the crack of noon, rain followed… and lots of it. Some might say it was a dreary English day, which seemed fitting given the talent headlining — Depeche Mode, for those unsavvy with geography.

Ben Folds and Nick Hornby pair up for uber awesome collaboration!

By David Buchanan on April 20th, 2009

Just…woot.

Ben Folds goes to college, returns with new album

By Alex Young on March 25th, 2009

Back in October, Ben Folds headed back to college with the hope of finding a few a capella groups to help him create an album consisting entirely a cappella versions of his music. Some six months later, the North Carolina native’s search is over and on April 28th, he will release the finished product. Aptly [...]

Album Review: Ben Folds – Way to Normal

By Michael Roffman on October 6th, 2008

It’s depressing that Ben Folds is considered “innovative” on releases that aren’t specifically his. Whether he’s lounging out with Weird “Al” Yankovic or laying down beats for William “Kirk” Shatner, it’s always more interesting and daring than his actual material under his own name. It’s as if the modern piano man himself is terrified at [...]

Ben Folds rockin’ the Terminal 5 (9/30)

By Alex Young on October 1st, 2008

Much can be said about Ben Fold’s performance at New York’s Terminal 5 yesterday evening. It was an all-age spectacle of brilliant piano rock and equally catchy lyrics behind the vibrant scene of colorful strobe lights and life-size frowny faces. It was two hours of sing-a-longs, “oohs and ahhs,” and choruses of humorous, vulgar-filled melodies [...]

Watch: Ben Fold’s “Hiroshima”

By Michael Roffman on August 6th, 2008

We’re pretty big fans of Ben Folds, but more importantly, we’re big fans of action figures. That might be a reason we really dig the new music video from the “The Piano Man: Part Deux” himself. Due out September 30, 2008, Way to Normal will be Folds’ third solo effort, with “Hiroshima” set as the [...]

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