Paul Simon clip

FUNKY METAPHYSICS: You need to check out the performance of Paul Simon and his world-class studio band on the video for "The Afterlife," the lead single from his sublime new album, So Beautiful or So What (April 12). It’s the living legend’s first LP since 2006’s Surprise, as well as his first release on Hear Music/Concord, following long runs at Columbia and Warner Bros., and critics are comparing it to Simon’s 1986 milestone Graceland. He's playing smaller venues on his spring tour, including an April 19 date at the Music Box in Hollywood. (3/28a)