Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel joined forces for a surprise reunion on Friday night (Feb. 13) at New York’s Beacon Theatre, which was hosting its first event after a seven-month renovation by Madison Square Garden Entertainment.

The pair performed “The Sound of Silence,” “The Boxer” and “Old Friends” during the encore, marking what is believed to be just their third appearance together since concluding a 2004 reunion tour. Garfunkel had flown in from Florida, where he played in Key Largo the night before and was scheduled to play in Fort Pierce on the 14th.

The reunion added extra glitz to an evening attended by celebrities such as New York mayor Michael Bloomberg, Paul McCartney, Jon Bon Jovi and Jimmy Fallon, and showcased the Beacon’s refurbished interior and new sound system.

Simon played an eclectic two-set show, drawing equally from classics such as “Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard,” “Slip Slidin’ Away” and “Graceland” as he did songs from his ill-fated Broadway musical “The Capeman” and newer material such as “Father and Daughter” and “Amulet,” a collaboration with Brazilian vocalist Luciana Souza.

Also featured were off-the-beaten-path cuts such as “Duncan,” which hearkened back to Simon’s folk roots, “Train in the Distance,” from the critically maligned 1983 album “Hearts & Bones,” and “Loves Me Like a Rock,” a 1973 precursor to Simon’s future dabbling in African music.

Recently, Adam Sandler turned up on the David Letterman Show, strapped on a Les Paul and covered Neil Young’s classic Like A Hurricane.

And it was no joke. Really.

Joined by veteran guitarist Waddy Wachtel and backed by the Late Show Orchestra, Sandler’s take on Young’s 1977 song was surprisingly solid and gutsy.

The comic actor’s reedy voice was a dead ringer for Young’s. He even played a raw and ragged guitar solo - another perfect match. Check out the video below.

Sandler’s version of Like A Hurricane will be featured on Covered, A Revolution In Sound, due in March from Warner Brothers Records. The album celebrates the golden anniversary of the label and sees 11 artists currently on the roster performing a favorite rock song from Warner’s first 50 years.

The complete tracklisting

1. Mastodon: Just Got Paid (by ZZ Top)

2. The Black Keys: Her Eyes Are A Blue Million Miles (by Captain Beefheart)

3. Michelle Branch: A Case Of You (by Joni Mitchell)

4. Against Me!: Here Comes A Regular (by The Replacements)

5. Missy Higgins: More Than This (by Roxy Music)

6. James Otto: Into The Mystic (by Van Morrison)

7. Adam Sandler: Like A Hurricane (by Neil Young)

8. Taking Back Sunday: You Wreck Me (by Tom Petty)

9. The Used: Burning Down The House (by Talking Heads)

10. Disturbed: Midlife Crisis (by Faith No More)

11. Avenged Sevenfold: Paranoid (by Black Sabbath)

12. The Flaming Lips With Stardeath And White Dwarfs: Borderline (by Madonna)

The Kills’ tour bus and its driver mysteriously disappeared in October, as previously reported. The bus was discovered abandoned in a Los Angeles parking lot a week later, but the driver was nowhere to be found.

Now the driver has been arrested in Miami, where he was charged with “robbery by sudden snatching” by Dade County police.

In a posting on The Kills’ MySpace blog earlier this week, the band wrote: “Hi everyone, remember that guy who stole our bus last October? Well, he’s been arrested in Miami for some robbery shit, and for trying to sell public parking spaces for $5. Have a look at his mug on the Miami-Dade County jail website. Good news is, he’s alive. The other good news is, he’s in jail in Florida and he’s bald.”

The Dade County Corrections website identifies the man as Brian Bereknkemper, and displays his picture.

Meanwhile, The Kills are preparing to embark on extensive tours of Europe, Australia and North America this spring.

Yes have announced that they are cancelling their North American tour dates through February 24.

In a statement posted yesterday (February 12) on the band’s website, they wrote: “Due to unforeseen medical reasons, the ‘In The Present Tour’, featuring Yes’ Steve Howe, Chris Squire, and Alan White is cancelling shows through February 24 (San Diego).”

Last year, the veteran prog rockers put their first tour in 15 years on hold because frontman Jon Anderson suffered a severe asthma attack and was diagnosed with respiratory failure.

Tameka Foster, the wife of R&B singer Usher, suffered a heart attack after going under anesthetic to have liposuction in Brazil.

Usher cancelled his appearance at last week’s Grammys and rushed to be with his wife who had checked into the Sao Rafael Hospital for the procedure.

Foster, 37, went into cardiac arrest but was revived by heart massage less than a minute after suffering the attack.

She was placed into an induced coma and moved to intensive care. She was then transferred to Sirio-Libanes Hospital in Sao Paolo for recovery, reports the Associated Press.

Foster, a stylist, married Usher in 2007. The pair have two children- two-month-old Naveid Ely Raymond and Usher Raymond V, 15 months.

Metallica have announced that they will release a career-spanning digital box set this spring.

The veteran rockers will release ‘The Complete Metallica’ as a digital download exclusively via US iTunes on March 31.

The set includes all nine of the band’s studio albums: 1983’s ‘Kill ‘Em All’, 1984’s ‘Ride the Lightning’, 1986’s ‘Master of Puppets’, 1988’s ‘…And Justice for All’, 1991’s ‘Metallica’, 1996’s ‘Load’, 1997’s ‘ReLoad’, 2003’s ‘St. Anger’, and 2008’s ‘Death Magnetic’. It also includes their double album of covers, a live album and a handful of tracks the band contributed to film soundtracks.

Meanwhile, the ‘Guitar Hero Metallica’ video game featuring 28 of their songs will be released on March 29. The band will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on April 4