Edgy lineup energizes Bridge School concert Oct 27, 2009
Neil Young took a risk this year ... "I'd be surprised if most of us onstage didn't get into what we're doing because of Neil Young," Crow said earlier. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Warner Bros. Records Inc. Brings Vinyl to the People During This Weekend's Annual WFMU Record Fair in NYC Oct 24, 2009
"As a vinyl freak, I have been going to the show for years and have always thought that having a WBR/Reprise booth to sell our records would be a ton of fun as well as a great learning experience.This weekend also kicks off Warner Bros. Records relationship with vinyl-only indie label, Original Recording Group (ORG), which will be manning the WBR booth.At the show, Reprise Records will unveil, for the first time, legendary singer-songwriter Neil Young's first four catalog reissues,... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Dempsey in front Oct 23, 2009
Canadian singer-songwriter legends Neil Young and Leonard Cohen are neck and neck for best tour of the year, and local hip hop group Diafrix are just leading Temper Trap in the Coopers' Best Homegrown New Artist. In its first week of voting, the awards, now in its fourth year, has received more than 13,500 votes. (The Age, Australia)
Slanguage Dictionary Oct 23, 2009
" doc, docu -- documentary; "The new Neil Young doc has scored well with the critics. " dramedy -- A TV show that could be labeled both a comedy and a drama, usually an hour long. Also, a film or theater show that could be labeled as either -- or perhaps fails at both; "Fox Family Channel series 'State of Grace,' a single-camera dramedy about two 12-year-old girls growing up in '60s North Carolina, targets the underserved female tweens demographic with hope of generating a tag-along parental... (Variety)
U2 feat. the Black Eyed Peas Oct 17, 2009
" Active approach The time that Bono spends onstage promoting peace and tolerance and talking about such issues as poverty in Africa and the jailing of political dissidents underscores U2's impact beyond the recording studio. Bono, who has lobbied Congress on Capitol Hill, coordinated charity work with Bill Gates, met with world leaders and created two foundations, has said that U2 has given him a soapbox to speak to millions. Bono's DATA (Debt AIDS Trade Africa) is seeking financial relief for... (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Novelist Sherrie Flick recalls something of her bakery days at Ceres in Portsmouth, N.H. Oct 14, 2009
They don t let us listen to Neil Young all the time. Ceres Bakery, 51 Penhallow St., Portsmouth, N.H., 603-436-6518. (Boston Globe)
PLAYLIST: The Raveonettes, plus 10 more Oct 14, 2009
Hard to believe these Neil Young- and My Morning Jacket-influenced roots rockers are from London. Pearl River Mike Zito. (USA Today -- Life)
Andy Williams to play Glastonbury Oct 13, 2009
This year 137,000 music fans watched headline acts Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen and Blur. Williams, best known for Can't Take My Eyes Off You and Music To Watch Girls By, has been in the UK in recent weeks promoting his autobiography, Moon River And Me. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
MOVIE REVIEW: 'Anvil' hammers out a loving profile Oct 12, 2009
Neil Young once said: It's better to burn out than it is to rust. But moviegoers are lucky Anvil didn't take Young's advice. (USA Today -- Life)
Rising rockers Oct 10, 2009
Also Neil Young, Steely Dan, Pizzicato Five because we were just in Japan, and "Everybody Loves the Sunshine" by Roy Ayers. I read a recent interview where you said that of the current tour itinerary, Hawai'i is one place that you are most looking forward to visiting. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Clipd Beaks create an unclassifiable sound Oct 9, 2009
The Rolling Stones, the Chemical Brothers, the Verve, Indian Jewelry, Yes, Nirvana, Massive Attack, Neil Young, Arthur Russell, Can, Marilyn Manson, P.I.L., Unwound, Smashing Pumpkins, Pink Floyd, Clipd Beaks, etc. 5. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Opinions mixed on Farm Aid mission Oct 6, 2009
Farm Aid founders (left to right front row) Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp take turns speaking at a press conference Sunday in Wireless Amphitheater in Maryland Heights while other performers looked on ... Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp organized the first Farm Aid concert in 1985 to raise awareness about the loss of family farms and to raise funds to keep farm families on their land. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
FYI, the latest in As the Birthers Turn Oct 6, 2009
Did you listen to Neil Young while transforming. Cool. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Farm Aid brings more than music to St. Louis area (3) Oct 5, 2009
The concert is the centerpiece: it was announced Friday that country star Gretchen Wilson will join a lineup that already includes Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews and others. The artists all perform for free at the charity concert, even paying their own travel expenses. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Brookline Domestic Violence Roundtable hosts Neil Young collaborator Oct 5, 2009
Lane is an internationally known rock musician/singer who has performed with her own band, Robin Lane and the Chartbusters, as well as with Neil Young. She has collaborated with the Police and members of the Cars, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, and the Bangles, and shared the stage with the Police and the Cars. (Brookline TAB, MA)
Farm Aid Sounds Hopeful Note for Future of Food and Agriculture Oct 5, 2009
Farm Aid board members Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews, joined by artists performing at Farm Aid 2009 Presented by Horizon Organic, held up the innovation and commitment of family farmers in a call for food and agriculture policies that support their efforts to realize a new vision for agriculture ... Farm Aid artists and board members Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews host an annual concert to raise funds to support Farm Aid's work with... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
The S.F. Jazz Festival lineup Oct 5, 2009
Marco Benevento, 9 p.m. Oct. 31, YBCA Forum: An experimental jazz keyboardist who has gained notoriety for his left-field interpretations of songs by the likes of Neil Young, Led Zeppelin and Beck. SFJAZZ High School All-Stars, 3 p.m. Nov. 1, YBCA Forum: For this family matinee, the award-winning youth ensemble digs into the Duke Ellington songbook. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Horizon Organic® and Silk® Soymilk Sponsor Farm Aid® 2009 Oct 3, 2009
"Family farmers are central to the Horizon and Silk brands and we want to do all we can to ensure that they continue to have the means and ability to provide the nation with fresh, healthy, organic and natural food.Farm Aids mission is to build a vibrant family farm-centered system of agriculture in America. Farm Aid artists and board members Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews host the annual concert to raise funds to support Farm Aids work with family farmers... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Attention seeking Oct 2, 2009
Thom Yorke, David Byrne and Neil Young. When I was a kid, to my Dad, me listening to Neil Young was more important than me getting vegetables. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
John Mayer Returns With Battle Studies On Nov. 17, 2009 Oct 1, 2009
"Where Continuum was R&B and Soul, Battle Studies was written with the timelessness of Tom Petty, Fleetwood Mac and Neil Young in mind. The melodies and message are concise and from-the-gut with the efficiency of simplicity.". A John Mayer North American tour is currently being planned and will follow the release of Battle Studies in early 2010, details to be announced soon. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Woodstock Film Fest Embraces Neil Young Oct 1, 2009
"The Silence of the Lambs" Director, Jonathan Demme, Releases New Documentary Called the "Neil Young Trunk Show" ... (AP) Jonathan Demme can't stop making movies about Neil Young ... Three years after releasing the concert documentary "Neil Young: Heart of Gold," the director of "The Silence of the Lambs" is at it again. (CBS News)
Yet ANOTHER documentary on Neil Young Oct 1, 2009
Musician Neil Young, left, and director Jonathan Demme, posing in Austin, Texas, at the South by Southwest music festival Thursday, March 16, 2006, worked together to make the new concert film "Neil Young-Heart of Gold."(THE AP/Jack Plunkett). Jonathan Demme can't stop making movies about Neil Young ... WOODSTOCK, N.Y. (AP) - Three years after releasing "Neil Young: Heart of Gold," a concert documentary shot in Nashville, the director of "Philadelphia" and "The Silence of the Lambs" is at it... (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Farm Aid Coming to Vermont? Sep 30, 2009
Farm Aid began in 1985 as a concert put on by Willie Nelson, Neil Young, and John Mellencamp. Over the last 24 years Farm Aid has donated $35 million to small farmers and organizations that work to keep family farms open. (WCAX.com, VT)
Big Day Out finds its Muse for 2010 Sep 30, 2009
After presenting heritage rock act Neil Young as the most recent headline attraction, next year's event will skew decidedly younger. Acts on the bill include British singer-songwriter Lily Allen, Australian rock giants Powderfinger, American rockers the Mars Volta, British duo Groove Armada, London MC Dizzee Rascal, US hard-rock acts Mastodon and Rise Against, Britpop band Kasabian, art-rockers the Decemberists, and electronic acts Calvin Harris, Peaches, Ladyhawke and Girl Talk. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Forget Harold and Maude Sep 23, 2009
He also made two poorly regarded concert films, one for the Rolling Stones and another for Neil Young, and directed a couple of TV pilots. This may not have been a conscious departure from his 1970s work; in the succeeding decade, power shifted back to the studios, and some have suggested that by then none of Ashby's decisions were particularly consciousdrugs and alcohol were supposedly taking a toll (though this is disputed). (Slate)
U.S. racism 'everywhere,' says Dave Matthews Sep 22, 2009
Willie Nelson is one -- a really genuine person -- or Neil Young. Adam Sandler. (CNN)
Crosby, Stills and Nash Still rockin after all these years Sep 17, 2009
1970 s D;j; Vu was the first album from the group s four-man configuration with Neil Young, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young ... The latter, CSNY s controversial Freedom Of Speech Tour, spun off the documentary feature CSNY/D;j; Vu (a film by Neil Young), examining the group s connection to its audience in both political and musical terms. (Desert Entertainer, CA)
Nashville's Gruhn Guitars Sep 15, 2009
com s visit, upwards of 50 of Eric Clapton s guitars, 20 of Neil Young s hung on the walls, waiting for new owners. The store, which has a world-renowned guitar repair shop upstairs, also boasts some of the most coveted and historical instruments. (Suite101.com)
Phish, 'Joy' Sep 14, 2009
After years of downplaying comparisons to the Grateful Dead, Phish finally says, The heck with it, and busts out unmistakable Deadisms alongside affectionate appropriations of Neil Young, the Who, and the Beatles on Joy, its first album in five years. Phish sounds like it s having a ball. (Boston Globe)
Assembly of Dust, 'Some Assembly Required Sep 14, 2009
He has a hauntingly cosmic voice that falls somewhere between Neil Young and Jeff Tweedy, while his lyrics recall the trippy Robert Hunter of Grateful Dead fame. Genauer makes your head spin in the dreamy Arc of the Sun and the gentle acoustic ballad You Lay the Dust. (Boston Globe)
5 nuggets of knowledge about labor Sep 9, 2009
" Photo courtesy www.peteseeger.net Tous les jour, labour: Ahhh the joys of languageHow common is it that many European (English or otherwise) words ending in -our are reduced to -or in American English? According to : Most words ending in an unstressed -our in the United Kingdom (e.g., colour, flavour, honour, neighbour, rumour, labour) end in -or in the United States (e.g., color, flavor, honor, neighbor, rumor, labor). Wherever the vowel is unreduced in pronunciation, this does not occur:... (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
DirecTV's The 101 Network Lines Up Farm Aid Oct. 4 Sep 1, 2009
The show, headlined Oct. 4 by Farm Aid board members Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Maryland Heights, Mo. will air live and in high-definition on DirecTV's exclusive entertainment network. (Multichannel News)
Pearl Jam, Incubus, Silversun Pickups Dominate First Day Of Outside Lands Festival Aug 30, 2009
" Pearl Jam began to close their set with "Alive" before coming back with a Neil Young double-shot of "Throw Your Hatred Down" and "Rockin' in the Free World. " Just in case anyone needed proof of Pearl Jam's influence on alternative rock, Incubus played right before them and showed off why it just put out a hits disc, getting the crowd riled up with songs like "Megalomaniac" and "Stellar. (VHI.com -- Music News)
* CDs: Taiwan Aug 30, 2009
The fade-out decay of the buzzing guitar would make Neil Young smile. The title track builds suspense with some spacey noodling from the band, and then explodes into an unforgettable, wonderfully dense storm of distortion X a testament to the skills of both Huang and the recording engineer who manages to keep the overall mix warm and transparent. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Second Cup Cafe: Will Hoge Aug 30, 2009
Hoge's music and tireless drive have traces of Townes Van Zandt, Steve Earle, Hank Williams, Van Morrison, Patty Griffin, Neil Young and Bob Dylan. He has been added to the lineup with Black Crowes, My Morning Jacket and the Drive-By Truckers. (CBS News)
'Intimidation' behind Oasis split Aug 30, 2009
" The pair will now make solo albums, he predicted, before reconciling. Mr McGee compared Noel's songwriting to that of Neil Young, Bob Dylan and John Lennon, describing him as "as good as the people that he admires". But the brothers were difficult characters, he said. "You can't control Oasis - they do what they want to do. That's the beauty and the skill of the band. (BBC News -- UK)
Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders Aug 28, 2009
Hynde: I met Jim when we toured with Neil Young and dreamed of working with him ever since ... Rock s great iconoclast, Neil Young, perfectly summed up what we all know about Chrissie Hynde: She s a rock & roll woman. (Desert Entertainer, CA)
Palladia's 'Outdoor Week 2009' Brings the Summer's Best Outdoor Concerts to Hi-Def Beginning Tuesday, September 1 Aug 27, 2009
This year's line-up includes highlights from Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, Lily Allen, Lady Gaga, Spinal Tap, Tom Jones, Black Eyed Peas, and countless others. This historic festival, held in the South West end of England, is the largest greenfield music and performing arts festival in the world and has featured some of the biggest artists in music history over the last 39 years. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival band list Aug 24, 2009
The Seattle band's last album, 2007's "Cease to Begin," evoked vintage Neil Young. Sutro, 6:40 p.m. next Sun. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Soundoff:Spektor sparkles, others shine Aug 23, 2009
Neil Young said it, and those words apply here, rock and roll can never die. Rating: 8. (Pembroke Mariner, MA)
Perth Glory v Newcastle Jets Aug 21, 2009
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Critic’s corner Aug 21, 2009
The three-day event in London s Hyde Park features Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, the Dave Matthews Band, the Pretenders, Fleet Foxes, and the Killers. Secret History of the Bra 10 p.m., National Geographic. (Boston Globe)
Sound off: The Oak Ridge Boys are back Aug 21, 2009
The signature barbershop-quartet harmonies are intact, and there s even a credible stab at Neil Young s Beautiful Bluebird. Before the album was even released, the Oak Ridge Boys were on a promotional blitz. (Boston Globe)
Passing Strange just as vibrant on screen Aug 20, 2009
Similar to Jonathan Demmes concert film Neil Young: Heart of Gold, the cameras stay focused almost entirely on the performers, except for a few times you see the packed and rousing house in the background. Matthew Libatique, the cinematographer behind several of Lees recent films including Inside Man, lets you see every facial expression and bead of sweat and even a few tears. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Jewel insists she never betrayed Alaskans Aug 19, 2009
"I've never double-booked anything in my life," she says of long-standing reports that she canceled a New Year's Eve concert to ring in 2000 as well as an appearance at the Alaska State Fair in 1996, when she was touring with Neil Young. The 35-year-old singer-songwriter, born Jewel Kilcher and raised in Homer, said she was never booked for the shows by her agency that she knew of and was surprised when people asked about her going to Alaska. (Anchorage Daily News)
What Does WMD Rhyme With? Aug 18, 2009
Neil Young wrote an entire album of protest songs ( Living with War ), and Arcade Fire s Intervention was widely interpreted as an anti-Iraq war song ( hear the soldier groan we ll go at it alone ... Living with War by Neil Young. (The American Conservative)
A troubadour of timeless songs Aug 16, 2009
Your work has never taken a nosedive the way Bob Dylan s or Neil Young s did. A. I could do that, though. (Boston Globe)
Ga.s wild and crazy Rep. Paul Broun strikes again Aug 16, 2009
You got Kneel Boartz, we got Neil Young. You got HeadRush Limberger, we got Rush. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Bob Dylan Cop Stop Was on Springsteen 'Backstreets'Was Dylan searching for the home where Springsteen penned "Born to Run"? Aug 16, 2009
In the past nine months, Dylan has visited the childhood homes of Neil Young and John Lennon, in both cases appearing without fanfare and barely identifying himself after he was recognized. Last November, Winnipeg homeowner John Kiernan that Dylan and a friend arrived unannounced in a taxi to his Grosvenor Ave. home, where songwriter Neil Young grew up. (ABC News)
Read about it Aug 15, 2009
It may have been a hippy dream, as Neil Young wrote 20 years later, but it was there fleetingly. Country Joe McDonald, who was able to get half a million people to sing along to his anti-Vietnam song I Feel Like I'm Fixin' to Die Rag, told The Age this week that what he most remembered was that ''the audience was far away and very, very big. (The Age, Australia)
Woodstock's 40th Draws Geezers, Maybe Sex and Drugs TooHendrix and Joplin are dead, but spirit of Woodstock lives on in aging rockers. Aug 14, 2009
David Crosby, 68, had aand former band mates Neil Young and Stephen Stills, 64, have survived brain and prostate cancer, respectively. Today, concert goers will not roll around in the mud hoping a neighbor will pass around a bowl of brown rice. (ABC News)
Les Paul, Guitar Legend, Dead at 94 Aug 14, 2009
" Even as he worked to perfect the electrified guitar, Paul backed up such popular 1940s acts as Bing Crosby, Dinah Shore and the Andrews Sisters. In 1947, he released the revolutionary instrumental "Lover (When You're Near Me)," a precursor to multi-track recording that featured him playing eight different guitar parts. He also recorded hit songs with his wife, singer Mary Ford, including 36 gold records and 11 #1 pop hits such as "How High the Moon," "Lover" and "Vaya Con Dios," many of which... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Neil Young Named Person Of Year Aug 13, 2009
Neil Young Named Person Of Year - CBS News ... Neil Young Named Person Of Year ... Neil Young Named 2010 Person Of The Year By MusiCares Foundation. (CBS News -- Entertainment)
Arts groups awarded $1.2M in grants Aug 13, 2009
Neil Young has been named the 2010 MusiCares person of the year. Neil Portnow, president of the MusiCares Foundation and The Recording Academy, named the 63-year-old Young yesterday as the honoree for his "standard of artistic integrity and iconoclastic creativity for more than four decades.". (Honolulu Advertiser)
Charity honour for rocker Young Aug 13, 2009
Singer-songwriter Neil Young is to be honoured by the US Recording Academy, the body which awards the Grammys. Young, 63, will receive the MusiCares person of the year award award for his "influential artistic accomplishments and philanthropic work". (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Neil Young named MusiCares person of the year Aug 12, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP): Neil Young has been named the 2010 MusiCares person of the year. Neil Portnow, president of the MusiCares Foundation and The Recording Academy, named the 63-year-old Young on Tuesday as the honoree for his "standard of artistic integrity and iconoclastic creativity for more than four decades.". (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Today's Best Bets Aug 11, 2009
The Nashvillain Family Band plays old-timey bluegrass with modern influences like Neil Young and The Stooges. Admission is $3. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Woodstock: where are they now? Aug 10, 2009
Folk rock stars Crosby, Stills & Nash up until now headline festivals worldwide, releasing solo and group albums, with or without on-off Canadian partner Neil Young. Of all the performers at Woodstock, Young probably proved the most versatile and forward-looking, moving from folk to country to garage rock and dabbling in electronic music. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
For Bisbee musician, 'songs are like spells' Aug 7, 2009
Neil Young and early Pink Floyd influenced his musical expression. He is a self-taught guitar player, thanks to Young s songbooks that had chord diagrams. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Top 5 protest songs of all time Aug 6, 2009
Real Protest wrote on Aug 5, 2009 5:38 PM:" Beatles Revolution, John Lennon Give Peach A Chance, Dylan Masters of War, Pete Seeger We Shall Overcome, Peter Gabriel Biko, Barry McGuire Eve of Destruction, Edwin Starr War, CSNY Ohio, Country Joe and the Fish I Feel Like I'm A Fixin to Die Rag, Neil Young Let's Impeach the President. ". What If. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Hank Williams' granddaughter born into music Aug 6, 2009
And I really fell in love with the singer-songwriters of the '70s -- Tom Waits, Neil Young, Jackson Browne, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Carole King -- that whole era really struck me. And when I heard Hank Williams Sr.'s name mentioned from those people -- from Leonard Cohen to Bruce Springsteen -- that's what really brought me back around to learning more about my grandfather. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Young's old albums outshine 'Archives' Aug 5, 2009
When the long-promised first volume of Neil Young's "Archives" surfaced in June after a wait of nearly two decades, the sense of letdown was unavoidable ... The overwhelming surprise here is "Neil Young," an album often slammed by critics for its less-than-surefooted lyrical guise and ornate production. (Erie Times-News, PA)
A tropical rain forest has come to Massachusetts Aug 4, 2009
Fair warning: if you see a happy, big-armed white woman wearing a tank top in a PT Cruiser at a set of lights, please put on WZLX or Neil Young or L il Wayne as loud as you can and don t move your car until you see my foot thumping. Angela Geso is a Braintree resident. (Holbrook Sun, MA)
Former residents has released another CD Aug 3, 2009
Having attended Lincoln High School, Stephens said it was during those heady days that he and his close circle of friends discovered the likes of Bob Dylan and Neil Young after reading about them on the pages of then-nascent Rolling Stone magazine. Id never heard of them at the time, but I then went home and tried to learn (how to play) their songs, Stephens said. (Vincennes Sun Commercial, IN)
Back by Popular Demand: Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels Ditch Their Cars for Mackinac Island's 5th Annual Mackinac Island Music Festival Aug 1, 2009
The Forbes Brothers will take on the musical stylings of The Band and festival musicians will portray Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Eric Clapton, Van Morrison and more to celebrate one of the greatest stage shows of American Roots music in rock history at Mission Point's historic theatre. About Mackinac Island. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
