Fleet Foxes' Robin PecknoldPhoto by Jen ReelOver the years, we've attempted to capture why Neil Young's music matters with varying success.This year at the annual Bridge School Benefit concerts, The Fleet Foxes were among a handful of up and coming bands to play along with the big names. We found that this interview with Fleet Foxes' frontman Robin Pecknold to be just about the best summary of
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Well, this is pretty exciting.An exclusive here at Thrasher's Wheat of a stream of the complete album Dreamin' Man, Neil Young's latest release. (This will only be his 17th CD release of year.)Dreamin' Man, Neil Young Archives Performance Series #12, will be released next week, 17 years after the original release of Harvest Moon.A closer look at Harvest Moon songs, all performed solo acoustic
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Neil Young wearing Jackson Browne T-shirt1978 Rust Never Sleeps TourNot too long ago, there was some discussion about Jackson Browne we came across.And that got us to thinking about how Jackson Browne and Neil Young are connected. As best we can tell, there's very little of a connection between the two singer-songwriters. But then we recalled Neil wearing a Jackson Browne t-shirt on the Rust
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This YouTube clip of National Lampoon's 1975 parody "Southern California Brings Me Down" is a classic mash up of some of Neil Young's well known songs.We actually heard this broadcast 30+ years ago and thought it was pretty funny. Never heard it again and forgot about until sometime in the 90's when we traded for it on good old audio cassette. Then it faded away again.It resurfaced on YouTube
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If you're into high-end vinyl, then these discs are for you.A 180 gram limited edition numbered vinyl box set featuring four classic Neil Young albums is now available. The box set contains: * Neil Young (Originally released in 1969- reissued with the original art/cover) * Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (Originally released in 1969) * After The Gold Rush (Originally released in 1970)
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The Neil Young Comment of the Moment is from The Difference between Art and Entertainment by D.I. Kertis:"It is a mark of good art that an audience can relate". This relates mainly to the emotional level. There are certain emotions that are programmed into all sane, functioning human beings. If an artist does a good job--expresses these feelings well as they pertain to him--others, simply because
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Ho-hum. Another day, another Neil Young tribute.From Billboard.com: "Members of Broken Social Scene, Iron & Wine, Sun Kil Moon, Ron Sexsmith and Joan As Police Woman are among the artists confirmed to appear at a concert celebrating the music of Neil Young as part of the upcoming Vancouver Winter Olympics.The event will be held Feb. 18 at the city's Queen Elizabeth Theatre and will be produced by
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Dean StockwellActor-writer Dean Stockwell and Neil Young have had a long friendship that goes back many years.The most well known connection regards After the Gold Rush which was inspired by a screenplay that Stockwell wrote and that Young transformed into one of his most enduring works. Later the two would team up on the cult classic film Human Highway.From an interview with Dean Stockwell in
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View NLeonti’s tweetThanks Nick!(Note: Tweets of the Moment can be re-tweeted either within the embed above or via link in footer.)More Neil Young Tweets of the Moment in the lower right sidebar.
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Calexico covers "Cortez the Killer" by Neil Young at the Beacon Theatre, New York City, NY, 11/16/09.Thanks rustvision!Here's some analysis of the lyrics of the song "Cortez The Killer" by Neil Young.
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"Old King" Bridge School Benefit Concert 2009Photo by Ciaran CroninThe latest issue of Broken Arrow Magazine, published by the Neil Young Appreciation Society just arrived and we're now finishing up reading the issue. As always a nice read -- especially as we try and unwind from all of the recent excitement.And -- thanks to the generous support of NYAS and editor Scott Sandie -- we're pleased to
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The track "Harvest Moon" from the upcoming release Dreamin' Man' can be previewed now on The Huffington Post.Dreamin' Man', Neil Young Archives Performance Series #12, will be released on December 8, roughly 17 years after the original release of Harvest Moon. This will be Young's 17th CD release of year. (CD is now available for pre-order on Amazon.com. Thanks! You'll be supporting Thrasher's
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View JanLNye’s tweetThanks JanLNye!(Note: Tweets of the Moment can be re-tweeted either within the embed above or via link in footer.)More Neil Young Tweets of the Moment in the lower right sidebar.
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The Bridge School Collection, Vol. 4 is now available for download on iTunes.The compilation includes live performances recorded throughout the years at Neil Young's annual Bridge School Benefit. All proceeds will be donated to the Bridge School, which helps children with severe physical disabilities and communications needs.Track listing:Ministry — "Here They Come" (Nov. 2, 1994)Ministry — "
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To say that 2009 here at Thrasher's Wheat have been extraordinary would be a mild understatement.Our conversations with Archives Guy surrounding the release of the Neil Young Archives Volume #1 have been fascinating, insightful and illuminating. The recent tours in Australia, Canada/US, and Europe have been richly rewarding with new and old songs. And we had Sir Paul McCartney encore with Neil
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"Let’s just cherish this moment for what it is: a slice of deeply satisfying strangeness."Judy Berman on blog.limewire.comThe video of Jimmy Fallon impersonating Neil Young covering "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" appears to be going viral and is now a trending topic on Twitter. What's even weirder about this is how many folks think this REALLY is Neil Young?! Even the video service Hulu - Late Nig.
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Jimmy Fallon covers "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" as Neil Young would (if he did cover Will Smith.) An uncanny channeling, to say the least.UPDATE: Jimmy Fallon Impression of Neil Young Goes Viral Thanks Roel @ ny.org, James M., mws192, fishman & Jacques-Eric @ Purple Words on a Grey Background!From National Post "Neil wins, Leafs lose", a rumination on Canadian hockey and Neil Young.From WSJ.com "
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Men of the People who say Keep Hope AliveThe Seattle Times, October 10, 2009The top of the front page of The Seattle Times on October 10, 2009 featured photos of two renowned men.In one small color photo was the President of the United States who had just been announced the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, Barack Obama. The other large black and white photo was of a fringe clad 1960's
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Oh boy.After the announcement that a MP3 Release of the 1970 Fillmore "Cinnamon Girl" would be made available, we heard howls of outrage from Neil Young fans around the world.How dare Neil make this available! Why wasn't this on the original? Why MP3?What could be the source of this rage? Or -- more importantly -- to what extent have Neil Young fans been wronged? Using our patented exclusive
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Neil YoungSundance Film Festival - 2006The bafflement continues over the faux outrage regarding the MP3 Release of the 1970 Fillmore "Cinnamon Girl".Just a sampling of the reaction finds some upset about nearly everything involving the download. Even the .$99 price.In response to the howls of wronged Neil fans, comes the following observation by Anonymous: To the anonymous person who wrote thi...
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