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Neil Young nominated for three Grammys
2010 | December 2 | grammy.com
Best Solo Rock Vocal
Performance - awarded for a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.
Angry World
Neil Young
Track from: Le Noise
Best Rock Song - a Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Rock, Hard Rock & Metal songs.
A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence
during the Eligibility Year. Singles or Tracks only.
Angry World
Neil Young, songwriter (Neil Young)
Track from: Le Noise
Best Rock Album - Vocal or Instrumental. Includes Hard Rock and Metal.
Le Noise
Neil Young
Stephen
Stills duets with Judy Collins on her new album, Paradise 2010 | December
1 | more.com
With characteristic wit and honesty, Judy Collins recently talked to More.com
about her new CD, which includes a memorable duet with her long-ago lover Stephen
Stills...
On the new CD, the song you sing with Stephen Stills is so poignant-"Last
Thing on My Mind." A lot of people can relate to its message of regret: "I could
have loved you better/Didn't mean to be unkind/Don't you know that was the last
thing on my mind."
Well, most people have broken
up with somebody.
How did you choose this song to sing together?
He chose it. When I called him
about singing on the CD, he said, "Oh, let's do Four Strong Winds."
He always loved Ian and Sylvia-we did Someday Soon in 1968. But when
he got to the recording session for Paradise-and it was really hard for him,
he was rehearsing for the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame show, so he was very busy-but
when he got there, he was humming Last Thing on My Mind. He had been
trying to sell it to the other guys [in his group] for their album, and couldn't,
so he sold it to me.
It's great that, considering
your history, you are still friends.
We've seen each other off and
on since the big breakup in 1968, talked over the years, spent time together.
He and I had some things in common, certainly the music. That's a big part of
it.
An
Evening With David Crosby 2010 | November
16 | broadwayworld.com
It's
been twenty years since David Crosby last took the stage solo in Los Angeles.
He ends that drought on Sunday, December 19th at the Avalon Hollywood in a show
to benefit The Blank Theatre Company.
The company, formed in 1990, is dedicated to excellence and innovation in the
theater arts, aiming to become Hollywood's first regional theater company. Noah
Wyle (E.R.) is the group's artistic producer and vice chairman of the board while
Debbie Reynolds, Tiffani Thiessen and Vanessa Williams are among those on the
advisory board.
"My friend Noah Wyle took me to see a few of The Blank's shows. I was duly impressed
by the quality of production and the daring nature of the work. Supporting The
Blank is just one small way that I can help," David Crosby said.
"When David told me he wanted to play a benefit show for us, I was so touched
that he felt inclined to respond to our work with his music. It is a rare and
humbling honor for our organization," Noah Wyle added.
Tickets for the concert are on
sale now, and priced at $250 (includes premium floor seating and exclusive
after-show reception with David Crosby and Noah Wyle), $100, $75 and $50.
DECEMBER 1
UPDATE: Originally scheduled earlier in the month, this show has been rescheduled
to Sunday, December 19th. All original tickets will be honored for new date. Tickets
will be at Will Call. For ticketing questions about the rescheduled date call
323-871-8018.
Neil
Young's warehouse fire started in hybrid car 2010 | November
17 | sfgate.com
A three-alarm fire
that damaged a San Carlos warehouse containing memorabilia belonging to rocker
Neil Young started in a vintage car that he had converted into a hybrid vehicle,
authorities said Tuesday.
The Nov. 9 blaze was
reported at 2:55 a.m. by security personnel at the warehouse Young rents at 593
Quarry Road west of Highway 101. Firefighters found flames shooting through the
roof and doused the blaze within 15 minutes, authorities said.
An investigation determined
that the fire started in a 1959 Lincoln Continental and spread to the warehouse.
Young had outfitted the car with electric batteries and a biodiesel-powered generator
as part of his company called LincVolt.
The company promotes
the conversion of gas-guzzling cars into vehicles that run on alternative energy.
Young
showed off his Lincoln at the 2008 Salesforce.com Dreamforce conference at San
Francisco's Moscone Center, and earlier this month at the SEMA car show in Las
Vegas. At 19 1/2 feet, the car was the longest one built in its era.
In a 2008 interview,
Young said his dream was to inspire people to repower or retrofit their existing
cars, increasing fuel efficiency and reducing the world's manufacturing footprint
in the process. He had already converted two of his other cars, a Mercedes-Benz
and a Hummer, to run on used vegetable oil.
Young said he bought
his Lincoln in the East Bay "about 15 years ago, after it had been in a domestic
dispute. The guy's wife had poured hydraulic fluid all over it."
For short trips, the
converted car got around 40 mpg, compared with 9 or 10 for the original, gas-powered
model, Young said.
The LincVolt had been
severely damaged in the fire, the singer-songwriter said in a statement.
"We are still investigating
the exact cause, although it appears to be an operator error that occurred in
an untested part of the charging system," Young said. "We do know that the car
has been operating perfectly for almost 2,000 miles and the system in question
would not be in use while driving the car. We are investigating the components
involved with plug-in charging."
Young also thanked
the Belmont-San Carlos Fire Department for "doing a first-class job" in saving
other items he stored at the warehouse.
Young kept guitars,
paintings, vintage cars and cases of other memorabilia at the 10,000-square-foot
warehouse. About 70 percent of the belongings have been salvaged or are salvageable,
fire officials said.
The blaze caused at
least $1 million in damage, authorities said.
Neil
Young tribute show coming to Carnegie Hall 2010 | November
16 | canada.com & prefixmag.com
The Cowboy Junkies,
Joan Osborne and the Roots are among the big-name artists tapped to honour Canadian
singer-songwriter Neil Young at a New York concert next February.
The concert at Carnegie
Hall, slated for Feb. 10, 2011, will benefit music and arts programs for disadvantaged
youth. Church Street School of Music, the American Symphony Orchestra Music Notes,
FIKS (Fixing Instruments for Kids in Schools), Music Unites All-Youth Chorus,
and the Pinwheel Project are the programs that stand to benefit from the event.
The tribute will feature
a variety of performers covering Young's material. They include Patti Smith, Living
Colour, Devotchka, Shawn Colvin, Bettye LaVette, Bebel Gilberto, Aimee Mann, Keller
Williams, The Roots, Cowboy Junkies, Mason Jennings, Antibalas, St. Vincent, J
Mascis, Pete Yorn, and Larry Campbell, with additional artists to be announced.
The concert is being
organized by Michael Dorf, whose previous tribute concerts have honoured Bob Dylan,
Bruce Springsteen and R.E.M., among others.
Three-Alarm
Fire Severely Damages Neil Young's Warehouse 2010 | November
9 | rollingstone.com
Building contained
vintage cars, paintings and cases of guitars
A fire has destroyed part of Neil Young's warehouse in San Carlos, California,
where he kept guitar cases, vintage cars, paintings and other artifacts. The fire
at the 10,000 square-foot warehouse was reported at 2:55 AM, and by the time fire-fighters
had put it out it had caused at least $1 million in damage. Officials estimate
that 70 percent of the items in the warehouse were salvaged — though it's
unclear how damaged they were. Arson is not suspected, and there is currently
no official report on what was actually destroyed.
Local news clips show people from Young's staff salvaging items from the wreckage
and moving them to an adjacent warehouse. A source who took a tour of two of Young's
warehouses in San Carlos two years ago told Rolling Stone he observed numerous
vintage cars, one room with video cassettes and another with video material —
though he believed they were sturdy enough to withstand serious damage, and were
possibly even fire-proof.
More
Buffalo Springfield reunion shows on the way in 2011? 2010 | November
8 | latimes.com
Buffalo Springfield issued only
three studio albums during the influential band’s short two years together
from 1966-68: Buffalo Springfield, Buffalo Springfield Again
and Last Time Around.
All indications going into the group’s
reunion performances last month for Neil Young’s annual Bridge School benefit
concerts in Northern California seemed to suggest that the operative album title
for this latter-day get-together was going to be Last Time Around.
However, Buffalo
Springfield Again might be the more fitting choice, as Pop & Hiss is
hearing rumblings of some additional performances next year, possibly even a summer
tour. (It wouldn't come as a big surprise to any of those who were on hand to
witness the joy the group members appeared to be having being in one another's
company once again.)
It had been 42 years since Neil
Young, Stephen Stills and Richie Furay last performed together as Buffalo Springfield
before they reunited for the Bridge School event, which benefits the Northern
California institution that serves severely disabled students and their families.
Young and his wife, Pegi, have been staging the annual benefits for 24 years now,
and their son, Ben, has been a Bridge School student. (The other two original
band members, bassist Bruce Palmer and drummer Dewey Martin, died in 2004 and
2009, respectively.)
Their set included such Springfield
touchstone numbers as “Mr. Soul,” “Rock and Roll Woman,”
“For What It’s Worth (Stop, Hey, What’s That Sound),”
“Kind Woman,” “Bluebird,” “Go and Say Goodbye”
and “Nowadays Clancy Can’t Even Sing.”
The 2010 edition of the band
backstage (l-r): drummer Joe Vitale, who has played with Crosby, Stills and
Nash; Stills; Furay; Young, and bassist Rick Rosas, who has played regularly
with Young. Some have whimsically dubbed the reconstituted group “the
new Eagles.”
Buffalo
Springfield together again on Bridge bill 2010 | October
25 | sfgate.com and 4waysite.com
For a group from rock's Pleistocene
era that managed only one real hit in the band's short life and haven't appeared
together onstage in 43 years, Buffalo Springfield has always attracted an outsize
degree of sentiment, largely because of its two famed alumni: Stephen Stills and
Neil Young.
The three surviving original members - Stills, Young and Richie Furay - provided
an emotional finale to Young's 24th annual Bridge School benefit concert Saturday
at Mountain View's Shoreline Amphitheatre, but the bill was crowded with stunning
performances from members of the little repertory company Young has put together
for his clambake over the years.
"On The Way Home"
"Rock 'n' Roll Woman"
"A Child's Claim to Fame"
"Do I Have To Come Right Out And Say It"
"Go and Say Goodbye"
"I Am A Child"
"Kind Woman"
"Burned"
"For What It's Worth"
"Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing"
"Bluebird"
"Mr. Soul"
James
Raymond readies a recording of dad David Crosby’s songs 2010 | October
21 | pasadenaweekly.com
“He
heard a recording of me playing a few of his songs with my jazz quartet, Lit By
Fireflies,” Raymond explains. “And
he said, ‘Man, you should do a whole record of that. Not to sound like I’m
tooting my own horn, but it would be really cool to hear you interpret my stuff.’
I thought it would be really cool to honor his music.”
Considering the deep trove of rock classics Crosby’s written and recorded
since the 1960s, there’s no shortage of material for Raymond to sift through.
Much of Crosby’s solo work, as guitarist and composer, seems rife for jazz
interpretation.
“[His songs] really lend themselves to exploring,”
Raymond agrees. “He’ll call himself a folkie or a folk-rocker, but he’s
really got a jazz element that he’s not even aware of.”
Raymond’s initial choices include “Guinnevere,” “Déjà Vu”
and the Crosby-Joni Mitchell collaboration “Yvette in English.” He’s
also considering more obscure tunes like “Low Down Payment,” “Naked
in the Rain” and the mostly instrumental “Tamalpais High (At About 3).”
Graham
Nash sells Encino home 2010 | October
19 | latimes.com
Singer-songwriter Graham Nash and his
wife, Susan, have sold their longtime Encino home for its asking price of $1.6 million.
The house came on the market in mid-August and was in escrow within a week.
The couple raised their children in the house and now plan to make Hawaii their
full-time residence.
Neil
Young unites with Elton John and Leon Russell 2010 | October
17 | 4waysite.com
When
Neil Young was named 2010's
Person of the Year, he was feted with performances of his songs by many artists—including
Elton John, who sang "Helpless," accompanied by Leon Russell, Sheryl Crow, Neko
Case and T-Bone Burnett.
On October 19 in the USA and October 25 in the UK, The Union will be
released—a collabration between Elton John and Leon Russell. Young performed
as a guest artist, as did Booker T. Jones, Brian Wilson and pedal steel wizard
Robert Randolph.
"Neil
Young and I have been friends since 1970/71 when he came over to the Royal Festival
Hall. I had him back to my flat, where he played the whole of the Harvest
record on the piano, which I'll never forget... We've been friends for quite a
while. We don't see each other very much, but I asked him to sing on that and
he did a fantastic job. That's probably one of my favorite tracks, 'Gone to Shiloh'."
In the UK, The Telegraph is currently
streaming
five tracks from The Union live on its website: "If It Wasn't For
Bad," "Hey Ahab," "Gone To Shiloh," "When Love Is Dying" and "I Should Have Sent
Roses."
Neil
Young will resume his Twisted Road solo tour in 2011 2010 | October
14 | 4waysite.com
At the recent Farm Aid concert held
Milwaukee, Wisconsin on October 2nd, anonymous sources within Neil Young's inner
circle confirmed that he will resume his Twisted Road solo tour in February 2011.
Concert locations in the United States and Canada, not previously visited this past
Spring and Fall, will be targeted.
Graham
Nash has been appointed OBE for his remarkable career in music 2010 | October
14 | bbc.co.uk
Graham Nash, 68, was at Buckingham
Palace to receive the OBE from the Queen.
The singer, who grew up in Salford but has lived in Hawaii for more than 30 years,
got the award for services to music and charitable activities.
Speaking after the ceremony he said it was a highlight of his life and his parents
would have been very proud.
He said he paid the Queen a compliment during Wednesday's ceremony.
"I told her how beautiful she looked and we talked
about the Hollies," he said.
Neil
Young's "Le Noise" mini-movie hits YouTube 2010 | October
1 | soundspike.com
On the heels of the release of his
new, Daniel Lanois-produced album "Le Noise," Neil Young has released via YouTube
"Le Noise: The Film," which documents the in-studio performances of the album's
eight tracks.
The black-and-white clips feature Young playing the solo sessions at Lanois' home
studio in L.A.'s Silver Lake neighborhood. Adam Vollick filmed the 39-minute movie,
which can be viewed below.
The "Le Noise" album was released earlier this week as a standard CD, on vinyl,
as a digital download and as a deluxe CD/DVD containing "Le Noise: The Film." A
Blu-Ray edition is due in November.
Pre
order now Neil Young's brand-new solo album "Le Noise" 2010
| September 21 | 4waysite.com
As we know,
Neil Young will release a brand-new solo album, entitled Le Noise, on
September 28th on Reprise Records.
The eight-song
album is a collaboration between the acclaimed rock icon and musician,
songwriter, and producer Daniel Lanois, known for his work with U2, Bob
Dylan, Peter Gabriel, Brian Eno, Emmylou Harris, Willie Nelson, The Neville
Brothers and many others.
Pre-order now
and if the Amazon.com price decreases between your order time and the
end of the day of the release date, you'll receive the lowest price.
It's
Buffalo Springfield again at Neil Young's Bridge School Benefit gig 2010 | September
15 | guardian.co.uk
Surviving
members of Buffalo Springfield will reunite for a one-off benefit concert in California
next month. Neil Young, Stephen Stills and Richie Furay will perform together
in public for the first time in 42 years at Young's annual Bridge School Benefit
gig in Mountain View.
It was 1968 that Buffalo
Springfield last told an audience, "There's something happening here." The group
split up after barely two years together but would act as a launch-pad for some
of the era's biggest names.
Although members played together at Stills' home in July 1986, that was a private
party and nothing similar has been attempted in public since the late 60s. With
Young allegedly rejecting a tour, some of the band's less famous members were
left to keep the flame alive as pseudo-tribute act Buffalo Springfield Revisited.
The band's founding bassist, Bruce Palmer, died in 2004 and Dewey Martin, the
drummer, passed away last year. It's not clear whether guitarist Jim Messina will
join the rest for the October concert.
Buffalo
Springfield at The Hollywood Bowl—1967—First Public Performance of
Mr. Soul 2010 | September
14 | newstalgia.crooksandliars.com
April 29, 1967 - KHJ
Appreciation Night at The Hollywood Bowl. Buffalo Springfield was the opening
act with Brenda Holloway and The Seeds filling out the bill. Buffalo Springfield
were just at the point of breaking into the charts. On this particular night,
they premiered their latest single "Mr. Soul", a song that would later become
something of an anthem for a lot of people, myself included. I remember seeing
Buffalo Springfield play at my high school dance when I was a sophomore. A lot
of bands did that at the time - it was good exposure and the audience was a sure
bet. One of the bright sides of being a teenager in Los Angeles at the time.
One note - there is a good reason
why this recording hasn't been reissued in any of the Springfield packages. The
sound, although from the board, just isn't all that good. The vocals distort and
there is a high-pitched electronic squeal throughout (which I spent hours getting
rid of, thanks to ProTools!) But there's no way around distortion aside from trying
to minimize it. Ultimately though, this is a historic, never-before-heard recording.
An important document of a defining time in music. It's also a tribute to the
work of Dewey Martin, whose drumming is a powerhouse standout on this track.
Neil
Young's Bridge Benefit 2010 to include Buffalo Springfield? 2010 | September
12 | examiner.com
Bad
News Beat, a Neil Young fan-site, has emailed the following rumored line-up
for Neil Young's Bridge Benefit 2010. The line-up is expected to be officially announced
tomorrow.
The 24th Annual Bridge School Benefit Concert will be held on October 23rd &
24th, 2010, in Mountain View, California.
From Bad News Beat: "In advance of tomorrow's announcement, we believe this to be
true".
Saturday lineup:
Buffalo Springfield
Pearl Jam
Elvis Costello
Merle Haggard / Kris Kristofferson
Modest Mouse
Grizzly Bear
Sunday Lineup:
Buffalo Springfield
Pearl Jam
T-Bone Burnett's Speaking Clock Revue featuring Elton John, Leon Russell
Elvis Costello
John Mellencamp
Jeff Bridges and Ralph Stanley
Merle Haggard / Kris Kristofferson
Modest Mouse
Grizzly Bear
These look like two outstanding shows, to say the least.
An
EXCLUSIVE Interview with Longtime CSN Family Mainstay R. Mac Holbert 2010 | August
23 | 4waysite.com
An
exclusive interview with longtime CSN family mainstay R. Mac Holbert.
To learn more about Nash Editions and Holbert’s other fascinating adventures,
including insights into his 40-year association with the CSN (&Y) family, read
on.
"I think that 'Wild Tales'
was a truly cathartic experience for him"
"I
remember how over the top everything was"
"The chemistry among them
is so volatile"
"Stephen attacked the
storage closet with a screwdriver"
"I
was surprised every morning to find him alive"
Neil
Young Releasing New Disc, Le Noise,
Next Month
2010 | August 20 | rollingstone.com
Neil Young has announced
on Facebook that his new album will be called Le Noise, and that it will
be released on CD, vinyl and iTunes on September 28th. In late November it will
then become available on Blu-Ray, and in the form of an iPhone and iPad app. "The
app will be free," Young wrote. "It gives you an interactive album cover. Forgive
my use of the word 'album.' I am old school. When you buy the songs/movies from
I- tunes they show up in your APP."
Young and producer Daniel Lanois recorded the album in a Los Angeles mansion earlier
this year. "We cut a couple of solo acoustic songs, but the rest is very electric,"
Lanois told Rolling Stone last month. "There's no band, but I got in there with
my sonics. There's nothing else out there like it." Young previewed many of the
tracks on his recent solo theater tour. (Watch his performance of "Hitchhiker,"
at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville). Young first performed the autobiographical
tune - which features a list of the drugs he has ingested over the decades - on
the 1992 Harvest Moon tour.
Neil Young also took
to the web recently to address negative fan comments on the popular Neil Young
fansite Thrasher's Wheat. (The site’s commenters have complained about Young’s
ticket prices, charity work with Tyson Foods, and that he hasn’t played
with Crazy Horse for years.) "This is the most respected site on the net for this
type of activity," Young wrote about Thrasher's Wheat on his own web site. "Let
me take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in what I am doing,”
he continued, addressing the site’s operators. “There is always negativity
with any internet endeavour. Now it has perhaps worn you down. It is alright to
say goodbye ... Whether you choose to continue or just hang it up and get on with
your life is up to you.”
Neil Young To Be Featured On New Guitar Hero
2010 | August 14 | rttnews.com
Neil Young will be
a featured artist on the new Guitar Hero: Warriors Of Rock video game, which will
be released in North America on September 28.
The track "Rockin'
In The Free World" will be one of the songs that can be played on the game.
Neil Young Plans Gulf Coast Benefit Tour
2010 | August 12 | spin.com & finance.yahoo.com
Neil Young will hit
the road for a short tour of the Gulf Coast this fall. His mission: to help cleanup
the oil and the damage done.
For the four-date trek,
the legendary singer-songwriter will team up with Tyson Foods to fight hunger
in Gulf Coast communities affected by the oil spill. Tyson will donate 100,000
pounds of chicken products (that's 400,000 meals!) and Young is also asking concertgoers
to bring non-perishable food items to the gigs. All donations will be given to
the Bay Area Food Bank, which serves communities in Alabama, Florida, and Mississippi.
In addition, concert-goers are encouraged to bring non-perishable food items,
which will subsequently be given to the food bank. All proceeds from the sale
of unique, limited edition Neil Young t-shirts, available only at the concerts,
will also be donated to the food bank.
The hunger relief effort
is the result of the long-standing friendship between Neil Young and John Tyson.
"Millions of people
who live along the Gulf Coast struggle with hunger and the economic impact of
the oil spill has only made matters worse," Young said. "I appreciate the willingness
of John Tyson and his company to get involved by helping the regional food bank
help feed those in need. We both encourage concertgoers to spend money locally
and support local business."
"Neil and I have known
each other for many years and both wanted to do something to help those whose
livelihoods have been damaged by the oil spill," said Tyson. "We decided it made
sense to combine Neil's widely-known musical talents with our company's ongoing
commitment to hunger relief."
If Young's recent tour
kickoff at Oakland's Fox Theater is any indication, the shows are not to be missed.
The rocker played 17-song set including classics like "Tell Me Why," "Helpless,"
and "After the Gold Rush," plus five new songs off Twisted Road, his
upcoming release with producer Daniel Lanois (Bob Dylan, U2).
Neil Young Tour Dates:
9/20, Panama City, FL (Marina Civic Center)
9/25, Biloxi, MS (IP Showroom)
9/26, Mobile, AL (Saenger Theatre)
9/28, Pensacola, FL (Saenger Theatre)
Additional Non-Gulf
Coast Tour Dates
9/22, Clearwater, FL (Ruth Eckerd Hall)
9/23, Hollywood, FL (Seminole Hard Rock Casino)
Graham Nash: Just a sale before he goes
2010 | August 11 | latimes.com & realestalker.blogspot.com
Singer-songwriter
Graham Nash and his wife, Susan, have listed their longtime Encino home for sale
at $1.6 million. He and his wife plan to leave the six-bedroom Encino home where
they raised their children and live in Hawaii full time.
Listing information
reveals that the Tudor style main manse measures 4,609 square feet, leaded glass
windows, skylights and dark wood floors. The home's main rooms include a formal
living with a French fireplace, a grand formal dining room, paneled den with fireplace,
home office area, kountry kitchen with center island and breakfast area, and a
family room. There are six bedrooms, 61/2 bathrooms and more than 4,600 square
feet of living space. The gated property includes a pool with spa.
The second floor master
suite has a private sitting room, fireplace, and balcony. There are, according
to listing information, 3 additional bedroom suites on the second floor plus a
staff room and a powder pooper for guests on the main level. The separate guest
house contains a large studio space, office, and bedroom on the main floor and
a separate bedroom suite on the second floor.
The main section of
the backyard located between the main house and guesthouse/studio features a vine
covered pergola, built in barbecue, swimming pool and spa.
Nash has used the home
as a place to compose as well as a center for family life and entertaining. His
favorite place to hang out is in the paneled den by the fireplace. He has written
songs on the grand piano by the window in the living room and in the guesthouse,
which includes a recording studio.
The Nashes bought the
house in 1986 for $900,000, according to public records.
Julie Jones of Sotheby's
International Realty's Sunset office has the listing.
Neil Young, Willie Nelson, Dave Matthews Band marquee Farm Aid 25 anniversary
concert
2010 | August 3 | hitfix.com
Farm Aid will commemorate
its 25th anniversary Oct. 2 in Milwaukee with all three founders, Willie Nelson,
John Mellencamp, and Neil Young, in attendance.
The concert will take
place at Miller Park, home of the Milwaukee Brewers and will also include Dave
Matthews Band. A number of other acts will also be added. Tickets go on sale this
Friday, Aug. 6, to Farm Aid Members and Aug. 14 to the general public. Prices
range from $97.50-$39.50. The concert will air on DirecTV.
Farm Aid’s first
benefit concert took place in Champaign, Ill., in 1985 as a way to help the family
farmers, who were being pushed out by corporate farmers. Over the last quarter
century, the annual concerts have raised more than $37 million to support organizations
such as the Good Food Movement.
Neil Young Preps New Studio Release and Box Set
2010 | July 30 | rttnews.com
Neil Young has finished
up work on a new studio album with help from legendary producer Daniel Lanois.
The currently untitled disc is set for release sometime this fall and according
to Lanois, represents truly uncharted territory for the "Southern Man" rocker.
"We cut a couple of
solo acoustic songs, but the rest is very electric. There's no band, but I got
in there with my sonics. There's nothing else out there like it," Lanois tells
Rolling Stone of the album.
The former U2 and Bob Dylan producer says that it was a surprise to hear from
Young, and that the two have decided not only to record an album, but also shoot
a documentary.
"He just called me
out of the blue," Lanois says. "He said to me, 'I want to make an acoustic record.
Will you film me and record me?' Apparently he saw some films I put on YouTube
of my new band Black Dub and he really liked them."
In addition to his
new studio set, Neil Young is also readying a new box set of archival recordings
including at least three unreleased albums - 1975's Homegrown, 1977's
Chrome Dreams and 1978's Oceanside-Countryside, as well as live
recordings from his 1976 tour.
Crosby, Stills, & Nash Extend Tour Dates through October
2010 | July 27 | wmmr.com
Crosby, Stills, &
Nash have extended their summer tour through the fall. The group will kick off
their next series of dates on August 11th at Atlanta's Philips Arena when they
team up with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers as their opening act for a string
of joint gigs. CSN will be on the road through October 2nd, when they wind their
tour down in Olando, Florida when AARP Presents Orlando@50+.
Neil Young Sideman Ben Keith Dies at 73
2010 | July 27 | rollingstone.com
Guitarist played
on "Rockin' in the Free World," "Tonight's the Night," "Old Man," many more
On the full moon, the Thunder moon, the world lost one of the greatest musicians
of all time. Ben was 73 years old the night he died on Broken Arrow Ranch in California,
his happy home for the last years of his life. Ben played with Patsy Cline, Faron
Young, Hawkshaw Hawkins, Ian Tyson and many other music greats. A great American,
the quiet giant, he moved gently through the world, with kindness and grace.
My wife Pegi was lucky
to share his last performance a few weeks back in San Francisco, where Ben was
playing in her band, supporting her and lending his spirit to her every word as
she sang her songs for us.
Of course, in Nashville
Ben Keith is legendary, one of the last of the original country greats, the man
behind the song. No one will ever fill his shoes. He has countless friends and
admirers. They all miss him as much as I do. I will miss him every time I look
to my side, remembering him, my brother and fellow traveler.
Thankfully, Ben's masterful
playing can be seen and heard in two Johnathon Demme pictures: "Heart of Gold"
and "Trunk Show," as well as countless great recordings over the last 50 years.
We are so fortunate to have these as memories and lasting documents of his greatness
and grace. He started out on a homemade steel guitar he fashioned himself from
a piece of wood and left over parts. He loved his music and his life and cherished
his many friends and soul mates.
He leaves behind his
wonderful daughter Heidi, and his grandchildren who he loved so much, DJ, Rachel,
James, Meredith, Aubrey, Fletcher and Caroline.
May he rest in Peace.
Neil Young
NY Archives Team Works Hard On Volume 2
2010 | July 23 | neilyoung.com
The NYA team, headed
by Will Mitchell and Hannah Johnson, is digging through material supplied by numerous
sources, including newspapers, writers, fans, bootleg audio collectors and photographers
(special thanks to photographer/collector Joel Bernstein). Much work has been
done and there is much left to do. Using the template designed by the late Larry
Johnson, the whole team is pushing forward.
Special thanks to audio
engineers John Nowland, Tim Mulligan and the team at Redwood Digital for the unbelievable
amount of work that has been accomplished so far. Volume 2 promises even more
content than Volume 1, with many unreleased tracks.
Four unreleased albums
from this period are being rebuilt and will be available in the NYA Special Release
Series. Chrome Dreams, Homegrown and Oceanside-Countryside are the three unreleased
studio albums. Also from this period is the unreleased Odeon-Budokan live recording
produced by David Briggs and Tim Mulligan. These albums initially will be released
in vinyl from analog masters as they originally were created for that format.
So now is the time to get your new phonograph player. The new players, built with
today's technology, are exceptionally good.
Neil Young's Greendale album now a graphic novel
2010 | June 20 | theprovince.com
What started as a Neil Young concept album and evolved into a movie of the same
name, Greendale has been reborn in a new reincarnation -- a graphic novel.
The 160-page hardcover novel, released earlier this month through Vertigo Comics,
was created by writer Joshua Dysart and artists Cliff Chiang and is aimed at more
mature readers. The album Greendale, which was released in 2003 and runs nearly
80 minutes, explores the happenings of a small Californian town and its residents.
The film version, which has Young credited as Bernard Shakey, was also released
in 2003.
Graham Nash among Britons honored by Queen Elizabeth II
2010 | June 12 | washingtonexaminer.com
The Academy Award
winner is part of an eclectic list of honorees, announced to mark the queen's
official birthday, that includes the founder of the Jimmy Choo footwear label
and Graham Nash.
Nash said he was "humbled" by the accolade. "I have been a writer for most
of my life but I could never have written this script," he said.
4waysite.com: for
those not versed with the UK's Honours system, an MBE is the lowest award, an
OBE is the next one and a CBE (as received by the likes of Eric Clapton and Roger
Daltrey) is one up from that.
Neil Young adds solo dates in Canada and the U.S.
2010 | June 8 | examiner.com
Neil
Young has expanded his critically hailed “Twisted Road” solo tour
with multiple dates added in Canada and the U.S.
According to Neil Young's official website, the former Winnipeg singer/songwriter
has added Canadian dates on Fri 07/23/10 in Edmonton, AB at the Northern Alberta
Jubilee Auditorium, Sat 07/24/10 in Calgary, AB at the Southern Alberta Jubilee
Auditorium and Mon 07/26/10 in Winnipeg, MB at the Centennial Concert Hall.
Tickets for the Canadian dates go on sale on Saturday, June 12.
Check the 4waysite.com
Tours page for the latest updates.
Collins' Paradise..... (with Stills)
2010 | June 2 | hemifran.com
The
collection of songs selected for Judy Collins' latest project reinforces her lifelong
commitment to quality songwriting and worldwide reputation as one of the finest
interpretative singers in any genre. "Paradise" is a collection of songs with
universal themes, desires, and cries of a human being searching for paradise here
on earth. 10 heartfelt songs with tales to tell about finding love, losing love,
personal freedom and redemption.
It's got 'Over The Rainbow', 'Diamonds & Rust' with Joan Baez, a beautiful
new song by Jimmy Webb called 'Gauguin, an anti-war song by Amy Speace, which
Judy says "is one of the best anti-war songs I've ever heard", and a duet
with Stephen Stills.
"He and I recorded an old Tom Paxton-song, 'The Last Thing On My Mind' - We
did it when he came to New York for the 'Rock'N'Roll Hall Of Fame' televison show,
and he came up to my place and recorded it with me - Then I put more harmony on
it, so it sounds like Collins, Stills & Collins. It's really good, very exciting!"
Neil Young Unveils Five New Tracks Along “Twisted Road” Tour
2010 | May 29 | prefixmag.com
It
was only ten days ago that Neil Young embarked upon his Twisted Road tour to promote
his forthcoming, as yet untitled, release. Rumored to be produced by Daniel Lanois
(Bob Dylan, U2, Peter Gabriel and Emmylou Harris), Young’s new work has
been described by David Crosby as being “a very heartfelt record.”
As the solo acoustic clips below demonstrate, Young is still at the top of his
game, writing with poetic sagacity in the form of world-weary cautionary tales.
In the wake of the
treacherous oil spill in the Gulf Coast, a war with no end in sight, and earthquakes
ripping through the globe destroying entire communities, Young’s work seems
more crucial now than ever. In “Peaceful Valley,” he asks: “Who
will be the beacon in the night/Who will be the one to lead the nations/And protect
Gods creations?”
Book Review: Neil Young: Long May You Run: The Illustrated History
2010 | May 22 | blogcritics.org
Although Jimmy McDonough's semi-official biography Shakey isn't in any danger
of losing its position as the definitive account on the life and career of Neil
Young anytime soon, there's a new arrival in the neighborhood that may be ready
to challenge that classic for bragging rights.
Daniel Durchholz and Gary Graff's Long May You Run: The Illustrated History may
not break any new ground in terms of telling the actual Neil Young story. But
it does tell it well, and is often an easier, or at least more compact read than
the opus that is Shakey.
Kent State Massacre Anniversary 2010 | May
4 | celebs.gather.com
Today,
May 4, 2010, is the 40th anniversary of the Kent State Massacre, where four students
were killed and more than 60 were wounded when the National Guard opened fire
on Viet Nam protesters.
The Kent State Massacre resulted in thousands of protesters converging on Washington,
DC, in defense of their rights and in honor of those killed by their own National
Guard.
Allison Krause, Jeffery Miller, Sandra Scheuer and William Schroeder
died in a matter of 13 seconds. Singer-songwriter Neil Young wrote the controversial
song "Ohio" based on the Kent State Massacre. While his direct and open criticism
of then President Richard Nixon was considered brave for the time, the song was
banned on many radio stations. College campuses played it on their underground
stations.
"Tin soldiers and Nixon coming ... Soldiers are gunning us down ... Four dead
in Ohio."
You can read everything about the song "Ohio" in the section Behind
the Songs.
Compile your own "Best of Album" 2010 | May
1 | 4waysite.com
Now available in the MP3 section many,
many (new) downloads.
Compile your own "Best of Album" and enjoy the CNSY tracks you
choose.
In the MP3 section you will
find re-mixes, LP versions, demos, live versions, bonus tracks and previously
unreleased songs.
Neil Young Hits the Studio With Producer Daniel Lanois 2010 | April
30 | rollingstone.com
David
Cosby tells Rolling Stone that Young is recording a new album with producer Daniel
Lanois, best known for his work with U2 and Bob Dylan.
"Neil told me last week that he was having a great time talking
music with him and just relating to him," David Crosby says, adding that he volunteered
his services for any upcoming sessions. "I said to him, 'If you want a harmony,
I'm volunteering.' He said, 'You know, if I need one you'll be the first guy I
call.' "
Museum seeks Winnipeg Young memorabilia 2010 | April
25 | winnipegfreepress.com
OMEMEE,
Ont. — The nerve of these people — claiming Neil Young as their own.
But claim him indeed they do, on the basis that Young lived here as a kid from
1948 to 1955, and that his late dad Scott Young built a home just south of town
where Neil still supposedly comes back to visit.
But claim him indeed they do, on the basis that Young lived here as a kid from
1948 to 1955, and that his late dad Scott Young built a home just south of town
where Neil still supposedly comes back to visit.
Which brings us to the Youngtown Rock and Roll Museum, an eclectic collection
of rock 'n' roll memorabilia in an old house of tiny rooms on the main drag. No,
not Young's house. Neil lived in another house nearby and went to a school that's
now gone.
Neil Young firms up 'Twisted Road' solo outing 2010 | April
5 | livedaily.com
Neil
Young has added dates--including a new launch date in Upstate New York--to his
upcoming "Twisted Road" slate of acoustic solo performances.
According to a press
release, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer will debut several new, unrecorded songs
on the trek, which kicks off May 18 in Albany, NY. The 13-city run ends June 7
in Dallas, and includes a pair of shows (6/1-2) in Nashville, TN, where Young
recorded 2005's "Prairie Wind."
Veteran Scottish folk
musician Bert Jansch will provide opening support on the outing, which will be
Young's first solo acoustic tour in more than 10 years. The known tour dates are
below. Check the 4WaySite.com Tours page for updates.
Young--who performed
in February at the closing ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver--most
recently released last year's "Fork in the Road," as well as the long-awaited
first edition of his career-overview Archive Series, "The Archives Vol. 1 1963-1972,"
which surfaced in June.
Last month, director
Jonathan Demme's Young concert film, "Neil Young Trunk Show," debuted on US movie
screens. The film documents a pair of performances shot over two nights at Philadelphia's
Tower Theatre in 2007. The film will be released on Blu-Ray and DVD later this
year.
May 2010
18 - Albany, NY - Palace Theatre
19 - Buffalo, NY - Shea's Performing Arts Center
21 - Worcester, MA - Hanover Theatre
23 - Wallingford, CT - Oakdale Theatre
24 - Washington, DC - Constitution Hall
26 - Louisville, KY - Louisville Palace Theatre
27 - Knoxville, TN - Knoxville Civic Auditorium
29 - Atlanta, GA - Fox Theater
30 - Spartanburg, SC - Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium
June 2010
1, 2 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium
4 - Houston, TX - Jones Hall
5 - Austin, TX - Bass Performance Hall
7 - Dallas, TX - Meyerson Symphony Center
Stephen
Stills: Long May He Run 2010 | March
31 | hillcountrytimes.com
Stephen
Stills is the only musician to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
twice in one year -- 1997 -- when he was honored as a founding member of the still-active
Crosby, Stills & Nash and the long-defunct Buffalo Springfield.
But this veteran singer-songwriter
didn't cite either group when recently asked how he thinks future generations
might remember him.
"People will say: 'Wasn't
he with ...? Oh, yeah, he played with Neil Young. Far out!' That's my guess,"
said Stills, who will be on the road from May through August with Crosby, Stills
& Nash.
"I don't know how I'll
be remembered. That's up to history, and we have no control over that," he continued.
"(Winston) Churchill could have easily been remembered as 'that crazy drunk who
started World War II,' but that's not the case. History has a way of leveling
the playing field, so it's not something I think about."
What Stills, 65, does
think about is music, especially now that he's two years past successful treatment
for his prostate cancer.
Only "a few songs away"
from completing his next solo album, he's also been working with longtime musical
partners David Crosby and Graham Nash on a "new" album.
Why the qualification?
The album will feature
stripped-down acoustic versions of classics by The Beatles, Allman Brothers Band
and other classic-rock icons. The songs are being selected primarily by the album's
producer, Rick Rubin, whose past credits range from Public Enemy and Metallica
to the Dixie Chicks and Shakira. Agreeing with Rubin about what selections to
record hasn't been easy.
"All four of us have
to love a song, that's the rule," Stills said. "And when we resist, Rick gets
a little impatient because ... he's Rick Rubin!"
A mini-retrospective
of his career, Stills' solo shows feature songs from his days with Buffalo Springfield,
Crosby, Stills & Nash and his solo career. Most of the melodies and lyrics
are instantly familiar, although he sings them in conspicuously lower keys than
in his younger years in a voice he candidly describes as sounding "foggy."
What differs from night
to night, Stills stressed, are his guitar solos.
"I have a little bit
of Neil (Young) in me," he said, referring to his on again/off again musical foil.
"I want to do the stuff I want to do and put passion into it. I have a starting
place for my solos and I know where I'm going to finish, but the rest is a surprise
to me."
Neil
Young Begins to Map Out Solo Acoustic Tour with Bert Jansch 2010 | March
23 | rollingstone.com
Information is just beginning to trickle out, but it looks like
Neil Young is launching a solo acoustic American theater tour in May with Scottish
folk legend Bert Jansch opening. Only five dates have been announced of what apparently
is being billed as the Twisted Road tour, though many more are likely to come.
Young toured American theaters in the fall of 2007 with a half-solo-acoustic/half-full-band
show. He last embarked on an entirely solo acoustic tour in 1999. His choice of
opener Jansch is appropriate as Young has often cited the songwriter as one of
his greatest influences. “Bert Jansch is on the same level as Jimi Hendrix,”
Young said in 1992. “That first record of his is epic. It came from England,
and I was especially taken by ‘The Needle of Death,’ such a beautiful
and angry song. That guy was so good… And years later, on On the Beach,
I wrote the melody of ‘Ambulance Blues’ by styling the guitar part
completely on ‘Needle of Death.’ I wasn’t even aware of it,
and someone else drew my attention to it.” In 2006 Young and Jansch played
“Ambulance Blues” together at the Bridge School Benefit. Watch a very
shakey video of the performance below.
May 26 –
Louisville, KY, The Louisville Palace Theatre
May 29 – Atlanta, GA, Fox Theatre
May 30 – Spartanburg, SC, Spartanburg Mem Auditorium
June 1 – Nashville, TN, Ryman Auditorium
June 2 – Nashville, TN, Ryman Auditorium
New
albums coming from The Hollies, CSN and CSNY? 2010 | March
22 | Johnny's Garden
Recently Graham Nash was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame as part of The Hollies. When the group reunited on stage, it marked the first
time in a decade that singer Allan Clarke performed. Graham said that Allan was
nervous to take the stage at first but now, might even consider a Hollies tour.
“Well, I said, ‘Well, so much for not being able to
sing,’ and he goes, ‘Yeah, I know.’ So who knows? I’ve
got a couple of songs that he could definitely sing so who knows what’s
going to happen.”
Meanwhile, Graham revealed he is still working on a covers album
with David Crosby and Stephen Stills. He updated us on the Rick Rubin-produced
effort.
“We recorded seven things and we love five of them. So we’re
a little less than halfway through. When I go back, we’re gonna do about
seven other songs then go into the studio and record them before we go on the
road and we’ll see if we can finish the record. And if it gets finished
then while we’re on the road, it will get mixed by Rick and his engineering
staff and we’ll see what happens.”
As for some new music from Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Graham
said Neil just approached him about it recently. “Neil wants to do a record.
He told me a couple of days ago that he’s very interested in doing a new
CSNY record and he wants us to sing on this new acoustic record that he’s
doing right now.”
(Reported to 4WaySite.com as a "true rumor")
1974
CSNY tour DVD & 3 CD set Being Compiled for Release 2010 | March
22 | Johnny's Garden
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young have been making music and performing
live for over four decades, so they have plenty of live tracks that could be put
onto a CD set. Graham Nash has said that he is working on compiling one such package
write now.
“I just mixed 43 tracks from CSNY in 1974, our stadium tour,
as we like to call it. And I chose the performances, I put them together kind
of how the show went. Normally it was an electric set at first, intermission,
an acoustic set and then the electric set. So there will be three CDs of music
and a DVD.”
Nash said that if all goes well with the mixing process, the as-yet-untitled
package will be out by Christmas.
(Reported to 4WaySite.com as a "true rumor")
Graham
Nash talks with Rolling Stone about The Hollies' Hall of Fame Career 2010 | March
18 | rollingstone.com
Graham
Nash is one of the few artists who has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall
of Fame twice: first, in 1997, with Crosby, Stills and Nash and again at
this week’s ceremony in New York, with his first band the Hollies. But
when Rolling Stone sat down with Nash to discuss the induction, he seemed
more ecstatic for his Hollies bandmate, Allan Clarke. “I was thrilled for
my partner for all those years,” Nash says. “He’s been a very
underestimated lead singer.”
Nash, a photography
fanatic, also filled us in on his new book, Taking Aim: Unforgettable Rock
& Roll Photographs, which compiles his picks for some of rock’s
greatest pictures by photographers like Annie Leibovitz, Jim Marshall and Anton
Corbijn into a handsome, hard-cover book. “I have a good eye for photography
and I have a good ear for music,
so if we could combine both of them, I could come up with an interesting journey,”
says Nash. (The songwriter also curated a photo exhibition featuring many of those
photographs at Seattle’s
Experience Music Project, which is on view through May 23rd).
Nash also took a moment
to discuss some of the back stories behind those photos, including the Henry Diltz
picture that would later be used as the cover for CSN’s 1969 self-titled
debut. (Check out the band’s track-by-track breakdown of the album here.)
When the record was released, fans confused Nash with Crosby, since Crosby’s
name appears directly above Nash on the album sleeve. “We’re all sitting
in the wrong order because we decided to call ourselves Crosby, Stills and Nash,”
says Nash. “It flows off the tongue better than any other combination. That’s
why people keep calling me Crosby. They think I wrote ‘Guinevere.’
”
Crosby,
Stills Nash & Young are guests in the studio 2010 | March
17 | IntheStudio.net
To
celebrate the 40th anniversary of the landmark album "Deja Vu", DJ and rock-umentarian
Redbeard has collected exclusive interviews from Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
themselves. Redbeard's radio show, "In the Studio", airs throughout the U.S. on
over 90 radio stations; the CSN&Y show airs during the week of March 15-21.
To find your local
radio station airing "In the Studio", to hear an audio preview, or to stream the
show online starting March 22nd, visit www.IntheStudio.net
The
Hollies will miss Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony 2010 | March
13 | bbc.co.uk
The
two remaining original members of pop group The Hollies are to miss the group's
induction into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame in New York.
The group, who had
more top 40 singles than the Beatles in the UK up to 1975, are being honoured
alongside Abba, Genesis, The Stooges and Jimmy Cliff.
But drummer Bobby Elliott
and guitarist Tony Hicks will not be there because the band are on tour in the
UK.
They will be represented
by former members Graham Nash and Allan Clarke.
"I wish them well and
I hope they bring my award back in one piece," Elliott said.
Graham
Nash says Entering the Rock Hall with the Hollies is Bigger than with CSN 2010 | March
11 | spinner.com
When
Graham Nash and the rest of his Hollies bandmates are inducted into the Rock and
Roll Hall of Fame on March 15, Nash will join very select company -- 15 other
artists, to be precise -- in entering the Rock Hall twice.
Even though Spinner
kidded with the Manchester, England, native about this being no big deal, Nash
assured them that, on the contrary, this is a huge occasion for him, one he could
not be more excited about. In fact, it's partly because the harmony-rich Hollies,
famous for '60s and '70s hits that include 'Bus Stop,' 'He Ain't Heavy, He's My
Brother' and 'Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress,' have waited 21 years since they
were first eligible. Also, because of Nash's friendship with Hollies lead vocalist
Allan Clarke, which dates back to very early childhood, he admitted the second
induction is even more significant for him than when he joined his friends David
Crosby and Stephen Stills of Crosby, Stills and Nash in being inducted in 1997.
As he prepared for
his second time around, Nash spoke about the debt of gratitude he owes to Little
Steven Van Zandt, why he doubted the Hollies would ever get to this point, and
the prospect of playing with Maroon 5 at the induction ceremony.
Neil
Young and Leon Russell working on new album with Elton John 2010 | March
7 | nme.com
Elton
John and veteran US singer/songwriter Leon Rusell are working on an album together
featuring guests including Neil Young, it has been revealed.
Booker T Jones, guitarist
Marc Ribot and drummer Jim Keltner contribute to the album, reports Billboard.
Long-time Elton John collaborator Bernie Taupin has also been working on the record,
it was revealed on Taupin's official website, Berniejtaupin.com.
While best known as
a musician—Nash first became famous as a member of The Hollies during the
mid-1960s, and went on to co-found Crosby, Stills, & Nash—he has also
pursued a parallel career as a photographer, collector and digital imaging pioneer.
In 1990, he co-founded Nash
Editions, the first professional fine-art digital printmaking studio, with
R. Mac Holbert.
Graham Nash performs a cover of Buddy
Holly's
"Peggy Sue", on Buddy's original guitar.
Graham Nash tells the story behind
the album cover
of the first Crosby, Stills and Nash record..
Graham Nash talks about his first
introduction to photography
as a child, and the impact it had on his life.
Tom
Petty and The Heartbreakers to Play Sommet Center and... CSN to Open 2010 | February
25 | nashvillescene.com
Petty
& Co. are coming to the Sommet Center -- or
Bridgestone Arena, as it'll lovingly be referred to by then -- on Aug. 12.
Up and coming California folk trio Crosby, Stills and Nash will open the show.
Unfortunately Neil
Young will not join them on this outing, and it also appears that he won't play
at Bonnaroo this year.
Neil Young
Trunk Show Opens in Select US Theaters Beginning
March 19th, for One Week Only 2010 | February
22 | businesswire.com
Reprise Records Will
Release Blu-Ray & DVD of the Concert Film Starring Neil Young and Directed
by Jonathan Demme Later This Year
BURBANK, Calif. Neil
Young Trunk Show — a concert film starring Neil Young — will
be released on Blu-Ray and DVD by Reprise Records later this year. The film is
the second in director Jonathan Demme’s planned trilogy about the legendary
rocker. Demme also directed the 2006 Young documentary Heart of Gold.
Following that film’s premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival,
Rolling Stone called it “an unconscious, raw, in-the-moment concert movie
that respects the immediacy of creativity and the creator.”
Shot on hand-held HDCam,
HDV, and Super-8mm cameras, Neil Young Trunk Show features scenes from
two shows that Young performed at the historic Tower Theater in Upper Darby, PA,
on his 2007 Chrome Dreams II theater tour. Fans are treated to acoustic
and electric tracks that span his entire songbook, including rarely performed
songs like “Mexico,” “Kansas,” and “The Sultan,”
the classics “Cinnamon Girl,” “Cowgirl in the Sand,” and
“After the Gold Rush,” and more recent work including “The Believer,”
and an astonishing 20 minute version of “No Hidden Path.” The film
also features some offstage and behind-the-scenes footage. Demme’s film
credits include the Oscar-winning dramas Philadelphia and Silence
of the Lambs, and the more recent Rachel Getting Married.
Melinda Newman of hitfix.com
adds, "The movie played the festival circuit in 2009, including the Toronto International
Film Festival and Woodstock (N.Y.) Film Festival. I interviewed Demme about Trunk
Show, which highlights Young via raw footage captured mainly by handheld
cameras, for a Variety story last fall. In that piece, he revealed that the DVD
will include eight songs not included in the 82-minute theatrical version. “I’m
hoping we’ll have some great moment in theaters, but I know full well this
is a cable and DVD play,” he said."
Theatrical screenings
of Neil Young Trunk Show will be held across the country for one week
beginning on March 19th. A list of cities and theaters is below.
Beginning Mar
19
Berkeley,
CA — Landmark Theaters
Cambridge, MA — Kendall Square Cinema
Chicago, IL — Music Box Theatre
Denver, CO – Chez Artiste
Detroit, MI — Maple Art Theatre
Los Angeles, CA — Nuart Theatre
New York, NY — Sunshine Cinema
Philadelphia, PA — Ritz
San Francisco, CA — Landmark Theaters
Seattle, WA — Landmark Theaters
Washington, DC — E Street Cinema
Beginning Mar
26
Minneapolis,
MN – Landmark Cinema
Portland, OR – Cinema 21
TOUR KICKS OFF THIS
SPRING IN THE U.S. FOLLOWED BY A JULY ITINERARY IN EUROPE AND A SECOND U.S. LEG
IN LATE SUMMER
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 18
/PRNewswire/ -- The legendary trio Crosby, Stills & Nash (CSN)—David
Crosby, Stephen Stills, and Graham Nash—will tour the western United States
in late spring, followed by concerts across the U.K. and Europe this summer. Additional
U.S. dates in late summer, following the group's return from Europe, will be announced
in coming weeks.
The tour's first leg
in the U.S. kicks off with a pair of festival dates in California: May 21 at the
Sonoma Jazz Festival in Sonoma, CA, and May 23 at the Doheny State Beach Festival
in Dana Point. Other highlights from the spring itinerary include two dates at
Humphrey's in San Diego (May 25-26), Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, CO (June
2) the Dodge Theatre in Phoenix (May 29), Portland OR's Amphitheater at Clark
County (June 11) and the Seattle area's Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery (June 12).
The tour's second leg
commences in the U.K. on July 1 with a concert at The O2 in Dublin, Ireland. Other
European highlights include two dates at London's Royal Albert Hall (July 3-4),
Queen Elizabeth Auditorium in Antwerp, Belgium (July 9), The Olympia in Paris
(July 12-13), and the Tollwood SommerFestival in Munich, Germany (July 25). Additional
European dates will be announced shortly.
The group's 2010 touring
schedule follows up a twelve-month period marked by a number of high profile performances
and projects. Most recently, CSN was a featured part of the all-star tribute to
Neil Young – their longtime partner in Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
– at NARAS' 2010 Person of the Year gala honoring Young that kicked off
this year's Grammy® weekend festivities.
In October 2009, CSN
played at historic Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary concerts at Madison
Square Garden in New York City. CSN was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame in 1997. David Crosby has also been previously inducted for The Byrds, and
Stephen Stills with Buffalo Springfield; at this year's 2010 ceremony, Graham
Nash will be dual-honored as well when The Hollies join the fold.
Also in 2009, David
Crosby, Stephen Stills, and Graham Nash were inducted into the Songwriter's Hall
of Fame at a June 18 ceremony in New York City. That same month marked Rhino Records'
release of Demos. Featuring 12 previously unreleased tracks recorded
between 1968 and 1971, Demos spotlights destined-to-be-classic songs
later heard on CSN's group and solo titles.
CSN's music immediately
became a cornerstone of rock 'n roll with the group's self-titled 1969 debut LP,
now one of Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums of All Time." That same year,
they were honored with the Grammy award for Best New Artist.
1970's Deja Vu—another "500 Greatest"—followed, the first
album from the group's four-man line-up with Neil Young (CSN&Y). Ever since—through
changing times and various configurations—Crosby, Stills & Nash have
continued to tour and record as "three together."
Vatican's
Rock Top 10 Includes the Beatles, U2, Pink Floyd and... David Crosby 2010 | February
15 | National Catholic Reporter
VATICAN CITY -- The
Vatican newspaper has come up with a "semi-serious" list of 10 essential rock
and pop albums, including works by the Beatles, U2, Michael Jackson and Pink Floyd.
The list was offered
in a tongue-in-cheek article Feb. 14 as an alternative to the music of Italy's
biggest pop music festival, which was to begin two days later. The "10 albums
worth taking to a desert island" were listed in the chronological order of their
release. From 1971: If I Could Only Remember My Name by David Crosby.
Its songs used experimental
musical forms to express an "existential fragility," the article said.
North
alum still on odyssey to make ‘Easy Rider’ flick 2010 | February
14 | springfieldnewssun.com
The
movie stars a few other recognizable faces — Sheree J. Wilson (of “Dallas”
and “Walker, Texas Ranger” fame), character actor Rance Howard (Ron
Howard’s dad) and Lauralee Bell (formerly of “The Young and the Restless”).
“How far this will spread, I don’t know,” Phil Pitzer said.
“I don’t have a studio behind me. I don’t have a million dollars
to throw at advertising.”
But above all, his movie is starting to sound like an “Easy Rider”
movie.
“We don’t have big names or a big director,” he said, “but
with big music, we can get where we need to be.”
The big coup? Stephen Stills recorded a new version of “Find the Cost of
Freedom” specifically for use in the film.
Originally, the Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young song had been slated to be used
in the fiery finale of the original “Easy Rider,” but didn’t
make the final cut.
Be
Yourself: A Tribute To Graham Nash's Songs For Beginners 2010 | February
10 | theconnextion.com
Legendary singer-songwriter
Graham Nash's emotionally charged solo debut Songs For Beginners was
first released in 1971 and came on the heels of a temporary split with his CSN
band mates, David Crosby and Stephen Stills, and a permanent break with his then-love,
Joni Mitchell. The album was a hit, climbing to #15 on the Billboard chart and
introducing the now-classic songs "Military Madness," "Simple Man," "Used To Be
A King," and the Top 40 single "Chicago." Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Graham Nash
first rose to stardom with British Invasion hit-makers The Hollies. He went on
to co-found the rock super groups Crosby, Stills & Nash and CSN&Y and
remains active with both configurations. Throughout it all, Nash has pursued an
acclaimed solo career, beginning with the 1971 gem Songs for Beginners.
The songs from this classic have stood the almighty test of time and have been
covered by a long list of music makers across the globe.
Now, flash forward
to 2010, Nile Nash & Britt Govea of (((folkYEAH!))) presents have assembled
an all-star line-up of contemporary music leaders such as Bonnie 'Prince' Billy,
Robin Pecknold (of Fleet Foxes), Brendan Benson (of The Raconteurs), Vetiver,
Alela Diane, Sleepy Sun, Mariee Sioux & Greg Weeks (from Espers), Port O Brien
with The Papercuts, The Moore Brothers and Graham's own daughter, Nile Nash. All
of these contemporary artists have come together to honor and celebrate Graham's
first solo LP, Songs For Beginners. The artists put a unique spin on
each song, making it his or her own while also honoring the timeless vibe of the
original recordings. Some stay true to the arrangements that Graham and his Bay
Area musician pals laid down in 1970, while others go for a completely fresh reinterpretation.
Each track is sure to delight and introduce these already epic and timeless songs
to a new generation of music lovers. This tribute LP, titled Be Yourself:
A Tribute To Graham Nash's Songs For Beginners, will be released via Grass
Roots Records in Spring 2010.
All of the songs on
this inspired collection were recorded between May and October of 2009. A few
selections from Graham's classic second solo release Wild Tales have
also been recorded; Jonathan Rice handles "On The Line", Tyson Vogel (of Two Gallants)
takes "Hey You (Looking At The Moon)" to another place, and Jonathan Wilson (of
Chris Robinson's Wooden Family, Jenny Lewis, Elvis Costello) featuring an all-star
Laurel Canyon line-up recreates the now-classic Wild Tales jam "And So It Goes
(Music Gets You High)".
In order to maintain
the righteous tone of the original record and to also continue Graham's lifelong
commitment to educating our next generation, Graham, Nile, the artists, and Grass
Roots Records are donating a portion of the proceeds from the record to Wavy Gravy's
Camp Winnarainbow, www.campwinnarainbow.org.
Through the use of music, acrobatics, games and production this circus and performing
arts camp in the Mendocino woods of northern California teaches children and adults
tools for building self-esteem, community, conflict resolution, communication
and plain old merriment.
Be Yourself: A
Tribute To Graham Nash's Songs For Beginners will be released on May 25th.
A limited number 1000 editions of 180 gram vinyl will be pressed and will include
a bonus 7 inch of the additional material. This will be available only through
the Grassroots Records website, www.grassrootsrecordco.com.
Pre-orders begin February 15th and will be fulfilled on a first come, first serve
basis.
Full Track
Listing:
Port O Brien/Papercuts: Military Madness
Brendan Benson: Better Days
Nile Nash: Wounded Bird
Vetiver: Used To Be A King
Robin Pecknold (Of Fleet Foxes): Be Yourself
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy: Simple Man (Hombre Sencillo)
Moore Brothers: Man In The Mirror
Alela Diane: There's Only One
Mariee Sioux (W Greg Weeks Of Espers): Sleep Song
Sleepy Sun: Chicago
Various/Nile Nash: We Can Change The World (Reprise)
Bonus Cuts/EP:
Tyson Vogel (of Two Gallants): Hey You (Looking At The Moon)
Johnathan Rice: On The Line
Jonathan Wilson + special guests: And So It Goes (Music Gets You High)
Bart Davenport: Better Days
Citay: Military Madness
Grammys grouch Neil
Young finally wins an award 2010 | February
1 | reuters.com
Neil
Young, who has made no secret of his disdain for the Grammys, finally won a coveted
trophy on Sunday for the first time in a career spanning almost 50 years.
Fittingly, the Canadian singer/songwriter was honored for a long-delayed boxed
set collecting more than 120 tracks from his early days.
"Neil Young Archives Vol. 1 (1963-1972)" won the Grammy for best art direction
on a boxed or special limited edition package. Young, 64, shared the award with
fellow art directors Gary Burden and Jenice Heo.
"Thanks a lot, everybody," Young said, as he accepted his statuette.
Elton John helps
honour Neil Young 2010 | February
1 | The Press Association
Elton
John, James Taylor, Dave Matthews and more than a dozen other artists have performed
20 of Neil Young's most well-known songs in honour of his philanthropic work.
The star was sat in the audience during the performances marking him being named
the MusiCares Person of the Year, which celebrates an artist's philanthropy each
year as it raises funds for the music industry charity that provides financial,
medical and personal assistance to artists in need.
Young has worked with Farm Aid and the Bridge School Concerts, which raise money
to provide services for kids with severe speech and physical impairments.
Rock’s storied
performers gather to honour Neil Young 2010 | January
30 | vancouversun.com
LOS ANGELES —
Rock music’s biggest stars turned up and turned on (musically) Friday to
show Neil Young, in a raucous rock-concert serenade, that they believe Canada’s
own rock/folk hero truly does have a heart of gold.
Canada’s iconic and uncompromising troubadour was named by Grammy producers
as MusiCares 2010 Person of the Year for his many philanthropic endeavours and
his profound musical influence.
Young’s former band member Stephen Stills of Buffalo Springfield was on
hand, too.
Photograph by: Mario Anzuoni , Reuters
After Crosby, Stills
& Nash paid their respects and harmonized on "Human Highway," Young took a
moment to acknowledge his friend and filmmaking collaborator Larry "L.A." Johnson,
who died suddenly last week."It's a shame he couldn't be here," Young said.
"But I'm gonna keep on going, and I hope you do too."
Honoree Neil Young
fails to perform 2010 | January
30 | reuters.com
Ever
the “fierce independent” and “iconoclast” — two
phrases showered on honoree Neil Young at the music industry’s annual Grammy
charity bash on Friday — the grizzled rocker failed to perform for the black-tie
crowd who had turned out to salute him.
Organizers said it was only the third time in the 20-year history of the MusiCares
dinner that an honoree had not sung, after Billy Joel in 2002 and Luciano Pavarotti
in 1998. Young’s publicist did not return a call seeking comment. Young
was never billed as a performer, but disappointed guests assumed the tireless
road warrior might dust off a few ditties.
David Crosby added:
“We made some of the best music of our lives with you, man.”
CS&N covered “Human Highway,” and Stills teamed with Crow for
“Long May You Run.”
Neil Young's heart
of gold is being rewarded at this year's Grammys 2010 | January
28 | lfpress.com
The
Canadian folk-rock icon has been named 2010 MusiCares Person of the Year in recognition
of both his artistic achievements and his philanthropic work for charities such
as Farm Aid and the Bridge School for children with special needs.
Young will be honoured
Friday night with a gala dinner and an award presentation, followed by a star-studded
tribute concert featuring (in alphabetical order) Jack Black, Jackson Browne,
T Bone Burnett, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Sheryl Crow, Everest, Patty Griffin,
Josh Groban, Ben Harper, Emmylou Harris, Elton John, Norah Jones, Lady Antebellum,
k.d. lang, Dave Matthews, John Mellencamp, Ozomatli, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Leon
Russell, James Taylor, Wilco and Lucinda Williams.
"I'm more excited about
that, to be completely honest with you, than the Grammys," enthused Lady Antebellum
vocalist Charles Kelley, whose Nashville trio is up for two awards Sunday night
thanks to their hit single 'I Run to You.' "I have no idea how we got invited,
but it's a huge honour and I can't wait. In my old cover-band days we used to
play 'Southern Man' and 'Keep on Rockin' in the Free World.'
"We're getting to perform
'Only Love Can Break Your Heart'," he said. "I wanted to do 'Helpless' so
bad, but I think they said Elton John was going to do it, so I'm not going to
argue against that!"
Wilco bassist John
Stirratt didn't want to give out any spoilers about what the Chicago alt-rockers
will play, but he wasn't shy about discussing Young's impact on the band.
"Had he not picked
up a guitar and made music, we would not be around," said Stirratt. Wilco's eponymous
CD Wilco (The Album) is up for Americana Album of the Year, but he says
honouring Young is "the main reason" they're going to L.A.
"Boy, does he deserve
this -- if only for all the work he puts in every year on the Bridge School Shows.
You know how annual events are; they come around so fast. But they're so nice
in how they treat the artists, and they have a big party out at their house."
Now, he just has to
forget the fact that he has to play Neil Young songs in front of the man himself.
"You know, I never
really thought about that until you mentioned it. That's going to be brutal. Thanks
a lot."
Taking Aim: Unforgettable
Rock 'n' Roll Photographs Opening Day 2010 | January
27 | empsfm.org
EMP|SFM
presents Taking Aim: Unforgettable Rock 'n' Roll Photographs Selected by Graham
Nash. This dynamic new exhibition, organized by Experience Music Project, showcases
some of the most memorable photography in the history of popular music, as chosen
by legendary musician Graham Nash of supergroup Crosby, Stills & Nash, who
is also well-known as a photographer, collector and pioneer in digital imaging
and printing.
As guest curator, Graham Nash, brings his rich musical history, keen eye and storytelling
skills to an exhibition of 98 rock 'n' roll images taken by 40 of the world's
greatest music photographers, including Anton Corbijn, Annie Leibovitz, Jim Marshall,
Neal Preston, Mick Rock, Francesco Scavullo and Nash himself.
Date: Saturday, February 6
Time: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Venue: EMP|SFM, 325 5th Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109
Dave Matthews
Performs Duet With Neil Young In “Hope For Haiti Now” 2010 | January
24 | thaindian.com
Dave Matthews performed
a duet with the singer Neil Young. They joined voices to thrill the audience with
their rendition of the evergreen song “Alone And Forsaken”, which
was originally sung by the legendary Hank Williams.
Moving performance
of "Long May You Run" with O'Brien 2010 | January
23 | billboard.com
Conan O'Brien ended
his short-lived gig as host of NBC's "Tonight Show" on Friday night (Jan. 22),
and the comedian went out with a star-studded episode that featured two memorable
musical numbers.
First, O'Brien brought
out special guest Neil Young for a moving performance of "Long May You Run." O'Brien
mentioned that Young was the first person to call him and show support when his
troubles with NBC and Jay Leno first started just two weeks ago.
Fans of "Late Night"
with Conan O'Brien may remember that Neil Young appeared on the show for four
consecutive nights in early November 2005.
Neil Young to
be Conan O'Brien's final musical guest 2010 | January
22 | livedaily.com
Conan
O'Brien has landed Neil Young as the musical guest for his last night as host
of "The Tonight Show."
O'Brien's last show
will air tonight (1/22), putting an abrupt end to his seven-month stint at the
desk of the legendary late-night talk show. O'Brien, who had waited years for
the promised gig, decided to leave the show after NBC executives attempted to
move Jay Leno back to the 11:35 p.m. time slot and push O'Brien to 12:05 a.m.
Stephen Stills
is on the lineup for the Wanee Festival 2010
| January 16 | waneefestival.com
Stephen Stills is
on the lineup for the Wanee Festival at the Spirit of Suwannee Music Park at Live
Oak, FL April 16th & 17th. Others on the lineup include the Allman Brothers
Band, Gov't Mule, Johnny Winter, Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi, Widespread
Panic, Hot Tuna Electric, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic and many
more.
Stephen Stills
Promises 'Startling' Finds From His Archives 2010
| January 13 | spinner.com
From Buffalo Springfield
to Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Stephen Stills and Neil Young have been associated
in the annals of music for four decades. Even after having successful solo careers,
the two remain linked to many music fans. So now that Young finally released his
massive career archives, his good friend Stills is using that as inspiration.
"Neil
has been going through his whole life's recording and it's a big to-do,"Stills tells Spinner."And yes, it did inspire me conceptually in
it's something an artist that's lived as long as I have and don't intend to be
going anywhere soon should do."
What kind of anthology are we looking at here? "I'm talking about everything
from my first tape of the 'Voice of America' in Costa Rica when I was about 13
or 15 to the latest thing I cut," he says. "This process takes forever because
I've got a room the size of a bus full of tapes of outtakes and jams."
For music enthusiasts and Stills devotees, the words "outtakes" and "jams" are
very promising. Does that mean there are some exciting finds in there? "Hell
yes, because I found some startling stuff," he says. "Neil just found a
bunch of startling stuff from the Stills/Young band. It's gotta be a surprise
because I found things that I thought were gonna be great and I put on this tape
and it's like 30 minutes of people trying to think of something, giggling and
laughing. Then there's another one where I'm warming up to do a guitar solo and
the tape's running and it's spectacular guitar playing that needs to be a new
song. So yes. I found lots of surprises and some disappointments too."
With Stills planning on releasing his archives and Young promising more where
will the Stills/Young stuff end up? "If it was on both, considering the volume
of Neil's boxes, I don't think it matters. We might call each other and say, 'This
is your song, you should have this,'" he says. "We do have that relationship.
But it's a safe bet some of them would end up on both."
Stills on Rockline
Radio and tour 2010
| January 12 | rocklineradio.com
Stephen Stills will
be the guest on the syndicated radio show ROCKLINE this Wednesday, January 13th.
Rockline
Radio: "Hopefully when you tune in to listen to the show you’ll call
too. We have a feeling a certain someone would love to wind you up, yank your
chain and see if you float. Join us for Stephen Stills exclusively on our next
ROCKLINE as we are live once again after the holiday break."
As you might know,
Stephen will be on tour in the coming weeks with Joe Vitale (drums), Kenny Passarelli
(bass) and Todd Caldwell (keys).
CSN: recording
resumes; summer tour in the works 2010
| January 12 | livedaily.com
Crosby,
Stills & Nash have resumed work on an album of covers with producer Rick Rubin.
The trio already has seven tracks in the can and expects to record another dozen
tunes. Rehearsals for the remaining songs begin this week.
The album, announced 11 months ago, is not expected to be released until at least
the fourth quarter of this year. It will likely have about 14 tracks; among the
keepers so far are versions of Gregg Allman's "Midnight Rider" and Bob Dylan's
"Girl From North Country." It will be their first studio album since the 1999
release by CSNY, "Looking Forward."
Before the album is released, however, CSN will again embark on a summer tour.
The group, sans occasional partner Neil Young, will perform in North America in
June and then travel to Europe for six weeks. Upon returning home, they expect
to tour the US for another month.
They did a similar run last year, playing North America in early June and then
August through September, with shows in Europe in late June and July.
Nash sang with
the Beatles.. 2010
| January 10 | 4waysite.com
Did you know Graham
Nash sang with the Beatles? He sang a part of the vocal chorus on "All you need
is love".
The reason we tell you this, is because we just updated the Contributions
section.
It is worth checking
out!
Stephen Stills
solo gig 2010
| January 7 | livenation.com
According to livenation.com,
there will be a Stephen Stills solo gig happening at the Fillmore in San Francisco
on Feb. 14th. Hopefully he adds on more dates, as time goes by.
Finally French
CSNY book 2010
| January 2 | purplewordsonagreybackground.blogspot.com
While
we were wrapping up 2009, a new French CSNY book was released: "Crosby, Stills,
Nash & Young".
(French) "Enfin
un livre (en français) sur ce groupe de légende. Il va falloir prévoir une 2ème
édition revue et corrigée tant ces 4 musiciens sont actifs en ce moment. Double
album en public de Stephen Stills, un nouveau disque et de nouveaux chapitres
sur Neil Young et son film "CSN&Y Déjà vu" présenté au festival de Sundance
en 2008 et malheureusement inédit à ce jour sur les écrans français.
A lire absolument, le rêve continue".
Neil Young Receives
Royal Honor 2010
| January 1 | undercover.com.au
By
Paul Cashmere - January 1 2010
Photo by Ros O'GormanNeil
Young has been given
the Order of Canada as part of Queen Elizabeth II`s New Year honors.
The Order of Canada
is the second highest honour that can be awarded to a Canadian. Young had previously
been granted the O.M. (Members of the Order of Canada) and can now add the O.C.
(Order of Canada) to his name.
Neil Young, O.C, O.M. received the new honour “for his contributions as
one of Canada’s greatest musical talents whose unique voice and iconic songs
have influenced generations of musicians, and for his support of educational and
charitable organizations”.
Young was amongst 57 new appointments for the honor presented by the Queen’s
representative in Canada Governor General Michaelle Jean.
The Order of Canada was established in 1967 to recognize the lifetime achievements
of outstanding Canadians.
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It's
been twenty years since David Crosby last took the stage solo in Los Angeles.
He ends that drought on Sunday, December 19th at the Avalon Hollywood in a show
to benefit The Blank Theatre Company.
Young
showed off his Lincoln at the 2008 Salesforce.com Dreamforce conference at San
Francisco's Moscone Center, and earlier this month at the SEMA car show in Las
Vegas. At 19 1/2 feet, the car was the longest one built in its era. 
“
When
Neil Young was named 
Surviving
members of Buffalo Springfield will reunite for a one-off benefit concert in California
next month. Neil Young, Stephen Stills and Richie Furay will perform together
in public for the first time in 42 years at Young's annual Bridge School Benefit
gig in Mountain View.
Singer-songwriter
Graham Nash and his wife, Susan, have listed their longtime Encino home for sale
at $1.6 million. He and his wife plan to leave the six-bedroom Encino home where
they raised their children and live in Hawaii full time.
On the full moon, the Thunder moon, the world lost one of the greatest musicians
of all time. Ben was 73 years old the night he died on Broken Arrow Ranch in California,
his happy home for the last years of his life. Ben played with Patsy Cline, Faron
Young, Hawkshaw Hawkins, Ian Tyson and many other music greats. A great American,
the quiet giant, he moved gently through the world, with kindness and grace.
Neil
Young has expanded his critically hailed “Twisted Road” solo tour
with multiple dates added in Canada and the U.S.
It
was only ten days ago that Neil Young embarked upon his Twisted Road tour to promote
his forthcoming, as yet untitled, release. Rumored to be produced by Daniel Lanois
(Bob Dylan, U2, Peter Gabriel and Emmylou Harris), Young’s new work has
been described by David Crosby as being “a very heartfelt record.”
As the solo acoustic clips below demonstrate, Young is still at the top of his
game, writing with poetic sagacity in the form of world-weary cautionary tales.
Today,
May 4, 2010, is the 40th anniversary of the Kent State Massacre, where four students
were killed and more than 60 were wounded when the National Guard opened fire
on Viet Nam protesters.
David
Cosby tells Rolling Stone that Young is recording a new album with producer Daniel
Lanois, best known for his work with U2 and Bob Dylan.
OMEMEE,
Ont. — The nerve of these people — claiming Neil Young as their own.
But claim him indeed they do, on the basis that Young lived here as a kid from
1948 to 1955, and that his late dad Scott Young built a home just south of town
where Neil still supposedly comes back to visit.
Neil
Young has added dates--including a new launch date in Upstate New York--to his
upcoming "Twisted Road" slate of acoustic solo performances.
Stephen
Stills is the only musician to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
twice in one year -- 1997 -- when he was honored as a founding member of the still-active
Crosby, Stills & Nash and the long-defunct Buffalo Springfield.
The
two remaining original members of pop group The Hollies are to miss the group's
induction into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame in New York.
When
Graham Nash and the rest of his Hollies bandmates are inducted into the Rock and
Roll Hall of Fame on March 15, Nash will join very select company -- 15 other
artists, to be precise -- in entering the Rock Hall twice.
Elton
John and veteran US singer/songwriter Leon Rusell are working on an album together
featuring guests including Neil Young, it has been revealed.
Neil
Young performs "Long May You Run" beneath the Olympic Cauldrons at BC Place during
the 2010 Olympics Closing Ceremony in Vancouver. 
Petty
& Co. are coming to the Sommet Center -- or 
The
movie stars a few other recognizable faces — Sheree J. Wilson (of “Dallas”
and “Walker, Texas Ranger” fame), character actor Rance Howard (Ron
Howard’s dad) and Lauralee Bell (formerly of “The Young and the Restless”).
Neil
Young, who has made no secret of his disdain for the Grammys, finally won a coveted
trophy on Sunday for the first time in a career spanning almost 50 years.
Elton
John, James Taylor, Dave Matthews and more than a dozen other artists have performed
20 of Neil Young's most well-known songs in honour of his philanthropic work.
Ever
the “fierce independent” and “iconoclast” — two
phrases showered on honoree Neil Young at the music industry’s annual Grammy
charity bash on Friday — the grizzled rocker failed to perform for the black-tie
crowd who had turned out to salute him. 
The
Canadian folk-rock icon has been named 2010 MusiCares Person of the Year in recognition
of both his artistic achievements and his philanthropic work for charities such
as Farm Aid and the Bridge School for children with special needs.
Conan
O'Brien has landed Neil Young as the musical guest for his last night as host
of "The Tonight Show."
"Neil
has been going through his whole life's recording and it's a big to-do,"
Stills tells Spinner. "And yes, it did inspire me conceptually in
it's something an artist that's lived as long as I have and don't intend to be
going anywhere soon should do."
Rockline
Radio: "Hopefully when you tune in to listen to the show you’ll call
too. We have a feeling a certain someone would love to wind you up, yank your
chain and see if you float. Join us for Stephen Stills exclusively on our next
ROCKLINE as we are live once again after the holiday break."
Crosby,
Stills & Nash have resumed work on an album of covers with producer Rick Rubin.
The trio already has seven tracks in the can and expects to record another dozen
tunes. Rehearsals for the remaining songs begin this week.
By
Paul Cashmere - January 1 2010