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God Save The Neil Young Fans (& Thrasher's Wheat)

2012-05-27T06:57:00.001-04:00

"God Save The Queen" Art by Gary Burden and Jenice HeoAs we have observed before, after running Thrasher's Wheat for over 15 years and almost a lifetime of listening to Neil Young's music, there are two things which we have found to be nearly universally constant: 1) Neil Young never ceases to surprise, amaze, and confound us, and 2) Neil Young fans never cease to surprise, amaze, and confound

VIDEO DEBUT: "God Save The Queen" by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

2012-05-25T08:55:00.003-04:00

UPDATE: See more reaction and discussion @ God Save The Neil Young Fans (& Thrasher's Wheat).Here's the video debut of "God Save The Queen" by Neil Young & Crazy Horse from Americana.From the Liner Notes for Americana by Neil Young & Crazy Horse:God Save The QueenWritten in the 18th century with possible melodic roots in the 17th century, this anthem has been sung throughout the British

TONEAudio Review: Americana by Neil Young and Crazy Horse

2012-05-25T08:30:00.000-04:00

Here's another early review of the upcoming Americana by Neil Young and Crazy Horse.From TONEAudio MAGAZINE by Bob Gendron:Neil Young’s electric guitar jabs, retreats, and then stabs again, frayed-wire distortion coating the clusters of notes, the intensity evoking images of a fire-eyed preacher determined to spur his congregation to sit up and take notice. There’s talk of killing a big red

REMINDER: Book Contest - Neil Young FAQ: Everything Left to Know About the Iconic and Mercurial Rocker

2012-05-24T20:46:00.000-04:00

Neil Young FAQ: Everything Left to Know About the Iconic and Mercurial Rocker by Glen Boyd(To win a free copy, see contest details below)Just a reminder on the contest to win a free copy of the new book Neil Young FAQ: Everything Left to Know About the Iconic and Mercurial Rocker.Contest details are here.Don't Be Denied!!!

The Judgement Not To Pre-Judge "Waging Heavy Peace"

2012-05-23T20:09:00.005-04:00

In yet another case of deja vu all over again, it seems that there's a rush to judgement on "Waging Heavy Peace", Neil Yong's upcoming autobiography.Just weeks ago -- before anyone had even heard a single note -- folks were taking shots at "Americana" for all sorts of reasons which led us to The Judgement Not To Pre-Judge "Americana".Admittedly, we're finding this debate about a 3-5 page excerpt

Neil Young & Crazy Horse will Headline Austin City Limits Festival 2012

2012-05-22T09:23:00.004-04:00

Neil Young and Crazy Horse will headline the Austin City Limits Festival 2012.The Austin City Limits Festival will be October 12th-14th at Zilker Park in Austin, Texas. Also headlining will be Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Black Keys and Jack White.Tickets on sale tomorrow, Wednesday at 10 a.m. CT.More details at ACL 2012.Don't Be Denied!!!

Waging Heavy Peace: Excerpt, Patti Smith Will Interview Neil Young

2012-05-21T17:12:00.000-04:00

'Waging Heavy Peace' by Neil Young(Click photo to enlarge)Some new developments on Neil Young's upcoming autobiography Waging Heavy Peace. There is now a fascinating excerpt to read and news that Patti Smith will interview Neil Young at BEA.The book excerpt can be downloaded from Amazon.com: Buzz Books 2012: Exclusive Pre-Publication Excerpts from Over 30 New Books. Even if you do not have a

VIDEO: Neil Young's Complete Farm Aid 1995 Set

2012-05-20T12:27:00.001-04:00

Here's Neil Young's entire set from 10th Anniversary Farm Aid concert in 1995. The concert was held on October 1 at Cardinal Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky. Neil is joined by Willie Nelson and Mickey Raphael for concluding two songs.More Farm Aid Memories Over The Years.

NEW VIDEO: "Clementine" by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

2012-05-18T12:40:00.004-04:00

Here's the new video for "Clementine" by Neil Young & Crazy Horse from the upcoming Americana .From the Liner Notes for Americana by Neil Young & Crazy Horse:ClementineThis American folk ballad is believed to be based on “Down By The River Liv’d a Maiden” by H.S. Thompson 1863. However, it is usually credited to Percy Montrose, 1884 or Barker Bradford from about the same period. The Americana

Review and Contest - Neil Young FAQ: Everything Left to Know About the Iconic and Mercurial Rocker

2012-05-17T08:49:00.003-04:00

Neil Young FAQ: Everything Left to Know About the Iconic and Mercurial Rocker by Glen Boyd(To win a free copy, see contest details below)One of the challenges of reviewing books on Neil Young is figuring out whether they are truly ground breaking into new territory versus being just simply another re-hash. It would seem that for even those Neil Young fans who've read everything from Jimmy

Neil Young & Crazy Horse will Headline VOODOO Festival 2012

2012-05-16T11:58:00.003-04:00

Neil Young & Crazy Horse(Click photo to enlarge)Neil Young & Crazy Horse will headline with Green Day the 2012 Voodoo Fest in New Orleans on Halloween weekend. The festival is Oct. 26-28. The complete lineup for the 14th annual Voodoo Experience, to be unveiled in the coming months, will eventually total around 150 acts.More info @ VOODOO Music Experience 2012 :: Worship the Music.

Neil Young Plays Robin Hood Foundation

2012-05-16T08:05:00.001-04:00

Neil YoungPhotographer: Amanda Gordon/Bloomberg (Click photo to enlarge)In a surprise appearance on Monday night, Neil Young performed "Heart of Gold" at a benefit event for the Robin Hood Foundation in New York City .The event, one of the largest single fundraisers in the U.S., benefits nonprofits providing job training, shelter, meals, education and health care in New York’s five boroughs. From

Tickets for Neil Young @ Red Rocks, CO go On Sale this Friday

2012-05-14T12:07:00.001-04:00

According to Livenation.com and Ticketmaster, tickets for Neil Young at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, CO go on sale this Friday.Concert dates are Sunday, Aug 5 and Monday, Aug 6.Crazy Horse is not listed but it is hopefully assumed that they will be there as well. ;)The Alabama Shakes will open both shows, according to promoter Live Nation’s Twitter account.The only other announced tour

Donald "Duck" Dunn: Gone But Not Forgotten

2012-05-13T20:26:00.003-04:00

Neil Young and Donald "Duck" Dunn w/ Booker T & The MG'sFinsbury Park, London - 1993Photo by Jimmy Newark(Click photo to enlarge)Just weeks ago, we featured as our Photo of the Moment: Neil Young and Donald "Duck" Dunn. Donald "Duck" Dunn was on bass with Booker T & The MG's as Neil Young's band at Finsbury Park, London in 1993.Sadly, Donald "Duck" Dunn has moved on to the great gig in the

Comment of the Moment: Some Thoughts on Americana Songs

2012-05-13T16:41:00.005-04:00

With two songs from Americana by Neil Young & Crazy Horse out now ("Oh Susannah" and "Jesus' Chariot" (She’ll Be Coming Round The Mountain), the opinions are starting to roll in.From a comment on Some Thoughts on New Video "Oh Susannah" by D. I. Kertis: Judging from that video footage, Neil is not romanticizing the past here--which, you know, does fit with the whole concept he mentioned about

Song Video Premiere: "Jesus' Chariot" (She’ll Be Coming Round The Mountain) by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

2012-05-11T18:33:00.006-04:00

Here's the new video of "Jesus' Chariot" from the upcoming Americana by Neil Young and Crazy Horse.From the Liner Notes for Americana by Neil Young & Crazy Horse:Jesus’ Chariot (She’ll Be Coming Round The Mountain)Written in the 1800s based on an old Negro spiritual, this song refers to the second coming of Jesus and “she” is the chariot Jesus is coming on. Some interpret this as the end of the

VIDEO: "Mansion On The Hill" by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

2012-05-11T00:53:00.000-04:00

Probably one of our favorite songs on the 1990 Ragged Glory album by Neil Young & Crazy Horse is "Mansion On The Hill".This is the official video for the song and is a clever mix of performance and concept.What more could you ask for?Neil in a white collar preacher's outfit?! Now that is just whacky.And, the song features a choir, so you if you're leery of the upcoming Americana, you can maybe

Is It Really All Just A "Hippie Dream"?

2012-05-10T07:21:00.001-04:00

'Waging Heavy Peace' by Neil Young(Click photo to enlarge)"Hippie Dream" reads the note stuck in Neil Young's hat on the cover of his upcoming book 'Waging Heavy Peace' and set for release on October 2, 2012.The photo for the book cover looks to be from the same photography session that put Neil Young On the Cover of the Rolling Stone.Neil YoungRolling Stone - January 2006And this also seems to

Artist Shepard Fairey Paints Neil Young's New Songs

2012-05-08T17:09:00.000-04:00

"Clementine”by Shepard Fairey (Click photo to enlarge)According to the other NYTimes.com, artist Shepard Fairey is making a painting of each song for Neil Young's new album “Americana.” What Mr. Fairey didn’t expect was the intensity of Mr. Young’s involvement. For all the tracks, the artist submitted several digital mockups inspired by the narrative (none based on an identifiable original source

NEW PREVIEW: Neil Young Journeys Film

2012-05-07T18:53:00.003-04:00

A new preview of Neil Young's Journeys film is now available.Directed by Jonathan Demme, Journeys captures Neil Young's 2011 solo tour to Toronto's Massey Hall. Concert footage of the Massey Hall performances is interspersed with scenes from a road trip through Ontario. Driving a 1956 Ford Crown Victoria, Young visits the rural town of Omemee, where he spent a key part of his formative years,

No Depression Review: "Americana" by Neil Young and Crazy Horse

2012-05-07T07:42:00.000-04:00

An early preview review of "Americana" by Neil Young and Crazy Horse from No Depression | Americana and Roots Music by Nancy Dunham:If a listener doesn't tune into the words on some of the songs, it'd be easy to mistake them for modern-day rock anthems. That's especially true on the album's opening track "Oh Susanna," which is awash in electric guitars and throbbing drums plus Young's

The Scream and Neil Young

2012-05-06T07:46:00.005-04:00

Edvard Munch’s “The Scream”Sold @ $119.9 million(Click photo to enlarge)Just in case you haven't been following the art auction world lately, the painting “The Scream” by Edvard Munch’s just sold for $119.9 million.So Petter Olsen, now that you've sold “The Scream”, what are you going to do?From NYPOST.com:Some guys have all the luck. After selling Edvard Munch’s “The Scream” for a whopping

BOOK COVER: 'Waging Heavy Peace' by Neil Young

2012-05-05T07:18:00.002-04:00

'Waging Heavy Peace' by Neil Young(Click photo to enlarge)The book cover for 'Waging Heavy Peace' by Neil Young is now up on Amazon.com: Waging Heavy Peace (9780399159466): Neil Young: Books and set for release on October 2, 2012.The photo for the book cover looks to be from the same photography session that put Neil Young On the Cover of the Rolling Stone.Book blurb:"Young has consistently

Kent State Ohio Massacre Coverup Continues

2012-05-04T00:30:00.006-04:00

Terry Norman - FBI informant/provocateur 70 Seconds Before Kent State ShootingsMay 4, 1970 @ 12:24 PMKent State Truth TribunalSo what really happened at Kent State, Ohio 42 years ago today? Based on last week's U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation report, we still might never know. Or will we someday learn the awful truth of that tragic day that left 4 dead in Ohio?It seems that the

Some Thoughts on New Video "Oh Susannah" by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

2012-05-03T07:24:00.002-04:00

Music Video for "Oh Susannah" by Neil Young & Crazy Horse(Click photo to enlarge)Tuesday's release of a video for "Oh Susannah" , from the upcoming album Americana by Neil Young & Crazy Horse, has been well received by fans based on early comments.Obviously, one of the most surprising aspects of the video is what it isn't. That is to say, this is not a music video of a bunch of old guys rockin'