Neil Young

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Record Man: Mo Ostin (1927-2022)

August 3, 2022August 2, 2022 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments Alice Cooper, Devo, Family, Fanny, Fleetwood Mac, Frank Sinatra, Frank Zappa, Gang of Four, Jethro Tull, Jimi Hendrix, Jonathan Richman, Joni Mitchell, Mo Ostin, Neil Young, Reprise Records, Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood, Sex Pistols, T.Rex, The Everly Brothers, The Grateful Dead, The Kinks, The Modern Lovers, The Pentangle, The Small Faces, Van Dyke Parks, Van Morrison, Warner Bros. Records

Remembering a music industry giant responsible for Jimi Hendrix, Fleetwood Mac, Joni Mitchell and countless others

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Blues Folk North Americana Rock 

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss Raise The Roof In Queens

June 6, 2022June 6, 2022 David Seville 0 Comments Alison Krauss, David Bowie, Forest Hills, Forest Hills Stadium, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, Neil Young, Queens, Raise The Roof, Raising Sand, Robert Plant, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Rock & Roll

What this current tour says about the Led Zeppelin singer’s staying power at 73

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Art Pop Experimental jazz New Wave Pop Rock 

Yoko Ono Forever

February 18, 2022February 18, 2022 Steve Holtje 0 Comments 89th birthday, Facebook, Joe Rogan, John Lennon, Neil Young, Onobox, Ornette Coleman, Plastic Ono Band, Spotify, Yoko Ono

On her 89th birthday, we celebrate the 30th anniversary of her classic Onobox

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Country and/or Western Remembrance Rock 

Remembering Pig: A Piano Player Without Equal

February 7, 2022February 7, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Alan Jackson, Bob Dylan, Charlie Rich, Dolly Parton, Hargus "Pig" Robbins, J.J. Cale, John Hartford, Kenny Rogers, Loretta Lynn, Mark Knopfler, Merle Haggard, Neil Young, RIP, Sturgill Simpson, The Cramps, Ween

Session superstar Hargus Robbins passes away at age 84

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Music Journalism 

The Trouble With Spotify

February 1, 2022February 1, 2022 Christopher Treacy 2 Comments Amazon, Apple Music, COVID-19, Joe Rogan, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Spotify, T-Pain, Tidal, Youtube

Why the problem with the Swedish streaming giant is bigger than Neil Young, Joni Mitchell and Joe Rogan combined

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Blues Folk 

Ry Cooder Kickstarts His Solo Career by Venturing Into the Purple Valley

January 18, 2022January 18, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1972, 50th anniversary, Bill Monroe, Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band, Doc Watson, Gordon Lightfoot, Into The Purple Valley, Jim Dickinson, Linda Ronstadt, Neil Young, Randy Newman, Rolling Stones, Ry Cooder, Taj Mahal and the Rising Sons, Van Morrison

Looking back on 50 years of a debut that put the spotlight on an American guitar icon

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Folk Hard Rock North Americana Rock 

ALBUMS: Neil Young Goes Barnstorming

December 16, 2021April 3, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments American Stars ’n Bars, Barn, Billy Talbot, Crazy Horse, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, Frank Sampedro, Neil Young, Neil Young + Crazy Horse, Nils Lofgren, On the Beach, Ragged Glory, Sleeps With Angels, Zuma

Crazy Horse returns to its roots…nearly all of them that is…

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Music Journalism 

Pigs In Zen: A Tale Of Trademarks and Quality

November 17, 2021November 17, 2021 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 1 Comment A Pig’s Tale (The Underground Story of the Legendary Bootleg Record Label), Bob Dylan, Genius Music Books, Harold Sherrick, Led Zeppelin, Leon Russell, Neil Young, Ralph Sutherland, Rolling Stones, The Who

A new book uncovers the story of the world’s most notorious bootleg record label

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Country and/or Western Folk Psychedelics Rock 

If Only I Could Remember My Name Gets The Deluxe Edition It Deserves

September 14, 2021September 14, 2021 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1971, Atlantic, David Crosby, Graham Nash, If Only I Could Remember My Name, Jefferson Airplane, Jerry Garcia, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Rhino Records, Santana, The Grateful Dead

David Crosby’s solo debut revisited on 2-CD set featuring newly remastered audio and bonus material

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Folk Indie Rock 

LISTEN: Former Longwave Drummer Channels T-Bone Burnett On Rustic New Project

August 4, 2021August 4, 2021 Ron Hart 0 Comments Leonard Cohen, Longwave, Mikey James, Neil Young, New York City, Pale Saints, Singing River, Song Premiere, The Strokes

“Easy To Remember” finds Mikey James bringing some more of that “Northern Folk” vibe to his new outfit with longtime collaborator Anthony Kuhn as Singing River

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Music Journalism Records 

LOOK: The 5 Best Bernie-in-Mittens Album Memes

January 21, 2021January 21, 2021 Ron Hart 2 Comments Bernie Sanders, Biden Inauguration, George Harrison, Kendrick Lamar, memes, Neil Young, Rush, The Beatles, The Replacements

Check out how these classic covers were improved with the addition of Senator Sanders in his sensible winter gear

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Music Journalism 

The Hypnosis of Hipgnosis

January 11, 2021January 12, 2021 Marcus K. Dowling 0 Comments Apple Music, Black Sabbath, Bruno Mars, Celine Dion, Drake, Fleetwood Mac, Goo Goo Dolls, Hipgnosis, Hipgnosis Songs Fund, Jimmy Iovine, Kiss, Lady Gaga, Lil Wayne, Lindsey Buckingham, Louis Armstrong, Mark Ronson, Merck Mercuriadis, Mötley Crüe, Neil Young, Nicki Minaj, Nikki Sixx, Nile Rodgers, Pandora, RedOne, Rodney Jerkins, Spotify, Stevie Nicks, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Tidal, Timbaland, Youtube

Why are all our favorite artists selling their creative souls to this new company?

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Folk Rock 

You Dress In Black, But You Talk Like a Fed: Hawks & Doves at 40

November 15, 2020November 15, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1980, 40th Anniversary, David Briggs, Hawks & Doves, Neil Young

Reassessing a previously panned Neil Youg gem released at the cusp of the Reagan Years

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Rock 

LISTEN: 75 Songs for Neil Young’s 75th Birthday

November 12, 2020November 12, 2020 Ron Hart 2 Comments 75th birthday, Birthdays, Neil Young, Neil Young Archives, Return To Greendale, The Mynah Birds

From the Mynah Birds to Promise of the Real, a look back at the music of a North American Original

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Blues Rock 

Two Trains Running: The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, The Yardbirds and the Blues-Rock Explosion of 1965

November 4, 2020November 5, 2020 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments 1965, Bruce Springsteen, Chrissie Hynde, Elvis Costello, Emmylou Harris, Having A Rave Up With The Yardbirds, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Junior Wells & Buddy Guy, Led Zeppelin, Link Wray, Lou Reed, Neil Young, Paul Butterfield, Paul Simon, Rick Nelson, Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs, The Band, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, The Yardbirds

The duel between these blues rock classics helped bring 1965 to a landing with a bang

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