Neil Young and Wilco - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden - 12/15/08
Neil Young and Wilco recently played Madison Square Garden. Paste was there... read more
Found in: Blogs, 1000 WordsNeil Young - Sugar Mountain: Live at Canterbury House 1968
The young Neil Young-the earnest, folk-oriented... read more
10 Best Canadian Musical Acts of All Time
I spent most of last week in Montreal, and I’ll soon be blogging about Schwartz’s, poutine, graffiti, an amazing beer bar and, most importantly, the M for Montreal festival. But before looking at the next great artists coming out of Canada, I’d like to give a run down of my Top 10 Canadian musical acts of all time (including bands made up primarily of Canadians). For a country of only 33 million people, our Northern neighbors have had an enormous impact on popular music. Even the list of great Canadian musicians who didn’t make my Top 10 (Barenaked Ladies, Feist,... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayNeil Young has some advice for Detroit's Big Three
One imagines Neil Young growing restless on his tour with Wilco and Death Cab for Cutie, only too conscious of the greenhouse gas his cross-country jaunt generates. Yet with bailout bonanza fever raging in the heart of Capitol Hill and Detroit's biggest automakers seeming more like Oliver Twist than Arthur Jensen, what's the second greatest living songwriter to do?... read more
Found in: Culture, NewsLive Review: David Crosby & Graham Nash @ Governors State University's Center For Performing Arts 10/31/08
With the current Presidential campaign hitting a fever pitch, it’s no surprise to see David Crosby & Graham Nash hitting the touring trails together. Though the two oft-political troubadours are best known as part of a collaborative trio alongside Stephen Stills and, with Stills, as a foursome with Neil Young, they've also occasionally recorded as a duo since 1972. And on Halloween night, all of the various eras of their musical history were on display throughout a nearly two-and-a-half-hour show at the intimate and acoustically inviting Center For Performing Arts on the campus of Governors State University.... read more
Found in: Local:ChicagoNeil Young's Archives delayed...again
Imagine an eight-CD, two-DVD set that holistically covers the first decade of Neil Young's career (1963 to 1972) and includes rare recordings, performances, footage and personal letters, complete with a 150-page book. Sounds too good to be true, right? Well, turns out it may be.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsCat Power eyes Dark End of the Street release
Cat Power will release her newest covers EP... read more
Found in: Music, NewsNeil Young drafts Wilco, DCFC, more for Bridge School
Reaffirming that Neil Young really does have a "Heart of Gold," the venerable singer/songwriter will once again headline the 2008 Bridge School Benefit concert, in honor of the California school he co-founded to provide assistance for children with severe physical and speech impairments.... read more
Found in: Concerts, NewsYoung and Restless
For the past 30 years, Neil Young has been a patron of the Mountain House, a logger’s roadhouse hidden away in a redwood grove at the pinnacle of Kings Mountain, 40 minutes south of San Francisco. He immortalized the place in his Greendale DVD and... read more
Found in: Movies, FeaturesNeil Young takes Wilco and Death Cab on tour
In the fall, legendary rocker Neil Young will begin a North American tour toting two of alternative rock’s biggest, most college-y names. Death Cab for Cutie will play at the first concert Oct. 14 in St. Paul, Minn, and Wilco will take over the opening act during the second half of the circuit, beginning Nov. 29 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Los Angeles indie rock trio Everest joins the powerhouse playbill on every date of the tour.... read more
Found in: Music, News
Download Harper Blynn's "Centrifugal Motion"
