Neil Young has not stepped foot on a concert stage since September 2019, but that will change on April 22 when he headlines the Light Up the Blues charity show, which benefits Autism Speaks, at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles alongside Stephen Stills, Willie Nelson, Joe Walsh, Sharon Van …
Read More »Neil Young Dives Deep Into His TV History in New Conan O'Brien Interview
When Howard Stern asked Conan O’Brien to name his favorite musical artist a couple of months back, he answered without hesitation. “I absolutely love Neil Young,” he said. “He’s managed to stay completely authentic and raw in a way that almost seems impossible to me. What he was doing with …
Read More »Inside Neil Young and Crazy Horse's New LP 'World Record': 'The Rock Gods Were With Us'
A little over six months ago, Neil Young reached out to the three members of Crazy Horse and told them he was ready to cut a new LP. They recorded their last two albums (2019’s Colorado and 2021’s Barn) at remote studios in Colorado where they occasionally had to use …
Read More »Beck Covered Neil Young's 'Old Man' for… the NFL? Sure.
Beck has turned in a cover of the Neil Young classic, “Old Man,” which it appears he was compelled to do for — of all things — an NFL commercial. Prior to the cover’s official release today, Sept. 26, it was featured in a promotional spot for next Sunday’s game …
Read More »Mo Ostin, Legendary Warner Bros. Record Executive Behind Hendrix and The Kinks, Dead at 95
Mo Ostin, the legendary record executive who ran Warner/Reprise Records for over 30 years and worked with iconic artists including the Kinks, Jimi Hendrix, Neil Young and Joni Mitchell, died on Sunday of natural causes. He was 95. “Mo was one of the greatest record men of all time, and …
Read More »Hear Neil Young and Crazy Horse's 'Timberline' From Lost Album 'Toast'
A week before Neil Young and Crazy Horse officially unearth their lost 2001 LP Toast, the band have shared the unreleased “Timberline” from the long-shelved album. In a post announcing Toast in May, Young declared that the album’s songs were “so sad at the time that I couldn’t put it …
Read More »Neil Young Announces 'Noise & Flowers' Live Album Capturing 'Amazing' 2019 Tour
Neil Young and Promise of the Real’s 2019 European tour will be chronicled in the upcoming concert movie and companion album Noise & Flowers, which arrives August 5. Ahead of its release, Young has offered up “From Hank to Hendrix” from the trek. Young was about to fly to Europe …
Read More »A Lotta Love to Give: The Brilliant Voice and Too-Short Life of Nicolette Larson
W hen Nicolette Larson was growing up in Kansas City, Missouri, she’d ask her friends to drive over bumpy roads so she could show off her Neil Young impression. As the truck moved up and down, she’d break out into a shaky vibrato. Just a few years later, the singer …
Read More »Neil Young Releasing Lost 2001 Crazy Horse LP 'Toast'
Neil Young and Crazy Horse’s lost 2001 LP Toast is finally arriving July 8, and you can check out the track “Standing In The Light of Love” right now. Young started Toast at Toast Studios in San Francisco in early 2001 shortly before he headed down to South America with …
Read More »Neil Young Tells Spotify Employees to Quit Before 'It Eats Up Your Soul'
Two weeks after kicking off the revolt against Spotify due to Joe Rogan‘s vaccine misinformation, Neil Young is taking aim at CEO Daniel Ek. “To the musicians and creators in this world, I say this: You must be able to find a better place than Spotify to be the home …
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