tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57882132010-02-09T11:28:32.685-04:00A news blog for Neil Young fans from <b>Thrasher's Wheat</b> with concert and album updates, reviews, analysis, and other Rock &amp; Roll ramblings. Separating the wheat from the chaff since 1996.Thrasherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09755139008283245032thrasher@thrasherswheat.orgBlogger1524125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788213.post-57681936821908952752010-02-08T08:04:00.003-04:002010-02-08T19:49:59.141-04:00

Neil Young - Boston circa 1971Photo by Elliot Blinder on SAN FRANCISCO ART EXCHANGEUPDATE: Due to conditions here at Thrasher's Wheat International Headquarters, we are now operating in Winterlong mode until further notice.Now back to our regularly scheduled gonzo, guerilla bloggin'...."Winterlong" by Neil Young, Leipzig Arena, 8 July 2008. Thanks Harry O. and Purple Words on a Grey Background!

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Matthew and MelindaOften, we've found ourselves trying to explain Neil Young's music to others with varying degrees of success. In the end, we find that his music isn't really something that can be explained.While we've expended quite a few words on this blog making an attempt, it really is the stories of others which transcend the gap much better.So here's a link to a story that really seems to

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Neil Young MusiCares Person Of The Year - 2010January 29, 2010 - Los Angeles, CaliforniaPhotos by Kevin Winter/Getty Images North America on ZimbioWe would think that for most Neil Young fans, this weekend represented somewhat of a breakout.Without getting too bogged down with "what does it all mean?", it just seems self evident and we wonder why we even bother to point out the obvious. But --

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Neil Young MusiCares Person Of The Year - 2010January 29, 2010 in Los Angeles, CaliforniaPhotos by Kevin Winter/Getty Images North Americaon on Zimbio"Broken Arrow"Wilco"Comes A Time"Emmylou Harris"Down by the River"John Mellencamp"Long May You Run"Stephen Stills and Sheryl Crow"Don't Let It Bring You Down"Jackson Browne"Helpless"Elton John, Sheryl Crow and Neko Case"Ohio"Ben Harper"Tell Me

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"Thanks a lot, everybody."Jenice Heo, Neil Young, and Gary BurdenPhoto by Matt Sayles/Associated PressFrom Neil Young Wins First-Ever Grammy Award - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com:Updated | 6:52 p.m. Well, that only took, what, 50 years? After a career spanning nearly a half-century as a solo artist and a member of groups like Buffalo Springfield and Crosby Stills Nash and Young, Neil Young won his

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REPORT - 1-30-2010: UPDATES: Neil Young Honored As MusiCares Person Of The YearNeil Young MusiCares Person of the YearRarely -- if ever -- has a single artist supported so many causes, for such a sustained period, raising considerable funds and awareness while reaching out to millions and millions around the world.This Friday, Neil Young will be honored as the 2010 MusiCares Person of the Year

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With Lincvolt at a turning point in development, along comes an intense and passionate essay on the project that takes a journey through art, technology and history."Poetry In Motion: Why Neil Young's LincVolt Matters" by Karen Barry on Blogcritics:We need people like Neil Young, and projects like LincVolt, things that are going to make people feel something, to push our environmental agenda

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Dave Matthews and Neil YoungCovering Hank Williams’ “Alone and Forsaken” Hope For Haiti TelethonScreen Grab by PatriciaA very emotional day for us.Yesterday's sudden sad news that Neil Young's long time producer, director and friend Larry "L.A." Johnson had died really hit us hard. And there have been so many, many heartfelt notes of sympathy for L.A. that touched everyone.So after all the

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Larry "L.A." Johnson: 1947 - 2010It is with great sadness that we report that Neil Young's long time film maker and producer Larry "L.A." Johnson passed away yesterday. He was 62.To say that this is a terrible blow to Shakey Pictures and the Neil Young community is a vast understatement. "L.A."'s contributions to the Neil canon are immeasurable and will be missed tremendously.Neil Young said in

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UPDATE II: Neil Young pays tribute to L.A. on final Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien with "Long May You Run".UPDATE: Not that this needed anymore hyping than is already going on, but the hype is in total overdrive. See Twitter feed for indication of another example of Neil's "viralness". Also, big traffic spike right now on TW.Neil Young - "Far From Home"November 1, 2005Conan O'Brien's Late

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Neil YoungIllustration by Al HirschfeldCaricature artist Al Hirschfeld created some of the most well known portraits of celebrities for the New York Times for many years.Here's Hirschfeld's rendering of Neil Young.One of Hirschfeld's signature traits was to embed each portrait with "The Nina". This was the trick of integrating the name of his daughter into the drawing itself.Can you find "The

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Neil Young and His Classic Car30 October 1967Photo by Ann MosesA rare Neil Young photo by Ann Moses from 1967 is available from SONIC EDITIONS.Not sure what kind of car this is but looks to be one of his old classics.And another vintage shot on SONIC EDITIONS | Photo of Neil Young. (Merci Homesick in Paradise!)

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Judging from the most recent posting on the Lincvolt Blog, it would seem that Lincvolt may have reached more than just "a turning point" as the post is titled. Well we're at a turning point now. Time has passed and things have changed. We've done lots of things, tried many ideas. Some even seemed to succeed, like natural gas as a fuel.We'll let others judge just what Johnny Magic and the Lincvolt

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A cover of Neil Young's "Harvest Moon" by Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie is now available as a download for a good cause.The acoustic cover of “Harvest Moon” is from the GIVE Seattle 2009 benefit compilation. 100% of proceeds benefit the Seattle art education nonprofit Arts Corps and four local food banks. The tracklisting is an incredible snapshot of music in Seattle today. Other bands Neil

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Photo by Chris PizzelloA major Neil Young interview in The National Newspaper by Peter Howell.A must read. As interviewer Peter Howell so observantly, insightfully and expertly writes: "You just never know which Neil Young you’re going to get.When I was flying to California to interview him, he made me change my flight reservations seven times because he kept changing his mind about where and

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UPDATE: Video is massive viral sensation. 7,000 + blog posts - "Jimmy Fallon" "neil young" - Google Blog SearchOK, this is getting totally scary.After the Jimmy Fallon impression of Neil Young went totally viral last year and Lady GaGa covering "Out on the Weekend" it would seem that Neil has definitely jumped the shark. Neil Young stopped by the show to do another hauntingly beautiful cover

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Light A CandleNeil Young | MySpace Music VideosLight A Candle Video by Neil Young - MySpace VideoLight A Candle ... For Haiti.Light a CandleInstead of cursing in the darkness,light a candle for where were goin,there’s something ahead, worth fighting for,when the light of time is on us, you will see our moment come,and the living sole inside will carry on,It’s a chance to give new meaning to every

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Quite a reaction to the Poll: Favorite Neil Young Studio Album of 21st Century we ran earlier in the week.For many, Greendale is their favorite release of the Zero's. For others, "more traditional acoustic" Neil releases such as Prairie Wind (2005) and Silver & Gold (2000) are preferred.Whatever. It's all one song anyways.When Fork in the Road came out last year, we ventured out on the

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Patti Smith Covers Neil Young's "Helpless"Paris 20 juin 2008 - Fondation Cartier, Les Soirée Nomades, Summer Solstice Over on Hidden Track, there's a poll for favorite cover of Neil Young's "Helpless".There really are an astonishing array of nominees:Buffy Sainte-MarieCowboy JunkiesFareed Haque Groupk.d. langNick CaveOutformationPatti SmithPerpetual GrooveReid Genauer & Jamie MasefieldRyan Adams

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Some fascinating voting results rolling in from Poll: Favorite Neil Young Studio Album of 21st Century.Very close voting results with Greendale (2003) receiving 27%, followed by Chrome Dreams II (2008) with 20%. Prairie Wind (2005) and Silver & Gold (2000) are tied with 18%.Living With War (2006) is next at 11%. Are You Passionate? (2002) and Fork in the Road are tied at 3%. Harm said... As a

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Quite a bit of discussion lately over on the Rust List regarding folks favorite Neil Young release in the 21st Century/The Zero's.Of course everyone has their favorites and those they can pass on. Eventually, Karen put together a poll on streamland to put the question out there. Karen's poll included all of Neil's 21st century output -- studio and non-studio.Surprisingly -- or not so

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Some interesting comments on the recent post on Phish and Neil Young. The post contained a YouTube video of Phish and Neil Young performing a 26 minute version of "Down By the River" at the 1998 Farm Aid. It seems that some folks took exception to Trey Anastasio's jamming and called it "wankery". Naturally, this miffed the Phish phans and the post has since been picked up as "Phresh Phish of

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Actually, we're looking for some feedback.Earlier in the new year, we rolled out a new design layout using a 3rd column. So far, so good technically speaking. But we would like to get reader's feedback on the usability of the new layout. Admittedly, we have a lot going on on this page. The idea with the third column is to push up some widgets and links for greater visibility like the NYAS/BA

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"It's like stashing Mona Lisa in the basement."Petition Signature Signer #6628 by Gareth D.Hard to believe, but it's been 5 years since we launched the Release "Time Fades Away" Petition campaign.Since February 2005, over 100,000 visits have been logged to the TFA page and the petition has gathered nearly 15,000 verified signatures. (The actual count is closer to 20,000 but the petition site has

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Phish and Neil Young - Farm Aid 1998Photo by Barry BrechsianPhish and Neil Young have had a few jams together over the years.Phish have covered a number of Neil Young's songs including "Albuquerque", "Cinnamon Girl", and "Cortez the Killer" according to the Covers Project.Band leader Trey Anastasio has stated in interviews that Tonight's The Night influenced the production of Phish's Farmhouse

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