tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788213Tue, 13 May 2008 23:34:49 +0000http://www.thrasherswheat.org/wheatfield.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Thrasher)Blogger725125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788213.post-853483047388549173Mon, 12 May 2008 21:42:00 +00002008-05-13T18:18:55.433-05:00 Reaction to the Archives news last week continues to pour in. As we tried to summarize the various opinions on the announcement, it became quickly evident that a lot of folks had very strong feelings on the matter. Some were outraged at Neil for being "elitist" for releasing The Archives in a format that few could afford or even wanted. Others believed that the Blu-Ray format fell into linehttp://www.thrasherswheat.org/2008/05/archives-turns-fans-blu.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Thrasher)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788213.post-2553360897210708285Mon, 12 May 2008 21:38:00 +00002008-05-12T17:54:34.685-05:00 FromScience Daily - "Biologists Names New Spider After Neil Young": An East Carolina University biologist has brought his admiration of Neil Young to a whole new class. Or species, to be exact. Jason Bond, an ECU professor of biology, has named a newly discovered trapdoor spider, Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi, after the legendary rock star. “There are rather strict rules about how you name new http://www.thrasherswheat.org/2008/05/new-spider-named-after-neil-young.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Thrasher)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788213.post-3927992116709588350Wed, 07 May 2008 21:42:00 +00002008-05-09T15:27:43.766-05:00 As expected, a huge reaction across the world on yesterday's debut of the long awaited Neil Young Archives. Reaction seems to fall into two categories: 1) fans who greeted the news with "Well now it's really getting closer to reality" and 2) everyone else trying to figure out Blu-Ray DVDs, high resolution 24 bit/192kHz audio, high definition video, Internet update downloads, and Java scripted http://www.thrasherswheat.org/2008/05/reaction-to-archives-into-blu-and-out.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Thrasher)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788213.post-1487336302549379345Wed, 07 May 2008 21:01:00 +00002008-05-07T18:09:33.946-05:00 A brief overview of The Archives project. At the end of the youtube preview, there is a shot of 10 title screens of the 10 discs in Volume 1: Early Years (1963-1965) Early Years (1966-1968) Topanga 1 (1968-1969) Live At The Riverboat Topanga 2 (1969-1970) Live At The Fillmore East Topanga 3 (1970) Live At Massey Hall North Country (1971-1972) Journey Through The Past (the film) And a http://www.thrasherswheat.org/2008/05/archives-preview-video.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Thrasher)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788213.post-4036339278044421832Tue, 06 May 2008 21:45:00 +00002008-05-06T18:09:37.563-05:00 Here's an exclusive eyewitness report from Thrasher's Wheat blogger/Rustie Chris ‘CW Cannoneer’ Horn on today's announcement of the Archives on Blu-Ray DVD. I arrive early and was able to get a front row seat, to the side. The Moscone Center was packed with all the conference attendees and press. I lucked out in attaining a press pass. The keynote speaker was Rich Green Executive Vice http://www.thrasherswheat.org/2008/05/report-on-archives-announcement-at.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Thrasher)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788213.post-7565374144424604551Tue, 06 May 2008 13:57:00 +00002008-05-09T11:36:23.002-05:00 The reviews and news on today's Archives announcement are starting to flood in. From Uncut.co.uk - News: "From seeing the demonstration today, and the immense space-age vision that Neil Young has for his Archives, it will certainly be worth all these years of waiting." From Neil Young rocks JavaOne | Outside the Lines - CNET News.com: In a meeting with a few press members following the http://www.thrasherswheat.org/2008/05/webcast-of-sun-javaone-conference.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Thrasher)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788213.post-2959448347326061291Tue, 06 May 2008 02:05:00 +00002008-05-06T08:56:35.044-05:00UPDATED - 5/4/08 Today's the Day! Live webcast of 2008 JavaOne Conference Keynote with Neil Young. Begins 8:30 AM - Pacific Standard Time (PST) Bumped from 5/1/08 UPDATED - 5/4/08 The more we're hearing, the more this looks like it could be some of the biggest Neil news in a long, long time. Ever since we posted the item below last week, speculation seems to center on this being the debut ofhttp://www.thrasherswheat.org/2008/05/neil-young-plans-announcement-at-2008.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Thrasher)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788213.post-4390064003221011069Mon, 05 May 2008 05:54:00 +00002008-05-05T17:57:13.610-05:00 Happy Cinco de Mayo from Shakey Pictures!http://www.thrasherswheat.org/2008/05/happy-cinco-de-mayo-from-shakey.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Thrasher)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788213.post-6777321285156885346Thu, 01 May 2008 05:20:00 +00002008-05-05T16:13:50.017-05:00 Is this why today's students don't protest the Iraq war? On Monday, May 4, 1970 at 12:24 PM, twenty-eight Ohio National Guardsmen began shooting into a crowd of student anti-war protesters at Kent State University. In thirteen seconds, the guardsmen had fired sixty-seven rounds and four students lay dead. Immediately after the Kent State shooting (sometimes referred to as the "Kent State http://www.thrasherswheat.org/2008/05/ohio-why-todays-students-dont-protest.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Thrasher)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788213.post-249649272874438229Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:19:00 +00002008-04-27T19:21:18.740-05:00 We do try not to speculate around here too often. But sometimes it's just too much fun and we can't resist. When Electric Roulette mentioned that Bob Dylan and Neil Young are on the same billing at a Portugal festival this summer we got to thinking: what if? The 3 day Optimus Alive! festival is at Passeio Marítimo de Algés, Oeiras in Lisbon, Portugal and Dylan will headline the Festival on http://www.thrasherswheat.org/2008/04/bob-dylan-and-neil-young-on-same.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Thrasher)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788213.post-3263955681477428735Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:16:00 +00002008-04-25T09:20:55.874-05:00 Photo by Chris a.k.a Crris b Here's an interesting photo from Apollo Hammersmith, London, England, 3/14/08. It was quite a night by all accounts as Neil Young wound down his Europe tour. The concert was filmed and at the bottom of the frame you can see the video screen for one of the cameras. Another interesting aspect of the photo is the story behind the photo. Chris writes on her putting http://www.thrasherswheat.org/2008/04/neil-ol-black-in-london-31408-story.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Thrasher)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788213.post-282808554388425662Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:57:00 +00002008-04-23T17:06:46.515-05:00Interview with "Deja Vu"'s Mike Cerre: War experience feeds into album film Johny Barbata Interview on 4waysite.com An Open Letter to Neil Young in Response to His Recent Statements on Music Changing the World The Switchback - Mr. Soul: Neil Young vs. My Morning Jacket’s Jim James on Crawdaddy! Photos of Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Bilbao, Italy 1987http://www.thrasherswheat.org/2008/04/randomly-blogged-deja-vu-film-johny.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Thrasher)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788213.post-1235064735156643988Mon, 21 Apr 2008 05:31:00 +00002008-04-20T21:32:55.732-05:00 Hillary Clinton & Barack Obama Someone walks among us And I hope he hears the call And maybe it's a woman Or a black man after all"Lookin' for a Leader" - 2006 Tomorrow, Pennsylvania's presidential primary will be held and -- more than likely -- we'll finally know whether it will be black man or a woman who will be the Democratic party candidate. Many would agree that the country is finally http://www.thrasherswheat.org/2008/04/still-lookin-for-leader-or-show-me-way.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Thrasher)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788213.post-670560529884288953Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:07:00 +00002008-04-20T16:13:11.332-05:00 We weren't really familiar with Grace Potter and The Nocturnals until we saw some mentions over on Rust. So we checked out a few of her Neil Young covers and thought they were pretty cool. "Down by the River" - 2008-02-23, Portsmouth [mp3] "Southern Man" (with Government Mule) - 2007-09-07, Boston [mp3] Thanks Largehearted Boy! More Neil Young covers.http://www.thrasherswheat.org/2008/04/grace-potter-and-nocturnals-cover-neil.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Thrasher)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788213.post-7149006248094855637Sun, 20 Apr 2008 20:41:00 +00002008-04-20T21:38:19.525-05:00On April 21st, there will be a Neil Young Video Night in Milan, Italy, at the venue Spazio Oberdan. A two hours video retrospective will include many videoclips from the whole career of Neil and some footage took from weird audience recording and TV broadcasts. The video selection was assembled by long time Italian fan Cristina Guenzi and husband Gianmarco Picuzzi along with Stefano Frollano, http://www.thrasherswheat.org/2008/04/neil-young-video-night-in-milan-italy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Thrasher)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788213.post-1022961615298290196Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:34:00 +00002008-04-17T20:37:15.352-05:00 When we heard that Kathleen Edwards sounds like Lucinda Williams fronting Crazy Horse awhile ago, we just knew that we had to check her out. And we've been to several of her shows over the years and thoroughly enjoyed them. We saw Kathleen Edwards this week at the Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia and she gave another fine -- yet totally goofy -- performance. This was our third time seeing http://www.thrasherswheat.org/2008/04/kathleen-edwards-birchmere-alexandria.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Thrasher)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788213.post-1338469887354355879Wed, 16 Apr 2008 01:25:00 +00002008-04-15T20:19:20.888-05:00 Ben Keith & Neil Young Tower Theater, Upper Darby, PA - 2.09.07 Photo by Rod Snyder Nice photo gallery on JamBase of Neil Young, 12.09.07 at Upper Darby, PA by Rod Snyder. More on concert reviews of Philadelphia, PA : 12/9 & 10/07.http://www.thrasherswheat.org/2008/04/photos-neil-young-120907-upper-darby-pa.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Thrasher)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788213.post-5760622257747522040Sat, 12 Apr 2008 23:12:00 +00002008-04-13T13:35:22.468-05:00 NICOLETTE LARSON (Live) - Lotta Love Nicolette Larson's 1979 cover of Neil Young's "Lotta Love" was a #1 hit and launched her musical career. Regarding the song "Lotta Love", she said "I got that song off a tape I found lying on the floor of Neil's car. I popped it in the tape player and commented on what a great song it was. Neil said: 'You want it? It's yours.' " Larson sang much of the http://www.thrasherswheat.org/2008/04/nicolette-larson-covers-lotta-love-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Thrasher)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788213.post-4583939163180475483Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:02:00 +00002008-04-10T14:46:11.809-05:00UPDATE: The following story has been retracted by the Jackson Hole Underground. So much for "several well-placed industry sources". Won't get fooled again. From Jackson Hole Underground: Neil Young, one of the icons of classic rock and long a favorite of Wyoming music fans, is slated to perform in Jackson Hole on Saturday, Aug. 16, according to several well-placed industry sources.Young will http://www.thrasherswheat.org/2008/04/jackson-hole-wyoming-concert-this.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Thrasher)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788213.post-809496976789261438Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:22:00 +00002008-04-08T18:33:42.147-05:00 Hammersmith Apollo, London, March 9, 2008 - Photo by HarryO Great photo gallery by HarryO. Thanks HarryO! Also, see concert reviews from London, England - 3/8 & 9/08.http://www.thrasherswheat.org/2008/04/photo-gallery-hammersmith-apollo-london.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Thrasher)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788213.post-4156240130875275111Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:12:00 +00002008-04-08T18:32:17.134-05:00Here's a Comment of the Moment on Neil Young's recent observation that "Music Can't Change World" by Antony: " Music, like books has never been able to change the world alone. A mass reaction and the unity of that in the celebration of music can and did. At a time when the masses are for many reasons at their most politically indifferent, it is hard to disagree with Neil's comments. http://www.thrasherswheat.org/2008/04/music-cant-change-world-comment-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Thrasher)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788213.post-221814392920599091Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:33:00 +00002008-04-07T17:45:38.196-05:00 A great read of an interview with Eric Johnson, Neil Young's tour manager and painter on the Chrome Dreams II tour. From "By appointment, roadie and painter to Neil Young" on Times Online, Eric says: "One of Neil's many gifts is realising people's talents - letting other people shine." Also, see the gallery of paintings from the Chrome Dreams II Tour.http://www.thrasherswheat.org/2008/04/eric-johnson-story-behind-tour-painter.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Thrasher)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788213.post-6962346986024421336Sun, 06 Apr 2008 15:47:00 +00002008-04-06T11:51:46.832-05:00 Over the past few months, we've been enjoying the music of Gil Garcia. You may not have heard of him, but he's a passionate Neil Young fan. Gil has covered numerous Neil songs, which you can listen to on his GilsMusic's YouTube Channel. Some nice stuff if you're into Neil covers. If you surf around his site and listen to some his own work, there are a number of things which strike us http://www.thrasherswheat.org/2008/04/gil-garcia-neil-covers-and-more.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Thrasher)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788213.post-6556229785738429007Sat, 05 Apr 2008 18:19:00 +00002008-04-05T14:06:41.423-05:00 "Too Far Gone" - Hammersmith Apollo, London, March 9, 2008 Thanks HarryO! Also, see concert reviews from London, England - 3/8 & 9/08.http://www.thrasherswheat.org/2008/04/too-far-gone-hammersmith-apollo-london.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Thrasher)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788213.post-3696955840145903151Wed, 02 Apr 2008 22:56:00 +00002008-04-02T17:54:04.379-05:00 Now this is pretty awesome -- a full album of On the Beach covers. The Cover Me blog has compiled MP3's of one our longtime favorite "Ditch Trilogy" albums. Here's OTB's "Blues Trilogy": The Waco Brothers - Revolution Blues Mercury Rev - Vampire Blues Grapefruit Ed - Ambulance Blues Check out these tracks and go to Cover Me for the rest including a killer "Walk On" by Jeff Tweedy. More http://www.thrasherswheat.org/2008/04/on-beach-cover-me.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Thrasher)