There Comes A Time To Meet Neil Young

Baby Scout meets Neil
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There comes a time in everyone's life to meet Neil Young.

Some are introduced to Neil Young's music earlier than others.

Baby Scout ... meet Neil.

Thanks Garrett. Looks like the beginning of a beautiful friendship.

Ask Scout to check back in with us in about 16 years.

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Thrasher's Wheat Radio Hour - Streaming Broadcast #3

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Tonight, Saturday, Sept 1 at 9:00 PM EST, (in about 15 minutes) the Thrashers Wheat Radio Hour will begin streaming on WBKM.org.

Feedback will be back and we'll ride the rusty human highway to bring you the best Neil Young news and reviews, rumors and musings....plus rare and unreleased tracks that will help keep you rockin' in the free world.

Thrashers Wheat Radio Hour is presented and produced each week by WBKM.org in the heart of Burlington, Vermont.

Some suggestions for listening. Go to WBKM.org a few minutes before the broadcast/stream begins. In the upper right hand corner (the flower) click to launch. A small plugin applet will load and then launch your media player.

Apple MAC listeners - Use the Tune In Radio app in iTunes store.

If you have technical problems, either email wbkm@comcast.net or comment below.

We would definitely like your feedback on the program. Drop us a comment.

Also, a podcast will be posted soon after broadcast @ PODCAST: Thrasher's Wheat Radio Hour.

In the meantime, here's our rockin' little promo:



Thanks again to Eric & Tony at WBKM.org for making this happen. It's been a long time coming and we hope this all works out.

And, in case you're wonderin', this is something totally different from the essential & legendary Rust Radio.

Don't Be Denied.

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Jenice Heo's "Neil Young Series" @ Morrison Gallery

Where is the Highway Tonight?
by Jenice Heo
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Jenice Heo's "Neil Young Series" will be at the Morrison Gallery this November.

124 Prince St, New York, NY 10012
info@morrisonhotelgallery.com | www.morrisonhotelgallery.com

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AUDIO: Patti Smith & Neil Young at BookExpo America in New York City

Prior to their lunch conversation at BookExpo America 2012, Neil Young and Patti Smith sat down to discuss their processes for writing songs and writing a book.

More on Patti Smith Interviews Neil Young at BookExpo America in New York City.

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So What Makes Neil Young's Muse Tick?

David Geffen, Elliot Roberts, & Neil Young
Frame from 'Inventing David Geffen': American Masters
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The other day, we posted preview trailers for the upcoming documentary film 'Inventing David Geffen': American Masters.

Which, of course, reminded many of Neil Young's "lost '80's" due to the infamous Geffen lawsuit. This in turn, coincidentally led to the following article which examines the legal nightmare from a different angle. From How Neil Young Became the First Artist to Get Sued for Not Being Himself By Susan Alexander:

What? How can you get sued for not being yourself?

Writing for Rolling Stone, music journalist Don McLeese explains:

Neil Young is the only artist in the history of modern recording to be sued for refusing to be himself. The suit, filed by Geffen Records, Young’s label for much of the Eighties, charged that he was violating his contract by recording ‘unrepresentative’ albums. In other words, Neil Young wasn’t making Neil Young music.

The problem with Geffen’s suit was that there has never been any such thing as a ‘representative’ Neil Young album. Young has made a decades-long career out of keeping his fans guessing what he’ll do next.

Even before he signed with Geffen, his ever-changing style included raw and edgy, melodic and romantic, dark and melancholic, acoustic and electric, and introspective and retrospective, with a bit of punk thrown in for good measure, all backed by whatever band he’d assembled at the time. It’s just how he worked (and still does).

This post explores how Young has managed to maintain an ongoing state of creative flow throughout his career. Even when he was creating to order for a record company, and even during the litigation that ensued.

As we’ll see, he did so by mastering the art of self-renewal, which is something we can all learn to do.

Now we often are accused of over analyzing things to which we plead guilty.

That said tho, if you want some serious analysis of what makes Neil's creative muse tick, then check this blog on Lateral Action. (Thanks Peter!)

Then come back and tell us what it means for your creative muse.

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Calling All Hard Rock/Metal Bands: A Tribute to Neil Young

Independent record label Metaledge Records will be releasing a hard rock/metal tribute to rock legend Neil Young in the first half of 2013. The label is looking for submissions from bands from all over the world and the search is on.

Metaledge Records label president Chris Cambra:

"No one has really done anything like this.

Neil is a pioneer of rock and we can't wait to hear what a hard rock or metal version of Cinnamon Girl will sound like. We feel this could open up Neil's music to a whole new generation of people, and it may give hard core Neil fans something interesting to listen to.

We feel they would appreciate it."

Submissions are open for a few spots on the ten song tribute so songs are on a first come, first serve basis. Submissions can be sent to Metaledge Records, Neil Young Tribute, 14693 FM 59, Athens, TX 75751-5517. This is a good opportunity for unsigned bands to be featured on a worldwide release and get their name out there. For more information, contact 877-282-1147 or visit www.metaledgerecords.com.

Good luck & rock on!

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2012 Bridge School Benefit Concert Dates Announced

Dates have been announced for the 26th Annual Bridge School Benefit Concert, on October 20 & 21, 2012.

An innovative collaboration between The Bridge School and Facebook - The Bridge School page for fundrasing. A premium prize is the chance to get a signed by Neil Young Bridge Concerts DVD.

So like The Bridge School...click on the DONATE NOW button...and check out today's video and the fundraising.



Official 2011 Bridge School Concert Highlights Pro Shot video, Part 1 on YouTube: Devendra Banhart Beck Mumford and Sons Carlos Santana Norah Jones Eddie Vedder.



Official 2011 Bridge School Concert Highlights Pro Shot video, Part 2 on YouTube: Foo Fighters Tony Bennett Arcade Fire Dave Matthews Neil Young.

More on videos, reviews at Bridge School Benefit Concert 2011 - Reports.

Also, see:
- "Oh! Susanna" - Dave Matthews & Neil Young - Bridge 2011 Concerts - October 23, 2011 - YouTube
- Carlos Santana and Neil Young Backstage @ 2011 Bridge School Benefit
- Highlights of Bridge School Benefit 2011: Foo Fighters Dedicate "My Hero" To Neil Young

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'Inventing David Geffen': American Masters Documentary Preview Trailer Clips

Now this came as quite a surprise.

American Masters: Inventing David Geffen, premiers nationally on Tuesday, November 20, 2012 on PBS. PBS' PR says "it’s an unflinching portrait of Geffen, who narrates his unorthodox rise from working class Brooklyn boy to billionaire entertainment power broker in extensive interviews."

And look who's being interviewed -- Neil Young. Elliot Roberts. Gary Burden. And many others, including Steven Spielberg, Barry Diller, Tom Hanks, Arianna Huffington, Rahm Emanuel and the late Nora Ehpron.

Afterall, David Geffen in the 1980's filed a $3 million lawsuit against Neil Young for violating his contract by recording ‘unrepresentative’ albums. In other words, Neil Young wasn’t making Neil Young music."The truth is I fought with him because I wanted him to do better work,'' Mr. Geffen explained afterward. ''I was taking too much of a fatherly role in his life.'' Only David Geffen could describe a lawsuit against one of his trophy clients as an excess of paternalism.

Described by friends, peers and adversaries as “passionate,” “neurotic” and “giftedly non-diplomatic", Geffen has been a highly polarizing figure in the Entertainment industry.

From Documentary Press Tour:

Geffen, who is on tape suggesting "ego" isn't a "pejorative" term in his mind, insists he never saw himself as the smartest person in the room at any point during his career, revealing that he did poorly in school -- “I thought I was dumb,” he said -- and was fired from a number of early jobs coming out of high school. In fact, he said the only reason he had the confidence to go after a gig as a William Morris agent is because he believed it rewarded a different skill set, and one that he had: the ability to “bullshit on the phone.”

(Other Geffen facts: He’s never carried a cell phone, has never texted anyone and doesn’t own an ATM card.)

More on How Neil Young Became the First Artist to Get Sued for Not Being Himself.

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