TONIGHT: Thrasher's Wheat Radio Hour - Streaming Broadcast #13

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Tonight, Saturday, Nov 17 at 9:00 PM EST, (in about 2 hours) 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.

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Don't Be Denied.

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Winnipeg - Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Alchemy Tour - 11/16/12

Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Hey Hey, My My - MTS Centre, Winnipeg MB, Nov 16, 2012

From review Neil Young and Crazy Horse ride high in Winnipeg - Canada Music | Examiner.com by Robert Rheubottom:

Fans looking for more “Harvest” era hits like “Heart of Gold” or “Old Man” were out of luck as Young strapped on his Les Paul electric “Ol’ Black” and led Crazy Horse on another lengthy workout from “Pill,” a emotional number about a dissolving marriage due to alcohol abuse titled “Ramada Inn.”

Neil finally threw a bone to the hit seekers, performing a slightly extended version of his 1969 hit “Cinnamon Girl,” which earned him his first standing ovation, followed by another track from “Pill” titled, “F**ckin' Up,” which featured fierce guitar interplay between Sampedro and Young.

In the homestretch, Young’s familiar “Satisfaction”-like guitar riff introduced his 1967 Buffalo Springfield classic “Mr. Soul,” which had many of the thousands of babyboomers misty-eyed and cinched the evening with his rock anthem “Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black) prior to returning for a quick encore, performing “Roll Another Number” from 1975’s “Tonight’s the Night.”

Young clearly still has his muse and remains a relevant creative force. Teamed with Crazy Horse, he continues to ride high and rock with the best of them.

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Neil Young & Crazy Horse will be performing tonight at Winnipeg, MB – MTS Centre, Canada.

Got a report? Drop a comment below.

Check Sugar Mountain for setlist updates and Chronological Grid, Recording Summary, Statistics and Extras.

Also, see Neil Young & Crazy Horse 2012 Concert Tour Reviews and the right, middle sidebar for continuous real time RSS feed updates.

 Neil Young & Crazy Horse Don't Be Denied!

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OFFICIAL VIDEO: "She's Always Dancing" - Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Official video for song "She's Always Dancing" by Neil Young & Crazy Horse from their new album, "Psychedelic Pill".

So what do you think of this video?

Based on comments earlier today on an unrelated topic, there are some that find offense.

Here's what cosplusisin commented:

That said, I don't really know what the video means, and it is possible that it is meant to make a point about how backward those attitudes are, but who knows? It doesn't affect how I feel about Neil's music, because it remains pretty awesome. And like ANON 9:43 said, the song doesn't seem to have these backward connotations, so maybe it's just someone's dumb idea for a video, and nothing more.. I don't know who directed the video, but it wasn't necessarily Neil himself.

In any case, it's generally a good idea to separate the art from the artist, because there are a lot of people who might let you down if you really get to know them. And why bother getting let down? It is what it is. People are who they are, but if they contribute something positive to the world, and try (through other means) to create positive change, then that's something. In other words, nobody's perfect.

As for us? Mainly, we sing about waging heavy wheat.

But, given that the video in question uses stock footage from another time and place, we're not sure how much we can project into today's context.

Times change, things remain the same...

All we are saying is give civil, respectful discourse a chance.

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Photo & Review of the Moment: Neil Young & Crazy Horse in Seattle, WA - 11/10/12

Neil Young & Crazy Horse
11/10 Seattle, WA – Key Arena
Photo Gallery by Jay Blakesberg
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The Photo of the Moment is from Neil Young & Crazy Horse in Seattle, WA by Jay Blakesberg with an awesome photo gallery.

Here's The Review of the Moment Neil Young's Psychedelic Anthems - No Depression Americana and Roots Music by Charlie Bermant:

But this night, standing in toward the back of the general admission section at Key Arena in Seattle with the monster video screens in equidistant view, something clicks. In the middle of "Ramada Inn," an astounding track from Psychedelic Pill, the auditory thrill reminds me why I bought into all this stuff. It's the music, stupid. The extraordinary noise that occurs when Neil makes when he brings some of his friends to play in your town. These sounds make everything else superfluous. If not for this music he'd be just another scraggly guy on YouTube singing "Down By the River" to the mirror and the book would be a waste of time.

Young's unpredictability and variety is what makes him most interesting, you never know what to expect. Even so, there is a notion that for all his left turns into country, techno, big band, solo electric and whatever else he may try his work with Crazy Horse represents the peak of a vast musical mountain he has built throughout the years. Assign any superlative you want. For me this represents the Holy Grail of Rock and Roll, representing the most astounding , exhilarating noise I'll hear for some time.

For you, it could be just noise.

Thanks Jay & Charlie!

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Saskatoon- Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Alchemy Tour - 11/14/12

Neil Young & Crazy Horse will be performing tonight at the Saskatoon, SK – Credit Union Centre, Canada.

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Check Sugar Mountain for setlist updates and Chronological Grid, Recording Summary, Statistics and Extras.

Also, see Neil Young & Crazy Horse 2012 Concert Tour Reviews and the right, middle sidebar for continuous real time RSS feed updates.

 Neil Young & Crazy Horse Don't Be Denied!

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"Helpless" - Calgary Encore, 11/13/12

Neil Young & Crazy Horse at the Calgary Saddledome November 13 2012 singing the encore "Helpless".

This was the first performance of the song during the tour.

From Calgary Herald | Review: Neil Young just never gets old by Mike Bell:

Pills. Grains. Lines. Absinthe. Shrooms. ’Shine. Numbers. Tabs.

And, the greatest, most welcoming one of all, tunes.

Tuesday night at the Saddledome was a night for the ingestion of all things or anything that we, as the dumb monkeys we are, can trip us up, get us off and get us so very psychedelicized. It was a night where Canadian rock icon Neil Young returned to town with Crazy Horse in tow for a dose of pure, uncut rock ’n’ roll in all its electrified and raggedy, resplendent glory. It was a night to get real nice.

Seriously, if you weren’t one of the 11,000 voyagers who made it their mission to make sure they were in the building on this evening, then you missed out one of those occasions when the mind, body and soul separated and let each other wander inner and outer spaces in search of the answers, to find what really matters.

More on Calgary - Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Alchemy Tour - 11/13/12.

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Calgary - Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Alchemy Tour - 11/13/12

Neil Young & Crazy Horse will be performing tonight at the Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, AB, Canada.


Got a report? Drop a comment below.

Check Sugar Mountain for setlist updates and Chronological Grid, Recording Summary, Statistics and Extras.

Also, see Neil Young & Crazy Horse 2012 Concert Tour Reviews and the right, middle sidebar for continuous real time RSS feed updates.

 Neil Young & Crazy Horse Don't Be Denied!

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Photo, Video & Review of the Moment: Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Alchemy 2012 Tour

Neil Young & Crazy Horse
11/10 Seattle, WA – Key Arena
Photo Gallery by Jay Blakesberg
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The Photo of the Moment is from Neil Young & Crazy Horse in Seattle, WA by Jay Blakesberg with an awesome photo gallery.

The Concert Review of the Moment is from Neil Young & Crazy Horse demonstrate restorative power of music at Vancouver concert | Vancouver, Canada | Straight.com by Alexander Varty:

It was a good night for community singing. “O Canada” opened, “Happy Birthday” closed, and in the middle everyone got to yell along with the chorus to “F*!#in’ Up”.

That’s “Why do I keep fuckin’ up?” in case you didn’t know. And it’s a fun thing to shout.

It’s fun to sing “O Canada” too, especially on Remembrance Day and in the company of Neil Young, who really does epitomize the true north strong and free. It was also rather sweet to croon “Happy Birthday” to everyone’s favourite Ontario boy, even if Young’s show with long-time compadres Crazy Horse ended a bit shy of his actual 67th. And it was definitely a treat to see the stooped, jowly rock star who stepped on stage at 9 p.m. turn into the beaming, youthful figure who reluctantly departed two hours later.

You want proof of music’s restorative power? Check out a Neil Young concert. By the time Young launched into a blistering rendition of Buffalo Springfield’s 1967 hit “Mr. Soul”, every greybeard in the crowd was an adolescent all over again.

As for proof of his personal agelessness, the 183-minute version of “Walk Like a Giant”—from Young’s just released 35th studio album, Psychedelic Pill—brought the noise with the fury of a hormonally crazed teenager who’s just discovered the electric guitar. The hour-long coda alone — a scorched-earth foray into hammer-of-the-gods howitzer blasts and six-string banshee wailing—could easily have given Godspeed You! Black Emperor a lesson in end-of-the-world soundtracking.

More of review at Neil Young & Crazy Horse demonstrate restorative power of music at Vancouver concert | Vancouver, Canada | Straight.com.


Ramada Inn by Neil Young & Crazy Horse at Key Arena, Seattle WA, 11/10/2012

Also, see Neil Young & Crazy Horse 2012 Concert Tour Reviews.

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Happy Birthday Neil Young!!!

Neil Young
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Neil Young is 67 years young today. So Happy Birthday Neil!!!

2012 has been another amazing year for Neil.


Audience sings Neil Young Happy Birthday at end of Vancouver concert last night, 11/11/2012. Band gives Neil birthday scarf gift.

So. Looking for somewhere to go and celebrate Neil's birthday? Check Neil birthday events around the world on our Facebook | Thrasher's Wheat page.



In honor of Neil's birthday, Rust Radio will be playing Bridge School concerts all day.

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Vancouver - Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Alchemy Tour - 11/11/12

Neil Young & Crazy Horse will be performing tonight at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC, Canada.


Got a report? Drop a comment below.


Check Sugar Mountain for setlist updates and Chronological Grid, Recording Summary, Statistics and Extras.


Also, see Neil Young & Crazy Horse 2012 Concert Tour Reviews and the right, middle sidebar for continuous real time RSS feed updates.


  Neil Young & Crazy Horse   Don't Be Denied!

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Irving Azoff Tells Classic Neil Young Story

Irving Azoff is a long standing music industry veteran whose career has included roles as agent, personal manager, concert promoter, movie producer, independent record label owner, merchandiser, music publisher, and CEO of a record company. Azoff is currently the CEO of Live Nation, which controls much of the concert ticketing (via Ticketmaster) and venues in North America.

This week at the Billboard Touring Conference | Billboard.biz, Irving Azoff discussed his career, which included a Neil Young story from the 1973 Tonight's The Night tour.

Neil Young comments begin @ ~1:00.

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