BEST STORY EVER: Ed Robertson (BNL) Hangs With Neil Young

Somebody once said Neil Young's  Broken Arrow ranch in Northern California is "The Willy Wonka Chocolate Factory of Rock and Roll". (Thanks Steve in Ottawa!)

Ed Robertson of the Barenaked Ladies is a huge Neil Young fan. (See Barenaked Ladies CD Barenaked For The Holidays, with parody of the holiday classic  "Deck The Stills") So when he got the chance to play Neil Young's Bridge School Benefit (about ~2012?), he was happy to do it.

One thing he didn't necessarily expect: getting to hang out with Neil himself, and Crazy Horse to boot. But it happened... And Neil was a great host. 

BTW, here is  The #1. Definitive. Best. Neil. Story. Ever.

 

 

"Got to keep the homefires burning"

Neil Young's Broken Arrow ranch 

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Friday Morning Fun: What is really going on here with Neil Young?!

Neil Young & Cheerleader

 

A little Friday Morning Fun.  

Regarding above photo of Neil Young and cheerleader, the question arises: "What is really going on here?!"

Well it ain't exactly clear, is it? 

First, this is an actual real concert photo of Neil Young. Not a fake photoshop. 

Second, most guesses are this is a Greendale scene with "Sun Green" as cheerleader.  However, that is obviously not the Greendale "Sun Green" character.

 

Neil Young and "Sun Green"

Greendale at Radio City Music Hall, New York City - March 18, 2004
photos by thrasher

(See Going Back to Greendale #3: Photo of the Moment - Neil Young Gets Air w/ "Sun Green")

 

And judging from some of the other theories put forth, this isn't Neil going rogue or cavorting with some former [FILL IN THE BLANK].

Actually, the photo is from the 2013 MusiCares tribute to Bruce Springsteen with Neil Young & Crazy Horse.

Neil Young & Crazy Horse cover "Born In The USA"
w/ Nils Lofgren & "The Signing Cheerleaders"
Photos via Wildaboutmusic - David Wild (See  2013 MusiCares tribute to Bruce Springsteen with Neil Young & Crazy Horse) 

 

The cheerleaders were actually doing sign language for the hearing impaired and got into the act -- so to speak.

Neil Young & Crazy Horse cover "Born In The USA"
w/ Nils Lofgren & "The Signing Cheerleaders"

More coverage on Neil Young News: Bruce Springsteen 2013 MusiCares Tribute: Neil Young & Crazy Horse cover "Born In The USA"!?!. 

Also, more on "Sun Green" in "Greendale" by Neil Young.

"Sun Green" in "Greendale" by Neil Young (See  (RE-) PREMIERE*: "Sun Green" from RETURN TO GREENDALE by Neil Young & Crazy Horse | NYA #BeTheRain )
 

Thanks Francisco! 

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NEW CONCERT STREAM: Neil Young w/ The Bluenotes - CNE, Toronto - August 18, 1988

Neil Young & The Bluenotes - ~1988

 

Last week, we posted on the newly uploaded concert stream of Neil Young solo at Fox Theatre, Atlanta on May 29, 2010.

Ticket Stub - Neil Young w/ The Bluenotes - CNE, Toronto  -  August 18, 1988 

via Sugar Mountain

 

Today, another full concert as been uploaded to Concert Performance Timeline on Neil Young Archives: August 18, 1988  of Neil Young w/ The Bluenotes at  Canadian National Exhibition Grandstand, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Thanks courtesy of Harm and Tom and Patron Chris Popel, "who all just really wanted to hear this night's epic Sixty To Zero!")  

Timeline Concert | Neil Young Archives

 

Also, see Neil Young Archives: Complete Listing of "Timeline Concerts of the Week" + UPDATE: NYA Subscriber News.  

Also, check Bluenotes - Feature By John Einarson | Broken Arrow Magazine (#32, p. 23)

Neil Young Bluenote Café

 More on Neil Young's Bluenote Cafe double live album.

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Thrasher's Wheat Radio 2.0 Vodcast - Episode #4 | Hosted by WBKM.org

Thrasher's Wheat Radio 2.0 Vodcast/Podcast
Hosted by WBKM.org Logo design by Geoff Moore - Silver Moon Graphics
 

Our soft launch continues as we debut episode #4 of Thrasher's Wheat Radio 2.0 Vodcast/Podcast, hosted by our good friends  WBKM.org  in Burlington, Vermont.

 

Thrasher's Wheat Radio 2.0 Vodcast/Podcast - Episode #4 | Hosted by WBKM.org

This week's episode highlight's the concert stream of Fox Theatre, Atlanta, May 29, 2010 + Outtakes.

Recently, we premiered Episode #1 of a revamped Thrasher's Wheat Radio 2.0 Vodcast/Podcast --  after a longer than expected hiatus -- in honor and celebrating Thrasher's Wheat 25th Anniversary: 1996 - 2021. 

(See all episode links @ Podcast Archive: Thrasher's Wheat Radio 2.0  | Hosted by WBKM.org)

 

 Thrasher's Wheat Celebrates 25th Anniversary: 1996 - 2021

(see "HAPPY 25th Anniversary Thrasher’s Wheat!" | Neil Young Archives) 

 

Consider these first episodes to be a soft launch of pilot tests as we shake down various technical issues. As we get the kinks worked out, we'll be bringing in additional features and special guests.

Please provide feedback below.  peace

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Neil Young Submits Manuscript for Science Fiction Novel Titled "Canary"

Neil Young, Nils Lofgren & Clive Cussler
Photo by Amy Lofgren via NYA

 

In 2020 we reported that Neil Young had submitted a manuscript to a publisher for a fiction novel titled "Canary". At the time, Neil had been writing the book for over four years and hoped to have published by the end of 2020.

Earlier reports were that the book was of a science fiction nature. Some time ago, word had it that Neil met with Nils Lofgren's neighbor author Clive Cussler to discuss writing fiction. (See undated photo above of  Neil Young, Nils Lofgren & Clive Cussler. Not incidentally, Clive Cussler has since passed away.)

Last week, Neil Young said that he had again "handed in" a manuscript to a publisher for a science fiction novel titled "Canary". 

So we're not entirely sure what might have happened between then and now, but we would have to speculate that the 1st manuscript needed some editorial work, as Neil mentions his editor by name as "Ed" - no kidding.

This will be the 3rd  4th book authored (or co-authored) by Neil Young.

In 2012, Neil Young published Waging Heavy Peace: A Hippie Dream.

'Waging Heavy Peace' by Neil Young
(Click photo to enlarge)

In 2014, Neil Young published Special Deluxe - A Memoir of Life & Cars.

Special Deluxe - A Memoir of Life & Cars by Neil Young - Fall 2014
Photo by rockbookshow

In 2019, Neil Young co-authored with Phil Baker To Feel the Music: A Songwriter's Mission to Save High-Quality Audio.

"To Feel the Music: A Songwriter's Mission to Save High-Quality Audio"
by Neil Young and Phil Baker
Release Date: September 9, 2019

(See  BOOK SIGNING: To Feel the Music: A Songwriter's Mission to Save High-Quality Audio)

 

Neil Young on The Colbert Report Discussing "Special Deluxe" Book

October 14, 2014

 

Patti Smith Discusses Neil Young's Memoir "Waging Heavy Peace"

@ BookExpo America - New York City, June 06, 2012

 Patti Smith & Neil Young
(See "Don’t Chase the Rabbit", Neil Young Says To Patti Smith)Photo by The Great Gray Bridge 
Conference Badge for Patti Smith & Neil Young
Photo by The Great Gray Bridge
(See LIVE BLOG: Patti Smith Interviews Neil Young at BookExpo America in New York City )

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Winnipeg's 1987 Rock Reunion "Shakin' All Over" w/ Neil Young, Burton Cummings & Randy Bachman

Shakin' All Over - The Winnipeg Sixties Bands Reunion
via Broken Arrow, #30, February, 1988

 

In recent Letters to Editor | Neil Young Archives, Neil Young was asked about 1987 Winnipeg Rock Reunion "Shakin' All Over".  Previously, we had also written to NYA about including the concert on NYA, as well.

 

Here is some local news coverage of the 1987 Winnipeg Rock Reunion "Shakin' All Over" with Neil Young, Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman. 

Also, see Visiting Neil’s Old Haunts: Neil Young's Winnipeg Hometown by Bill Laing.

 

Neil Young's Boyhood Home in Winnipeg, Canada 

 photo by Bill Laing

Also, see book review of Neil Young`s Canadian Years by John Einarson.

Also, see JUNO Awards - Winnipeg Rocks & is Hot!

Also, check Sharry (Up in T.O. keepin’ jive alive) Wilson. the author of the highly acclaimed "Young Neil: The Sugar Mountain Years", cited as "the definitive source of Neil Young's formative childhood years in Canada."

Young Neil: The Sugar Mountain Years

In 2014, we published a review of "Young Neil: The Sugar Mountain Years" by Sharry Wilson, as well as, an in depth interview with the author.

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Review of the Moment: CSNY's Deja Vu 50th Anniversary Edition | The Old Grey Cat

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young  Winterland Ballroom - October 4, 1973

 

With Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's 'Deja Vu' re-entering #Billboard200 chart at No. 159 upon release, CSNY's Deja Vu 50th Anniversary edition boxset continues to surprise and delight fans.

Our Review of the Moment is from The Essentials: Déjà Vu by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young | The Old Grey Cat:

 

Released on March 12th, 1970, Déjà Vu received instant accolades from many in the press, though – as was customary in those days – it took a few weeks for the critics to opine in print. 

And when they did? The applause resounded. 

For instance, on March 29th, no less than the L.A. Times’ well-respected Robert Hilburn ended a rave review with this: “While there are some weak spots, it is one of the best rock albums ever.” The Tampa Tribune’s Rory O’Connor proclaimed the same, writing that “[i}t has the same ‘touch of sky’ that, say, ‘Highway 61’ or “Beggars Banquet’ have.” And in the decades since, Rolling Stone ranked it No. 148 in its original 2003 “500 Greatest Albums“ list, nudged it up to No. 147 for the 2012 revamp…and then dropped it 73 slots to No. 220 in 2020.

Not all loved it, however. Rolling Stone’s Langdon Winner questioned the songcraft found on Side 2: “Here we have a splendid showcase of all the Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young strong points – precision playing, glittering harmonies, a relaxed but forceful rhythm, and impeccable twelve-string guitars. But are there any truly first rate songs here? If there are, I don’t hear them.” And John Morthland wrote that there was “something hollow about this music” in the 1979 edition of the Rolling Stone Record Guide.

I have a mixed take on it, as well, part of which I chalk up to my age. I first heard it in full on Nov. 22, 1983, in a back-to-back bacchanal with Neil Young’s Comes a Time – I can say so with certainty thanks to my desk calendar. I was 18, I should mention, and a Neil fan. Unlike other albums of its era, Déjà Vu sounded anachronistic to me – fine nostalgia fodder for those of a certain age, but a faded snapshot of days long past for everyone else.

 

Full review at  The Essentials: Déjà Vu by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young | The Old Grey Cat.

Also, included in the review is this vintage 1984 Mondale/Ferraro TV commercial with Graham Nash’s “Teach Your Children” as the soundtrack?! wow

 

 

Deja Vu - 50th Anniversary (Deluxe Edition)

(1 LP/4 CD boxed set @ $99.98)

(Please shop locally & independently. But if you can't, we appreciate your supporting Thrasher's Wheat by clicking this link .Thank you!!) 

 

Stills, Crosby, Young & Nash  - 1974@ Broken Arrow Ranch, CA

(see REVIEW: "DEJA VU AGAIN" - CSNY 50th Anniversary by Bill Bentley | Neil Young Archives)

 

Stephen StillsPhoto by Michael Putland/Getty Images

 

Also, see interview with Stephen Stills on CSNY: "We were all quite full of ourselves"  | Uncut  by Peter Watts.

 

Graham Nash

 

Also, see INTERVIEW: Graham Nash On Deja Vu Re-Issue, Neil Young & More.

Also, Review of the Moment: CSNY's Deja Vu 50th Anniversary Edition.

For more, see REVIEW: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young’s Déjà Vu Debut Celebrates 50 Years With An Expansive 4-CD/1-LP Collection Featuring The Original Album Remastered on May 14th | Harvey Kubernik.

 

Deja Vu 50th Anniversary - Outtakes Disc #3 | NYA

 

Also, the full 4 disc Deja Vu 50th Anniversary edition is now streaming on NYA.

Here is the recent episode of Thrasher's Wheat Radio 2.0 Podcast, hosted by our good friends  WBKM.org  highlighting CSNY's Deja Vu 50th Anniversary edition.

 

 

Also, see ESSAY: 50th Anniversary of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's "Deja Vu" by Harvey Kubernik.

Deja Vu Photo Composites
via Susan Miller 

 

See 50th Anniversary of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's "Deja Vu" by Harvey Kubernik;

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