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An unofficial news blog for Neil Young fans from Thrasher's Wheat with concert and album updates, reviews, analysis, and other Rock & Roll ramblings. Separating the wheat from the chaff since 1996.
Most of you know our backstory well here after 29+ years cranking out the posts. It has been an amazing journey with so many rewards which we continue to reap the most valuable of all dividends -- those which are monumentally priceless.
Later, we made a few stops on the “Love Earth Tour” including Blossom Music Cent @ Cuyahoga Falls where Neil played “Mr. Soul” on an orange "Gretsch 6120", which he owned from 1963 to 1965 in his Winnipeg band The Squires.
To connect up with our Neil buddies, hang out and enjoy the music is our definition of bliss. As in finding the true meaning of life. And we consider ourselves quite fortunate to be able to travel about the country and world and meetup with our fellow "rustie grains" (as Neil himself refers to us.)
FarmAidians On The Road Again
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Pulling the plug on TW simply cannot happen. After all, we've been implored to "Keep on bloggin' til the power goes out."
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In response to our semi-irregular begging fund-raising effort
we also received some nice notes from our beloved readership. And --
as we are fond of saying in these tough times -- it is your words which
really keep us going with our little Neil Young blog thing.
As some have suggested, "if there is a more balanced, fact based, deeply
analytic, independent and proven insightful Neil blog, or voice than
TW, better serving the relevant niche, than this one, we would like to
see it. Whether you love or hate Neil, this blog is incredibly valuable
for its depth and consistency of analysis."
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Koln, Germany, July 2013
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We need your support as independent journalistic voices in the mass
media milieu. Make no mistake, your support of all of our work here
helps establish all of us as protected and respected bloggera, and we
are thankful for the same.
If you are reading this, you either know, or should know, precisely what
level of outstanding blogging that goes down daily here on TW.
Soldier Steve & Alchemy & TW Radio
So who is TW? We're a teeny, tiny non-profit that runs a popular Neil
Young fan blog. We have only 1.5 staff but serve 1,000's & 1,000's,
and we have costs like any other web sites: servers, power, programs,
and ancillary costs. Folks think TW is special. We like that we're NOT
behind a pay firewall but out in the open -- in public view --as it
should be. Love all, serve all, as they say. It is like a temple for
the mind, a place we can all go to think and learn. To protect our
independence, we'll never *rarely* run ads. We take no record label
funds. We survive on donations averaging about $5. Now is the time we
ask. If everyone reading this gave $5, our fundraiser would be done
within an hour. If Thrasher's Wheat is useful to you, take one minute to
keep it online and ad-free another year. Please help us forget
fundraising and get back to Neil news.
That said, this posting violates all our precepts here at TW -- it’s the
time of year we do something we hate, which is asking for your support.
We hate it for two reasons:
One: many of our supporters are in dire straits economically and have no
money to contribute. Even for those fortunate to have jobs and homes
and food, it’s still been a tough of late. If you don’t have funds to
spare, don’t even think about giving.
Two: Far more than we want people giving money, we want people taking
action. That’s our first, second, and third priority -- that’s what we
ask for 9 times out of 10. Videos, photos, reviews, comments. That
truly supports TW.
Berlin - 2013
But we’ve had so many people taking so many actions this year that this
whole blog continues to grow -- those less crazy than those early days
of the 21st century. It’s completely great. And it means we need the
resources to coordinate it all, to make it more than the sum of its
parts.
So today, we’re asking you to chip in what you can. So, if you can "make a donation" <- here, by clicking icon to left.
These periodic blog fund-raisers, play a vital role in supporting the
work we do here. Reader support in all its forms really is central to
the work we do here, and it’s very appreciated, gratifying, and helpful.
Hamburg, Germany, June 2013
The most vital attribute of our work, by far, is full-scale independence
— the ability to write on any topics of importance free of concerns
about offending potential advertisers or fear of other forms of
implications — and it’s reader support that makes that possible. This
model ensures that we have only one constituency that matters — our
readers — and that, in turn, means we need only be concerned with
producing work that is as informative, as consequential and, most of
all, as honest as possible. Neil has always been faithful to his word
in honoring our unfettered editorial independence while publishing this
blog, which is one reason it’s been a great platform for our work, but
it is reader support that permits us to spend a portion of our time
voluntarily writing here every day and doing the work we think will do
the most good without any fears or constraints.
Author Dave Zimmer
On The Beach with Thrasher's Wheat Radio
There is widespread and always-growing concern about the inability of
blogging endeavors to find a sustainable financial model, particularly
with the ever expanding Internet. But we think the Internet has
highlighted one of the best ways to enable independent blogging: through
reader support. This is not a brand new approach, nor is it one
confined to smaller outlets. But for us, this is the model that permits
us to engage in the optimal form of independent blogging and generally
maintain independence.
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As always, we genuinely appreciate all forms of reader involvement here;
the communal nature of Internet writing is one of its most valuable
characteristics, and an active, vibrant, supportive readership has been
crucial to blogging the Neil scene since 1996 (and on a daily basis
since 2003) in so many ways.
2026 UK/EU TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED: Neil Young and The Chrome Hearts
LOVE EARTH 2026 UK/EU TOUR
Neil Young and The Chrome Hearts
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Neil Young and The Chrome Hearts will kick off the LOVE EARTH 2026 UK/EU TOUR on June 19, 2026 in Manchester, England.
June 19th – Manchester, England, Heaton Park
June 22nd – Nimes, France, Festival de Nimes
June 24th – Nancy, France, Nancy Open Air
June 27 – Chelmsford, England, State Fayre, Hylands Park
June 29th – Glasgow, Scotland, Glasgow Summer Sessions, Bellahouston Park
July 1st – Cork, Ireland, Virgin Media Park
July 3rd – Oxfordshire, England, Blenheim Palace Festival
July 5th – Cardiff, Wales, Blackweir Fields
July 8th – Weert, The Netherlands, Evenemententerrein Weert-Noord
July 10th – Zottegem, Belgium, Rock Zottegem
July 12th – Locarno, Switzerland, Moon+Stars, Piazza Grande
July 14th – Lucca, Italy, Lucca Summer Festival, Mura Storiche
July 16th - Codroipo - Udine, Italy, Villa Manin
Elvis Costello & The Imposters are scheduled as opening act for the first segment of tour through July 8.
Tickets are available beginning Monday, November 24 @ 9:00 AM GMT via an exclusive, 48-hour presale for Neil Young Archives annual members. General on-sale begins Friday, November 28 @ 9:00 AM GMT .
As noted on Neil Young's 75th birthday, his outstanding moral character can be demonstrated with his efforts for The Bridge School (USA) and Farm Aid (USA), as just two examples.
In 2011, Neil Young was honored with the Allan Waters Humanitarian Award at Canada's Juno Awards. The award honors a Canadian artist whose humanitarian contributions have positively enhanced the social fabric of Canada and recognizes Young's compassionate legacy behind events such as Farm Aid, Live 8, and Bridge School Concerts.
As we have noted previously, rarely -- 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. When reviewing a listing of benefit concerts that Neil Young has played over the years, one is struck by the sheer diversity of causes he has supported over his 45+ year career.
In 2010, Neil Young was honored as the 2010 MusiCares Person of the Year in Los Angeles, two days before the 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards. An impressive roster of musicians lined up to honor Young which included Booker T. Jones, Jack Black, Jackson Browne, T Bone Burnett, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Sheryl Crow, Everest, Patty Griffin, Josh Groban, Ben Harper, Emmylou Harris, Elton John, Norah Jones, Lady Antebellum, k.d. lang, Dave Matthews, John Mellencamp, Ozomatli, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Leon Russell, James Taylor, Wilco, and Lucinda Williams.
Here is just a partial list of benefit concerts that Neil Young has played over the years that we posted on the Rust list back in 1994. And the diversity of causes is particularly striking. Of course, the two primary beneficiaries of Neil's generosity have been the Bridge School Benefit Concerts and Farm AID. The Bridge School concerts began in 1987 and are to benefit the school for children with severe speech and physical impairments. The Farm Aid concerts began in 1985 and benefit the small American family farm. Farm Aid is the longest running event of its type in music history.
Neil has performed annually for decades at both the Bridge and Farm Aid shows and has raised considerable sums for these causes. The performances at these two annual benefits are well documented.
The Farm Aid 4 Dave Matthews, John Mellencamp, Willie Nelson, Neil Young
To celebrate, we asked 80 artists including Jeff Tweedy, Dave Matthews, Brittany Howard, Michael Stipe, Open Mike Eagle, Jewel, Tom Morello, Kurt Vile, Perfume Genius, and A-Trak about their favorite Neil song: https://t.co/JWycpc5YV8
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Human Highway
Concert Review of the Moment
This Land is My Land
FREEDOM In A New Year
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The Unbearable Lightness of Being Neil Young
Pardon My Heart
"We're The Ones 
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