The widow of Gang of Four guitarist Andy Gill — who died in Feb. 2020 following a bout with pneumonia that was posthumously suspected to be Covid-19 — penned an open letter to Spotify slamming the streaming service for ostensibly choosing Joe Rogan’s vaccine misinformation over Neil Young’s music. “If …
Read More »Years Before Neil Young Took on Spotify and Joe Rogan, He Bashed Starbucks Over GMOs
Neil Young published a letter on his website Monday afternoon demanding that Spotify remove all of his music. “I am doing this because Spotify is spreading fake information about vaccines — potentially causing death to those who believe the disinformation being spread by them,” he wrote. “Please act on this …
Read More »Watch Neil Young Play 'Comes a Time' to an Empty Theater in His Hometown
Neil Young returned to his childhood hometown of Omemee, Ontario, and played his 1978 classic “Come a Time” to an empty Coronation Hall, the site of his 2017 Hometown concert. You can watch the video on the Neil Young Archives, which is free for all users through the end of …
Read More »Watch Neil Young Play Two Acoustic Songs Near a Fireplace
Neil Young joined forces with Danny DeVito, Herb Alpert, George Lopez, Debbie Allen, Ricki Lake, Daryl Hannah, and Kenny Ortega on Tuesday for a virtual fundraiser to benefit the Painted Turtle, a summer camp for children with serious medical needs. The entire event is worth watching, but you can fast …
Read More »Neil Young and Crazy Horse to Record New Album
Neil Young and Crazy Horse are going to enter the studio in the near future and record their first new album since 2012’s Psychedelic Pill. Young confirmed the news on his Neil Young Archives website in a response to a reader’s letter asking about his future recording plans. “Crazy Horse …
Read More »Flashback: Neil and Pegi Young Sing 'Four Strong Winds' in 2005
We’re still processing that shocking news that Pegi Young died on January 1st after a short battle with cancer. Not only was she married to Neil Young for 36 years, but she was a gifted singer-songwriter in her own right and as the founder of the Bridge School she was …
Read More »Neil Young: Trump 'Does Not Have My Permission' to Play 'Rockin In The Free World'
Neil Young has once again told President Trump to stop playing his 1989 classic “Rockin’ In The Free World” at campaign events, even though he acknowledges he has no legal means to stop him. “DT does not have my permission to use the song ‘Rockin’ In The Free World’ at …
Read More »Outlaw Music Festival Tour Adds Van Morrison, Tedeschi Trucks, New Dates
Willie Nelson‘s third annual Outlaw Music FestivalTour was already looking like a summertime roots music juggernaut, but the 2018 edition adds more firepower with a new round of dates that includes rock & roll legends Neil Young and Van Morrison. Young will be keeping things in the family for a …
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