Until Archives Part One, an 8 CD box, is released (this September) two Neil Young live recordings have been made available: 1970 Filmore, with Crazy Horse and Live at the Massey Hall (1971). I’ve been listening to Live at the Massey Hall non-stop during the past week. An acoustic set, the CD sound is amazing and Neil Young’s performance is spellbinding.

A good reminder of why this artist inspired a whole generation of musicians.

 

Watch this performance of “Old Man”. Neil Young’s father past away in 2005 and he was present at this concert, which adds some poignancy.

 

   

 

Check out Earth Day Network's list of events at http://www.earthday.net/

 

 

 

 

I've never watched 'American Idol' on a regular basis and I haven't watched it this season at all. But it seems that one of the worst contestants ever is making its way to the top. Even Simon said that he will quit the show if the guy wins.

According to the creator of this website they only want to keep the cheesiest contestants as long as possible during the competition but Howard Stern has been promoting the website on his radio show and he wants to prove that the show is a farce if the worst contestant wins.

 

 

 

If you haven’t seen the Daniel Johnston documentary ‘The Devil and Daniel Johnston’ yet, it’s highly recommended for any music (and arts in general for that matter) fan. Among his many known fans are Sonic Youth (who appear on the documentary) and Kurt Cobain (below is a pict of Kurt wearing a Daniel’s t-shirt).

You can read Daniel’s biography on his website: http://www.hihowareyou.com/web/bio.htm

Or listen to his music on this fan’s website: http://www.rejectedunknown.com/