Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:57:43 -0500 http://www.bad-news-beat.com/ Bad News Beat en-us http://www.bad-news-beat.com/images/http://www.human-highway.org/images/smaller_bnb_logo.gif http://www.bad-news-beat.com/ BNBstaff-45@bosco.net http://www.bad-news-beat.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2619 Grammys grouch Neil Young finally wins an award By Dean Goodman 31 January 2010, 21:45 GMT Reuters News LOS ANGELES, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Eclectic rocker Neil Young, who has made no secret of his disdain for the Grammys, finally won a coveted trophy on Sunday for the first time in a career spanning almost 50 years. Fittingly, the Canadian singer/songwriter was honored for a long-delayed boxed set collecting more than 120 tracks from his early days. "Neil Young Archives Vol. 1 (1963-1972)" won the Grammy for best art direction on a boxed or special limited edition package. Young, 64, shared the award with fellow art directors Gary Burden and Jenice Heo. He will also compete later in the ceremony for the best solo rock vocal Grammy, a tough field featuring Bob Dylan, John Fogerty, Bruce Springsteen and odd-man-out Prince. "Thanks a lot, everybody," Young said. On Friday he was honored by the music industry at its annual MusiCares charity fundraiser in recognition of his annual concerts for the Bridge School for disabled children. The 10-disc "Archives" boxed set has been in the works for years, with Young frequently delaying its release so that new technology could catch up with his vision. It boasts studio and live tracks, demos, outtakes and other rarities, as well as videos and the first digital release of his directing debut "Journey Through the Past." Fans have the choice of three configurations, CD, DVD and Blu-ray -- the most expensive at more than $200. Young, famed for such tunes as "Heart of Gold," "Like a Hurricane" and "Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)," has confounded fans with an idiosyncratic output spanning folk, rock, grunge, soul and country. He did not get his first Grammy nomination until 1989, for his "This Note's For You" video, but has since nominated many times since then, including once last year for his album "Chrome Dreams II," and three times in both 2008 (for "Looking for a Leader") and 2007 (for "Prairie Wind"). "I'm not Grammy material," he said in a 1987 interview recounted in the authorized biography "Shakey." "I hate that s---. It has nothing to do with rock 'n' roll. It only has to do with Hollywood, and it's jive -- a buncha people handin' each other awards and talkin' about how they made the best record ... There is no best in music." He no longer belongs to a select group of influential musicians snubbed by the music industry's top awards. Still awaiting their trips to the podium are such acts as AC/DC, Judas Priest, Pet Shop Boys and Depeche Mode -- all of whom are up for nominations this year. (Reporting by Dean Goodman, editing by Cynthia Osterman) Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:57:43 -0500 http://www.bad-news-beat.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2618 Neil Young Serenaded by Elton, Dave Matthews, Stars :: showbiz411.blogs.thr.com By: Roger Friedman Saturday January 30, 2010 Last night, the 20th annual MusiCares Person of the Year dinner produced several memorable comments, not the least of which came from 83-year-old Tony Bennett, at whose table I was lucky to sit. Upon hearing the Red Hot Chili Peppers launch into a dissonant version of honoree Neil Young’s “A Man Needs A Maid,” Bennett told me: “Tonight proves to me there’s room for everyone.” He meant it, too. That’s a mensch! Neil Young, who was seated with his family a few rows in front of us, must have picked up Bennett’s good vibrations. When it came time for Young to accept his award, it was Bennett — one of the few musicians in the room who didn’t perform last night — he cited. “Look at Tony Bennett,” Young told the star studded crowd at the L.A. Convention Center. “He rocks!” And the crowd was pretty impressive. Country star Keith Urban, who eventually played Young’s “Rockin’ in the Free World” with John Fogerty and Booker T., brought his movie star wife Nicole Kidman. Matthew McConaughey and his baby mama Camilla Alves were seated on the opposite side of the room, maybe to keep things evenly weighted. I spotted John C. Reilly sitting with director-producer writer Judd Apatow and actor Jason Schwartzman. Ray Liotta rolled around the room, hair standing straight up. There was Jeff Beck (with British legendary producer Harvey Goldsmith) and Beck (just Beck). Famed producer Phil Ramone was seated at the Bennett table, along with Bennett’s three children (manager son Danny and wife Carrie, singer daughter Antonia, and son award winning produce Dae Bennett) as well as Mitchell Davis (son of Clive), and Jay Krugman. I think I saw reclusive bearded Rick Rubin come in with Gina Gershon. Also: Jeff Lynne and Joe Walsh. Elvis Costello worked the room, wearing a sort of Gaucho hat and black suit. Later he performed a lively early Young song called “The Losing End.” :: hollywoodreporter.com Jack Black emceed the show, soon getting the idea to help raise money for MusiCares — which helps indigent musicians — by auctioning off his shoes and other items. When he decided to put up a sign from the stage with a Neil Young quote, he brought back the evening’s professional auctioneer. The man obviously thought his work was done earlier in the evening after the formal auction of items (Elton John paid $12,000 to sing with Brian Wilson). The man was now looped, which was pretty funny. He sold the sign — which Young offered to autograph — for $40,000. The sign read: “Just do what you want to do, don’t listen to anyone else.” That philosophy came through in Young’s songs, which were performed by a huge number of music stars. The outstanding moments included Elton John, Leon Russell, T Bone Burnett, Sheryl Crow and Neko Case on “Helpless.” This was especially poignant because Russell has been very ill of late. He and Elton have just laid down tracks for an album they are making quickly with Burnett. Later, all of them joined James Taylor for Young’s “Heart of Gold,” which Young and wife Peggy enjoyed so much they very sweetly rested their heads on each other’s shoulders. Other performers and songs included: Wilco’s sensational rendering of “Broken Arrow”; Ozomatli’s stunning “Mr. Soul”; Dave Matthews, “The Needle and the Damage Done”; Jackson Browne, “Don’t Let It Get You Down”; Jason Mraz and Shawn Colvin, “Lotta Love”; Ben Harper, “Ohio”; “Tell Me Why,” Norah Jones; “Comes a Time,” Lucinda Williams, Emmylou Harris, Patti Griffith; Lady Antebellum, “Only Love Can Break Your Heart”; Stephen Stills with Sheryl Crow playing accordion on ”Long May You Run”; and Crosby Stills and Nash doing “Human Highway.” So: can Clive Davis’s amazing pre Grammy party top this? We’ll see! And then, on to the Grammys, and the Sam Moore show at the after party. The record business is alive at least for this weekend! **P.S. I’ve been writing of late about Leon Russell. Originally in Phil Spector’s Wall of Sound, Leon played with Delaney and Bonnie before going out on his own. His authored songs include “A Song for You,” “This Masquerade,” and “Superstar (Don’t You Remember You Said You’d Be Back One Day Baby).” Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:53:59 -0500 http://www.bad-news-beat.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2617 Grammy Weekend Begins With Neil Young Tribute By SANDY COHEN AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES January 30, 2010 (AP) Neil Young accepts the MusiCares Person of the Year award during a tribute in his honor on Friday, Jan. 29, 2010, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Vince Bucci) Neil Young sat in the audience as 20 of his best known songs were performed on stage. Elton John, James Taylor, Dave Matthews and more than a dozen other artists launched Grammy weekend with performances honoring Young as the MusiCares Person of the Year. The annual event celebrates an artist's philanthropy each year as it raises funds for the music industry charity that provides financial, medical and personal assistance to artists in need. Young was honored for his decades of philanthropic service, including work with Farm Aid and the Bridge School Concerts, which raise money to provide services for kids with severe speech and physical impairments. The singer-songwriter and more than 2,000 other guests at the Los Angeles Convention Center were treated to new interpretations of his timeless songs, including "Harvest Moon" and "Cinnamon Girl," during Friday's nearly four-hour program. "I'd forgotten how many songs I'd written," the 64-year-old musician said. Jack Black served as the evening's host. He said the night's performers had been "unforgettably, awesomely and life-changingly" influenced by Young's music. They included John, who said Young was "my hero" as an artist, philanthropist and humanitarian. John played piano and sang "Helpless" backed by Sheryl Crow, Leon Russell and Neko Case. Taylor performed "Heart of Gold." Matthews offered a heartfelt version of "The Needle and the Damage Done." John Fogerty and Keith Urban sang "Keep Rocking in the Free World." Ben Harper, backed by three female singers, offered a stirring take on "Ohio." Jones duetted with another acoustic guitarist on "Tell Me Why," and Crow played the accordion as she sang with Stephen Stills on "Long May You Run." "Neil, how are you enjoying your Bar Mitzvah so far?" Black cracked. Later in the evening, the actor-comedian auctioned off his tie and shoes to benefit MusiCares. (The shoes fetched $600. The tie, $100.) Then he inexplicably removed his pants, and for a brief moment stood on stage in his tuxedo jacket and red boxer shorts. Sat, 30 Jan 2010 10:23:12 -0500 http://www.bad-news-beat.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2616 Producer-director L.A. Johnson dies; Helmed Neil Young projects, among others Christopher Morris 24 January 2010, Daily Variety L.A Johnson, longtime producer and director of rocker Neil Young's film and video projects, died Thursday in Redwood City, CA. He was 62. Cause of death was not immediately known. Born Larry Alderman Johnson on June 11, 1947, in Ft. Benning, GA, the filmmaker met Young at the Woodstock festival in New York in 1969, where he recorded music for Michael Wadleigh's documentary feature. Johnson received an Oscar nomination for best sound for his work on the film. He filmed a 1970 Fillmore East performance by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and produced Young's impressionistic 1974 feature "Journey Through the Past." As head of Young's Shakey Pictures, Johnson acted as producer on Young's film and video releases "Rust Never Sleeps" (1979), "Human Highway" (1982), "Solo Trans" (1984), "Weld" (1990), "Year of the Horse" (1997), and "Greendale" (2003). He produced and directed "Neil Young: Silver and Gold" (2000), produced "CSNY/Déjà vu" (2008) and was executive producer of Jonathan Demme's Young documentary "Neil Young Trunk Show" (2009). He acted as music producer for Jim Jarmusch's "Dead Man" (1995), which featured a soundtrack by Young. He worked closely with Young on the music side: He co-produced the singer-songwriter-guitarist's "Greendale" (2003) and "Living With War" (2006) and was deeply involved for two decades in the production of Young's mammoth audio-visual "Archives" project, the first volume of which finally saw release last year. Johnson was also a key production executive on Young's annual Bridge School benefit concerts. Johnson participated in a number of other music-related features. He recorded sound for Bob Dylan's gargantuan "Renaldo and Clara" (1978) and "Cat Stevens: Majikat" (2004), served as line producer for Martin Scorsese's documentary on the Band "The Last Waltz" (1978) and directed video and TV shows on Belinda Carlisle, Bobby Brown and New Edition. He produced and directed a 1993 TV documentary on film composer Maurice Jarre and a 2002 TV feature about the Bonnaroo Music Festival, and produced the 1980 Joni Mitchell doc "Shadows and Light." Johnson is survived by his son Ben and daughter Hannah and their mother, Leslie Morris. Sat, 30 Jan 2010 09:56:44 -0500 http://www.bad-news-beat.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2615 2010-01-22 Stage 1, Universal Studios, Hollywood, California, USA The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien Solo 1. Long May You Run (acoustic guitar) More for L.A. Johnson than for Conan. :: video: youtube x7gbwYL6H0g Neil without side burns... ------- Conan O'Brien sings his swan song on NBC 23 January 2010, 05:47 GMT An emotional Conan O'Brien bid adieu to NBC on Friday, saying that walking away from US television's long-running "The Tonight Show" was the most difficult decision of his life. At times fighting back tears, O'Brien thanked his legions of fans for making "a sad situation joyous and inspirational," urging them to fight cynicism over the ugly public feud that ended his seven-month tenure at the legendary late-night comedy show. The audience at Universal Studios in Burbank, California replied in kind, giving him a standing ovation and chanting "Conan! Conan! Conan!" repeatedly. After an experiment placing the funnyman's predecessor in prime time garnered meager ratings and frustrated the network's affiliates, NBC television announced it would bring Jay Leno back to the show he hosted for 17 years. The settlement landed O'Brien a reported 45-million-dollar buyout -- with the red-haired comedian pocketing around 32 million and the balance going to his staff -- in a bid by NBC to end what has been a public relations disaster once and for all. But during his last monologue for the show, the embattled host even found time to thank NBC, a network he has called home for over 20 years. "Yes, we have our differences right now and yes, we're going to go our separate ways," he went on. "But this company has been my home for most of my adult life. I am enormously proud of the work we have done together, and I want to thank NBC for making it all possible." He also delivered a few last jabs to his NBC paymasters, a practice that had become a nightly staple of his opening monologues ever since the saga broke out into public view. "Ladies and gentlemen," he announced, "we have exactly one hour to steal every single item in this studio." Leno and other comedians at other networks had also used their shows to joke about NBC's controversial move. Never one to pass an opportunity for self-deprecating humor, O'Brien told his audience: "I just want to make one thing clear to everyone listening out there right now. I will do nudity." Among his guests were actor Tom Hanks, rocker Neil Young, comedian Will Ferrell and Steve Carell, star of the hit television series "The Office." Carell gave O'Brien, 46, an "exit interview." Asked if we would consider working for NBC again in the future, O'Brien replied: "I don't know. I can't say at this time." Although he was calling it quits with a show he loved and admired, O'Brien told his fans that "I really feel this should be a happy moment." "Every comedian, every comedian dreams of hosting 'The Tonight Show.' And for seven months, I got to do it. And I did it my way with people I love. I do not regret one second of anything that we've done here," he added. "I have had more good fortune than anybody I know. And if our next gig is doing a show in a 7-Eleven parking lot, we will find a way to make it fun." The wrangling with NBC went public earlier this month when reports circulated that O'Brien's show was to be given a new 12:05 am scheduling slot to accommodate a new half-hour program hosted by Leno. It followed NBC's decision to cancel Leno's prime-time show starting at 10 pm after only four months following poor ratings. However, O'Brien refused to accept the change quietly, accusing NBC in a public letter of attempting to destroy "The Tonight Show" and vowing to quit his long-term deal if the change went ahead. *** Sat, 23 Jan 2010 16:31:00 -0500 http://www.bad-news-beat.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2614 2010-01-22 CBS Television City, Los Angeles, California, USA Hope For Haiti Now Telethon with Dave Matthews 1. Alone And Forsaken (Hank Williams song) Neil Young - acoustic guitar, vocals Dave Matthews - acoustic guitar, vocals Hauntingly and beautifully sung. :: video: youtube QTYDyj4JX08 Sat, 23 Jan 2010 16:20:21 -0500 http://www.bad-news-beat.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2613 Conan takes his time 21 January 2010, Inside Satellite TV Conan O'Brien is still on NBC's staff – just. It seems his lawyers and NBC's lawyers are still haggling over the fine print of an exit strategy for the comedian. It is still widely expected that he will exit The Tonight Show stage right on Friday night. Tonight's (Thursday) episode features a ratings-grabbing Robin Williams, who did a similar stint more than 20 years ago on Johnny Carson's last-but-one shows. Tomorrow's (Friday) edition will star Tom Hanks and Will Ferrell, and another ratings-winner. Neil Young will be the musical guest. In other words it is absolutely likely that O'Brien will go out with significant ratings, showing that a bit of publicity, decent guests and a sympathetic audience can do wonders for viewer numbers. Ratings are already up around 50%. A formal announcement is expected on his departure today (Thursday). Most of the argument over the past few days has concerned O'Brien's on-screen and back-stage talent, who will also depart. Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:14:25 -0500 http://www.bad-news-beat.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2612 Larry Alderman (L.A.) Johnson (born June 11, 1947, died January 21, 2010) was an American film and music producer/director/editor best known for his long association with musician Neil Young . We all mourn his loss. Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:04:23 -0500 http://www.bad-news-beat.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2611 Tegan And Sara, Death Cab For Cutie, John Mayer, Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor and My Morning Jacket are among the artists included on The Bridge School Collection, Vol. 4. The compilation is out Tuesday (Nov. 24) through iTunes and includes live performances recorded throughout the years at Neil Young's annual Bridge School Benefit. All proceeds will be donated to the Bridge School, which helps children with severe physical disabilities and communications needs. Performers at this year's Bridge School Benefit included Young, Coldplay's Chris Martin, No Doubt, Fleet Foxes, Wolfmother, Gavin Rossdale, Monsters Of Folk, Jimmy Buffett, Sheryl Crow and Adam Sandler. Here are the artists and songs (with date of live recordings in parentheses) on The Bridge School Collection, Vol. 4: Ministry — "Here They Come" (Nov. 2, 1994) Ministry — "Paisley" (Nov. 2, 1994) John Mellencamp — "Jackie Brown" (Oct. 29, 2005) Jerry Lee Lewis — "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" (Oct. 30, 2005) Trent Reznor — "Fragile" (Oct. 22, 2006) Trent Reznor — "Hurt" (Oct. 22, 2006) John Mayer — "Heart Of Life" (Oct. 27, 2007) John Mayer — "Waiting On The World" (Oct. 27, 2007) Regina Spektor — "Ain't No Cover" (Oct. 27, 2007) My Morning Jacket — "Gideon" (Oct. 28, 2007) My Morning Jacket — "Just One Thing" (Oct. 28, 2007) Tegan And Sara — "Dark Come Soon" (Oct. 28, 2007) Tegan And Sara — "Like Oh, Like H" (Oct. 28, 2007) Tom Waits & Kronos Quartet — "What Keeps Mankind Alive" (Oct. 28, 2007) Tom Waits & Kronos Quartet — "The Part You Threw Away" (Oct. 28, 2007) Band Of Horses — "Marry Song" (Oct. 25, 2008) Band Of Horses — "The General Specific" (Oct. 25, 2008) Norah Jones — "Jesus Don't Cry" (Oct. 25, 2008) Death Cab For Cutie — "Cath" (Oct. 25, 2008) Death Cab For Cutie — "I Will Possess Your Heart" (Oct. 25, 2008) Josh Groban — "Changing Colors" (Oct. 26, 2008) Josh Groban with Neil Young — "Harvest Moon" (Oct. 26, 2008) "> :: view website: chartattack Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:52:33 -0500 http://www.bad-news-beat.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2610 Neil Young To Release Gold Albums by Paul Cashmere - November 8 2009 photo by Ros O'Gorman Lots of artists have scored Gold albums for sales over the years but Neil Young is going to re-issue his first four album on 24 karat Gold CDs. 2,500 copies of ‘Neil Young’, ‘Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere’, ‘After The Goldrush’ and ‘Harvest’ will be released worldwide on November 24th, 2009. The albums will be packages in Gary Burden designed cardboard wallet packs and individually numbered. It is part of the ongoing Neil Young Archives series that includes the 10-disc Archives Volume 1 1963-172 earlier this year. The digitally remastered first four albums were also reissued as stand alone releases this year but fans can also expect vinyl editions of the albums to come out later this month as well. The vinyl versions are being issues on 140 gram vinyl but a box set of the four albums will also be available pressed in 180 gram vinyl. The vinyl box set is limited to 3,000 copies worldwide. In addition, Neil’s next album ‘Dreamin’ Man’ will come out on December 8. It is part 12 in the Archive series. ‘Dreamin’ Man’ is an acoustic concert from 1992 featuring the ‘Harvest Moon’ album performed live. But wait, there’s more … the Jonathan Demme movie ‘Neil Young Trunk Show’ is also nearing release. :: undercover.com.au/..._Neil_Young_To_Release_Gold_Albums Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:21:33 -0500 http://www.bad-news-beat.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2609 Next Performance Series Release From Neil Young Announced As part of its ongoing Next Performance Series Release From Neil Young Announced with legendary singer-songwriter Neil Young Reprise Records will release Dreamin' Man Live '92, on December 8, 2009, on CD while the vinyl pressing will be released on January 12, 2010. The album is a complete live performance of Young's album Harvest Moon drawn from various solo acoustic shows he performed in 1992 before the actual release of the Harvest studio recording, which makes this performance even more unique. Dreamin' Man Live '92 revisits Harvest Moon 17 years after its release by pulling together a series of intimate solo acoustic performances Young did at the time. The album was produced by Young and John Hanlon and recorded and mixed by Tim Mulligan. The track-listing for Dreamin' Man Live '92 is as follows: "Dreamin' Man" "Such A Woman" "One Of These Days" "Harvest Moon" "You And Me" "Hank To Hendrix" "Unknown Legend" "Old King" "Natural Beauty" "War Of Man" antimusic.com/.../03Next_Performance_Series_Release_From_Neil_Young *** Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:05:32 -0500 http://www.bad-news-beat.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2608 Young's concert big on stars, emotions Randy Lewis, Tribune Newspapers 26 October 2009, Chicago Tribune The powerfully emotional backdrop of Neil Young's annual Bridge School Benefit Concerts is evident in the faces of the nonprofit school's disabled students and those of their families, which were flashed on video screens throughout Saturday's 6 1/2-hour show. On occasion, the performers' feelings burst to the surface as well at the Mountain View, Calif., show. During No Doubt's set, singer Gwen Stefani had to reach for a tissue after singing "Simple Kind of Life," a song she wrote shortly before having the first of her two kids with husband Gavin Rossdale,who played his own set earlier in the evening. In that song, she wrestled with conflicting drives of career and motherhood, and looking into the faces of the children, Stefani choked up. The yearly fundraiser was launched in 1986. The California-based Bridge School teaches children with speech and physical impairments. Young, No Doubt and a full lineup of acts, including Sheryl Crow and Wolfmother, were on hand for the two-day benefit, which ended Sunday. The all-star encore performance Saturday was "Comes a Time." The performance spoke to the sense of community Young and his wife, Pegi, have created in their efforts to provide help where it's needed. Highlights from the concert: Seattle's Fleet Foxes took to the concert's "unplugged" format like orcas to water. At the top of her 30-minute set, Sheryl Crow declared, "This is my favorite gig in the world, after 20 years of touring." Coldplay's Chris Martin was in a particularly playful mood. Martin, wearing a black-and-white-striped stocking cap, said, "A lot of people are probably wondering, 'Why is that guy wearing such a stupid hat?' Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:08:55 -0500 http://www.bad-news-beat.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2607 2009-10-25 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California, USA Bridge School Benefit 23 w/ Ben Keith, Rick Rosas, Karl Himmel, Spooner Oldham, and Pegi Young 1. Comes A Time (acoustic guitar - solo) --- 2. Powderfinger (acoustic guitar) - guests with Adam Sandler and band. Sandler's band includes Waddy Wachtel. --- 3. Out On The Weekend (acoustic guitar) 4. Hold Back The Tears (acoustic guitar) 5. From Hank To Hendrix (acoustic guitar) 6. Daddy Went Walkin' (acoustic guitar) 7. Harvest Moon (acoustic guitar) 8. Down By The River (acoustic guitar) 9. Comes A Time (acoustic guitar) Lineup: Neil Young, Gavin Rossdale, Wolfmother, Fleet Foxes, Monsters Of Folk, Sheryl Crow, Adam Sandler, Chris Martin and No Doubt. Band: Neil Young - acoustic guitar, harmonica, vocals Ben Keith - dobro, harmonium, acoustic guitar, background vocals Rick Rosas - bass Pegi Young - background vocals Karl Himmel - drums Spooner Oldham - piano Sheryl Crow - background vocals on Daddy Went Walkin' and Harvest Moon Larry Cragg - broom on Harvest Moon "entire cast" - vocals on the final Comes A Time Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:07:30 -0500 http://www.bad-news-beat.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2606 2009-10-24 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California, USA Bridge School Benefit 23 w/ Ben Keith, Rick Rosas, Karl Himmel, Spooner Oldham, and Pegi Young 1. Comes A Time (acoustic guitar - solo) --- 2. I Am A Child (acoustic guitar - solo) 3. Sugar Mountain (acoustic guitar - solo) 4. Out On The Weekend (acoustic guitar) 5. Already One (12 string acoustic guitar) 6. From Hank To Hendrix (acoustic guitar) 7. Old King (guitjo) 8. Harvest Moon (acoustic guitar) 9. Comes A Time (acoustic guitar) Lineup: Neil Young, Gavin Rossdale, Wolfmother, Fleet Foxes, Monsters Of Folk, Sheryl Crow, Jimmy Buffet, Chris Martin and No Doubt. Jets Overhead sidestage performance. Band: Neil Young - acoustic guitar, guitjo, vocals Ben Keith - dobro, harmonium, background vocals Rick Rosas - bass Pegi Young - background vocals, acoustic guitar Karl Himmel - drums Spooner Oldham - piano Sheryl Crow - vocals on Harvest Moon Larry Cragg - broom on Harvest Moon "entire cast" - vocals on the final Comes A Time Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:05:48 -0500 http://www.bad-news-beat.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2605 Neil Young backs Scots songwriter By Paula Murray 18 October 2009, The Express on Sunday AN UNKNOWN single father has become a surprise hit across the Atlantic after capturing the heart of Canadian rock star Neil Young. Peter Coia, 57, has spent the last 14 years bringing up his son, also Peter, and dreaming of fame as he wrote songs in his small flat. His living room, in the shadow of the Wallace Monument in Stirling, doubles as a makeshift recording studio with guitars, keyboards and microphones. Now he has become an unlikely star in the United States with regular air time on radio stations after two of his songs appeared on Neil Young's website. Mr Coia said: "Small stations over there get in touch requesting a CD or tracks and play them but I can't even tune in as they are not on the Internet. "I just want my songs to be heard. I am not much of a singer, I'm the first to admit that, but I know how to write songs." Mr Coia, whose father left his mother with three children when he was aged just one, said he is a self-taught musician, picking up a guitar to "avoid boredom". His mother was unable to afford lessons, forcing him to teach himself how to play. From his early teens he played in bands around Glasgow and his hometown of Bellshill, in Lanarkshire. However music took a back seat after he started his own engineering firm, working for the likes of British Steel. But when recession hit in the early Nineties, he turned again to music. Mr Coia, who separated from his wife, concentrated on songwriting in his spare time and taught himself to use computer technology to record at home. His ballads There Are Heroes and the award-winning Yellow Ribbon feature on Neil Young's Living With War site. But despite the surge in radio plays and gold and platinum awards from a download website he has yet to make any money. Mr Coia said: "I can't afford to register my songs just now and all these stations know they can play them for free. "It would be great to make a living from music but my aim is to get it out to as many people as I can. I am too old to make it myself but hopefully someone with a good voice will like m y material enough to record it." Graham Weir, director of popular music industries at Napie r University, in Edinburgh, said: "Twenty years ago an album would sell hundreds of thousands of copies. Now you are lucky to sell a few thousand as everyone goes to the Internet, downloads it and copies it for their friends." . Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:37:53 -0400 http://www.bad-news-beat.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2604 the Neil bus on the not-evil site : :: torontoist.com/2009/10/google_street_view_nowhere_to_hide/.../ Neil tour bus/ Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:35:38 -0400 http://www.bad-news-beat.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2603 Neil Young film at Woodstock event 1 October 2009, Press Association - Premier Showbiz A new documentary about Neil Young will premiere at the Woodstock Film Festival. Neil Young Trunk Show, which offers an intimate look at the rock star playing in a small hall in Pennsylvania, will be introduced by its director Jonathan Demme at the festival in the US. It's the second movie Demme has made about the music star, who he's a huge fan of, after he released concert documentary Neil Young: Heart Of Gold three years ago. The filmmaker said the veteran performer deserves every minute of screen time. He said: "When I see him galumphing across the stage in the middle of No Hidden Path so deep in a trance-state, making sounds that I've never heard and I find so thrilling... it's like if Tchaikovsky had been a guitar player. I just think in terms of the word master coming into my head. Look at this grizzled master just burning this stuff down." Demme, who said he is trying to capture the different facets of Young in the films, revealed he wants to make a third flick about the star. "I don't know what the third one will be," Demme said. "Maybe it will be outdoors. Maybe be in the woods. Maybe it will be on a farm." Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:31:54 -0400 http://www.bad-news-beat.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2602 2009-10-04 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Maryland Heights, Missouri, USA Farm Aid 2009 w/ Ben Keith, Rick Rosas, Karl Himmel, Spooner Oldham, and Pegi Young 1. Sail Away (acoustic guitar) 2. Long May You Run (acoustic guitar) 3. Field Of Opportunity (acoustic guitar) 4. Hold Back The Tears (acoustic guitar) 5. Homegrown* (electric guitar) 6. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (electric guitar) 7. Already One (12-string acoustic guitar) 8. Comes A Time (acoustic guitar) Notes: Extra lyrics on Homegrown. Lineup included Neil Young, Dave Matthews (with Tim Reynolds), Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Jason Mraz, Wilco, Jamey Johnson, Phosphorescent, Gretchen Wilson, Billy Joe Shaver, Will Dailey, Ernie Isley & the Jam Band, Ryan Bingham & the Dead Horses, The Blackwood Quartet, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, and Titty Bingo Band: Neil Young - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, harmonica, vocals Ben Keith - dobro, electric guitar, background vocals Rick Rosas - bass Pegi Young - background vocals, acoustic guitar Karl Himmel - drums Spooner Oldham - keyboards *Willie Nelson - guitar on Homegrown Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:30:23 -0400 http://www.bad-news-beat.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2601 Watch the concert live at 5pm ET today. DIRECTV's The 101 Network has the show live in HD or watch the webcast on FarmAid.org :: FarmAid.org ------- [Ed2 note: search the mailing lists for the content Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:28:03 -0400 http://www.bad-news-beat.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2600 Farm Aid hopes to reform farming The 'good food' movement wants to help family farmers reach more people, more directly. by Georgina Gustin • ggustin@post-dispatch.com 4 October 2009 St. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis - Farm Aid, the longest-running benefit concert in the country, calls it the "good food" movement. But by any name, the growing American appetite for locally raised food has conferred upon farmers a kind of celebrity status - or, at least, placed them at the center of the American conversation about food. "As the good food movement was emerging, we began to see that we could show people that family farmers are the people who provide that food," said Glenda Yoder, an associate director with Farm Aid. "We could bring attention to farms." That attention, organizers hope, will help Farm Aid in its mission to keep family farmers on their land - and, in the process, reshape the American food system. Farm Aid was founded in 1985 when Willie Nelson banded together with Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Bob Dylan to help farmers who were losing their farms and livelihoods in the farming crisis of that decade. For the first time, St. Louis will host the event, which begins this afternoon at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. The inaugural Farm Aid concert was held in Champaign, Ill., drawing 80,000 and raising nearly $7 million to help farmers stay afloat and feed their families. Since then, the Farm Aid organization has been working to keep the plight of farmers in the public eye. "It did a lot to raise consciousness about agriculture," said Pat Westhoff, a director with the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute at the University of Missouri. "It's still doing that even today." And today, Farm Aid organizers say, the biggest threat to the independence of many family farms is the corporate consolidation that arose with so-called factory farming in the decade that followed the farm crisis of the 1980s. According to a 2007 U.S. Department of Agriculture report, large-scale and nonfamily farms dominate American agriculture, accounting for 75 percent of the value of production. "We've seen a further concentration of production in many farming enterprises, especially over the last 20 years," Westhoff explained. "More production is happening on fewer farms." That trend is continuing to push farmers with mid-sized operations out of farming, Farm Aid and other farm advocates say. "Big companies will expand, while independents go out of business," said Rhonda Perry, of the Missouri Rural Crisis Center, a farm and rural advocacy group. Farm Aid and its funded groups are pushing for changes in regulations and policies that will help them achieve a larger goal - set up regional food systems that would allow local farmers to reach consumers more directly. Such systems are essential, food and farm advocates say, for the "good food" movement to reach more people. In that effort, Farm Aid and the groups it funds are pushing the U.S. Department of Agriculture to enforce antitrust laws that would prevent meat packers from controlling the supply of beef and, ultimately, the price ranchers are paid for their cattle. They also are calling for the federal government to stop giving direct loans to new and expanding large-scale factory poultry and hog farms. And they're calling for the government to set a price floor for milk so dairy farmers, coping with a decline in demand and high production costs, can survive. "You can't have regional food systems if you don't address consolidation issues," said Mary Hendrickson, a professor of rural sociology at the University of Missouri. "Farm Aid is interesting because they're working on credit issues, structural issues, and they're trying to encourage regional food systems at the same time." A regional food system would, in theory, mean rearranging or partly replacing an infrastructure that's been geared to a global, industrialized system. Some areas of the country have successfully established them. "We need to start looking at the next level, the next horizon," said Walker Claridge, who farms near Columbia and sells his products at the Maplewood Farmer's Market. "That's getting our state and Department of Agriculture to set up systems that help local farmers move stuff around in an efficient way." Missouri, for example, has more farms - roughly 108,000 - than any other state but Texas, so there's ample capacity. (Illinois has more than 76,000 farms.) "We're not interested in every farm being five acres and selling at their local market," Perry explained. "We already have a base of family farms. We're interested in ways the traditional family farm can increase the production of high quality, affordable, healthy food directly to local markets." The vast majority of the 2.3 million farms in the country are called "family farms," according to the Department of Agriculture. But many of those would not fit Farm Aid's definition of a family farm: an operation managed and owned by a family, or person, who has control over management decisions. Many family farmers have lost that control, the organization says. "We know that because of the system of consolidation and agricultural policies, they're pushed into certain practices," Yoder explained. Yoder and other advocates acknowledge that a network of regional food systems has limitations, and they don't support a wholesale replacement of the status quo. But, they believe, empowering family farmers would return some balance to a system that's gotten lopsided. "We're already reliant on a global food system," Claridge said. "What we need to do is work to have a good equilibrium, so that we're producing commodities on a large scale, and small farmers can produce within a region." Claridge will be attending his eighth consecutive Farm Aid concert today. Two benefit dinners, a festival in Tower Grove park, a farm policy forum, and today's concert-based booths and food stands, are rounding out the Farm Aid weekend. "I'm so excited that instead of talking about what's going on in other regions of the country, now it's Missouri and St. Louis and Illinois' turn," he said. "We've gotten too far away from who grows our food and where it comes from. ... Every year in the places where Farm Aid has been you start to see change." Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:24:42 -0400 http://www.bad-news-beat.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2599 ...and the winner is... Liza from Germany. She won the "Johnny Magic" video contest with her and Michael's contribution. And here she is with the now famous victory jacket and a LincVolt cap: :: goto the video: "Johnny Magic" Neil Young contest entry from Liza on Vimeo. Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:57:37 -0400 http://www.bad-news-beat.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2598 articles: Rolling Stone: Behind “Neil Young Trunk Show”: Director Demme on Capturing a Legend in New Film Neil Young Trunk Show, the second in Jonathan Demme’s planned film trilogy on the legendary rocker, is an unconscious, raw, in-the-moment concert movie that respects the immediacy of creativity and the creator... :: Rolling Stone, 2009/09/16/behind-neil-young-trunk-show CA MSN: Demme seeks to capture, emulate rawness of Young in "Trunk Show" The director used an approach to filming his Neil Young doc that's as rough-and-ragged as the weathered rocker... :: entertainment.ca.msn thanx 2 Liza Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:32:24 -0400 http://www.bad-news-beat.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2597 2009-09-12 Ambleside Park, West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Summer Sessions At Ambleside Solo w/ Ben Keith and Pegi Young 1. Goin' Back (acoustic guitar - solo) 2. Powderfinger (acoustic guitar - solo) 3. Pocahontas (acoustic guitar - solo) 4. Birds (piano - solo) 5. Sail Away (acoustic guitar) 6. Old King (guitjo) 7. Long May You Run (acoustic guitar) 8. Light A Candle (acoustic guitar) 9. Human Highway (acoustic guitar) 10. Hold Back The Tears (acoustic guitar) Notes: A benefit concert for the Sarah McLachlan Foundation. Other acts included - Dustin Bentall, Meaghan Smith, The Canadian Tenors, Luke Doucet and Sheryl Crow. Hold Back The Tears sung with the extra verse from the Chrome Dreams bootleg. Band: Solo with Ben Keith and Pegi Young Neil Young - acoustic guitar, guitjo, piano, vocals Ben Keith - dobro Pegi Young - background vocals Thx to harryo for the info! Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:22:20 -0400 http://www.bad-news-beat.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2596 th reports: >From the Mercury News Blog by Jim Harrington and Thrashers Wheat: :: mercury news: chris-martin-jimmy-buffett :: Thrasher's Wheat: Bridge school concert lineup for 2009 Two of pop music's brightest stars - Gwen Stefani and Chris Martin - will take the stage during the 2009 Bridge School Benefit concerts at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View. Stefani will perform with her platinum-selling band No Doubt, which recently came through the Bay Area on a highly successful reunion tour, while Martin will leave his mates in Coldplay behind to play rare solo sets. The concerts are set for 5 p.m. Oct. 24 and 2 p.m. Oct. 25. Tickets are $39.50-$150 and go on sale at 10 a.m. Sunday through 877-598-6659 and www.livenation.com. Other top names scheduled to perform at both concerts include pop-rocker Sheryl Crow, indie-folk act Fleet Foxes, Australian hard-rockers Wolfmother, alt-rock icon Gavin Rossdale (Stefani's husband) and, of course, the event's organizer, Neil Young. The Monsters of Folk, the indie-pop dream team of Conor Oberst, Yim Yames, M Ward and Mike Mogis, will also appear on both days. Also, Jimmy Buffett is Saturday only and Adam Sandler is Sunday only. Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:18:58 -0400 http://www.bad-news-beat.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2595 Sharry reports: "What concert?" Neil pleads ignorance. Veteran rocker sends his regrets to Toronto, but says a third film with Demme could happen Sep 11, 2009 04:30 AM Peter Howell, Movie Critic They say rock 'n' roll never forgets, but someone in charge of Neil Young's itinerary evidently did. Young tells the Star he never intended to visit hometown Toronto to promote his new concert movie, The Neil Young Trunk Show, in a free public event Monday at Yonge-Dundas Square. The official TIFF schedule has Young as a confirmed attendee, along with director Jonathan Demme. "This is the first time I ever heard I was supposed to be there," Young says from his California ranch home near San Rafael. "I didn't know I was a scheduled event." ... :: more: thestar.com/entertainment/tiff/ "Well, I'm up in T.O., keepin' jive alive ..." Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:29:35 -0400