Neil Young

What could be better than the theme song to "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air"? How about Neil Young singing it? Okay, how about Jimmy Fallon singing it as Neil Young? He nails it pretty well. (Hat tip to Jason...  

The video of Jimmy Fallon impersonating Neil Young covering "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" appears to be going viral and is now a trending topic on Twitter. (What's even weirder about this is how many folks think this REALLY is Neil Young?!)Fallon's impression is an uncanny channeling, to say the least. And we were just saying how great these tribute cover bands are too.From Consequence of  

Oh boy.After the announcement that a MP3 Release of the 1970 Fillmore "Cinnamon Girl" would be made available, we heard howls of outrage from Neil Young fans around the world.How dare Neil make this available! Why wasn't this on the original? Why MP3?What could be the source of this rage? Or -- more importantly -- to what extent have Neil Young fans been wronged? Using our patented exclusive  

Frames from Neil Young music video "Wonderin'", 1983Director Tim PopeFor the longest of times, we've really wanted to try and find room to put together something on Tim Pope, the director of numerous 1980's Neil Young music videos. For example, the brilliant single take video of "Touch the Night" with Neil as the hapless "action reporter" is almost too real in it's fake newsiness.Tim has a great  

When we blogged on the Neil Young tribute band Live RUST it triggered quite a discussion on Neil Young Tribute/Cover bands.As an offshoot of this, we receive so many submissions of Neil covers, tributes, videos, MP3's that we can't keep up and post them all.So this page is being setup for bands to directly post their links. The best way to submit link is to use that "Create a Link" feature below  

From the Rock and Roll Guru, some Rock & Roll Wisdom via Neil Young: “Don’t let it bring you down, it’s only castles burning…”~Neil YoungThis is great advice, unless you happen to live in the castle that is burning. In that case, it’s acceptable to let it bring you down for a little while. And if you forgot to get the castleowners insurance, you’re screwed.More wisdom from the Rock and Roll Guru.  

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When we plugged the Neil Young tribute band Live RUST earlier this week, we were somewhat taken aback by those who fail to appreciate what these tribute bands are all about.Of course everyone is always entitled to their opinion but it struck has being in poor form to attack those who cover Neil songs for kicks and fun.Like some other topics recently like NYA, FITR, or subject du jour, there are  

Here's a cover by the band Lee Harvey Osmond of Neil Young's "Are you ready for the country" in Saskatoon MANITOBA, Canada on 10/24/2009.We've saw Lee Harvey Osmond open for the Cowboy Junkies last month and can say that if you're into "acid-folk", you'll love these guys. Quite a trip.And here is some more on bands inspired by Neil Young.  

As part of its ongoing Archives reissue campaign with legendary singer-songwriter Neil Young, Reprise Records will release re-mastered versions of the first four of Young’s classic solo albums, 1969’s “Neil Young” and “Everybody Knows This is Nowhere,” 1970’s “After the Gold Rush,” and 1972’s “Harvest.”  

Today is Neil Young's birthday, and the godfather of grunge turns a youthful 64 years young. So please join me in welcoming "the Canadian Dylan*" a very happy one. It's been a big year for Neil; the first volume of his long awaited Archives series was finally released, as well as a new record called Fork in the Road. Now I'll level with you. I am as big a Neil Young fan as they get. At one point, I owned everything he'd released, on vinyl and...  

Neil Young and L.A. Johnson unveil and demonstrate the features of and technology behind Neil Young Archives Volume 1, Blu-ray Edition at the JavaOne Conference in San Francisco on May 6, 2008.And we're hearing we'll be getting another BD soon.Thanks AG!See also, The Neil Young Archives FAQ and Inside The Making of The Neil Young Archives.  

The Neil Young Comment of the Moment is from the "Optimal" Neil Young Fans thread awhile ago. Pinto (or Flounder) said... My primary interest is in great music.I am a "fan" of Neil Young because he has written and recorded more great music than any other artist of my fifty-six year old lifetime. And that includes Dylan, because, though this might be heresy, I don't really think a lot of  

Filed under: Concerts and Tours, NewsThe Red Hot Chili Peppers will make their first post-hiatus appearance early next year when the funky monks join a lineup of all-star acts that will pay tribute to Neil Young. The concert for Young, which honors the rock legend as the 2010 MusiCares Person of the Year, will take place in Los Angeles on Jan. 29.Aside from the Chili Peppers, who are currently at work on their 10th studio album and first since...  

A little bit of controversy over Neil Young's latest release news. One might think after having only 17* releases thus far in 2009, that critics might cut Neil some slack.But, of course not.So almost 40 years after it's performance at the Fillmore in San Francisco, an awesome live version of "Cinnamon Girl" will finally be released -- on MP3.When the Neil Young & Crazy Horse Live At The