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.
-
Tribute to Neil Young: AmericanaFest On January 31, an AmericanaFest Pre-Grammy Salute concert was held at the Troubadour in Los Angeles, CA , to pay tribute to Neil Young's songs, with proceeds funding MusiCares programs for music industry professionals.Performers included Rhiannon Giddens, Margo Price, Jesse Welles, and Molly Tuttle. Here is a review by Bob Lefsetz.On the other
-
Judy Greenberg: 1953 - 2025 Gone, but definitely not forgotten, a tribute for Judy Greenberg, a Neil Young fan to the utmost core of her being.From a tribute by Robert Broadfoot via Neil Young Archives.RIP Judy Greenberg“When the light of time is on usWe will see our moment come,And the living soul will carry on.Light a candle in the darknessSo others might see the way,Light a
-
Crosby Stills Nash & Young (Click photo to enlarge)The following Substack "Ohio" by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Revisited | Rock 'n' Roll with Me by Ellen from Endwell asks the question if the song is "An anthem for our times?". (Thanks John K.!)Spoiler alert -- yes & no. "Ohio" by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Revisited by Ellen from
-
IT'S A NEW DAYNeil Young Archives (Click photo to enlarge)Earlier this week, Neil Young hosted a Patron ZOOM call where he revealed that he has written six songs for his next album. “One of them is really interesting. I call it ‘The Second Song.’ I woke up one morning thinking about this melody. I went, ‘Did I write this already or is this already a song?’ I tried to think, ‘
-
Neil Young@ Lost Planet Editorial, Santa Monica, CA - Sept. 9, 2019Photo by Rebecca Cabage/Invision/AP Here is an update from Neil Young's Patron call earlier today. Many thanks to Greying Rider for his excellent reports via TW comments. Neil Young on Patron ZOOM January 27, 2026image via Rusted MoonHello Everybody,Notes from the Patron call:--------Neil looks
