Thrasher's Wheat

1. Dear Neil: New Feature "Letters To The Editor" on Neil Young Archives (NYA)

   "Letters To The Editor" NYA Times-Contrarian In a new feature on NYA, Neil Young is now publishing "Letters To The Editor" -- and actually responding?! Most of the current letters deal with the Detroit solo show debacle. Other letter topics include NYA content and audio quality. Really great to see how seriously fan input is to Neil. But probably the best response so far is when someone

2. Courtney Barnett Covers "Houses", Elyse Weinberg's 1968 Song with Neil Young

   Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile Anthem, Washington, DC - November 7, 2017 Photo by thrashette Courtney Barnett recorded a cover of "Houses", Elyse Weinberg's 1968 song with Neil Young. The clip starts with “Charity” from Courtney Barnett's latest album Tell Me How You Really Feel. Elyse Weinberg's 1968 song "Houses" is a pretty obscure amongst Neil Young fans as we discussed when digital uploads

3. Something Different for Our TW Supporters and Detractors

   Here's something different for all of our TW supporters and detractors. Apparently, our recent posting on Neil Young's Big Decision On Archives: Facebook and Social Responsibility seems to have hit a nerve somewhere. So thanks for all the great comments -- both supportive and otherwise. We've responded on the thread. But onto something different. Why a Johnny Cash video? Why choose "

4. Neil Young's Big Decision On Archives: Facebook and Social Responsibility

   The NYA Dilemma? Once again, Neil Young speaks truth to power as he faces a "big decision" on access to his Archives due to Facebook's lack of social responsibility. In a recent posing on NYA Times-Contrarian, Neil Young writes that: "Censorship is a big responsibility and the Social Media Giant is seemingly not up to defending democracy, at least not yet." NYA Times-Contrarian The issue of

5. VICTORY: Monsanto Loses Landmark Roundup Weedkiller Case; Jury Awards $289M to Cancer Victim

   The "The Monsanto Years" reign of toxic terrorism is finally nearing the end at long last. In a major legal victory against Monsanto, a jury verdict in the case of Dewayne Johnson vs. Monsanto Co., awarded $289.2 million in damages to plaintiff Dwayne Johnson, a former school groundskeeper who, after being required to spray Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide, is terminally ill with non-Hodgkin