NYFAQ Diaries: A Journey Through The Past Of Neil Young's Videos
After a two year journey of blood, sweat, tears, and more all-nighters writing furiously until the sun came up than I care to remember, my first full-length book as a...
View ArticleOn Hippie Chicks And Sweet Joni's Jazz Period
I've been listening to a lot of Joni Mitchell lately, and I'm not sure exactly why. Perhaps it's because of my still fresh memories of researching Joni's connections to Neil...
View ArticlePatti Smith's Return To Punk Rock Literacy On 'Banga'
Music Review: Patti Smith - Banga Remember when Patti Smith used to be considered dangerous? It's a little hard to reconcile the one-time high priestess of punk rock -- the...
View ArticleNeil Young & Crazy Horse's Americana: Time To Feel The Spook Again
Music Review: Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Americana The first thing to know about Neil Young & Crazy Horse's new album -- their first together since 2003's Greendale...
View ArticleThe Raconteurs And The Case For Jack White As Rock's Dirty Saviour
Music Review: The Raconteurs - Live At Montreux 2008 (DVD, 2012) Although I don't "feel it" exactly the same way that a lot of people do when it comes to...
View ArticleNYFAQ Diaries: On The Beach, Now And Then, And The Kershaw Connection
Although On The Beach is one of my very favorite Neil Young albums, I didn't become fully aware of "Cajun Wildman" Rusty Kershaw's unique connection to this masterpiece from Neil's...
View ArticleFive Desert Island Discs From The Seventies
Every once in awhile, my co-conspirators over at SomethingElse! Reviews ask us to collaborate on a theme article revolving around a particular theme -- usually an artist from the classic...
View ArticleRoger Waters, David Gilmour And The Story Of Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd - The Story Of Wish You Were Here (DVD/2012) It is both interesting and somewhat telling that Eagle Rock's Pink Floyd documentary The Story Of Wish You Were...
View ArticleMuddy Waters & The Rolling Stones Legendary 1981 Chicago Summit Meeting
Music DVD/CD Review: Muddy Waters & The Rolling Stones - Live At The Checkerboard Lounge, Chicago 1981 Although both audio and video versions of this legendary, previously unreleased 1981 jam...
View ArticleThe Neil Young FAQ Website Is Open For Business
Nearly three months after the release of the Neil Young FAQ book, I am pleased to announce that the website for my book on the "Iconic and Mercurial Rocker" finally...
View ArticleNeil Young 2012 First Leg Tour Wrap - Some Past, Less Present, And A Lotta'...
It would appear we all know a little more about the origins of Neil Young's "Twisted Road" now. With their recent appearance at San Francisco's Outside Lands Festival, the much...
View ArticleBob Dylan's Tempest: A Dark Masterpiece?
Music Review: Bob Dylan - Tempest Ever since the release of 1997's stunning Time Out Of Mind, much critical ado has been made about the modern-day creative resurgence of Bob...
View ArticlePeter Gabriel's Secret World: He Smiles
Music DVD Review: Peter Gabriel - Secret World Live Now, this is more like it. Peter Gabriel's performance on Eagle Rock's newly restored and remastered Secret World Live concert DVD...
View ArticleMarillion Are Still Making Sounds That Can't Be Made
Music Review: Marillion - Sounds That Can't Be Made Marillion have come a long way from their humble beginnings in the early eighties, as a band once regarded as kind...
View ArticleWhy Keith Moon Owns The Who Live In Texas '75
During their prime years from roughly 1967 to 1978, The Who were the greatest live rock and roll band in the world. Even now, when measured strictly on the merits...
View ArticleRadiohead Buys A Staircase To Austin City Limits
It's hard to believe that the great PBS concert showcase series Austin City Limits (or ACL) has been doing its thing for 38 seasons now. That makes it the longest...
View ArticleThe Doors Live At The Bowl '68
Music DVD Review: The Doors - Live At The Bowl '68 For a band long celebrated as one of the great live rock acts ever, the lack of any truly...
View ArticleNeil Young & Crazy Horse's Psychedelic Pill: Papa's Got A Rolling Stone
Music Review: Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Psychedelic Pill Psychedelic Pill - Neil Young's second album since reuniting with Crazy Horse earlier this year - is his most eagerly...
View ArticleSteve Hackett Separates The Prog From The Pop Of Genesis
Music Review: Steve Hackett - Genesis Revisited II When considering the history of Genesis, most fans tend to view this band through two distinctly different prisms. For these folks, the...
View ArticleHow The Who Spent The Night After Live At Leeds
Music Review: The Who - Live At Hull 1970 Between Pete Townshend's book, the upcoming Quadrophenia tour, and a flood of reissues and otherwise newly unearthed material this year, 2012...
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