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Neil Young exhumes rare solo acoustic album “Hitchhiker”

August 4, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Some exciting news from Consequence of Sound this morning: “On September 8th, Neil Young will open up his vaults to reveal a previously unreleased solo acoustic album. Titled Hitchhiker, it was originally recorded back in 1976 and spans 10 […]

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New album release from Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real

July 14, 2017 Paul Kerr 0

Just signed to Fantasy Records and for the last two years the backing band for rock royalty in Neil Young, Lukas Nelson, son of Willie Nelson, and his band are releasing an album at the end […]

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Video: Neil Young & Promise of the Real “Children of Destiny”

July 3, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

We occasionally sneak an extra video in to our daily dose for you when it’s as epic as this new track from Neil Young and band, which features a 56 piece orchestra (but no kazoo). According […]

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This year’s Farm Aid: Willie Nelson, Neil Young and more

June 13, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Who knew that a benefit gig for family farm agriculture could conjure up such a stellar line up?  Rolling Stone report: “Farm Aid, the annual charity concert that has raised over $50 million since its 1985 […]

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Neil Young shares video for ‘Peace Trail’ – Watch

March 6, 2017 Mark Whitfield 1

NPR are being good to us again this week – they’re carrying the new Neil Young video (which is really quite lovely) with the following blurb: “When Neil Young gets fired up, sometimes his best music […]

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Behind the Songs: Polite Company “Please Go Wild”

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Franc Cinelli “Night Songs” (Independent, 2019)

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Sam Outlaw “Tenderheart” (Six Shooter Records, 2017)

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‘Tenderheart’ is the follow-up to Sam Outlaw’s well-received 2015 debut ‘Angeleno’ and Outlaw picks up where he left off to expand on his laid back, So-Cal country sound. Opening track Everyone’s Looking For Home chronicles the […]

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