Tag Archives: Neil Young
Dave Grohl Appears on Letterman with Stevie Nicks to Promote “Sound City”
Dave Grohl joined by Steve Nicks on Late Night to promote captivating documentary on one of rock’s most unsung but influential studios
By Alex Baker
As if Dave Grohl doesn’t already have an impressive enough resume? Now the former Nirvana drummer and current Foo Fighters frontman has branched out into film directing and his debut is a captivating documentary on Sound City, an influential but now-defunct recording studio in Read More
Guitar World Magazine’s Top 50 Albums of 2012
Guitar World Magazine unveils its picks for the top 50 new releases this year, did your favorite make the cut?
By Alex Baker
In the music world at large Adele’s 21 might be garnering all the end-of-the-year acclaim and sales figures. But when it comes to Guitar World Magazine, it didn’t even make it into the top 50.
As you might expect, the axe-mad mag kept its list pretty much on the rock tip with high honors going to classic rock mainstays like Rush, Read More
Rush’s Alex Lifeson Named Greatest Canadian Guitarist
Well yeah. Who else would it be eh?
By Alex Baker
CBC Radio has named Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson as the greatest Canadian guitarist.
Lifeson beat out Randy Bachman, Neil Young and Jeff Healey to top the list.
Upon awarding him the distinction, the CBC said this about the guitarist:
“The most impressive thing about him may be his ability… Read More
Guns n Roses Gear Up for Vegas Residency
Legendary L.A. rockers Guns ‘N’ Roses are in the final stages of preparing for their residency at the Joint in the Hard Rock Cafe‘ Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The 12-night stint kicks off, appropriately enough, on Halloween and will run through November 24.
The band, which is led as always by enigmatic frontman Axl Rose, has entitled their… Read More
These Curious Thoughts
With the success of the Black Keys having opened up new territory for unlikely rock duos, the stage would appear set for a band like These Curious Thoughts, a two-piece indie rock outfit consisting of Sean Dunlop and Jamie Radford. This unlikely duo is perhaps even more unlikely considering they originally met as pen pals and now collaborate with each other from different continents (Dunlop is in the USA and Radford in the UK). In contrast… Read More
Studio Instrument Rentals (SIR): Does Your Rehearsal Space Write Neil Young Songs?
SIR, or Studio Instrument Rentals, is one of the largest and most popular services in the music industry. It’s a network nationwide with facilities in 13 cities, and offers studios, rehearsal space, and gear backlines for any size production or event.
So it’s a production company, and that’s all well and good, but SIR is so hugely immersed in the rock world, it’s actually influenced rock ‘n’ roll itself to a certain degree. Bruce Berry,… Read More
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