Since the heady ’60s, singer-songwriter Neil Young has proven himself capable many times over as an artist who can rally the downtrodden with music that can inspire. Unfortunately, he tries to do so on his latest record by frequently singing about his hybrid car. Continue reading
A once-in-a-lifetime list of classic rock god have joined forces for “Vote For Change” tour to raise money for and rally support for Democratic candidates. At the tour’s Minnesota stop, the “stars” literally aligned and with the help of surprise guest, left the audience exhilarated and wipe out. Read our Soundbytes review. Continue reading
Soundbytes weeds through three master songwriters’ latest records to see who’s still got it. Continue reading
Neil Young has completed “Silver & Gold,” yet another sequel to his ’70s country-rock masterpiece, “Harvest.” This new disc is mildly successful — if only because it seems that we’ve heard all this before. Continue reading
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