Charlie Horse: I Hope I Am Not A Monster
Charlie Horse I Hope I Am Not A Monster Laughing Outlaw Records Singers and writers Crystal Rose and Paul McDonald have done Charlie Horse proud with this set of songs. The Australian band manages to...
View ArticleMovies of My Life # 9: Year of The Horse
I’ve watched a lot of music films – concert films, docos – those unauthorised bios. If it’s music-related I tend to get to it. But I love seeing a great music doco at the cinema and early one Saturday...
View ArticleStubs: # 78 – Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Wellington, 2013
I had seen Neil Young before – up at the Big Day Out; though (good as the show was) that hardly counted. I spent half the set listening, not watching, reading my already-written review down the...
View ArticleStubs: # 84 – Year of the Horse, Wellington, 1998
I can’t believe I’ve held on to some movie tickets – but I did love this film, Neil Young’s Year of the Horse; saw it first at the Wellington Film Festival in 1998, on the giant screen at the Embassy –...
View ArticleHeroes Live: #2 – Neil Young
Earlier this year I reviewed the brand new Neil Young album another live record from him, another weird one from Uncle Neil. Only Neil Young could give up smoking marijuana and then release a live...
View ArticleNeil Young’s Archive Is Online – FREE
It’s not always the best day in the world to be a Neil Young fan – some albums come with a huge clang – but today must count as one of the better days. The much-teased Neil Young Archives exists now,...
View ArticlePoem: Weld
When I was 14 or 15 I was selected to take part in an elite training camp for hockey players. It was called an ‘academy’ which is a fancy term for Bootcamp. I was pretty excited – and honoured –...
View ArticleGig Review: Live Rust Concert Tour (August 6, Wgtn)
Various Artists: Live Rust Concert Tour Opera House Tuesday, August 6 So this was the pitch: bunch of Kiwi musicians paying tribute to Neil Young’s Live Rust album/tour on its 40th Anniversary. I’ll...
View ArticleCowboy Junkies: All That Reckoning
Cowboy Junkies All That Reckoning Latent Records For over 30 years now the Cowboy Junkies has been allowing its music to waft past, set to permanent slow-burn, they’re like an alt-folk Crazy Horse....
View ArticleThe Daze That Used To Be: Ragged Glory Turns 30
Ragged Glory by Neil Young (with Crazy Horse) turns 30 today. Thirty years old! I remember walking into a store that is long gone in a town that was my home (but I’ve now lived longer anywhere else) to...
View ArticleNeil Young & Crazy Horse: Return To Greendale
Neil Young & Crazy Horse Return To Greendale Reprise I like Neil Young most of the time. Or even love Neil Young’s music most of the time. But I think I like him best when he’s being wilfully...
View ArticleNeil Young & Crazy Horse: Way Down In The Rust Bucket
Neil Young & Crazy Horse Way Down In The Rust Bucket Reprise This version and era of Crazy Horse is well-represented by official live albums – but Neil Young fans have loved passing around a...
View ArticleBarn – Neil Young & Crazy Horse – A Band, A Brotherhood, A Barn: Film
Barn: Neil Young & Crazy Horse – A Band, A Brotherhood, A Barn Director: DHLoveLife A Shakey Pictures Production Neil Young is in the news for taking his music off Spotify – his stand against the...
View ArticleDiscovering Weld
My nephew has just turned 14. He flew down to see us – he’s been flying as an unaccompanied minor for around half of his life. He’s no longer a minor. Just a dude on a plane. This reminded me of my...
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