Neil Young

The Good and the Not So Good

For New Model Army leader Justin Sullivan, punk’s not dead as long as it keeps evolving.

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. . . Star Bright

Jewel went from coffee-house songstress to rising star overnight, but Homer's where her heart is

Recordings

Jewel went from coffee-house songstress to rising star overnight, but Homer's where her heart is

Contract and Expel

Famous parting shots from artists formerly "under exclusive arrangement" with their labels

History in the Faking

Famous parting shots from artists formerly "under exclusive arrangement" with their labels

Recordings

Famous parting shots from artists formerly "under exclusive arrangement" with their labels

Copy Cats

In the tired realm of tribute albums, imitation is the sincerest form of flatulence

Critical Mass

A recap of the releases that made it worthwhile to own a CD player in 1998

Neil Young

Silver & Gold
(Reprise)

Neil Young

Are You Passionate? (Reprise)

Damien Jurado and Gathered in Song

I Break Chairs (Sub Pop)

New Model Army frontman Justin Sullivan talks Neil Young and Irish humor

I Break Chairs (Sub Pop)

Cowboy Junkies

I Break Chairs (Sub Pop)

Kate Voegele

I Break Chairs (Sub Pop)

The Old School Jingle Jam Reminds Us of the Ghosts of Hip-Hop’s Past

I Break Chairs (Sub Pop)

Neil Young (Circa 1968), The Clash, What Laura Says, And Pavement Are Just Some Of What's Selling At Hoodlums Music & Movies

Neil Percival Young during the late '60s. Here's some irony for you. In November 1968, future rock 'n' roll hall of famer Neil Young was paralyzed with fear before his solo show at the Canterbury House in Ann Arbor. According to a recent NPR story on the music legend, he had gone Splittsville from h ... More >>

Coachella Artists Start Leaking

The first batch of bands for the hottest music festival around, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, has been leaked. Confirmed Artists: the Killers, the Airborne Toxic Event, the Bug, Buraka Som Sistema, Crystal Castles, Drop The Lime, Fleet Foxes, Flying Lotus, Girl Talk, the Hold Steady, ... More >>

The Kate Show

The first batch of bands for the hottest music festival around, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, has been leaked. Confirmed Artists: the Killers, the Airborne Toxic Event, the Bug, Buraka Som Sistema, Crystal Castles, Drop The Lime, Fleet Foxes, Flying Lotus, Girl Talk, the Hold Steady, ... More >>

Band of Horses

It really is everything all the time

Bring in the Trash

It really is everything all the time

Neil Young

Living With War
(Reprise)

Tegan and Sara

Only connect

Paperback Writer

The 33 1/3 book series lets love-struck authors celebrate their favorite records

Sufjan Stevens

50 nifty songs to look forward to

Original Soul

This time, it's personal: Our look back at an intimate year in music.

Greener Pastures?

By introducing his concept album Greendale in concert to a perplexed audience, Neil Young sure thinks so

Young Love

Valley bar performers pool resources for a night to worship Neil Young – without blaspheming his music

Pretty Vacant

New Times' panel of critics searches for musical gems in a disheartening 2001

Rich Hopkins & Luminarios

My Lucky Stars (Blue Rose)

Lift to Experience

The Texas-Jerusalem Experience (Bella Union)

Neil Young

In Berlin (Rhino Video/DVD)

Powderfinger

Odyssey Number Five (Republic/Universal)

Neil Young Friends & Relatives

Road Rock Volume 1 (Reprise), Red Rocks Live (Warner-Reprise Home Video/DVD)

Obsessions, Passions, Perversions 2000

Music critics reveal their deepest, darkest record-buying secrets in New Times' annual poll

The Schramms, Tom Heyman, Matt Piucci, and Guru Guru

One Hundred Questions, Boarding House Rules (Innerstate), Hellenes (Inbetweens USA), 2000 Gurus (Funfundvierzig, dist. by Innerspace)

Hatfield's the Real McCoy

Will Juliana Hatfield fans find the Beautiful Creature in Juliana's Pony, or will it be a Total System Failure?

Flashes 02-24-2000

Will Juliana Hatfield fans find the Beautiful Creature in Juliana's Pony, or will it be a Total System Failure?

CSN & Sometimes Y

How much time was "Wasted on the Way"? Absolutely none, if you like a good rock 'n' roll soap opera.

Molten Wax

How much time was "Wasted on the Way"? Absolutely none, if you like a good rock 'n' roll soap opera.

Recordings

How much time was "Wasted on the Way"? Absolutely none, if you like a good rock 'n' roll soap opera.

Flier of the Week: Neil Young Night at Yucca

​The "ENTER FAMOUS MUSICIAN HERE" nights at Yucca Tap Room have apparently been a huge success, since we keep seeing more of them. This week's Neil Young show doesn't have the clever name of, say, a "Petty Thieves,"but has a similarly great lineup of local artists.Who's got "Heart of Gold?"

Why Arcade Fire Is the Best Canadian Band of All Time

​The "ENTER FAMOUS MUSICIAN HERE" nights at Yucca Tap Room have apparently been a huge success, since we keep seeing more of them. This week's Neil Young show doesn't have the clever name of, say, a "Petty Thieves,"but has a similarly great lineup of local artists.Who's got "Heart of Gold?"

What's Selling: Hoodlums Music and Movies

​Bring in Le Noise, bring in da funk.Neil Young stole the top spot on the chart this week at Hoodlums Music and Movies.Guitar king Eric Clapton also made the list with his latest album, as did classic rocker Robert Plant with his most recent release. English indie pop band Mumford & Sons slipp ... More >>

New Album From the Strokes on Its Way to Being Complete

​The Strokes have finally finished a long awaited album, according to SPIN.While the mixing and mastering still has yet to be done, the recording process itself has been completed.After working out their differences and deciding to go forth with making a new album, they worked with Beck and White ... More >>

Neil Young: Le Noise

​Artist: Neil Young Title: Le Noise Release date: September 28 Label: Reprise Neil Young is a first-rate iconoclast and one of the few successful rock artists who has remained truly uncompromising throughout his long and storied career. Of course, uncompromising can result in inconsistency, ... More >>

Keller Williams on Yo Gabba Gabba!, Overly Demanding Musicians, and Charity Work

C. Taylor Crothers​Virginian musician Keller Williams is known for being so much more than just another singer-songwriter. He dabbles between genres from reggae, funk, folk, alternative, bluegrass, and children's music. He's got a handful of side projects with other musicians as well, plus he keep ... More >>

Kinch's Brian Coughlin on Black One, Come on Die Young, and Andrew and His Fiesty Felines

​Welcome to the latest installment of our weekly feature, Sound Off, where Jason P. Woodbury is joined by a different guest each week to listen to and discuss three tracks from local Phoenix artists. If you would like your songs to be considered for future Sound Off columns, please email music ... More >>

The Young at Yucca Tap Room, 1/4/12

​The Young, Mangled Men, ROAR, The Plainfield Butchers Yucca Tap Room Wednesday, January 4, 2012 Bits of Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney's interview with Rolling Stone started hitting the web yesterday, with the bespectacled musician stating: "Rock 'n' roll is dying because people became ok ... More >>