# neil young (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 9 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover neil young. Page: Feed: --- ## [The Bongos - 1983-08-21 - Columbia University, New York, NY (FM)](https://so-many-roads-boots.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-bongos-1983-08-21-columbia.html) _2026-08-21 · speedymjb · So Many Roads To Ease My Soul_ The Bongos 1983-08-21 Columbia University New York, NY FM Broadcast 256 kbp Artwork Included 01. Telephoto Lens 02. Tiger Nights 03. Glow In The Dark 04. The Bulrushes 05. Automatic Doors 06. Roman Circus 07. Burning Bush 08. Numbers With Wings 09. Three Wise Men 10. Skydiving 11. Barbarella 12. In The Congo 13. Question Ball 14. My Sin 15. Mambo Sun The Bongos - 1983-08-21 - Columbia University,… ## [New Single from Mali Obomsawin "Automatic"](https://www.rockthebodyelectric.com/2026/08/new-single-from-mali-obomsawin-automatic.html) _2026-08-21 · Xeyedandpainless · Rock The Body Electric_ The Brooklyn based artist Mali Obomsawin delivers her newest single, the title track to her upcoming album, "Automatic". Check out the multi-layered offering below: ## [Full Show Friday: Shakira - MTV Unplugged 1999](https://www.rockthebodyelectric.com/2026/08/full-show-friday-shakira-mtv-unplugged.html) _2026-08-21 · Xeyedandpainless · Rock The Body Electric_ We search the murky back waters of youtube to find full concerts and post them to the site weekly, come back every seven days to help us celebrate Full Show Friday's . These shows are of varying quality and may not be here for long so enjoy them while you can...As always, please support the artist every which way, but especially by seeing them live (if they are still playing)...This week...… ## [Sting - 1993-08-21 - Hildesheim, Germany (FM)](https://so-many-roads-boots.blogspot.com/2026/08/sting-1993-08-21-hildesheim-germany-fm.html) _2026-08-21 · speedymjb · So Many Roads To Ease My Soul_ Sting 1993-08-21 Radrennbahn Hildesheim, Germany FM Broadcast 320 kbps Artwork Included CD 1: 01. If I Ever Lose My Faith In You 02. Heavy Cloud No Rain 03. Love Is Stronger Than Justice 04. Seven Days 05. A Day In The Life 06. Fields of Gold 07. Synchronicity II 08. Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic 09. Roxanne CD 2: 01. It's Probably Me \> Sister Moon \> 02. Shape Of My Heart \> 03. Saint… ## [Shows I'm Looking For - The Big List (Updated August 20, 2026)](https://so-many-roads-boots.blogspot.com/2026/08/shows-im-looking-for-big-list-updated.html) _2026-08-20 · speedymjb · So Many Roads To Ease My Soul_ I 've again updated my list of requests as of August 20, 2026. I've eliminated all the ones I've found thanks to good friends of this blog to make the list cleaner and easier to read. You can also find this list on the My Requests page. I'm looking for all these shows in either SBD or FM quality. If any of you have any of these shows, please zip them up, upload them to a host like kraken,… ## [Album Review: The Breaks - Self-Titled](https://www.rockthebodyelectric.com/2026/07/album-review-breaks-self-titled.html) _2026-08-20 · Xeyedandpainless · Rock The Body Electric_ The Breaks S/T \*\*\*and1/2 out of \*\*\*\*\* Three great modern day funk-soul-jazz artists come together to form The Breaks , a new organ/guitar/drum trio that instantly hits the ground running on their infectiously joyful debut full length. The group is Eddie Roberts ( The New Mastersounds ) guitar, Stanton Moore ( Galactic ) drums, and Robert Walter ( The Greyboy Allstars ) organ. Fashioned around the… ## [Album Review: NOi!SE - Fate of The Union](https://www.rockthebodyelectric.com/2026/08/album-review-noise-fate-of-union.html) _2026-08-20 · Xeyedandpainless · Rock The Body Electric_ NOi!SE Fate of the Union \*\*\* out of \*\*\*\*\* The Tacoma, WA based street punk outfit NOi!SE deliver a hard hitting offering, Fate of the Union that screams against the current state of American affairs, calling for unity. The first full length release from the band in ten years arrives at the perfect time. The group went through major lineup changes in that time and now are, Matt Henson (vocals),… ## [Pat Benatar - 2013-08-20 - Vienna, VA (ALD)](https://so-many-roads-boots.blogspot.com/2026/08/pat-benatar-2013-08-20-vienna-va-ald.html) _2026-08-20 · speedymjb · So Many Roads To Ease My Soul_ Pat Benatar 2013-08-20 Filene Center At Wolf Trap Vienna, Virginia ALD Recording 320 kbps Artwork Included 01. Pre-Show PA 02. All Fired Up 03. Invincible 04. So Sincere 05. I Won't 06. Promises In The Dark 07. We Belong 08. Hell Is For Children 09. You Better Run 10. Hit Me With Your Best Shot 11. Love Is A Battlefield 12. Band Intros 13. Let's Stay Together 14. Heartbreaker (with snippets of… ## [Download Tutorial & Re-Post Policy](https://so-many-roads-boots.blogspot.com/2026/08/download-tutorial-re-post-policy.html) _2026-08-19 · speedymjb · So Many Roads To Ease My Soul_ New to So Many Roads? Wondering how to download shows? Came across a broken link and want to know how to ask for a re-post? Well, we now have pages that helps answer those questions. Right below the coming attractions is a list of stand alone pages on this site. The last two are entitled: Download Tutorial Re-Post Policy Click on the links above to get the help you need! Enjoy the tunz! PS - if… ## [Album Review: Frank Migliorelli and the Dirt Nappers - Abnormal Conditions](https://www.rockthebodyelectric.com/2026/08/album-review-frank-migliorelli-and-dirt.html) _2026-08-19 · Xeyedandpainless · Rock The Body Electric_ Frank Migliorelli and the Dirt Nappers Abnormal Conditions \*\*\*\* out of \*\*\*\*\* The Red Hook, NY based roots-rockers Frank Migliorelli and the Dirt Nappers are back at it with a collection of tracks that run the gamut from escapist fantasy to protest anthems as Abnormal Conditions tries to make sense of these wild times by both digging in and tuning out. The group is composed of veterans from the… ## [International money transfers (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/QEzh1CHgWXVH) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Send money to other countries and manage multi‑currency balances online. ## [New Single/Video from New Radicals and Michelle Branch "The Game of Love"](https://www.rockthebodyelectric.com/2026/08/new-singlevideo-from-new-radicals-and.html) _2026-08-19 · Xeyedandpainless · Rock The Body Electric_ The Los Angeles based New Radicals team up with Michelle Branch for a reimaging of their song "The Game of Love". About the song/video Branch states: "Getting to make this video with Gregg Alexander felt incredibly special. Gregg and I have known each other for so many years, and there’s such a history between us through “The Game of Love.” To come back together now, all these years later, and… ## [The Turtles - 1983-08-19 - Chicago, IL (FM)](https://so-many-roads-boots.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-turtles-1983-08-19-chicago-il-fm.html) _2026-08-19 · speedymjb · So Many Roads To Ease My Soul_ The Turtles 1983-08-19 ChicagoFest Soldier Field Chicago, IL FM Broadcast 320 kbps Artwork Included 01. You Baby 02. talk 03. Like a Rolling Stone 04. Keep It Warm 05. talk 06. Nikki Hoi \> Limbo Rock 07. talk 08. You Might Need Somebody 09. Let Me Be 10. Eve Of Destruction 11. She's My Girl 12. The Pied Piper \> Jungleland 13. talk 15. You Showed Me \> Light My Fire 16. Eleanor 17. Happy Together… ## [WARMUP NYA PRESALES: NEIL YOUNG & THE CHROME HEARTS - September 22 & 24](https://neilyoungnews.thrasherswheat.org/2026/08/warmup-nya-presales-neil-young-chrome.html) _2026-08-18 · thrasher · Neil Young News_ WILLIE NELSON & FAMILY ANDNEIL YOUNG & THE CHROME HEARTS (Click photo to enlarge) Two warmup concerts prior to Farm Aid 2026 have been announced for Neil Young' & The Chrome Hearts:September 22, 2026 at Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater in Bridgeport, CTSeptember 24, 2026 at TD Pavilion at Highmark Mann in Philadelphia, PAThe warmup concerts are ## [Album Review: The Womack Sisters - The Womack Sisters](https://www.rockthebodyelectric.com/2026/08/album-review-womack-sisters-womack.html) _2026-08-18 · Xeyedandpainless · Rock The Body Electric_ Hey all, got a review up @glidemag which you can read Right C'here . It is of The Womack Sisters self-titled debut album. Daptone delivers again. A soul album that sounds both modern and timeless. Support the artists , buy the album , read the review and peep some video below: the review ## [Willie Nelson - 1979-08-18 - Sedalia, Missouri (SBD)](https://so-many-roads-boots.blogspot.com/2026/08/willie-nelson-1979-08-18-sedalia.html) _2026-08-18 · speedymjb · So Many Roads To Ease My Soul_ Willie Nelson 1979-08-18 Missouri State Fair Sedalia, Missouri Soundboard Recording 320 kbps Artwork Included 01. Whiskey River 02. Stay All Night 03. Funny How Time Slips Away \> 04. Crazy \> 05. Night Life 06. Down Yonder 07. If You've Got The Money 08. Shotgun Willie 09. Sweet Memories 10. Good Hearted Woman 11. Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground 12. Bloody Mary Morning 13. Time Of The Preacher… ## [Roger McGuinn 5: Thunderbyrd](https://everybodysdummy.blogspot.com/2026/08/roger-mcguinn-5-thunderbyrd.html) _2026-08-18 · wardo · Everybody's Dummy_ Given his higher profile from the Rolling Thunder Revue and the success of his Cardiff Rose album, one might think Roger McGuinn would build on that momentum. Well, he didn’t. He put together a touring band dubbed Thunderbyrd, named after the two most direct connotations of his brand. It was also the title of his next album, another mix of covers and cowrites with Jacques Levy. While “All Night… ## [New Single from Steve Earle & Los Lobos "Volver a Celaya"](https://www.rockthebodyelectric.com/2026/08/new-single-from-steve-earle-los-lobos.html) _2026-08-18 · Xeyedandpainless · Rock The Body Electric_ Two Americana legends, Steve Earle and Los Lobos team up for the first time on the new single "Volver a Celaya". Check out the excellent combination of unique talents below: ## [Santana - 1999-08-18 - Sacramento, CA (SBD)](https://so-many-roads-boots.blogspot.com/2026/08/santana-1999-08-18-sacramento-ca-sbd.html) _2026-08-18 · speedymjb · So Many Roads To Ease My Soul_ Santana 1999-08-18 Arco Arena Sacramento, CA Soundboard Recording 320 kbps Artwork Included 01. Opening \> Spiritual \> (Da Le) Yaleo/Hanniba 02. Put Your Lights On 03. Smooth 04. Our Roots (Began In Africa) 05. Day Of Celebration/ 06. Victory Is Won 07. Aranjuez \> Maria Maria 08. Europa 09. Bacalao Con Pan 10. Karl Perazzo \> Raul Rekow \> Rodney Holmes 11. Black Magic Woman \> Gypsy Queen 12. Oye… ## [TEN RULES OF THE ROAD I LEARNED AT MY FIRST CONCERT: UPDATED & EXPANDED EDITION - A GREAT SUMMER READ!](https://so-many-roads-boots.blogspot.com/2026/08/ten-rules-of-road-i-learned-at-my-first.html) _2026-08-17 · speedymjb · So Many Roads To Ease My Soul_ Countless "truth is stranger than fiction" tales, 177 magical concerts, 100 unique bands, 50 years of finding a way to the next show, and 10 Rules Of The Road all add up to 1 ordinary guy's extraordinary love letter to live rock & roll. And now, the book with a 4.4 star review on Amazon just got even better - welcome to the updated and expanded 2025 edition of TEN RULES OF THE ROAD I LEARNED AT MY… ## [Album Review: Leopard Hounds - Too Hot for Snakes](https://www.rockthebodyelectric.com/2026/08/album-review-leopard-hounds-too-hot-for.html) _2026-08-17 · Xeyedandpainless · Rock The Body Electric_ Leopard Hounds Too Hot for Snakes \*\*\*\* out of \*\*\*\*\* The debut full length from the new blues/rock outfit Leopard Hounds finds the New Orleans quartet looking to the past for inspiration while writing originals about their Bywater neighborhood. Too Hot For Snakes works up an appetite and uses a protesting political spirit, while never forgetting to have fun. The four piece are long time New Orleans… ## [Browse ThreatCrush Modules (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/smZ1xIEbn8He) _2026-08-17 · **Sponsored**_ Install community-built security modules to extend real-time threat intelligence and monitoring ## [Dylan Cover #744 Jason Herr "Buckets of Rain" Live](https://www.rockthebodyelectric.com/2026/08/dylan-cover-744-jason-herr-buckets-of.html) _2026-08-17 · Xeyedandpainless · Rock The Body Electric_ In this ongoing Monday Series we will be exploring various artists versions of Bob Dylan song's. Today's tune is a live cover by Jason Herr playing "Buckets of Rain" Thoughts on Original : From our first take on a cover of this tune: Dylan's mid-career masterpiece closes out with this song and to me it always seemed tacked on whimsically. After going through a ton of raw emotion with "Idiot Wind"… ## [The Clash - 1982-08-17 - Akron, OH (SBD)](https://so-many-roads-boots.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-clash-1982-08-17-akron-oh-sbd.html) _2026-08-17 · speedymjb · So Many Roads To Ease My Soul_ The Clash 1982-08-17 Civic Theater Akron, Ohio Soundboard Recording 320 kbps Artwork Included 01. London Calling 02. The Leader 03. This Is Radio Clash 04. Clash City Rockers 05. Know Your Rights 06. Guns Of Brixton 07. Train In Vain 08. Call Up 09. Rock The Casbah 10. Police And Thieves 11. Police On My Back (incomplete) 12. The Magnificent Seven 13. Wrong ‘Em Boyo 14. Career Opportunities 15.… ## [Maria McKee - 1989-08-16 - Santa Monica, CA (FM)](https://so-many-roads-boots.blogspot.com/2026/08/maria-mckee-1989-08-16-santa-monica-ca.html) _2026-08-16 · speedymjb · So Many Roads To Ease My Soul_ Maria McKee 1989-08-16 KCRW Studios Santa Monica, CA FM Broadcast 320 kbps Artwork Included 01. DJ Deirdre O'Donoghue Introduction \> interview 02. Am I The Only One (Who's Ever Felt This Way?) 03. interview 04. To Miss Someone 05. interview 06. This Property Is Condemned 07. interview 08. Shelter 09. interview 10. Drinking In My Sunday Dress 11. interview 12. Into The Mystic 13. interview 14.… ## [Shirt of the Moment: Berlin, Germany Rocks](https://neilyoungnews.thrasherswheat.org/2026/08/shirt-of-moment-berlin-germany-rocks.html) _2026-08-16 · thrasher · Neil Young News_ Henrik in Berlin, Germany @Bonnie "Prince" Billy concertAs we continue our Journey Through The Past, Present and Future, it makes us greatly appreciate how much time fades away so quickly.Our Thrasher's Wheat 30th Anniversary Shirt of the Moment is from Henrik in Berlin, Germany at a Bonnie "Prince" Billy concert.Henrik is a very special friend of Thrasher's Wheat in Berlin, Germany. ## [Grateful Dead - 1991-08-16 - Mountain View, CA (SBD)](https://so-many-roads-boots.blogspot.com/2014/08/grateful-dead-1991-08-16-mountain-view.html) _2026-08-16 · speedymjb · So Many Roads To Ease My Soul_ Grateful Dead 1991-08-16 Shorline Amphitheater Mountain View, CA Sounboard Recording 320 kbps Artwork Included 1st Set: 01. Jack Straw 02. Bertha 03. All Over Now 04. Ramble On Rose 05. Desolation Row 06. Dark Star \> 07. Promised Land 2nd Set 01. Scarlet Begonias \> 02. Victim or the Crime \> 03. Fire on the Mountain \> 04. Truckin' \> 05. Drums 06. Space \> 07. Playing in the Band (reprise) \> 08.… ## [Tom Petty - 1995-08-15 - Saratoga Springs, NY (SBD)](https://so-many-roads-boots.blogspot.com/2022/08/tom-petty-1995-08-15-saratoga-springs.html) _2026-08-15 · speedymjb · So Many Roads To Ease My Soul_ Tom Petty & The Heart Breakers 1995-08-15 Saratoga Performing Arts Center Saratoga Springs, NY Soundboard recording 320 kbps Artwork Included CD 1: 01. Love Is A Long Road 02. You Don't Know How It Feels 03. Listen To Her Heart 04. I Won't Back Down 05. Free Fallin' 06. You Wreck Me 07. Diamondhead 08. Mary Jane's Last Dance 09. Don't Come Around Here No More 10. A Higher Place 11. Learning To Fly… ## [New Single/Video from Dee Mula "They Can't Count"](https://www.rockthebodyelectric.com/2026/08/new-singlevideo-from-dee-mula-they-cant.html) _2026-08-14 · Xeyedandpainless · Rock The Body Electric_ The Memphis based rapper Dee Mula has a new single/video out "They Can't Count". Check out the bass bumping, skittering effort below: ## [John Baldry: It Ain’t Easy](https://everybodysdummy.blogspot.com/2026/08/john-baldry-it-aint-easy.html) _2026-08-14 · wardo · Everybody's Dummy_ The British blues scene of the early ‘60s was rife with important individuals who may not have become household names, like Alexis Korner, Chris Barber, and Graham Bond. And then there was Long John Baldry, whose early bands were launchpads for Rod Stewart and Elton John. (The latter took half of his stage name from the man, and would immortalize him as “sugar bear” in “Someone Saved My Life… ## [Full Show Friday: Live - MTV Unplugged 1995](https://www.rockthebodyelectric.com/2026/08/full-show-friday-live-mtv-unplugged-1995.html) _2026-08-14 · Xeyedandpainless · Rock The Body Electric_ We search the murky back waters of youtube to find full concerts and post them to the site weekly, come back every seven days to help us celebrate Full Show Friday's . These shows are of varying quality and may not be here for long so enjoy them while you can...As always, please support the artist every which way, but especially by seeing them live (if they are still playing)...This week... Live !… ## [The Sedate One Is This Month's Skittish One](https://www.blckdgrd.com/2026/08/the-sedate-one-is-this-months-skittish.html) _2026-08-14 · Unknown · BLCKDGRD_ Not reactivating My Sillyass Deserted Island Five Game beyond elevating Lampchop, who may already have a permanent seat, who remembers? from one of the permanent rotating members to an irrevocable permanent seat, Lambchop, the only drug that eases my bouts of dark despair at my dearth of hope for my daughter's life in the clusterfucked world I leave her (and I find myself wishing often for an… ## [Point a Domain, Start a Pit (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ayVsZalOJco7) _2026-08-14 · **Sponsored**_ Point any domain to a blacked-out, poison-green coming-soon page with an email waitlist. ## [INTERVIEW: Tim Pope, Video Director on Neil Young, More](https://neilyoungnews.thrasherswheat.org/2026/08/interview-tim-pope-video-director-on.html) _2026-08-13 · thrasher · Neil Young News_ Tim Pope: ‘I Shoot Rock Stars’(Click photo to enlarge)Tim Pope caught the video wave in 1981 and made hundreds of promotional clips, often three or four a week, edited at night and on-air days later, including videos for Neil Young.For 15 years he was the man to call – inventive, caffeinated, risk-loving, clubbable – and “nothing was too mad or stupid”. He celebrates that magic age of big ## [Shirt of the Moment: "Brother Alan in Seattle"](https://neilyoungnews.thrasherswheat.org/2026/08/shirt-of-moment-brother-alan-in-seattle.html) _2026-08-12 · thrasher · Neil Young News_ "Brother Alan in Seattle"As we continue our Journey Through The Past, Present and Future, it makes us greatly appreciate how much time fades away so quickly.Our Thrasher's Wheat 30th Anniversary Shirt of the Moment is from "Brother Alan in Seattle".As so many of you know, our "Brother Alan in Seattle" really needs no introduction. To say that our "Brother Alan in Seattle" is a prolific ## [Comment of the Moment: "Second Song" by Neil Young & The Chrome Hearts](https://neilyoungnews.thrasherswheat.org/2026/08/comment-of-moment-second-song-by-neil.html) _2026-08-11 · thrasher · Neil Young News_ "Second Song" VideoNeil Young & The Chrome Hearts Reaction to Neil Young's release of a video for "Second Song," from his upcoming album with The Chrome Hearts has been nearly universally praised by fans and the music press thus far.For so many, the nostalgia of the Broken Arrow Ranch in Northern California is viscerally breathtaking. The video shot by Rick Rosas ## [Shirt(s) of the Moment: California Coastal Dreamin'](https://neilyoungnews.thrasherswheat.org/2026/08/shirts-of-moment-california-coastal.html) _2026-08-11 · thrasher · Neil Young News_ Terry & Martin: California Coastal Dreamin' (Click photo to enlarge)As we continue our Journey Through The Past, Present and Future, it makes us greatly appreciate how much time fades away so quickly.Our Thrasher's Wheat 30th Anniversary Shirt(s) of the Moment are from Teri & Martin doing some California Coastal Dreamin'.As so many of you know, Terry & ## [Daniel Lanois 6: Here Is What Is](https://everybodysdummy.blogspot.com/2026/08/daniel-lanois-6-here-is-what-is.html) _2026-08-11 · wardo · Everybody's Dummy_ After a quarter-century of people possibly knowing his name and what he did for a living, Daniel Lanois decided to make himself the subject of a documentary. Here Is What Is is a non-linear, cinema-verité portrait of the artist at work, in performance, and in conversation. It’s interesting if you follow his career, but the overlying message he’s trying to convey is “I’m awesome and here’s why.”… ## [VIDEO: "Second Song" | Neil Young Archives](https://neilyoungnews.thrasherswheat.org/2026/08/video-second-song-neil-young-archives.html) _2026-08-09 · thrasher · Neil Young News_ Second Song | Neil Young Archives (Click photo to enlarge)The title track of Neil Young's upcoming album with The Chrome Hearts, "Second Song," now has an official music video release. The video is shot by Rick Rosas (AKA Rick "The Bass Player") on a drive into the Broken Arrow Ranch in Northern California. It's unclear when the film was was shot, but the best estimate is ## [Who Am I To Try To Cheer Up the Self-Indulgent Universe](https://www.blckdgrd.com/2026/08/who-am-i-to-try-to-cheer-up-self.html) _2026-08-07 · Unknown · BLCKDGRD_ My compulsive response to the deadest Blog Days of Summer ever, exponentially deader than the deadest ever before (I'd like to take credit for here's decline but it's deader and getting deader everywhere), is of course to post an exceptionally self-indulgent autoblogographical bleggalgaze on a Friday, the deadest day of the week every week, and as many angry apocalyptic doomlinks I could collect… ## [Robyn Hitchcock 36: The Confuser](https://everybodysdummy.blogspot.com/2026/08/robyn-hitchcock-36-confuser.html) _2026-08-07 · wardo · Everybody's Dummy_ Another memoir composed on his phone coincided with a fresh batch of Robyn Hitchcock songs. The events of Stranded In The Future cover his path to becoming a songwriter and recording artist, and in many ways, his approach to the craft hasn’t really changed in the decades since. The Confuser is right in line with his brand, but something about the combination of words, melody, and performance make… ## [T-Shirt of the Moment: Deep in The Heartland](https://neilyoungnews.thrasherswheat.org/2026/08/t-shirt-of-moment-deep-in-heartland.html) _2026-08-06 · thrasher · Neil Young News_ Our Man John @"a very famous building in the heart of Chicago, visited by billions & billions of locals & tourists" (Click photo to enlarge)As we continue our Journey Through The Past, Present and Future, it makes us greatly appreciate how much time fades away so quickly.Our Thrasher's Wheat 30th Anniversary T-Shirt of the Moment is from deep in The Heartland by John in Chicago,  ## [Shirt of the Moment: More BARN! & Peace & Love](https://neilyoungnews.thrasherswheat.org/2026/08/shirt-of-moment-more-barn-peace-love.html) _2026-08-04 · thrasher · Neil Young News_ Brad "More Barn"Coastal Oregon(Click photo to enlarge)Our Thrasher's Wheat 30th Anniversary T-Shirt of the Moment is from Brad "More Barn" out inCoastal Oregon.This is very special for us, as Brad "More Barn" is quite the legend in the Neil Rust world.As so many of you know, the famous Graham Nash & Neil Young "More Barn" story has reached an almost mythical status -- what with t-shirts, ## [The Color of Stepped on Gum Is the Color of Our Times](https://www.blckdgrd.com/2026/08/the-color-of-stepped-on-gum-is-color-of.html) _2026-08-04 · Unknown · BLCKDGRD_ I contemplated not honoring all four birthdays of the Great Run of BLCKDGRD Holy Days that I have every year (minus a forgetful oops or two) for more than two decades here and the prior iterations of this current shitty blog and then decided to for more than just the sake of Fuck It, which sake I'll keep mum . I may read the copy of Melville's \*Redburn\* I found in a Michigan used books store last… ## [Ringo Starr 13: Vertical Man](https://everybodysdummy.blogspot.com/2026/08/ringo-starr-13-vertical-man.html) _2026-08-04 · wardo · Everybody's Dummy_ Just like Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr had more time on his hands in the wake of the Beatles Anthology promotion wave, so why not do any album? While Vertical Man was still something of an all-star project, he took a more active role in the songwriting, co-writing all but two tracks, playing drums throughout and even some other instruments. His right-hand for the proceedings was Mark Hudson, who’d… ## [When charmed by the beauty of that viper, did it never occur to you to change personalities with him? to feel what it was to be a snake? to glide unsuspected in grass? to sting, to kill at a touch; your whole beautiful body one iridescent scabbard of death?, or: Born 207 Years Ago](https://www.blckdgrd.com/2026/08/when-charmed-by-beauty-of-that-viper.html) _2026-08-01 · Unknown · BLCKDGRD_ Born 207 years ago today. From Moby Dick : Is it that by its indefiniteness it shadows forth the heartless voids and immensities of the universe, and thus stabs us from behind with the thought of annihilation, when beholding the white depths of the milky way? Or is it, that as in essence whiteness is not so much a color as the visible absence of color; and at the same time the concrete of all… ## [Yes 14: 90125](https://everybodysdummy.blogspot.com/2026/07/yes-14-90125.html) _2026-07-31 · wardo · Everybody's Dummy_ The ‘80s saw a lot of surprising comebacks, and one of the biggest was that of Yes. Having imploded and scattered following the poor reception of their one album without Jon Anderson , Chris Squire and Alan White were determined to keep going somehow, and found a reason in young innovative guitarist Trevor Rabin. His more mainstream tendencies prompted Squire to call Tony Kaye, who’d been bounced… ## [Neil Young Radio Coming Soon](https://neilyoungnews.thrasherswheat.org/2026/07/neil-young-radio-coming-soon.html) _2026-07-31 · thrasher · Neil Young News_ Neil Young Radio NYA | Members(Click photo to enlarge)Neil Young has announced that he will launch a radio station on Neil Young Archives.Subscribers will be able to experience Neil's entire musical output. This was announced in a press release published on their website. The service will be completely via the NYA app or in the car with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.The launch is set for ## [The Light Began To Bleed Began To Breathe Began To Speak, or: 68 Today](https://www.blckdgrd.com/2026/07/the-light-began-to-bleed-began-to.html) _2026-07-31 · Unknown · BLCKDGRD_ Side 2, "The Ninth Wave", of \*Hounds of Love,\* my most listened-to side of music when albums had sides ever, gives me chills to this day, I tested. More Kate here . ## [It was always my intention, and my conceit, to use up, in the town's construction, every toy I possessed: my electronic train, of course, the Lincoln Logs, old kindergarten blocks—their deeply incised letters always a problem—the Erector set, every lead soldier that would stand (broken ones were sent to the hospital), my impressive array of cars, motorcycles, tanks, and trucks—some with trailers, some transporting gas, some tows, some dumps—and my squadrons of planes, my fleet of ships, my big and little guns, an undersized group of parachute people (looking as if one should always imagine them high in the sky, hanging from threads), my silversided submarines, along with assorted RR signs, poles bearing flags, prefab houses with faces pasted in their windows, small boxes of a dozen variously useful kinds, strips of blue cloth for streams and rivers, and glass jars for town water towers, or, in a pinch, jails, or: Born 102 Years Ago Today](https://www.blckdgrd.com/2026/07/it-was-always-my-intention-and-my.html) _2026-07-30 · Unknown · BLCKDGRD_ William Gass born 102 years ago today This is the traditional William Gass birthday post: from The Tunnel : The other large carton unpacked in the same way - box into box - but the feeling it gave me was the opposite of that suggested by the endless nest of Russians dollies it otherwise resembled, for what I was opening was a den of spaces which now covered the floor near my feet. It was plain… ## [Michael Penn 1: March](https://everybodysdummy.blogspot.com/2026/07/michael-penn-1-march.html) _2026-07-28 · wardo · Everybody's Dummy_ It’s tough enough when one of your siblings is famous, and worse when you’re trying to make a name for yourself. Michael Penn has never (to our knowledge) tried to ride his brother’s coattails, even when that brother was married to Madonna. Rather, he has consistently—if intermittently—specialized in highly literate singer-songwriting, usually about matters of romance or lack thereof. Both music… ## [It Remains for Us to Come to Terms With Our Commonality and In So Doing Deprive Time of Further Hostages](https://www.blckdgrd.com/2026/07/it-remains-for-us-to-come-to-terms-with.html) _2026-07-28 · Unknown · BLCKDGRD_ HOTEL LAUTREAMONT John Ashbery 1. Research has shown that ballads were produced by all of society working as a team. They didn’t just happen. There was no guesswork. The people, then, knew what they wanted and how to get it. We see the results in works as diverse as “Windsor Forest” and “The Wife of Usher’s Well.” Working as a team, they didn’t just happen. There was no guesswork. The horns of… ## [And Yet, Knowing That It Would Always Ever Afterwards Be This Way Caused the Eyes to Faint, the Ears to Ignore Warnings](https://www.blckdgrd.com/2026/07/and-yet-knowing-that-it-would-always.html) _2026-07-27 · Unknown · BLCKDGRD_ The big run of late-July major BLCKDGRD Holy Days starts tomorrow so here today (a hint of one of the birthdays below the Mojave 3 song), earlier in the week than the recent weekly screams have been of late. I received no notice whether the domain name was renewed or not but since I'm still here and no one has claimed the name as yet I'll assume it didn't renew and hope no one steals it from me.…