“Should goodness ever lose and evil steal the day, what would you do?”
Source: Neil Young Releases Resistance Anthem For Fourth Of July | HuffPost
#NEIL
Category: Music
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats: S.O.B. – The Tonight Show
Local band does *very* good in their national TV debut, the video is pretty darn good!
Music guest Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats perform “S.O.B.” for the Tonight Show audience.
Source: Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats: S.O.B. – The Tonight Show
Doc Watson, Country Guitar Wizard, Dies at 89 – NYTimes.com
Doc Watson, Country Guitar Wizard, Dies at 89 – NYTimes.com.
What a musician he was. Rest in peace, Sir.
Donald “Duck” Dunn, Bassist in Booker T. and the MG’s, Dies at 70
Duck Dunn, Bassist in Booker T. and the MG’s, Dies at 70 – NYTimes.com.
He was great. Rest in peace, Sir.
Happy Birthday, John Hartford
On this day in 1937, one of my musical heroes was born. John Hartford died in 2001.
It’s Official, Our Newest Mac is Too Old
iTunes 10 won’t install on OSX 10.4.11 on the 1st gen flat panel G4 iMac. /sigh #obsolescence
Happy Independence Day, 2010
Happy U.S. Independence Day, everyone!
Neil Young Wins First-Ever Grammy Award
This comes via Garret:
Neil Young Wins First-Ever Grammy Award [NY Times]
Well, that only took, what, 50 years? After a career spanning nearly a half-century as a solo artist and a member of groups like Buffalo Springfield and Crosby Stills Nash and Young, Neil Young won his first Grammy Award in a pre-telecast ceremony in Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon. The award, for best art direction on a boxed or special limited edition package, was shared among Mr. Young and his art directors Gary Burden and Jenice Heo for the boxed set “Neil Young Archives Vol. 1 (1963-1972).” Upon his win, Mr. Young (who did not receive his first Grammy nomination until 1989, for the video for “This Note’s For You”) told the crowd: “Thanks a lot, everybody.” Mr. Young was also nominated for a Grammy in the best solo rock vocal category, but lost to Bruce Springsteen.
‘Best art direction…’? Really? Where is the companion lifetime achievement Grammy?
Zappadan Ends Tomorrow
A reminder that Zappadan, the annual blogswarm in honor of Frank Zappa, ends tomorrow, December 21 (Frank’s Birthday). Read links and updates at the blogswarm’s home, Fried Green Al Qaedas.
Birthdays of People I Do Not Know
Three people whose work I follow. One day I might meet Chris Locke (RageBoy) and Neil Young. I’ll never get to know Kurt Vonnegut, however. Happy Birthday all.