Earlier this month, Rolling Stone reported that a group of 270 doctors, healthcare workers, educators, and scientists was campaigning for Spotify to publicly adopt a misinformation policy. The initiative was inspired by a Dec. 31 episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, the wildly popular podcast hosted by comedian Joe Rogan …
Read More »Nils Lofgren Pulls Music From Spotify in Solidarity With Neil Young
Nils Lofgren has joined Neil Young in removing his music from Spotify to protest the misinformation about vaccines spread by the streaming service’s Joe Rogan Experience. “A few days ago, my wife Amy and I became aware of Neil and Daryl [Hannah] standing with hundreds of health care professionals, scientists, …
Read More »Neil Young to Change Archives Site to Block Facebook, Google Logins
If you use Neil Young‘s Archives website, you may need to make a new login. The artist is spending $20,000 to remove Facebook and Google logins from the site, according to Variety. “Facebook knowingly allows untruths and lies in its political ads to circulate on the platform, while bots sow …
Read More »Why Is Dan Rather Interviewing So Many Rock Stars?
Dan Rather was born 10 years before America entered World War II, is more familiar with long-ago singing cowboy Tex Ritter than his actor son John, and took a stab at playing bassoon as a child growing up in Texas. In other words, he’s admittedly the last person anyone would …
Read More »Pegi Young, Bridge School Co-Founder With Ex-Husband Neil Young, Dead at 66
Pegi Young, the singer-songwriter who was married to Neil Young for 36 years, died Tuesday after a yearlong battle with cancer. She was 66. “[She] passed away surrounded by her friends and family in her native California,” reads a short statement on her official Instagram account. “We request that the …
Read More »Bob Dylan, Neil Young to Headline Massive Show in London's Hyde Park
Bob Dylan and Neil Young have been announced as co-headliners for a July 12th, 2019 show in London’s Hyde Park as part of the British Summer Time concert series. It will mark the first time they’ve shared a bill since Desert Trip in 2016, though they are longtime friends that …
Read More »This Week in Music: The 1975, Travis Scott Feat. Drake, St. Vincent
Listen to the this week’sYouTube playlist here. The 1975, “Love It If We Made It” Sounds like: A sign o’ the times Perfect for: Scrolling through your social feeds at warp speed Don’t let the bright-neon pop presentation fool you: The 1975’s new single, “Love It If We Made It,” …
Read More »Watch Neil Young Perform New Love Song 'Eternity'
Neil Young played the first show of his two-night stand at Port Chester New York’s Capitol Theater on Wednesday. Midway through, he broke out a new song called “Eternity.” “The first time we played this we played it on a train,” he said. “We don’t have a train, but we’re …
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