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  Neil Young Plans Gulf Coast Benefit Tour

  August 12, 2010 – This fall, Neil Young will hit the road for a short tour of the Gulf Coast. His mission: to help cleanup the oil and the damage done. For the four-date trek, the legendary singer-songwriter will team up with Tyson Foods to fight hunger in Gulf Coast communities affected by the oil spill. …
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  Neil Young Plays New Songs at Solo Gig

  July 13, 2010 – Neil Young launched the second leg of his solo tour Sunday night at Oakland's 1920s-era Fox Theater, peforming hits from his 40-year-plus discography and unreleased tunes from Twisted Road, his upcoming release with producer Daniel Lanois (Bob Dylan, U2). Young took the stage dressed in a white fedora and jacket, worn jeans, and a Willie Nelson t-shirt that read, "The IRS Tapes 1-800-652-3400," and dove into an 85-minute set that was r …
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• Teenage Fanclub, 'Shadows' (Merge)

  June 8, 2010 – Teenage Fanclub's musical principles are decidedly middle-aged by now, but the Scottish band is still perfectly named. The objective of their fandom (Big Star, Neil Young) is youthful enthusiasm, addressing grown-up concerns with forever-young pop-rock stylings. Bless their Glaswegian hearts, they never sound bitter, 15-plus years after their brief alt-rock moment. …
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  Grammys: Wilco, Chili Peppers, Norah Jones Honor Neil Young

  January 30, 2010 – Old friends took a look at Neil Young's life on Friday night, and by the time the dinner concert honoring him as the MusiCares 2010 Person of the Year was over, there wasn't merely a lot of love for the 64-year-old Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, but a lot of cash raised for the Recording Academy's charity. …
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  SPIN.com's Best of the Week

  January 23, 2010 – This week, Conan closed out his tenure on The Tonight Show with musical guest Neil Young, Vampire Weekend hit No.1 on the Billboard album chart, Kate Moss got engaged to the Kills' Jamie Hince, and Jay-Z, Muse, and Gorillaz were confirmed as this year's Coachella headliners. These stories, plus the week's top news, audio/video, and live reviews, below.top StoriesCoachella 2010: Jay-Z, Muse, Gorillaz to HeadlineFull lineup for April 16- …
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  Neil Young Joins Conan's $45 Million Final Show

  January 22, 2010 – The much-publicized late-night TV battle between NBC and hosts Conan O'Brien and Jay Leno has finally come to an end: Conan has accepted a $45 million exit deal, and will host his final episode of The Tonight Show Friday, January 22. …
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  WATCH: Wolfmother Unplug at SPIN Office

  November 20, 2009 – "We're in Wolfmother and we're here to play a couple of tunes," said frontman Andrew Stockdale as he and his band sat down to do just that in our NYC office. And an introduction was definitely required. Aside from Stockdale, Wolfmother's lineup has been completely overhauled since American audiences last rocked out to the Australian band's bluesy update of classic rock. …
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  Band of Skulls Cover Neil Young!

  October 14, 2009 – Neil Young is one of rock's most influential songwriters. …
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  Watch: Everest Cover Crazy Horse Guitarist's Somber Ballad

  July 16, 2009 – It's not every day you meet a band that can name a member of Crazy Horse whose name doesn't end in "Young."It's even rarer to find a band that actually knows that member's solo material.In our new video below, Everest pulls off both feats.The member in question is Danny Whitten, a guitarist who played on the seminal Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere and After the Gold Rush.He died of a heroin overdose in 1972 (it's no secret that Neil You …
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  Killers, Springsteen, Neil Young Headline Hard Rock Festival

  May 28, 2009 – The Killers, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, and Neil Young are scheduled to headline the Hard Rock Calling festival, which will take place June 26-28 in London, England's famed Hyde Park.Dave Matthews Band, Fleet Foxes, Ben Harper & Relentless 7, and the Pretenders are also scheduled to perform, with more artists to be announced. In addition, Hard Rock International is kicking off the final round of its Ambassadors of Roc …
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