Features Pro Audio Engineering the Sound: The War on Drugs’ ‘Lost in the Dream’ by Jonathan Mendolicchio Lost in the Dream pays homage to classic ’70s and ’80s rock acts such as Springsteen and Neil Young. Still, it manages to encapsulate its own sense of nostalgia. Released…
Music News Video Vinyl Neil Young drops ‘Young Shakespeare’ live concert album on film and vinyl by Manning Patston Neil Young played at the historic Shakespeare Theatre in 1971, and his solo performance has finally been released as a live album and DVD. You’ll be hard-pressed to find a…
News Pro Audio Neil Young and Janis Joplin producer, Elliot Mazer, has died at 79 by Borna Crvelin Not only an incredible producer and engineer, Elliot Mazer was also known as a pioneer of digital technology in the studio. Elliot Mazer, the name and brain behind recordings such…
Features Trading tinnitus for tranquility: how hearing loss forced Neil Young into his sombre masterpiece ‘Harvest Moon’ by Jack Carter An accidental sequel brought about by ravaged eardrums, Harvest Moon pinned Neil Young’s thrasher acclaim against his muffled folk heritage. 25 years ago, a resurgent Neil Young released Harvest Moon. Today, the…
Features Pro Audio The Roland Space Echo: delays from distant galaxies by Dan Shaw The Roland Space Echo put delay in the hands of not just engineers, but experimental artists all over the world. It made waves throughout recorded history and lives on in…
Features Pro Audio The Gretsch White Falcon: a rare bird that almost became extinct by Luka Osborne If it wasn’t for the Gretsch White Falcon’s drop-dead good looks, it may have never ended up in the hands of rock’s greatest guitarists. It’s arguably one of the prettiest…
News Pro Audio Gibson debut the Lukas Nelson ’56 Les Paul Junior by Nick Mielczarek Over the past year, Gibson has been rebranding in an attempt to get back to their roots as a company. The guitar-building heavyweights are now adding to their product line…
Music News LISTEN: Neil Young – ‘Lookin’ For A Leader 2020′ by Luka Simonetti Neil Young has released a new version of Lookin’ For A Leader, a 2006 song originally aimed George Bush. “America has a leader building walls around our house / He…
News Politics World Neil Young is pausing his lawsuit against Trump to keep focus on COVID-19 by Manning Patston Music icon Neil Young has put his lawsuit against President Trump on hold to make sure that no attention is turned away from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Imagine writing a…
News Watch Neil Young cover Bob Dylan in latest politically charged ‘Fireside Sessions’ by Claudia Schmidt In case you haven’t been following, Neil Young has been adapting to coronavirus lockdowns rather well. At 74, he’s fully embraced the digital realm, creating his own streamed performance series,…
Music Neil Young – ‘Homegrown’ Album Review by James Peppercorn During the mid-70s, it seemed Neil Young could do no wrong. Just to name a couple of Young’s albums from this period — Harvest, On the Beach, Tonight’s the Night,…
Music News Neil Young’s long lost album ‘Homegrown’ is finally here by Claudia Schmidt Neil Young’s long lost album Homegrown has finally arrived. Originally recorded back in 1975, Young opted not to release it because it was “too personal”. Now, 45 years later, we finally…
Music LISTEN: Neil Young – ‘Vacancy’ by James Peppercorn The second release from Neil Young’s long lost album Homegrown, Vacancy, sounds like a gem beamed in straight from another universe. If you have missed Young’s classic period, this song…
