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Neil Young Delivers The Event Of The Season In The Wild Environs Of The Ford

Photo by Bob Lee for LA Beat. Around the time he was starting his third song during the opening night of a four-show run at the Ford, Neil Young looked around and asked his audience, “Nice place, isn’t it?” We … Continue reading

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CD Review: Neil Young – Archives Volume II

The run of material produced by Neil Young between 1973 and 76 represents one of the most eccentric, but deeply authentic creative periods ever captured in rock history. The music of Young’s that sits on either side of it chronologically … Continue reading

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Goldenvoice Presents Arroyo Seco Weekend: A Music Extravaganza You Won’t Want to Miss

The 2-day Arroyo Seco food and music festival made its debut just last year, but it is already one of the hottest events in Southern California. Goldenvoice is the same team that is behind Coachella and the FYF Festival, so … Continue reading

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Neil Young and Crazy Horse at Fox Theater, Bakersfield – Live Review

Over the last week, Neil Young has been re-launching the most fruitful musical collaboration of his lifetime – the band Crazy Horse – with a series of shows in small theaters in the California heartland. The news arrived just two … Continue reading

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Some Of The Music That Came To Me In 2017

It’s been quite a year, and I have to admit I have had a hard time keeping up with commentary on the flow of recorded music that has arrived at my doorstep during the past year. It’s not that I … Continue reading

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The Desert Trip

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you had to have heard about what is being called “the concert of the century”, happening in Indio in October at The Empire Polo Club. The concert features Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, … Continue reading

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Musical Advent Calendar Day 5 – Christmas Time’s A’Comin’

Nashville pedal steel legend Ben Keith recorded the Christmas album Seven Gates – later reissued under the title Christmas At The Ranch – in 1994, one of only two albums ever issued under his own name during a five-decade career. … Continue reading

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The Mating Album Covers Series Part 8

Once again, courtesy of those of those wacky and inspired collage artistes at the BCB Music Forum, Kath and Phenomenal Cat, we present for your visual delight a series of artworks that re-configure iconic imagery to create a world of … Continue reading

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The Mating Album Covers Series: Part Four

As fall wears on, the art war between BCB Music Forum members Kath and Phenomenal Cat reaches new heights of absurd hilarity. We’re proud to present Part Four in our series of re-appropriated images courtesy of the collage artists. Be … Continue reading

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CD Review: Neil Young And Crazy Horse – Americana (Reprise Records)

I have a feeling that shortly after Neil Young announced his plans to release an album of cover tunes – mostly old timey American campfire songs like “Oh Susannah” and “Comin’ Round The Moutain” – somebody from the Home Shopping … Continue reading

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