Top 10 Celebrities Who Are Probably Cool In Real Life
 Feel free to weigh in and add your own... especially if you can correct (or add) based on personal experience... 10. Neil Young-- because of-- or in spite of-- the fact that he is obsessed with model trains9. Heidi Klum-- showing us her ass bruise yesterday is what got us thinking about this list in the first place 8. Anthony Bourdain-- the only man who works in a kitchen that we probably couldn't take in a fight... but he wouldn't start one with us... because he's cool like that 7. Simon

Neil Young Reveals Fork in the Road Details
Neil Young cares about the environment, dammit. He cares so much, in fact, that he's recorded an entire concept album about electric cars , which is pretty ridiculous. And now that absurd album has a release date and a tracklist. Reprise will release Fork in the Road , Young's billionth album, on April 7, Billboard reports. But the oil industry isn't the only target of Young's grumpy-old-man ire. In a post on his website, Young recently lashed out at YouTube for not...

News in Brief: Bruce Springsteen, the Feelies, Saint Etienne, Deadmau5
-- It's hard to believe Bruce Springsteen -- stadium king and worldwide mega-concert icon-- has never done the granddaddy of all music festivals, Glastonbury . That will change this year when Springsteen and his E Street Band head over to England to headline this year's fest , which takes place June 26-28. According to the NME , other rumored headliners include Neil Young and Blur. The date comes in the middle of Bruce's 2009 world tour , which runs from April to August. -- In...

Is community losing its role in music?
WHEN Radiohead announced the track list for its "In Rainbows" album, intrepid bloggers scoured video and music sites to assemble and post a live version of the album. The same could not be achieved with Bruce Springsteen's "Working on a Dream," which arrives in stores today, or its predecessor "Magic." After decades of relying on a give and take with audiences and bandmates, trying out songs in live settings and then adjusting them in the studio, Springsteen has chosen a path of isolation. And it's hurti

Sloan Helping Michael Cera's Sex Bob-Omb Band In 'Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World'?
Music is an integral part of Bryan Lee O'Malley's "Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World," graphic novel. Here's a quick sample:- The Scott Pilgrim name is taken from a song by the now-defunct East Coast Canadian all-girl band Plumtree- There's a least two bands in the books, Sex Bob-Omb and The Clash at Demonhead (both are video gamereferences)- Book #3 “Scott Pilgrim and the Infinite Sadness,” is an knowing nod to the Smashing Pumpkins.- Obvious: the character Young Neil is Neil Young backwards...

Paul McCartney, Neil Young Usher In Coachella's Year Of The Geezer [Coachella]
Well, The Smiths aren't reuniting. But Morrissey will be there! So will a Beatle (and it's not Ringo).Oh, and every other band you've ever heard of, ever. Basically we're in for Friday and Sunday, which means we're in for the whole shebang, even though Saturday is really not doing it for us. Will you be at Coachella '09?PS. We freely admit we've never heard of about 50% of these acts. Uh Huh Her? Floater? The Knux? Snailhouse? Ugh, we feel old. PPS. Also, Kate Perry sucks. What is she doing there?FRIDAYNine

Drone Metal Soundscape Bands SUNN O))), Boris & Earth Featured In Jim Jarmusch's 'The Limits Of Control'
Jim Jarmusch has pretty sharp and discerning taste and his soundtracks over the years have used innovative music and been exquisitely curated:

Neil Young to rock London
The 'Heart of Gold' rocker has been confirmed to play the open-air show in the UK capital's Hyde Park on June 27, with support coming from The Pretenders, Fleet Foxes, Ben Harper's new band The Relentless, and Sea Sick Steve. The Pretenders singer Chrissie Hynde says the group are thrilled to be sharing a bill with the legendary musician. She said: "We would play a garden shed to be on a bill with Neil Young but Hyde Park - summer - with 'The Loner'? "This is what makes a thousand...

Alberta Cross to open for Oasis
“Sincere, sweet and sublime” – NMEIn 2007 we got a very early glimpse of Alberta Cross in the shape of their limited edition and now very much sold-out and critically acclaimed debut EP ‘The Thief And The Heartbreaker’.This and their first trip to the UK instantly captured the imagination and passions of critics and music fans alike with the band being spoken in the same breaths as The Band, Kings Of Leon, Neil Young and The Raconteurs etc. Comment on this Article Now expanded

Coming attractions: When Neil Young was young and going solo ...
The long-buried tapes of Neil Young's pivotal engagements in Ann Arbor, Mich., finally are surfacing on Sugar Mountain: Live ...

Neil Young's early days on CD
In his continuing trek through his vaults, Neil Young will release one of his earliest live solo recordings Nov. 25 entitled Sugar Mountain Live at Canterbury House 1968. The 23-track album was recorded over the course of two nights (Nov. 9-10, 1968) at the Ann Arbor, Michigan venue from a 2-track tape recorder and kept in storage for over four decades. The material includes early recordings of songs Young would later release on solo albums. The title track, I've Been Waiting For You, The Old Laughing Lad

Random Photos Part One
Neil Young - SydneyAlbert Brooks and his wife. Albert seems to be holding up pretty well and his wife is lovely.I know Bill Nighy has been in twice this week, but how can you not put his photo in again when he stands right next to one of the coolest posters ever.I'm guessing that maybe Chris Ashworth had a beverage or two on the way to the red carpet.Courteney Cox looks like she just smelled the perfume she is hawking for Avon, and doesn't look too pleased at what she smelled.Calista Flockhart makes an appe

Is Neil Young OK?
I realize Neil Young is aging, but why is his head gradually taking the shape of Sloth from Goonies?

Big Day Out 2009 artist information
Wondering who Cobra Khan are? Looking for TV on the Radio's MySpace page? Want to hear some old school Neil Young songs? We've got all the information you're looking for. Here is all the information you'll need on the bands performing at the Big Day Out 2009. _________________________________________ Like a hurricane, Neil Young will be rolling into the Big Day Out 2009. With a musical career spanning four decades, Neil Young continues to be a living rock inspiration to generations.

Neil Young To Headline Glastonbury Festival
The singer-songwriter is to join the previously named Blur and Bruce Springsteen at the top of the bill for the three-day Somerset bash this June 26th-28th.

New Death Cab For Cutie Video - "Grapevine Fires"
Ben Gibbard lost weight, grew his hair out, affixed Neil Young sideburns to the side of his face, and got engaged to Zooey Deschanel. Add those things together and it's hard to find a recent writeup that doesn't include at least a passing mention of the Death Cab For Cutie frontman's appearance. Which is maybe why he's kept such a low profile in the last two Narrow Stairs video clips: He was nowhere to be seen in "No Sunlight" and the new Walter Robot-concocted "Grapevine Fires" only gives us a...

Lineup for Bridge School Benefit announced.
The lineup has just been unveiled for the 2008 Bridge School Benefit concert, with school co-founder Neil Young introducing a bill that features Wilco, Jack Johnson, Cat Power, Sarah McLachlan and Death Cab for Cutie. Day one of the October 25-26 event at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California, boasts performances from those artists plus Norah Jones. ZZ Top performs only on day one, while Smashing Pumpkins and Josh Groban perform only on day two. Neil Young, who hosts the annual, mostly-acous

While You Were Sleeping: Mark Foley's Replacement's Sex Scandal
 A homeless man in Florida was arrested for sleeping nude on the steps of a City Hall. Insult to injury: he was given $150 in bail which, obviously, he probably can't even pay.Farm Aid 2008 is playing in a loop here. (The lineup: Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Willie Nelson, Dave Matthews, Kenny Chesney, Arlo Guthrie, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Pretenders, Jakob Dylan, and much more.) How much would you pay for a date with this porn star?This knife violence on Greyhounds in Canada fad? It shows no signs of

Farm Aid Founders Ask Congress to Redirect Funds From Federal Bailout
Farm Aid board members Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young and Dave Matthews are asking Congress to redirect funds from the proposed $700 billion Wall Street bailout to farm communities and working men and women.

Farm Aid Founders Ask Congress to Redirect Funds From Federal Bailout
Farm Aid board members Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young and Dave Matthews are asking Congress to redirect funds from the proposed $700 billion Wall Street bailout to farm communities and working men and women.

Farm Aid Founders Ask Congress to Redirect Funds From Federal Bailout
Farm Aid board members Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young and Dave Matthews are asking Congress to redirect funds from the proposed $700 billion Wall Street bailout to farm communities and working men and women.

Arctic Monkeys, Ting Tings join BDO (+pics)
British bands the Arctic Monkeys, the Prodigy and The Ting Tings will join iconic rocker Neil Young to perform at next year's Big Day Out music festival in Auckland. Also confirmed for the annual festival, to be held at Auckland's Mt Smart Stadium on January 16, 2009, are indie-rock act TV on the Radio, alt-country band My Morning Jacket, Aussie punk trio the Living End, and metallers Bullet for My Valentine. Sneaky Sound System, Pendulum and Simian Mobile Disco are the dance

Earl Palmer dies at 84
Earl Palmer died on Friday at his Los Angeles home after fighting a lengthy illness, according to his spokesperson.Palmer was known as a music pioneer amongst his peers, recording backbeats for classics including Little Richard's Tutti Frutti and The Righteous Brothers' You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'.The New Orleans-native talents have also been featured in music tracks for Ike and Tina Turner, jazz great Fats Domino, The Monkees, Neil Young and Frank Sinatra. Comment on this Article Palmer was induct

Farm Aid Founders Ask Congress to Redirect Funds From Federal Bailout
Farm Aid board members Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young and Dave Matthews are asking Congress to redirect funds from the proposed $700 billion Wall Street bailout to farm communities and working men and women.