Neil Young at the premiere screening of the movie “The Monsanto Years” on Wednesday, April 22 and the IFC Center in New York.
“It’s a move about making a record.” N.Y. Not rated, 59 minutes.
A very special work-in-progress screening, this is a document of the recording of the upcoming album ‘The Monsanto Years’ with Neil Young & Promise of the Real. “No auto tune or vocal booths were used, and no ears were harmed in the making of this record.” – Shakey Pictures
“Neil Young and Promise of the Real, a band featuring Willie Nelson’s sons Lukas and Micah, will hit the road this summer in support of their upcoming album together, The Monsanto Years. Young’s new LP will reportedly arrive on June 16th according to a press release sent to promoters, while the Rebel Content Tour itself will kick off July 5th at Milwaukee’s Summerfest…. In January, Young revealed that he was working on an album called The Monsanto Years, but the rocker appeared to be joking about the title at the time. ‘I’m working on another album now that I’m going to be doing with Willie Nelson’s sons,’ Young said. ‘It’s an upbeat review of the situation.’ At a surprise concert April 16th at San Luis Obispo, California’s SLO Brewing Co., Young and Promise of the Real debuted 11 new tracks that might appear on their joint LP. Those songs boasted protest-minded titles like “Monsanto Years,” “Rock Starbucks,” “Seeds” and “Too Big to Fail,” fan site Sugar Mountain reports. Young had previously teamed with the Nelson brothers at Farm Aid and the Bridge School Benefit.” – Rolling Stone
A Bernard Shakey Movie.
And his Q & A with the audience at the Bernard Shakey Film Retrospective
Neil Young made a special guest appearance at the week-long Bernard Shakey Film Retrospective, held at IFC, NYC, April 17-23. Following showing of the film Muddy Track (ahem, perhaps the TOP Neil film ever created), Neil was interviewed on-stage by filmmaker Jim Jarmusch and also fielded questions from the audience. Neil then returned a little while later and talked about his upcoming album, titled The Monsanto Years. A film that captured the recording of the album in the studio was then shown at IFC. It’s a rocking, soulful album but, as the title might indicate, relies heavily on environmental tones.
Thanks to Rustes Televisione YouTube channel
From IFC:
Long one of folk and rock’s most respected artists, Neil Young—under the pseudonym Bernard Shakey—has also been making films for over four decades, from concert movies JOURNEY THROUGH THE PAST (1974) and RUST NEVER SLEEPS (1979), to GREENDALE (2003) and other fiction features. This weeklong survey offers a rare opportunity to discover another side of Young’s creative genius, both behind and in front of the camera. The program includes weeklong NYC theatrical premiere engagements of MUDDY TRACK (1987), a one-of-a-kind chronicle of a European tour with Crazy Horse, and the newly restored director’s cut of HUMAN HIGHWAY (1982), a wildly anarchic satire of Cold War America starring Young, Dean Stockwell, Sally Kirkland, Russ Tamblyn and Devo. Also screening are Young’s two collaborations with Jim Jarmusch: DEAD MAN (1995), for which Young provided the stunning, feedback-heavy score, and YEAR OF THE HORSE (1997), a kaleidoscopic doc portrait of Young and Crazy Horse during their 1996 world tour.
Archives Guy on Facebook announced on April 10 The BERNARD SHAKEY RETROSPECTIVE.
April 17-23 at the IRF Center,
323 Sixth Avenue at West Third Street, NY, NY.
FEATURING:
*Theatrical World Premieres of Muddy Track and Solo Trans.
*Human Highway (Director’s Cut).
*World Premiere of the newly restored Rust Never Sleeps.
Picture carefully restored from the film’s original negative, and audio restored from the original sources…with a new and improved 5.1 surround mix by Tim Mulligan (the concert and film’s original mixer).
Movie include Deadman, Greendale, Human Highway Director’s Cut, Journey Through the Past, Muddy Track, Neil Young Trunk Show, Rust Never Sleeps, Solo Trans & A Day at The Gallery. Year of the Horse.
According to the IFC Center: This weeklong survey offers a rare opportunity to discover another side of Young’s creative genius, both behind and in front of the camera. The program includes weeklong NYC theatrical premiere engagements of MUDDY TRACK (1987), a one-of-a-kind chronicle of a European tour with Crazy Horse, and the newly restored director’s cut of HUMAN HIGHWAY (1982), a wildly anarchic satire of Cold War America starring Young, Dean Stockwell, Sally Kirkland, Russ Tamblyn and Devo. Also screening are Young’s two collaborations with Jim Jarmusch: DEAD MAN (1995), for which Young provided the stunning, feedback-heavy score, and YEAR OF THE HORSE (1997), a kaleidoscopic doc portrait of Young and Crazy Horse during their 1996 world tour.
Neil Young will be in Austin, Texas on Thursday, March 19 to attend a screening of his 1982 movie “Human Highway.”
According to Noise 11, “Human Highway” will screen at the Paramount on Congress at 5 p.m. in Austin and it will be followed by a Q & A session with Young himself.
Young starred in and co-directed with his friend Dean Stockwell the alternative-comedy, bizarre, eclectic movie that featured appearances by Young, Stockwell, Devo and Randy Hopper. In the movie Young sings “Hey, Hey, My, My” with Devo.
60s fold singer David Blue also made an appearance in the movie. He died shortly after in 1982.
The movie received poor reviews and was once released on VHS video but has not resurfaced yet on DVD or Blue-Ray.
(Maybe it will be on PONO)
Young plays Lionel Switch, a nerdy gas station attendant who dreams of being a rock star.
South by Southwest (SXSW) is a set of film, interactive, and music festivals and conferences that take place early each year in mid-March in Austin, Texas, United States. It began in 1987, and has continued to grow in both scope and size every year.
Wow! Finally. Goodbye Storytone and hello “Little Girl Lost!”
Outstanding! Turn up the volume!
Randy Bachman’s new album: “Heavy Blues” features Neil Young on the song “Little Girl Lost,”
The album features 11 original songs including “Little Girl Lost” featuring Neil Young, the title track with Peter Frampton, “Oh My Lord” featuring lap-steel guitar whiz Robert Randolph, “Ton of Bricks” and “Bad Child” with contemporary blues star Joe Bonamassa. In addition, the late Jeff Healey appears on a song called “Confessin’ to the Devil.”
Randy is releasing the album under the name Bachman, which refers to the power trio he formed with bassist Anna Ruddick and drummer Dale Anne Brendon to record all the tracks. In support of Heavy Blues, which will be released on April 14, Bachman the band will be hitting the road on a North American tour that kicks off April 1 in Milwaukee. Only five U.S. dates have been confirmed so far, but more will be announced soon.
Here is the track list for Heavy Blues:
“The Edge”
“Ton of Bricks” (featuring Rival Sons guitarist Scott Holiday)
“Bad Child” (featuring Joe Bonamassa)
“Little Girl Lost” (featuring Neil Young)
“Learn to Fly”
“Oh My Lord” (featuring Robert Randolph)
“Confessin’ to the Devil” (featuring Jeff Healey)
“Heavy Blues” (featuring Peter Frampton)
“Wild Texas Ride”
“Please Come to Paris” (featuring Canadian folk-rock singer Luke Doucet)
“We Need to Talk”
Here’s a list of all of Bachman’s confirmed U.S. tour dates:
4/1 — Milwaukee, WI, Potawatomi Bingo Casino – The Northern Lights Theater
4/2 — St. Charles, IL, The Arcada Theater
4/4 — Cleveland, OH, Quicken Loans Arena
4/24 — Ridgefield, CT, Ridgefield Playhouse
4/25 — New York, NY, The Concert Hall at New York Society for Ethical Culture
“\"It\'s not really a memoir, at least not in the traditional sense. It\'s not chronological and it covers a lot of areas - from the past to the present day, so it\'s like a diary. But it is a memoir, and part of it\'s a projection and a fantasy. It\'s a hippie dream really (laughs). I really enjoy writing. My father was a writer, so I\'ve always known about authors and writing, and now it\'s my time to do it.\"” by --ny on Waging Heavy Peace
Neil Young on Tour
Sugar Mountain setlists
Tom Hambleton provides BNB with setlists, thankfully. His website is the most comprehensive searchable archives on the Internets about anything Neil Young related setlists. Goto Sugar Mountain.
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