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Written by Shar on 27 February 2014
Are you sick of those Facebook polls on: what state, movie star, fruit, dog, famous writer are you?
A new map compiled by Director of Developer Platform for The Echo Nest Paul Lamere shows that the most widely listened to artist, which could also be construed in terms of popularity, in Massachusetts, is folk rock singer-songwriter Neil Young.
According to their website The Echo Nest its music intelligence platform “synthesizes billions of data points and transforms it into musical understanding to power smarter music applications for customer.”
The map can be seen at BostInno where staff writer Nick DeLucca writes:
“If I were to ask you who your favorite musical artist or band is, what would you say? My humble guess is that Neil Young probably isn’t your number one, let alone in your top five. Given that some heretics out there don’t even know who Paul McCartney is, I wouldn’t be surprised that Young is far from the minds of people who are inclined to jam out on a consistent basis.”
Lamere compounded data from a number of sources – he refused to disclose every one because, as he notes in the comment section, “the exact amount of data available and the contributing services to the dataset are not public” – including Spotify based on “listening preferences of about a quarter million listeners that have a zip code associated with their account.”
Check it out at: http://bostinno.streetwise.co/2014/02/26/boston-the-echo-nest-favorite-band-by-state-map-massachusetts-neil-young/
Tags: distinctive artists by state, map, The Ech Nest
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Written by Shar on 26 February 2014
Neil Young has added a fourth performance to his March stint at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, Los Angeles.
The new date is Wednesday. April 2, according to http://www.neilyoung.com/tour.
Presale tickets for this performance go on sale today at 10 a.m. Pacific Time.
http://tix.concertmaps.com/neilyoung/
Concert dates are now Saturday, March 29, Sunday, March 30, Tuesday, April 1, and Wednesday April, 2.
Go Neil. He promises an acoustic set. Maybe songs from his upcoming album?
Young has said that the record will be released in March on the Third Man Records Label owned by Jack White.
The record is described as: “An unheard collection of rediscovered songs from the past recorded on ancient electro mechanical technology captures and unleashes the essence of something that could have been gone forever…”.
Young previously told Rolling Stone that recording the album was “one of the lowest-tech experiences I’ve ever had”.
A prospective tracklist of the album features Bob Dylan’s ‘Blowin’ In The Wind’, Tim Hardin’s ‘Reason To Believe’, Gordon Lightfoot’s ‘Early Morning Rain’ and Ivory Joe Hunter’s ‘Since I Met You Baby’ as well as ‘Needle Of Death’, originally by the late Bert Jansch
Dolby performances begin at 8 p.m.
Tags: Dolby Theater, Hollywood, Jack White, Los Angeles, Third Man Records
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Written by Shar on 25 February 2014
The Recording Academy will continue its releases of their annual MusiCares tribute concerts with the 2013 show honoring Bruce Springsteen. MusiCares Tribute to Bruce Springsteen will be out on DVD, Blu-Ray and Digital Download on March 25 via Columbia.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse performs “Born in the U.S.A.”
The evening included a host of artists covering Springsteen classics, including former honoree Neil Young, Sting, Elton John, Emmylou Harris and Jackson Browne, along with an evening closing five-song set from Bruce and the E-Street Band. John Stewart hosted.
Read more: http://www.vintagevinylnews.com/2014/02/preview-musicares-tribute-to-bruce.html#ixzz2uHsph1PW
For Manuela & Yule.
Tags: Bruce Springsteen, crazy horse, MusiCares, Recording Academy
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Written by Shar on 24 February 2014
“Neil Young Is Coming! This Is His Best Album Ever,” the articled starts out in LA Weekly review.
“When we were good and drunk, we would put Neil Young’s American Stars ‘n Bars on the record player,” writes music critic Kai Flanders. He talks about his favorite album in celebration of Neil Young’s threeupcoming shows at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, March 29 and 30, and April 1.
He’s a great storyteller, you will enjoy this one.
“Often, the melancholy waltz of American Stars ‘n Bars would soundtrack our drinking sessions. Stars is Young’s eighth studio album, which came out in 1977 on the heels of Zuma and the Ditch Trilogy. Upon its release Rolling Stone declared, ‘Right now … it would be just about impossible to overrate Neil Young.’ The storied guitar work on “Like A Hurricane” is balanced by the earnest yearning of ‘Hey Babe.'”
Read more at: http://www.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/2014/02/24/neil-young-is-coming-this-is-his-best-album-ever?page=2
Tags: album review, American Stars and Bars, Dolby Theater, Hollywood, Los Angeles
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Written by Shar on 24 February 2014
You and your blue shirt
NEW YORK (AP) — Neil Young is not done with writing memoirs.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer has a deal with Blue Rider Press for a book focusing on his passion for cars, while also featuring stories about his life in music.
Blue Rider, an imprint of Penguin Random House, told The Associated Press on Monday that the new book is scheduled for the fall and is currently untitled. Young’s first memoir, ‘‘Waging Heavy Peace,’’ was a best-seller published by Blue Rider in 2012.
New Rider says the second memoir is an ‘‘eclectic amalgam’’ that also will include artwork by Young and his thoughts on politics and the environment. The 68-year-old musician is known for such songs as ‘‘Heart of Gold,’’ ‘’Like a Hurricane’’ and ‘‘Southern Man.’’
Search BNB for articles of “Waging Heavy Peace.”
Tags: autobiography, Blue Rider, book, Memoir, Waging Weavy Peace
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