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Nils Lofgren pays tribute to Neil Young

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Neil Young was asking a lot of Nils Lofgren, being that it was Lofgren’s first real session work.

It wasn’t enough that Lofgren, only a teenager at the time, had been invited to help Young — already an established star — realize his vision for After The Gold Rush.
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Neil Young Archives project launches June 2

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Reprise Records will release Neil Young Archives Vol. 1 1963-1972 in three different formats June 2: Blu-ray, DVD and CD. The Blu-ray edition uses an interactive platform with music, video and text, and allows for material to be added later via the internet. ►

Graham Nash holds nothing back, part 3

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By 1974, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young hadn’t been seen together in public for four years. The pressure was intense. That summer, they became the first rock act to play exclusively in stadiums, for big crowds, for big money. Things had changed since the days of The Frozen Noses. After the massive success of his Harvest album, Neil Young had become the superstar and the major draw — and his manager, Elliot Roberts, took control of the proceedings early on. And David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash didn’t have a lot of say in the matter. ►

Graham Nash holds nothing back, part 2

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Graham Nash and Joni Mitchell had linked up in ’68, before the first CSN album was in the can. For more than a year, they lived an idyllic artists’ life and wrote songs about how happy they were. Nash’s “Our House,” with its comfy-cozy, two-cats-in-the-yard scenario, was all about Joni. ►

Blind Melon: The good, the bad and the ugly

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In this excerpt from his book "A Devil On One Shoulder and An Angel On the Other,’" author Greg Prato follows the band on tours with Neil Young and Lenny Kravitz and gives behind-the-scenes details about the band’s Rolling Stone cover shoot and the Vancouver incident. ►

In The News: CCR's first six albums get reissue treatment

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Who’s ruling the tour circuit? What’s going on with your favorite artists? Find out with In The News! Artists featured in this installment include: Creedence Clearwater Revival, KISS, Jimi Hendrix, Elvis, Hank Williams Jr., Metallica, Amy Winehouse, Jack Black, Neil Young, Kid Rock, Sheryl Crow, Fleetwood Mac, George Martin, Cheech and Chong and more! ►