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Multi-cam of Paul McCartney performing on stage with Andrew Watt
Paul McCartney joins Andrew Watt and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith to perform Beatles and Neil Young classics at tiny show

By Janelle Borg Published

The Beatles legend also revealed that he has written an as-yet-unreleased song with Watt

Concert, Gigs & Tours
Neil Young and Pearl Jam perform on stage at Pukkelpop Festival, Hasselt, Belgium, 25th August 1995. L-R Jeff Ament, Neil Young, Stone Gossard
Pearl Jam's Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament on recording with one of their idols

By Janelle Borg Published

Pearl Jam were recruited by the godfather of grunge to help him record his 1995 album

Artists
Lou Reed performing at the Paradise Theater (now the Paradise Rock Club) in Boston, Massachusetts, 8th March 1978
Lou Reed once recorded an avant-garde album consisting solely of guitar feedback

By Janelle Borg Published

Metal Music Machine nearly cost Reed his reputation… over the years, it became a source of inspiration for Sonic Youth and Neil Young

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St. Vincent performs onstage at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA in Los Angeles, California on April 13, 2024
St. Vincent discusses channeling Neil Young, and embracing a less-is-more approach on her new album

By Janelle Borg Published

St. Vincent took inspiration from one of Neil Young's “one note” solos on her new record, All Born Screaming

Guitarists
Joe Satriani, a master of the Lydian mode, onstage in London, circa 2012
“That embodies the attitude of shred, and if you don’t put that into your performance, it’s a sin”: Joe Satriani names the Neil Young solo that shreds – despite only featuring one note

By Phil Weller Published

Satch has pinpointed the importance of attitude over technique when it comes to being a standout shredder

Guitarists
Micah Nelson performs live with Neil Young
“I was worried my Magnatone was going to be too much, but Neil’s little Fender Deluxe is loud as f**k. That thing is tiny but mighty”: Micah Nelson is son of Willie Nelson and plays guitar for Neil Young. Here’s what he learned from those elder statesmen

By Andrew Daly Published

Micah Nelson has to channel Danny Witten, Nils Lofgren and Frank ‘Poncho’ Sampedro as a member of Crazy Horse – but he has to be himself, too. Here’s how he does it, with the help of some choice electric guitars and a Gibson named Gandalf

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Neil Young performs live at Hyde Park in London on July 12, 2019
Neil Young showcases his savage overdriven tones and channels Hendrix in the most menacing solo rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner you’ve ever heard

By Jackson Maxwell Published

Wielding his legendary 1953 Gibson Les Paul, Old Black, Young put his own spin on the US national anthem, nodding to a certain Woodstock performance along the way

Guitarists
Jack Nitzsche, his 1959 Kay Sizzler and Neil Young
Jack Nitzsche was asked to play slide on this 1959 Kay guitar during Neil Young's Harvest sessions. The only issue? He'd never done it before

By Matt Parker Published

This late-'50s Kay goes on sale this month – and with it comes the story of how Young almost broke a session pro

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Neil Young and Crazy Horse announce new album, World Record, share tender first single, Love Earth

By Sam Roche Published

“Real magic lasts and we think we have it,” Young says of the new, Rick Rubin-produced album

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Neil Young finally releases the album that was too sad to put out, shares raw opening track Quit

By Matt Parker Published

Neil Young and Crazy Horse recorded Toast in 2001, when the songwriter faced marital breakdown, and it has not been heard until now

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