With Neil Young’s new album Fork In The Road now available, the artist is working on some promotions to help drum up support for the music — and get people talking about sustainable transportation. Many of the songs on Fork deal with our addiction to oil, poor mileage, and lack of environmentally-friendly alternatives — like [...]
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Neil Young’s latest album, Fork in the Road, is getting ready for release on April 7th — and we’re starting to see some additional music videos trickle out online. As we mentioned in January, Young is going for an eco-theme in this new collection of songs — with some specifically addressing the auto industry and [...]
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There are many obvious perks to being selected as the “First Dog”; getting to live in the White House being one of them. However, when the dog days of summer call and spending time outside is more routine, having a secondary hangout is a priority. Enter the Summa Canum (Latin for “First Dog”), The Obama [...]
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We know Neil Young is absolutely head-over-heels in love with his project to convert a classic ‘59 Lincoln Continental into an all-electric vehicle — but did anyone ever think he’d take that enthusiasm and turn it into a new album dedicated to the topic? Certainly not his fans — who are a little more than [...]
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Neil Young is making headlines today after cancelling a concert in Los Angeles to show his support for an ongoing union strike led by the staff at the indoor arena. The strike is in response to a contract dispute with the venue’s owner, Faithful Central Bible Church.
You might not know this, but Young is an [...]
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With a beer in hand, Neil Young went on camera last week to record a “State of the Linc Volt” address and give the world an update on his progress converting a ‘59 Lincoln Continental into a badass electric vehicle. We haven’t heard much on the project since engineer John Goodwin and Young nearly destroyed [...]
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What’s better than 22 years of concerts to help promote local farming? How about a first-ever Farm Aid in New England?
John Mellencamp is announcing that this year’s Farm Aid will be held at the Comcast Center in Mansfield on September 20th. The lineup will include Mellencamp as well as Dave Matthews, Neil Young, and of [...]
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Hot on the heels of Matt Damon taking an electric vehicle out for a spin, rocker Neil Young hit the road with his still-under-development green vehicle: A 1959 Lincoln Continental Mark IV that’s being turned into a beautiful serial-electric hybrid by John Goodwin. Young has been working on having the car transformed since the announcement of the [...]
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Neil Young has been immortalized as the official name of a newly discovered species of spider, Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi. The honor was bestowed by Jason Bond, a biologist at East Carolina University. “I really enjoy his music and have had a great appreciation of him as an activist for peace and justice,” he said. Jason’s wife, who apparently [...]
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