Stereogum — Neil Young has been one of the most outspoken celebrity voices against the Dakota access pipeline — writing a song about it, performing at the Standing Rock reservation, and calling on Barack Obama to end the violence against protesters. As you’v... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Neil Young was toying with the idea of putting his own idiosyncratic spin on one of punk-poet Patti Smith’s signature songs. He’d been talking politics, mainly the widespread expressions of alienation by voters leading up to the 2016... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Neil Young was toying with the idea of putting his own idiosyncratic spin on one of punk-poet Patti Smith’s signature songs. He’d been talking politics, mainly the widespread expressions of alienation by voters leading up to the 2016... more info

Consequence of Sound — Ten songs that encapsulate the folky, loud, and weird sides of Neil Young. more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Young always follows his own path. For better or worse. more info

Uncut — He took a pop at Thanksgiving, too He took a pop at Thanksgiving, too The post Neil Young urges Obama to “end the violence” at pipeline protests; criticises Trump appeared first on Uncut. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — "From Plymouth Rock to Standing Rock, this lie has made our Thanksgiving Day a Day of Mourning for the First Nations, all the tribes big and small, those who came before us." Continue reading… more info

JamBase — Read a note penned by Neil Young in support of Standing Rock water protectors and asking President Obama to take action along with a video of his trip to the reservation. more info

Stereogum — For months, protesters at North Dakota’s Standing Rock Indian Reservation have been demonstrating against the planned Dakota Access pipeline and dealing with mind-boggling, disgraceful violence from the authorities who are trying to remove them. Th... more info

Stereogum — The Band played their legendary farewell concert, The Last Waltz, 40 years ago on Thanksgiving Day at an old ice-skating rink/concert venue in San Francisco called the Winterland Ballroom. The who’s who of attendees included Eric Clapton, Neil Youn... more info