Articles by: Glen Boyd

by / on June 29, 2012 at 8:45 am / in Movies, Rock Music

Pink Floyd – The Story Of 'Wish You Were Here' (2012)

It is both interesting and somewhat telling that Eagle Rock’s Pink Floyd documentary The Story Of Wish You Were Here both begins and ends with footage of the band performing “Wish You Were Here”

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by / on June 15, 2012 at 8:40 am / in Books, Folk, Rock Music, Uncategorized

'Neil Young FAQ' Diaries: On the Beach, Now and Then and the Kershaw Connection

Although On The Beach is one of my very favorite Neil Young albums, I didn’t become fully aware of “Cajun Wildman” Rusty Kershaw’s unique connection to this masterpiece

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by / on June 8, 2012 at 11:11 pm / in Movies, Rock Music, Uncategorized

The Rockologist: The Raconteurs – Live At Montreux (2012)

Although I don’t “feel it” exactly the same way that a lot of people do when it comes to Jack White, I do “get it.”

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by / on June 4, 2012 at 8:45 am / in Rock Music, Uncategorized

On Second Thought: Neil Young and Crazy Horse – Americana (2012)

The first thing to know about Neil Young & Crazy Horse’s new album — their first together since 2003′s Greendale — is that everything is not as it seems here. At least not on the surface.

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by / on May 31, 2012 at 10:42 pm / in Rock Music, Uncategorized

Patti Smith – Banga (2012)

Remember when Patti Smith used to be considered dangerous?

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by / on May 24, 2012 at 8:17 am / in Jazz, Pop Music, Singer-songwriters, Uncategorized

The Rockologist: On hippie chicks, and sweet Joni Mitchell's jazz period

I’ve been listening to a lot of Joni Mitchell lately, and I’m not sure exactly why. Perhaps it’s because of my still fresh memories of researching Joni’s connections to Neil Young for my just-published book, Neil Young FAQ

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by / on May 20, 2012 at 10:21 pm / in Concerts, Pop Music, Rock Music, Uncategorized

Shows I'll Never Forget: Lindsey Buckingham, May 19, 2012

At Neptune Theatre, Seattle, Washington: “The small machine appears to have just gotten a little smaller,” was how singer-songwriter, and Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Buckingham described it

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by / on May 18, 2012 at 8:24 am / in Forgotten Series, Movies, Rock Music, Uncategorized

Forgotten series: Message To Love: The Isle Of Wight Festival – The Movie (1995)

It hasn’t received anywhere near the same notoriety as the much better known rock festival documentaries Woodstock and Gimmie Shelter

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by / on May 11, 2012 at 9:07 am / in Books, Folk, Rock Music, Uncategorized

'Neil Young FAQ' Diaries: A journey through the past with Neil Young's videos

After a two-year journey of blood, sweat, tears, and more all-nighters writing furiously until the sun came up than I care to remember, my first full-length book as a music journalist was finally released this week.

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by / on April 27, 2012 at 7:10 pm / in Concerts, Rock Music, Shows I'll Never Forget, Uncategorized

Shows I'll Never Forget: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, April 26, 2012

At the Los Angeles Sports Arena: For those fans who engage in the armchair sport of setlist watching, there had up until recently been some concern that Bruce Springsteen’s current Wrecking Ball tour seemed to be following a very set pattern

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