Neil Young Still Kickin’ Butt at 63

Finished up my two-night stand of Neil Young shows at Madison Square Garden and I can report that Neil is still at the top of his game and kickin’ butt at age 63.
Wearing a Frank Zappa T-shirt underneath a jacket, he romped around the stage like some kind of Wild Canadian Cowboy, mixing in heavy [...]

Video of the Day: John Lennon ‘Instant Karma’

I meant to put this up earlier today but I had to write two SNY stories and take my daughter Grace to soccer crosstown…better late than never.
Today is the 28th anniversary of the shooting death of John Lennon. I was 12 years old at the time. I know much of America learned the news from [...]

Video of the Day: Neil Does John Lennon

Got my tickets to see a couple Neil Young shows Dec. 15 & 16 at Madison Square Garden and I can’t wait. Neil is closing the current run of shows with “Cowgirl in the Sand,” “Rockin’ in the Free World” and The Beatles‘ “A Day in the Life.”

Lenny Kaye Plays my 40th

My lovely wife Jen threw me a 40th birthday bash last night and it was so great to be surrounded by friends and family. Thanks to Mary and the folks at Manhattan’s “Shades of Green” for hosting the shindig, and a big shoutout to Lenny Kaye, author and Patti Smith group guitarist, who played a [...]

Video of the Day: Christina & Mick “Live With Me”

Video of the Day: You Shook Me All Night Long

On the eve of the college hoops season here in New York, I went to see AC/DC at Madison Square Garden with six of my oldest friends from high school. We went out for a nice steak dinner beforehand and then had a few adult beverages at the show. I have been to dozens and [...]

Video of the Day: Jack White & The Stones

Dead, Allmans Rock Penn State

In case you missed it, the surviving members of The Dead reunited Monday for the first time in four years and performed with The Allman Brothers Band before 15,000 fans in a Barack Obama benefit at Penn State called “Change Rocks.”
Original Grateful Dead members Bobby Weir (pictured), Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart played [...]

Neil Young to Tour This Fall

My man Neil Young is hitting the road here in the U.S. this October and will have Wilco, Everest and Death Cab For Cutie opening for him. Young finishes a European tour Aug. 23 in Coburg, Germany and will have the same band here - Ben Keith, Rick Rosas, Chad Cromwell, Anthony Crawford and Pegi Young. [...]

Springsteen to Play Super Bowl

Fresh off his trio of sold-out shows at Giants Stadium comes the news that Bruce Springsteen will play halftime at the Super Bowl next February.
Apparently word got out to Page Six when Steve Van Zandt made an all-tables reservation at a Tampa-area Hard Rock Cafe.
Ever since the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction, Super Bowl officials have [...]