Movies - March 23, 2006
Demme captures a Young coming to terms with mortality
With "Stop Making Sense," the Talking Heads concert film, Jonathan Demme set a new standard for merging film and music. Last summer Demme filmed Neil Young's performances over two nights at the famed Ryman Auditorium in Nashville for "Neil Young Heart of Gold."
Tags: Neil Young, Heart of Gold, Talking Heads, Jonathan Demme, Stop Making Sense, CSNY, Buffalo Springfield, Emmylou Harris, Nashville, Ryman, Grand Ole Opry

Music - Oct. 13, 2005
"Prairie Wind" reminds us Canadian Young is American treasure
Neil Young should be declared an American national treasure. Even if he is a Canadian. Other than, say, Bruce Springsteen, who else has better expressed the late 20th and early 21st century American experience? His latest disc is proof.
Tags: Prairie Wind, Harvest Moon, Neil Young, CSNY, Buffalo Springfield