Reggie, I'm not upset with you but I certainly was under the impression that you were upset with me by your first response to me trying to help you which seemed to indicate an angry and demanding tone. I also wasn't under the impression that you were asking a rhetorical question because after I'd tried to help answer it you said, "I posed the question, is it the name of the new album?" That, to me, is not a rhetorical question as it appears you are actually looking for an answer. Again, I am not in the least bit upset with you, I'm just trying to explain how I thought you were upset with me. I was certainly under the impression that I hadn't answered the question to your satisfaction when all I was trying to do was help.

I've tried to be polite to you in this exchange as I possibly can Reggie. You seem to want to know if the name of the new Neil Young and Crazy Horse is Psychedelic Pill. I don't have the answer but I've tried to provide you with the information I do have in the most polite manner possible. In my attempts to try to help you I get a bunch of hot tongue and grumble soup instead. If I was at all rude to you during this exchange, I completely missed it. And yes, if you click on the link you posted, it takes you to this photo: Perhaps this is the link you meant to post instead. If it is, it really doesn't offer any more information than what has been posted here as far as the title of the new Neil Young and Crazy Horse album is concerned. In fact, it references the same Rolling Stone article that I linked to several posts ago. This is a direct quote from the Thrasher's Wheat blog: "So now that we know the title of the new Neil Young & Crazy Horse album is "Psychedelic Pill" based on interview comments by Poncho in Rolling Stone, there's been much speculation on what the album will contain." Beyond that, I don't have any more answers than you do. What I do know is that anything Neil Young says is subject to change. By the way, that's not a slight on the man, it's just an observation I've made based on many years of being a fan. If he decides to change the name of the record to something else completely or to not release it at all I wouldn't be the least bit surprised.

There's no reason to go flying off the rails. If you're referring to the link you posted, yes I did click on it. It took me to a photo of someone holding a brightly colored capsule in the palm of their hand. Until I hear otherwise, "According to Poncho, the title will be called Psychedelic Pill, which is the name of one of the many new songs featured on this tour" is good enough for me. You never know with Neil. He could decide not to release the album, change the name or any number of different things between now and when the record is scheduled to be released. It's nothing to get all up in arms about, at least not from my perspective.

Although it hasn't been officially confirmed yet (at least to my knowledge), that's what Crazy Horse member Poncho Sampedro said in in the interview Rolling Stone recently did with him that I posted above.

The last show I saw was The Infamous Sugar, a fellow I've been aiming to see since I first moved to Raleigh in 2008. The opportunity finally presented itself so I caught a late night set from him at Slim's Downtown last night. He's described as a "one man band" which he is but once he gets going you don't even think about that. I'm not sure how to describe his music other than to say it's very garage-y with a heavy Nuggets era vibe. The lyrics are profanity laced and filled with references to kinky sex, hard drugs and hard livin'. In others words, right up everyone's alley around these parts. If you find yourself being even the least bit intrigued after reading that description I suggest reading this Five Questions interview with him that was conducted by Karen Mann for the New Raleigh blog back in 2009. The dude has a very interesting backstory, that's for sure. Prior to that I caught Tommy Womack at a house show up in North Raleigh last night. He's one of those folks I've been hearing about for years but have never gotten around to fully investigating. Tommy's a singer/songwriter from Nashville and is known as part of the East Nashville crowd that also includes Todd Snider and Will Kimbrough (with whom Tommy has a band called Daddy). Years and years ago he was in a band called Government Cheese (and is also the author of a book about that band called The Cheese Chronicles). We got a few songs from that era of his career but most of his set was comprised of his solo material. Tommy's delivery is wry and very sardonic with an uncanny knack for turning the most clever of phrases. He describes himself in song as "a pimple on Dylan's ass" but he's much more than that. After hearing "90 Miles An Hour On a Dead End Street" from his new album (Now What) I was convinced that I was not leaving without that record before the night was over. That is, until he broke out "Alpha Male and the Canine Mystery Blood", an eight minute meditation on life, love, rock n'roll and all that entails. Right then and there, I knew I'd also be leaving with the album that comes from called There, I Said It. After hearing about Tommy for at least the last 10 years or so, I'm glad I finally took the opportunity to see him. I'm looking forward to digging even deeper into his back catalog and can't wait until I can see him in concert again. The aforementioned "Alpha Male and the Canine Mystery Blood". Sit back, kick your feet up and crank 'er up to 11. This is one kick ass song I think everyone here can relate to.

I honestly didn't get the impression that it was something that required a spoiler alert. In fact, it didn't cross my mind at all. I haven't seen the movie but from reading that article it sounded like something that not everyone would exactly pick up on anyway. Apologies if I've spoiled the movie for anyone.

Meanwhile, in Brazil...

That's somewhat reassuring since I still love listening to radio but to my ears, the majority of it out there is shit. That's where satellite services such as XM/Sirius, internet radio and college stations come in, at least for me. The mainstream corporate stations sound nearly identical to one another and are all programmed by computer software which has sucked the fucking life out of radio. I know there are exceptions but most casual listeners aren't going to go out of their way to seek out progressive stations such as KEXP in Seattle and similar stations as myself and others do. In all likelihood, the folks that were surveyed are all casual listeners that don't venture beyond their local Clear Channel controlled Top 40 station. Sadly, this is what the control room of most radio stations look like these days. Notice the lack of a life announcer. That's because everything is pre-programmed through voice tracking (meaning the announcer records all of their breaks ahead of time). Hell, the DJ couldn't break the format even if they wanted to since everything is automated. That's just beyond fucked up.

Thanks. Sounds like he almost made the cut in the first couple of Burton movies and actually is kind of in The Dark Knight Rises, it's just not Robin as we know him.

Like Ady said, I think the TV series was perfect for us as kids. At that time the only other thing I had compare to compare it to were the comic books themselves. It's sort of how I loved Kiss when I was 14. That shit is just right up your alley when you're a teenager, same for Batman (the TV show) when I was a kid.

Which is exactly why I didn't think he'd make a good Batman. Well, that and I believe he'd primarily been known as a comedic actor up until that point. I thought he fit the role well and I didn't really think Burton's movies were nearly as campy as the TV show or Shumacher's vision of Batman.

Out of all of the newer Batman movies, I thought Joel Shumacher's Batman Forever and Batman & Robin were the closest to the spirit of the original series, they were also the worst of the latter day movies though they did have their moments, albeit brief. For the Batman historians out there how come Robin has never been a part of the newer movies aside from the Shumacher ones mentioned above? Oh, and least we forget the original Batman serials that predated the TV series in the 60's. I'd like to watch those sometime simply because I've never seen them.

I enjoyed Memento but have never seen Insomnia. In fact, I'm not sure that I've ever even heard of it.

I haven't seen The Dark Knight Rises and in all honesty, I'm in no real hurry to (though I'm sure I'll watch it when it comes out on DVD) but other than Batman Begins, I haven't been all that taken with this latest round of Batman movies. I appreciate the darker, more gothic side of the Batman tale but I really think I like the first one with Michael Keaton best. And yes, I remember all of the hubbub about him being cast in that role way back when. Then again, some of my fondest memories are of watching the original Batman television series as a kid so what the fuck do I know.

Browsed through a bit of the cover story recently and found it cool to learn that Rick Rubin presented them with a Gillian Welch song to record for their new record. I'm quite intrigued to hear what that sounds like.

Don't feel bad, I had pretty same experience except mine was more about how hyped it was and how little it seemed to deliver. I guess I enjoyed it but it wasn't exactly what I was expecting.

I don't think I've ever listened to the Classic Vinyl channel but I do listen to Deep Tracks quite a bit. They're never stingy with the Zeppelin (as the name implies), they steer clear of the usual stuff.

Cool version of "Gimme Shelter" with a bit of a world music twist and maybe even a familiar face or two. All that and it's also for a good cause (see below).

I'm not really a fan of the current version of Skynyrd but I still found this clip (courtesy of Roadrunner Records) worthy of a looksee, especially the neat twist of the fans being Yankees.

No need to apologize, especially since I don't recall having made any promises that it would be delivered with Rush-like precision. As someone who's fairly new to the Bluefields I just happened upon the clip, noticed the stellar lineup (as well as the highly recognizable cover) and thought it may be of some interest to others here. Your mileage may vary but to my ears, some of the best rock n' roll is hot, sweaty and occasionally sloppy (sort of like fucking). Having seen Baird in his element, it's almost always about the essence of the moment, especially when it comes to winging it on a cover. Perhaps if you check the Bluefields' website (which I linked to in my previous post), you may find something else of theirs that's more to your liking.

While I'm not familiar with the others, a friend of mine keeps mentioning J.D. McPherson. I'm giving him a listen for the first time now. Good stuff.