Neil Young

Heart of Gold

Arts, Culture & Media

Jonathan Demme is best known for directing big Hollywood movies like Silence of the Lambs, but he also made a side career out of concert films and music videos. His latest film is an intimate portrait of the veteran rocker Neil Young. Kurt Andersen spoke with Young and Demme about their new collaboration, Heart of […]

A Musical Romance

Arts, Culture & Media

Five Things You Had To See Online This Week

Arts, Culture & Media
Doug Seegers on the porch of his house.

You probably don’t know his name, but this Nashville musician is HUGE in Sweden

Doug Seegers on the porch of his house.

You probably don’t know his name, but this Nashville musician is HUGE in Sweden

In Canada, Fort McMurray Radio Station Bans Neil Young

Global Hit

Rocker Neil Young recently compared the Canadian city of Fort MacMurray to Hiroshima after the atomic bomb. He was speaking in Washington DC about the environmental damage done by the oil industry in Alberta. In response, a local radio station declared this past Wednesday “No Neil” day.

Amos Lee

Arts, Culture & Media

Singer and songwriter Amos Lee talks about the special blend of Folk/Soul music exemplified in his latest CD, ‘Last Days at the Lodge.’

The World

Live in the Studio: Bahamas

Arts, Culture & Media

Singer-songwriter Afie Jurvanen, who records as Bahamas, says he can relate to a sense of longing born of Canada’s wide, empty spaces.

The meaning of Bin Laden for America

Global Politics

The World’s Marco Werman explores what Osama Bin Laden has represented for Americans and what his death says ultimately about the American people.

The World

Tom Hooper

Arts, Culture & Media

Canadian rocker Neil Young famously sang the words, �It’s better to burn out than to fade away.� Well, our final story today is about a Canadian rocker who didn’t take Young’s advice. The World’s Jason Margolis met him in Victoria, British Columbia.