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...for a bit.

i'm going to be away for a few days.

not online very much, i am sure.

i know that some of you are going to experience withdrawals & confusion, as a result!
;)

but, please, be patient!

i mean, what am i supposed to do?! live my entire life online, plugged into the buzz?!?

(haha!)

i'll be back in santa barbara on sunday night! bye!

Published on Saturday, April 15, 2006 by Editor & Publisher

Neil Young, Son of Famed Reporter, Records "Impeach the President" Song

 

NEW YORK -- As an E&P "Pressing Issues" column recently noted, rock star Neil Young is the son of a famed Canadian journalist, so it should not surprise many that he recently recorded a song in California with a very reportorial -- or at least pundit -- feel to it.

It’s called “Impeach the President,” so there can be little question what it is about.

Apparently it was recorded with a 100-voice choir. Rumors have circulated the past few days on the Web, but E&P has tracked down the strongest confirmation in a blog kept by Sherman Oaks, Ca. musician/singer Alicia Morgan.

Previous reports quoted hints by Young and Jonathan Demme (who directed the new documentary “Heart of Gold”) that Neil was working on a hard-rocking political or “anti-Bush” CD.

Last Friday, Morgan wrote on her LastLeftB4Hooterville blog that she had been “summoned” to a local studio to sing on the new record with 99 others. “I'm not going to give the whole thing away, but the first line of one of the songs was ‘Let's impeach the President for lyin'!’ Turns out the whole thing is a classic beautiful protest record. The session was like being at a 12-hour peace rally. Every time new lyrics would come up on the screen, there were cheers, tears and applause. It was a spiritual experience. I can't believe my good fortune at being a part of this.

“We finished the session by singing an a capella version of 'America the Beautiful' and there was not a dry eye in the house.

“Neil said it should be out in 6 to 8 weeks."

Harp magazine reported on its Web site Thursday that Demme had confirmed in an e-mail, “Neil just finished writing and recording -- with no warning -- a new album called 'Living With War.' It all happened in three days… It is a brilliant electric assault, accompanied by a 100-voice choir, on Bush and the war in Iraq… Truly mind blowing. Will be in stores soon.”

The magazine continued: “Details are pretty scarce, but the featured track, titled ‘Impeach the President,’ features a rap with Bush’s voice set to the choir chanting ‘flip/flop’ and the like.”

Young has always been a maverick politically as well as musically. Although he has recorded a few songs that drew cheers from liberals, such as "Ohio" and "Southern Man," he also drew criticism from the left for pro-Reagan comments many years ago.

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i had sorta lost interest in the warped tour the past coupla years or so.

i was just noticing a roster for this year's engagements.

some names that stood out to me include alexisonfire (a fave of timmay's & ghostgirl's, i believe), the amazing & politically-radical pittsburgh punk trio, anti-flag, jersey quartet bouncing souls (so aptly named! & owners of world/inferno friendship society's label...), punk legends, buzzcocks, the reconstituted germs (featuring actor shane west on lead vocals), the original riotgrrrl joan jett & the blackhearts, & conscientious drunk-punks, nofx.

if joan jett, buzzcocks, bouncing souls, & anti-flag are all booked for the july 11 warped tour engagement at seaside park, in nearby ventura, california, i am there!

a punk-rock soundtrack for much of the summer of rebellion, yo!

let's strip away all of this bullshit corporate sponsorship & really start talking about going even further than "punk voter" 2006 (which is not to say i'm anti-"punk voter," but i am still really feeling we have to extend our discussions beyond voting in an increasingly-orwellian, diebold-controlled world!).

sound ok?

cool.

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