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Yahoo
02-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Watch Neil Young Play an Extraordinary Rare Electric ‘Ambulance Blues'
'I haven't played this in like 100 years,' Neil Young told the crowd Tuesday evening at the very beginning of his show at Drafbaan Stadspark in Groningen, The Netherlands. 'We'll see what happens.' He was talking about 'Ambulance Blues,' the stunning, nine-minute On The Beach classic that many Young aficionados consider one of his finest achievements. (Rolling Stone placed it #2 on our 2021 list of Young's 100 best songs, topped only by 'Powderfinger.') More from Rolling Stone Neil Young's Glastonbury Set Will Livestream on the BBC After All Neil Young Blocks the BBC From Livestreaming His Glastonbury Set Watch Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts Play a Majestic, 14-Minute 'Cortez the Killer' To be fair, it hadn't quite been 100 years since the song surfaced in concert. He last played it January 26, 2019, at the Pantages Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota. But like the vast majority of live renditions of 'Ambulance Blues' in history, going all the way back to the Bottom Line in 1974, that one was solo acoustic. He didn't do it with a band until R.E.M convinced him to play it with them at the 1998 Bridge School Benefit. 'I don't know how we did that,' R.E.M. bassist Mike Mills told Rolling Stone in 2023. 'Neil was just into it. I think he was glad to have an outlet where he felt like he could play it and do it justice, which is of course a really nice thing to credit our band with, if I dare go that far…It was a super fun thing and really great for [guitarist] Peter [Buck] and [touring guitarist] Scott McCaughey, who are Neil Young fans to the bone, even more so than myself and Michael [Stipe]. It was a real thrill.' 'Ambulance Blues' was regularly played at solo acoustic shows in 1999 and 2007/08, but Young didn't perform it with a band again until January 25, 2016, at a private show in Paris for Carmignac CEO Édouard Carmignac. That means this newest one in the Netherlands is just the third time in history he's done it with a band. (And it was a different group every time: R.E.M., Promise of the Real, and now the Chrome Hearts.) Young largely stuck to his standard summer setlist for the rest of the Groningen show, which completely ignores his new LP Talkin' To The Trees, and instead centers around hits like 'Old Man,' 'Like a Hurricane,' and 'Cinnamon Girl' in addition to a smattering of rarities like 'Name of Love,' 'Sun Green,' and 'Looking Forward.' The European run wraps up July 13 in Paris and then heads over to the States for a run of outdoor shows that kick off August 8 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The last show on the calendar is the Farm Aid 40th anniversary celebration at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on September 20. Best of Rolling Stone Sly and the Family Stone: 20 Essential Songs The 50 Greatest Eminem Songs All 274 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked
Yahoo
28-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Talking Heads Drop Surprise Music Video Nearly 50 Years After Hit Song's Release
The Talking Heads celebrated their 50th anniversary by giving a gift to fans. The legendary rock band released the first official music video for their classic hit 'Psycho Killer' in June 2025. The song is from their debut album, Talking Heads: 77. The surprise 'Psycho Killer" music video was in honor of the 50th anniversary of the band's first show at CBGB, where they opened for the Ramones in 1975, per Stereogum. Oscar-nominated actress Saoirse Ronan stars as a distressed office worker in the video clip directed by Mike Mills. No member of Talking Heads appears in the video, but the now disbanded group did issue a statement. 'This video makes the song better – We LOVE what this video is NOT – it's not literal, creepy, bloody, physically violent or obvious,' the band said, per Pitchfork. Talking Heads formed in New York City in 1975, featuring guitarist Jerry Harrison, bassist Tina Weymouth, drummer Chris Frantz, and lead singer David Byrne. 'Psycho Killer" was the first song Byrne ever wrote for the band, and it became the breakthrough single on Talking Heads: 77. Speaking with NPR in 2023, the singer said the future hit was 'an experiment' to see if he could write a song. 'I thought I would try and write something that was maybe a cross between Alice Cooper and Randy Newman,' Byrne explained. 'I thought I'd have the kind of dramatic subject that Alice Cooper might use, but then look at kind of an interior monologue, the way Randy Newman might do it. And so, I thought, let's see if we can get inside this guy's head. So we're not going to talk about the violence or anything like that, but we'll just get inside this guy's kind of muddled-up, slightly twisted thoughts.' 'Psycho Killer" was originally released when the Son of Sam murders in New York were making headlines in the summer of 1977. Byrne denied that the killings were the inspiration behind his band's signature hit, according to Far Out Heads Drop Surprise Music Video Nearly 50 Years After Hit Song's Release first appeared on Men's Journal on Jun 7, 2025
Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Yahoo
Colburn pleads guilty to sex trafficking a minor
OXFORD – A Monroe County man, facing up to 18 life sentences for more than two dozen state and federal sex charges against at least nine underage girls — one just a toddler — pleaded guilty to a single count of sex trafficking a minor Thursday afternoon in federal court. When Steve Gaston Colburn, 69, of Aberdeen, is sentenced Sept. 11 by Senior U.S. District Judge Mike Mills, he could get anywhere from the minimum 15-year sentence to life in prison. During Colburn's change of plea hearing Thursday in Oxford, Assistant U.S. Attorney Parker King said the government was prepared to present evidence that would show that Colburn recruited a 13-year-old girl in 2014 and paid her to have sexual intercourse and perform oral sex. She said Colburn transported to minor to his house in Aberdeen under the guise of paying her to clean his house. 'He also encouraged Minor 1 to bring other younger girls over to his house for sex,' King said. When asked by Judge Mills if he did in fact commit the crime listed in Count 1 of the federal indictment, Colburn simply said, 'Yes, sir.' Several of Colburn's victims and their families were in the Oxford courtroom Thursday for the plea hearing. They will have a chance to speak and give impact statements in four months when he returned to court to be sentenced. Colburn was scheduled to go to trial this month in both federal and state court. Both trials were delayed as Colburn's defense attorneys worked with prosecutors to work out a plea agreement that would serve justice, without forcing the underage victims to appear and testify about their ordeals in open court. Count 1 covered a time period from May 2014 through April 2015. As part of the plea agreement, in exchange for his guilty plea, the government will drop the other eight counts in the federal indictment. While the federal charges date back to September 2007 and the state charges go as far back as June 2011, Colburn was not arrested until early 2024. Monroe County Sheriff Kevin Crook said Colburn was no stranger to law enforcement. They had received complaints and heard rumors about Colburn's behavior for years, but it wasn't until February 2024 when things fell into place, and they were able to make an arrest. That led to Colburn being indicted for procuring a 15-month-old girl to 'engage in commercial sexual activity.' He was arrested days later and ordered held without bond by Circuit Judge Kelly Mims. Once the news of the arrest got out, other victims came forward. He was initially charged with one count of human trafficking and four counts of procuring the servitude of a minor. By the time it went to the grand jury, there were nine victims, and the charges included a dozen counts of sexual battery. He was accused of sexually assaulting an 8-year-old and having sexual intercourse with girls as young as 13. The 16-count indictment covered a time period from 2011 through 2024. That investigation bought the attention of federal authorities. They filed eight sex charges against Colburn, dating back to 2007. All of the victims were under 18 and three were under 14. He was also charged with possession of a firearm by a felon for having a .40-caliber Smith & Wesson pistol in April 2021.
The Advertiser
07-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Advertiser
Talking Heads celebrate 50th anniversary with new video
Talking Heads have released a new music video to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their first show. The band - who haven't performed together since 1984 and officially disbanded in 1991 - had been teasing an announcement and on Thursday, they shared the first video for their 1977 single Psycho Killer, which features actress Saoirse Ronan. The new clip is directed by Mike Mills and shows a young woman moving through her daily routine at her home, office and car, each day becoming a different version of herself. Mills declared the video to be one of "the best" projects he's been involved with. He said: "This album literally changed what was possible in life for me, so to get to play with the subversive, uncategorisable beauty of Talking Heads, and to play with Saoirse who brought so much surprise, power, vulnerability and mischief to the party, it's one of the best things I ever got to be a part of – still can't believe it actually happened." And Talking Heads - David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Jerry Harrison, and Chris Frantz - are delighted with his work. They said in a statement: "This video makes the song better- We LOVE what this video is NOT – it's not literal, creepy, bloody, physically violent or obvious." Talking Heads have released a new music video to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their first show. The band - who haven't performed together since 1984 and officially disbanded in 1991 - had been teasing an announcement and on Thursday, they shared the first video for their 1977 single Psycho Killer, which features actress Saoirse Ronan. The new clip is directed by Mike Mills and shows a young woman moving through her daily routine at her home, office and car, each day becoming a different version of herself. Mills declared the video to be one of "the best" projects he's been involved with. He said: "This album literally changed what was possible in life for me, so to get to play with the subversive, uncategorisable beauty of Talking Heads, and to play with Saoirse who brought so much surprise, power, vulnerability and mischief to the party, it's one of the best things I ever got to be a part of – still can't believe it actually happened." And Talking Heads - David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Jerry Harrison, and Chris Frantz - are delighted with his work. They said in a statement: "This video makes the song better- We LOVE what this video is NOT – it's not literal, creepy, bloody, physically violent or obvious." Talking Heads have released a new music video to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their first show. The band - who haven't performed together since 1984 and officially disbanded in 1991 - had been teasing an announcement and on Thursday, they shared the first video for their 1977 single Psycho Killer, which features actress Saoirse Ronan. The new clip is directed by Mike Mills and shows a young woman moving through her daily routine at her home, office and car, each day becoming a different version of herself. Mills declared the video to be one of "the best" projects he's been involved with. He said: "This album literally changed what was possible in life for me, so to get to play with the subversive, uncategorisable beauty of Talking Heads, and to play with Saoirse who brought so much surprise, power, vulnerability and mischief to the party, it's one of the best things I ever got to be a part of – still can't believe it actually happened." And Talking Heads - David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Jerry Harrison, and Chris Frantz - are delighted with his work. They said in a statement: "This video makes the song better- We LOVE what this video is NOT – it's not literal, creepy, bloody, physically violent or obvious." Talking Heads have released a new music video to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their first show. The band - who haven't performed together since 1984 and officially disbanded in 1991 - had been teasing an announcement and on Thursday, they shared the first video for their 1977 single Psycho Killer, which features actress Saoirse Ronan. The new clip is directed by Mike Mills and shows a young woman moving through her daily routine at her home, office and car, each day becoming a different version of herself. Mills declared the video to be one of "the best" projects he's been involved with. He said: "This album literally changed what was possible in life for me, so to get to play with the subversive, uncategorisable beauty of Talking Heads, and to play with Saoirse who brought so much surprise, power, vulnerability and mischief to the party, it's one of the best things I ever got to be a part of – still can't believe it actually happened." And Talking Heads - David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Jerry Harrison, and Chris Frantz - are delighted with his work. They said in a statement: "This video makes the song better- We LOVE what this video is NOT – it's not literal, creepy, bloody, physically violent or obvious."
West Australian
07-06-2025
- Entertainment
- West Australian
Talking Heads celebrate 50th anniversary with new video
Talking Heads have released a new music video to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their first show. The band - who haven't performed together since 1984 and officially disbanded in 1991 - had been teasing an announcement and on Thursday, they shared the first video for their 1977 single Psycho Killer, which features actress Saoirse Ronan. The new clip is directed by Mike Mills and shows a young woman moving through her daily routine at her home, office and car, each day becoming a different version of herself. Mills declared the video to be one of "the best" projects he's been involved with. He said: "This album literally changed what was possible in life for me, so to get to play with the subversive, uncategorisable beauty of Talking Heads, and to play with Saoirse who brought so much surprise, power, vulnerability and mischief to the party, it's one of the best things I ever got to be a part of – still can't believe it actually happened." And Talking Heads - David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Jerry Harrison, and Chris Frantz - are delighted with his work. They said in a statement: "This video makes the song better- We LOVE what this video is NOT – it's not literal, creepy, bloody, physically violent or obvious."
