The sun beat down relentlessly as the crowd filtered in late through the gates of the amphitheater in Ridgefield, Washington, where Neil Young was scheduled to play one of a handful of shows he’d booked in out-of-the-way venues for his […]
Doug Heselgrave is a writer and editor based in Vancouver, Canada.
Blessed with clumsy guitar fingers and a two note vocal range, Doug's work often appears at www.pastemagazine.com, www.nodepression.com and www.restlessandreal.blogspot.ca
The sun beat down relentlessly as the crowd filtered in late through the gates of the amphitheater in Ridgefield, Washington, where Neil Young was scheduled to play one of a handful of shows he’d booked in out-of-the-way venues for his […]
Bruce Cockburn has been a revered musical icon in Canada for more than half a century, but despite being championed by the likes of Jerry Garcia and Crosby, Stills & Nash, and being famously called out by Eddie Van aHHalen […]
The world record that Neil Young sings about on his so-named 42nd studio album isn’t one that anyone’s likely going to want to lay claim to or take credit for. Climate change, dirty water, air the color of charcoal, soil […]
It’s like walking into a kitchen when something’s cooking. Delicious smells envelop us, but a few minutes later we stop noticing the aromas until someone new walks in and says, “Wow, that smells great.” We are so immersed in our […]
Who knew that Bob Dylan was such a hoarder? Until 2016, when details about the contents of his personal archives began to emerge, it’s unlikely that even the most ravenous Dylan scholars had any idea of just how much […]
“The Blue and the Gold” is a loving tribute to the pioneering women of the blues created by Ndidi O and Trish Klein, two highly respected veterans of the Vancouver, British Columbia, roots music scene. Ndidi is a Northern British […]
Intimations of mortality figure largely, but dance lightly through the songs of A Beautiful Time, Willie Nelson’s 97th studio album, released to coincide with the singer’s 89th birthday this Friday. With song titles like “Live Every Day” and “I Don’t […]
When the members of Crazy Horse convened earlier this year at Neil Young’s converted barn to record a follow-up to Colorado, the first Crazy Horse record with Nils Lofgren standing in for longtime rhythm guitarist Frank Sampedro, it was apparent […]
As one of her era’s most popular and gifted artists, Joni Mitchell should have been able to rest on her laurels a long time ago. Yet, in recent years, the press has often maligned and caricatured her as little more […]
If you’re a regular visitor to No Depression, chances are that Norman Blake needs no introduction. Even if his name is unfamiliar at first glance, you’ve almost certainly spent hours listening to him play without even realizing it. As one […]
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