Who knew that 2009 would be Year of the Young? Not only will Neil Young's much-delayed 'Archives' collection finally see the light of day, but the crusty old rock 'n' roll warbler will be featured in yet another concert doc, the second by director Jonathan Demme.
Young's longtime manager, Elliot Roberts, announced the forthcoming release date of June 2 during a panel discussion at SXSW this past Saturday. Also serving on the panel was Larry Johnson, director of Young's Shakey Films, who played samples of material from the anthology. The 'Archives' collection will be available as 10-disc Blu-Ray set for $299, a 10-DVD box set for $199 and a 10-CD set for $99.
Later that same day at SXSW, Demme presented an in-progress cut of his second Young concert film, Neil Young's Trunk Show, which was filmed during two December '07 performances at Philadelphia's Tower Theater and is due out officially later this year.
This article appears in Mar 18-24, 2009.
