In a project whose breadth has no parallels among musicians of his level of fame, Young made all of his albums available for streaming alongside the accompanying lyrics, credits and artwork as well as videos and tour information.

In a delight for fans of the ever-prolific Canadian with years of rumored obscurities, the Neil Young Archives includes around 10 unreleased albums although most are not yet fully uploaded.

Marking his life’s journey, Young inaugurated his archive and new album by playing a livestreamed solo concert at a 225-seat theater in his rural hometown of Omemee, Ontario.

Envisioning the archives as a high-tech version of collections that authors and fellow rock elders generally establish at universities, Young said he would continually update the site, accessible at neilyoungarchives.com.

Young wrote that he had spent years designing the site, which will be free through June 30 after which Young said he will charge a “very modest” fee.

Rocky past with streaming

The project marks the latest turn in the 72-year-old rocker’s turbulent relationship with online music.

Several years ago he developed Pono, a portable device vaunted to provide the best-ever mobile sound quality, but it was recently discontinued.

Young for around a year took all of his music down from Spotify, Apple Music and other streaming sites, complaining that the sound quality was subpar and had lowered the bar for the entire industry.

For his online archive, Young said he had worked with the Singaporean firm OraStream to develop the finest possible audio, with music files that carry up to 20 times as much data as MP3s, the files typically used on streaming platforms and iTunes.

In recognition that not all listeners have advanced computers or fast connections, Young also lets users choose to stream the music at less bandwidth.

Prioritizing quality and detail over efforts to be user-friendly, the site has a sleek but cluttered interface in the shape of an old-style stereo with knobs and dials, with multiple ways to filter searches.

Young himself explains how to use his archives in a 10-minute video after which he offers matter-of-factly: “Don’t forget to have a good time and try not to get lost.”

Forceful takedown of Trump

The archives go back to 1963 and Young’s very first recording: the single “The Sultan,” recorded in Winnipeg.

The site ends with his brand new album out Friday, “The Visitor,” Young’s second work with Promise of the Real, a hard-charging back-up band featuring Lukas Nelson, son of country great Willie Nelson.

Young, never reticent about his political views, lays directly into President Donald Trump from the get-go on “Already Great,” a play on the tycoon’s “Make America Great Again” election slogan.

A longtime resident of California, the artist best known for “Rockin’ in the Free World” attacks Trump and, as on recent albums, sings of the environment in nearly religious terms.

“The Boy King don’t believe in Science / It goes against the Big Money Truth,” Young sings on “Stand Tall.”

“The Visitor” marks one of Young’s more consistently forceful albums of recent years, the high-energy guitars giving way to reflective bridges as his voice veers toward highs.

Yet there are also musical shifts, with straight-up blues on “Diggin’ a Hole” and a merging of rock with strings on “Children of Destiny.”

He appears to allude to Trump’s promised barrier with Mexico on “Change of Heart” as Young sings, “Hate is not worth using / Even as cement / To build your walls that you hide behind.”

And on “When Bad Got Good,” Young turns Trump’s election taunt of Hillary Clinton back against him. The rocker bellows: “Lock him up!”

There’ll be plenty of splashing going on as 2017 gets ready to roll into 2018 with the Bangkok Marriott Marquis Queen’s Park on Sukhumvit Soi 22 throwing an Epic Pool Party on December 30. This time Epic is bringing in such international top DJs as Vato Gonzalez and Kieron as well as Bangkok’s very own Bamboo & Saxophonist Antonio, Yukio, and Foam Berry & Joyuyly. Prepare your sexy swimwear, practise some dance moves and get ready to spend an awesome day out by the pool! Tickets are Bt790 at the door.

All the fun of the carnival

Chang Carnival World of Illusion will be set up at Ton Tann Market in Khon Kaen on December 8 and 9 starting at 6pm and will feature three distinct zones. “Forest” has a giant mushroom, “Ocean” is manned by a jellyfish with big eyes, and “Mountain” features, well, a mountain. Music comes courtesy of Joey Boy, Potato, Buddha Bless, Lomosonic and Paradox. Get free tickets at Facebook.com/Changworld.

Music for the trees

Kathawut “Khai” Thongthai, the frontman of Southern songs-for-life band Mareehuana, holds his eighth music camp-cum-concert at Silapa Sathan Home Park of Hub Krapong in Phetchaburi province on December 10 at 6pm. This time, he is collaborating with the Royal Thai Army and Royal Forest Department on a reforestation project, which aims to grow 10 million trees within two years at Hub Krapong. Make ticket reservations at FB Fanpage: Maleehuana Official or LINE ID: @Maleehuana.

Japan rocks, OK?

J-rockers One OK Rock return to Thailand for a concert at Impact Arena, Muang Thong Thani, on January 18, 2018, as a part of their “Ambitions Asia” tour. Tickets are already on sale and cost from Bt2,500 to Bt4,500 at Thai Ticket Major counters. Call (02) 262 3456 or visit http://www.ThaiTicketMajor.com.

A night at the opera

Make this Christmas season in Bangkok a romantic one with a stunning new version of the opera “La Boheme” conducted by Trisdee na Patalung and directed by Somtow Sucharitkul. It’s being staged at the Thailand Cultural Centre on December 23 at 8pm and on December 24 at 4pm. The Siam Philharmonic and Calliope Chamber Choir perform as well. Tickets are from Bt500 to Bt5,000 at http://www.ThaiTicketMajor.com.

WOO Fest promises an explosive fusion of live hip-hop performances and fiery DJ sets from the hottest names in the game such as Pegboard Nerds, DeeJay RayRay, MYRNE, and special guests.

Tyga, aka Michael Ray Stevenson, hails from Compton, California, although his Vietnamese and Jamaican parents moved him to Gardena, California around the turn of the millennium. Inspired by listening to Fabolous, Eminem, Cam’ron and other rappers, he entered rap contests with friends from school and often posted songs that he made up in online chat rooms. His cousin, Travis McCoy, was a member of Gym Class Heroes and exposed him to a lot of music.

He has released several singles and albums, among them “Coconut Juice”, “Deuces,” “Careless World: Rise of the Last King” and “Hotel California” featuring Wiz Khalifa, The Game, 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne.

Tickets are Bt2,990 for VIP, Bt1,590 for early bird and Bt1,990 for regular available at  www.TicketMelon.com/event/woofest.

The programme includes Richard Strauss’ “Four Last Songs” and Beethoven’s Symphony No 9 conducted by Somtow Sucharitkul. Seats cost Bt200 to Bt2,000 at http://www.ThaiTicketMajor.com, (02) 262 3456 and http://www.OperaSiam.com.

Meet the ‘Sotus’ stars

Fans of “Sotus S: The Series” can meet the show’s young stars as a national tour takes them to Chiang Mai on December 16, Nakhon Ratchasima on December 23, Central Lad Phrao in Bangkok on January 13 and Songkhla on January 27. Ready to pose for pictures will be Perawat Sangpotirat, Prachaya  Ruangroj, Jumpol Adulkittiporn, Thitipoom Techaapaikhun, Chanagun Arpornsutinan, Korn Kunatipapisiri, Pattadon Janngeon, Krittanai Asanprakit and Sivakorn Lertchuchot. Passes cost Bt800 to Bt3,500 at http://www.ThaiTicketMajor.com and (02) 262 3456.

Nontiya shares her moments

Singer Nontiya Jewbangpa will perform in the concert “This is a Moment” at the Chalermkrung Royal Theatre tomorrow (November 26) at 2pm. Presenting tunes spanned a career that’s lasted more than 30 years, Nontiya will share the stage with Rawiwan Chinda, Kraiwit Poomsukho, Saran Kungbanpot and Risa Honghiran. Seats cost Bt700 to Bt1,000 at http://www.ThaiTicketMajor.com and (02) 262 3456.

New Year in Khao Yai

You’ll have an unforgettable New Year countdown at Midwinter Green Khaoyai on December 31 – and have lots of fun the night before too – with the fun starting both days at 6pm. Artists including Burin Boonvisut, Stamp, Singto Numchok, Mild, Wan Thanakrit, Nuvo, Be Peerapat, Lydia and TBone will be entertaining. Passes are available at http://www.ThaiTicketMajor.com and (02) 262 3456. Learn more at http://www.Facebook.com/Khaoyaicountdown.

See Kim from JYJ tonight

Kim Jae Joong from the South Korean boy band JYJ will be performing at the Thunder Dome in Muang Thong Thani today (November 25) at 6pm as a part of his “Rebirth of J” Asia tour, promoting his second studio album, “NOX”. Seats cost Bt3,000 to Bt5,500 at http://www.ThaiTicketMajor.com and (02) 262 3456.

“Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” has become a classic in pop music and marked a commercial breakthrough for synthpop. But before the Eurythmics wrote it, the duo feared they were finished.

“I remember that I was in a terrible mood that day. I actually thought we should give up,” Annie Lennox recalls of the 1982 recording session in London with her bandmate Dave Stewart.

“I’m sitting there feeling like I’m probably going to tell him that I’m going back to Scotland and just forget it,” says the Aberdeen native, whose first album with Stewart as the Eurythmics had been a commercial failure.

Suddenly, Lennox found a deceptively simple melody on the keyboard. And Stewart, generally a guitarist, quickly came up with a beat as he tinkered with an early drum machine.

“Everything was oddly infectious and powerful, but we didn’t – and the record label definitely didn’t – choose it as a single off the album until about the third or fourth choice,” Stewart said.

The duo, who have not performed together for several years but retain a friendly chemistry, were speaking to the press as they vie to enter the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Strolling the historic East-West Studio in Hollywood, where the Beach Boys recorded “Pet Sounds”, Lennox sat down at a piano and – unprompted – offered an acoustic version of “Sweet Dreams”.

The Eurythmics are in the running for the first time for the Hall of Fame, with music experts and fans voting for a decision to be announced in December.

Other acts in the running range from experimental rockers Radiohead to singing legend Nina Simone.

To mark the renewed attention, the group announced that they will reissue all of their albums on vinyl in 2018.

Stewart notes that the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has recognised the artists who have persevered.

“A lot of people see an artist like ourselves – we’re on TV or whatever – and that’s the first time they see you and they think, ‘Oh, they’re already doing great.’

“But they don’t see the four, five or 10 years of living in a squat or struggling and playing to three people. I think every single artist in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has been through these challenges.”

“Sweet Dreams (Are Made of These)” and its album of the same name, released in early 1983, shot up the charts in both Europe and North America followed by other major albums including “Be Yourself Tonight”.

On the “Sweet Dreams” song, Stewart found the drum machine out of whack, giving a heavy boom on the first beat, unlike dance tracks where the backbeat generally is dominant.

The song has nonetheless become a common sample in electronic dance music – and frequently covered, most notably by goth rocker Marilyn Manson.

“We never in a million years thought that this would be a song that would be in every EDM festival around the world, because we weren’t making dance music,” Stewart says.

Penning the lyrics, Lennox says “Sweet Dreams” was initially meant ironically considering the duo’s bleak state. But she came to see the song as speaking to the hopes that everyone carries through life.

“It’s like, okay, we’re here, what are we going to do with it? We know we’re going to die at the end of it,” she says.

“So it’s a very philosophical line and it’s almost like a little haiku poem in a strange little way.”

In the spirit of everyone finding their own dreams, Lennox is fine with other interpretations.

“It has nothing to do with sadomasochism, which people have often thought it does,” she says.

“But actually if you want to make it about that, that’s okay. Marilyn Manson took it to one extreme and we were very glad that he did.”

Her best-known track is “Invisible Children”, featuring KSHMR, and you’ve probably also heard “Paradise”.

Dara Kristen Hayes, as she’s properly known, entered music school at age four and by the time she was 18, she was already a talented DJ.

She has a bachelor’s degree in media and communications from the University of Sydney with majors in marketing and sociology.

DJ Tigerlily was runnerup in the 2011 “Your Shot” competition and voted 12th-best DJ of 2013 at the In the Mix Awards. Her 2015 single “Paradise” reached No 67 on Australia’s Aria singles chart.

The 25-year-old DJ played a world tour last year that took her to Vancouver, Las Vegas and Seattle. She’s on Island Records in Australia and Casablanca Records in the US, both divisions of Universal Music Group.

Cover charge at the door at Onyx is Bt500. Reserve your pass at (081) 645 1166.

Styles’ first world tour as a solo artist brings him first to Singapore and then Hong Kong before reaching Thailand. He’s promoting his debut solo album and single, both titled “Sign of the Times” and released this past spring.

Styles is a Cheshire lad, from northern England, having initially been the singer for the band White Eskimo. In 2010 he auditioned for the British edition of television’s “The X Factor”.

He and four other contestants pooled their talents to form One Direction, which turned into a global, multiple-award-winning juggernaut that released five albums.

The band announced an extended hiatus in January 2016, and the following June, Styles signed with Columbia Records as a solo artist.

“Sign of the Times” was No 1 on the UK Singles Chart and No 4 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The album debuted at the top of the charts on both sides of the Atlantic.

Also this year there was yet another debut – Styles making his first appearance in a movie, Christopher Nolan’s “Dunkirk”.

Overwhelming demand for tickets for the 20172018 world tour has led to 56 show dates being added. It kicked off in September and mainly intimate venues and continues into July 2018, with the final show in Los Angeles.

Seats for the Bangkok gig start at Bt2,040 at http://www.ThaiTicketMajor.com and (02) 262 3456. Learn more at http://www.BECTero.com and the “bectero” Facebook page.

No cause of death was given.

Performers from trumpeter Wynton Marsalis to composer/playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda offered warm tributes on social media to a musician Downbeat magazine called “one of the most important vocalists in jazz history.”

Known in the 1950s and 1960s for his role in the popular vocal trio Hendricks, Lambert & Ross, he was considered a master of the art of scatting, rhythmically putting nonsense words — “Skap-a-dap-a-doodily-bap” — to driving and intricate jazz tunes.

Hendricks was also considered a pioneer of “vocalese,” writing lyrics for instrumental songs, including standards like “Desifinado” and “Along Came Betty.”

The winner of multiple Grammy awards, he was sometimes called the “poet laureate of jazz.”

– Invitation from the ‘Bird’ –

Born John Carl Hendricks in 1921 in Newark, Ohio, he was one of 15 children of an itinerant Methodist pastor.

His mother led the church choir, and he began singing at age seven. By 10, he later said, “I was a local celebrity.”

As a teenager, he sang on the radio with another Toledo native, Art Tatum, later to become one of jazz’s most celebrated pianists.

After military service in World War II, Hendricks briefly studied law before taking up an offer made when legendary jazzman Charlie “Bird” Parker was passing through Toledo, and he headed to New York.

It was there that he, Dave Lambert and Annie Ross joined in 1956 to form their vocal trio, soon ranked by Melody Maker magazine as the world’s top vocal group. Their album “High Flying” won a Grammy Award.

Hendricks later pursued a solo career, touring in Europe and Africa before settling down for a time in California’s Bay area, where he worked as a newspaper jazz critic and taught college courses in jazz.

Active to the end, he earlier this year finished lyricizing the 1957 Miles Davis album “Miles Ahead.” And when the project premiered in New York, 96-year-old Hendricks was in attendance.

Pop-rock band 25 Hours will perform “Fah Pen Jai” and “Rue Doo Kal”, the singles from its latest album “Night Heaven”, at Beer Belly BKK next Wednesday (November 29). Entry is free, but you should reserve a spot at (02) 392 7770 or http://www.Facebook.com/events/1498028086910354.

‘Bam Bam’ sister in town

Jamaican reggae DJ Sister Nancy will perform at Studio Lam Zudrangma Headquarter on Sukhumvit Soi 51 tomorrow (November 25) at 9pm. The seasoned dancehall DJsinger is best known for the song “Bam Bam”. Sharing the stage will be France’s Legal Shot Sound, Maft Sai, DJ Dragon and MC Sinnamon. The Bt1,000 admission charge gets you a beer. Call (02) 261 6661.

Holland in the house

DJ Renato S from the Netherlands will be cranking it up at Insanity Nightclub on Bangkok’s Sukhumvit Soi 11 on December 1. Brace for a unique mix of Latin, commercial and house music. Book a table at (087) 804 9542 or (082) 731 8885.

EDM on the roof

The Tempology Music Festival, geared to lovers of electronic music, will bring 30 local and foreign acts to three stages on the roof of the Fortune Town shopping mall on December 2. Passes cost Bt800 at http://www.Ticketmelon.com/event/tempology2017.

A Yuletide ‘Boheme’

Christmas will be all the more memorable with an outing to see a stunning new version of “La Boheme”, the world’s most beloved opera, conducted by Trisdee na Patalung and directed by Somtow Sucharitkul. It will be staged at the Thailand Cultural Centre on December 23 at 8pm and December 24 at 4pm and includes the Siam Philharmonic and Calliope Chamber Choir. Seats cost Bt500 to Bt5,000 at http://www.ThaiTicketMajor.com and (02) 262 3456.

The “24K Magic World Tour” looks set to repeat the success of his first full-length outing, “Moonshine Jungle” in 2013, for which two million tickets were snatched up and 155 dates were sold out.

Mars – who’s been on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine – has had a number of high-profile TV appearances, including the 2016 American Music Awards, Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show and America television’s “Saturday Night Live”.

Critically acclaimed as a singer, songwriter, producer and director, Mars recently dominated the charts with the single “Uptown Funk”, a certified diamond hit that made history as the longest-leading Billboard Hot 100 single of the 2010s.

Mars returned to the Super Bowl half-time stage last year to perform alongside Beyonce and Coldplay. His 2014 appearance helped make NFL history as the second-most-watched Super Bowl Halftime Show ever, and Mars was the youngest artist ever to serve as headliner.

According to Billboard, Mars scored his first five Hot 100 No 1 singles faster than any male artist since Elvis Presley, and he’s had 35 of them to date.

Seats for the Bangkok gig start at Bt3,500 at http://www.ThaiTicketMajor.com and (02) 262 3456. Keep track at http://www.BECTero.com and the “bectero” Facebook page.