Magnet Magazine — 50 years ago today, Neil Diamond released Serenade. He weaved this web of rhyme upon the summer night. The post Neil Diamond Released “Serenade” 50 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Stereogum — Sturgill Simpson is just getting back into the swing of performing after three years off the road. He made up for that lost time Saturday night with a whopping three hour-long set at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. In July, he shared Passage Du... more info

Magnet Magazine — 40 years ago today, Neil Diamond released Primitive. Sounds of forever still around. The post Neil Diamond Released “Primitive” 40 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy 55th birthday Matt Sweeney (Chavez, Zwan, Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy). Plus, Adele, Andrew WK, Johnny Cash, Cat Power, Neil Diamond, Dixie Chicks, Guided By Voices, Stephen Malkmus, Run The Jewels—to name just a few. Chavez photo for MAGNET by... more info

New York Post — Neil Diamond is putting his life story on the line. The singer-songwriter has signed up for the Broadway bio-musical treatment, meaning he’s following in the footsteps of previous disappointments such as Emilio & Gloria Estefan’s “On Your Feet!... more info

Stereogum — Producers Ken Davenport and Bob Gaudio announced today that a new biographical musical telling the life story of Neil Diamond is headed for Broadway. more info

Consequence of Sound — Ritchie Valens' "La Bamba", Curtis Mayfield's Superfly, Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline" will also be archived. more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Drummer Hal Blaine, one of the most recorded musicians in pop music history, died Monday at age 90, his family revealed. Blaine’s efforts can be heard on countless hits by Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, the Beach Boys, Simon & Garfunkel, Neil D... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Drummer Hal Blaine, one of the most recorded musicians in pop music history, died Monday at age 90, his family revealed. Blaine’s efforts can be heard on countless hits by Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, the Beach Boys, Simon & Garfunkel, Neil D... more info

Stereogum — In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present.… more info