Stereogum — Believe it or not, Neil Diamond had never played a show in his home borough of Brooklyn until last night. Yesterday, the singer announced a pop-up show only a few hours before it was set to begin. The show took place in the chapel of Erasmus Hall Hig... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by David Andrako Neil Diamond @ Erasmus Hall High School 9/29/2014 Dennis and Jackie Beck, 66 and 64, traveled from western Pennsylvania. Ms. Beck said she had seen Mr. Diamond 10 times. "It's not that many," she said. She... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — As speculated when posters showed up in Williamsburg, Neil Diamond's first-ever Brooklyn show will in fact happen at Erasmus Hall High School, which Neil attended from 1954-56, as he confirmed on Twitter. The show's tonight (9/29), doors open at... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Raveonettes in Chicago, 2012 (more by Sarah Frankie Linder) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... The Raveonettes, Coves @ Music Hall of Williamsburg Danish duo The Raveonettes... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — As you may have heard, Neil Diamond is playing his first-ever show in his hometown of Brooklyn on Monday (9/29). They're announcing the location Monday morning, but posters are up in Williamsburg and other Brooklyn locations that the concert... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Way before TV On the Radio, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Vivian Girls, Grizzly Bear, DIIV, Parquet Courts, A Place to Bury Strangers and the So So Glos... before the Lordz of Brooklyn, Type O Negative, Life of Agony and Biohazard... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — As an in-demand session guitarist who's appeared on records by stars like Neil Diamond and Pink, Blake Mills has worked in some of the most prestigious recording studios in Los Angeles. Yet to lay down vocals for his striking new solo album, the 27-y... more info

NME — The woman says she's more of a fan of James Blunt, however more info

ContactMusic — A maths teacher from Lighthorne, south Warwickshire in England was surprised to see that her phone bill soared to £2,609.31 ($4361.46) after... more info

Topix — The object of their tribute: Neil Diamond , in his cheesy-ballad, polyester-suit-wearing '70s heyday, inspired by the eight-track that Cordero had as a kid that started it all, including such anthems as "Sweet Caroline" and "Girl, You'll Be a Woman S... more info