Pitchfork — Photo by Nilina Mason-CampbellColin Meloy recently spoke to Rolling Stone's Rock & Roll Daily about the sound and concept of the new Decemberists album, Hazards of Love, and guess what? "It's a twisty, fantastical story about a woman named ... more info

The Newsroom — v4199, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - Thursday November 6 2008. Neil Diamond sits down for an Egg Cream Milkshake in Beverly Hills. PacificCoastNewsVideo.com UK OFFICE: +44 131 225 3333/3322 US OFFICE: 1 310 822 0419 more info

JamBase — By: Drew McLaughlin Gandalf Murphy & the Slambovian Circus of Dreams :: 10.19.08 :: Beachland Ballroom Tavern :: Cleveland, OH He spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs were one thousand and five. —1 Kings 4:32 Gandalf Murphy & T... more info

Undercover, Australia — Neil Diamond`s 1976 `Thank You Australia` concert will finally be released in Australia … and about bloody time too. more info

Mercury News, California — It's ABBA's "Dancing Queen" versus the Fugees' "Ready or Not." It's Merle Haggard versus the Stones, the Beach Boys versus Kanye West, and Neil Diamond versus U2. It's Sinatra versus Sinatra. more info

Idolator — In a move that's part and parcel with the continued "verticalization" of the music industry, the Ticketmaster is buying a controlling interest in Irving Azoff's Frontline Management, which counts Christina Aguilera, The Eagles, Neil Diamond, and, oh ... more info

NME — Neil Diamond will receive the 2009 MusiCares Person of the Year Award at a ceremony and concert that is set to take place in Los Angeles during Grammy week. more info

ContactMusic — Veteran crooner NEIL DIAMOND will be named MusiCares Person of the Year at the organisation's 2009 ceremony. The Sweet Caroline singer is to be lauded for his ... more info

Topix — Neil Diamond will be the honoree at the music industry's annual MusiCares fundraiser, which will take place in Los Angeles on February 6, two days before the Grammy Awards, organizers said. more info

Yahoo! Music — Reuters - Neil Diamond will be the honoree at the music industry's annual MusiCares fundraiser, which will take place in Los Angeles on February 6, two days before the Grammy Awards, organizers said. more info