We Got The Tweet: The Week's 50 Best Rock Star Twitters

Microblogging service Twitter has signed up countless celebrities in recent months, and among them are some of our favorite musical artists: Trent Reznor! Colin Meloy! Ed Droste! Diddy! Stereogum Tweets too! But who can keep up with all that lunch... CONTINUE READING WE GOT THE TWEET: THE WEEK'S 50 BEST ROCK STAR TWITTERS»

Tribute Bands Take Over Letterman This Week

PopCandy lets us know that David's booked a cover band for each night this week, starting tonight with Purple Reign (Prince) and then on to the Cold Hard Cash (as in Johnny), Mr. Brownstone (Dr. Pepper's favorite band), Super Diamond... CONTINUE READING TRIBUTE BANDS TAKE OVER LETTERMAN THIS WEEK»

Jimmy Kimmel Is Neil Zirconia

Don't doubt the Diamond's ability to draw folks down to Bleecker Street on a moment's notice, and don't doubt the rampant (albeit irony-tinged) worship the man engenders from dudes born in the '60s. But the greatest part about Neil Diamond... CONTINUE READING JIMMY KIMMEL IS NEIL ZIRCONIA»

Posted on May 27, 2008 in Video (3 comments)
Tags: Au Revoir Simone | Jimmy Kimmel | Neil Diamond | SXSW

MySpace Brought Neil Diamond Back To The Bitter End For A "Secret Show"

Last night, while you were busy not standing in line with a printout of your MySpace profile with Secret Shows in your top friends on Bleecker St., these people were: And most of 'em wound up looking at this: [photo... CONTINUE READING MYSPACE BROUGHT NEIL DIAMOND BACK TO THE BITTER END FOR A "SECRET SHOW"»

Posted on May 8, 2008 in Concert, Video (9 comments)
Tags: Chavez | Matt Sweeney | Neil Diamond

Neil Diamond Premieres "Pretty Amazing Grace" On Amazon, Rick Rubin Continues Saving The Music Biz One Neil Diamond Record At A Time

Putting a spin on "Amazing Grace," the king of fencing and those Hot August Nights premiered the first material from his forthcoming 27th studio album Home Before Dark. The song's nothing to write Home Before Dark about, but it's good... CONTINUE READING NEIL DIAMOND PREMIERES "PRETTY AMAZING GRACE" ON AMAZON, RICK RUBIN CONTINUES SAVING THE MUSIC BIZ ONE NEIL DIAMOND RECORD AT A TIME»

Posted on April 7, 2008 in Video (13 comments)
Tags: Neil Diamond | Rick Rubin

Lost Recording Of A Christina Aguilera/Neil Diamond Duet

It's true! As played by Kate Hudson and Will Ferrell, though, for this never-before-aired SNL sketch. Will offers up his hammy Neil imitation (which is a side-parting and a set of shades away from his take on Goulet), with a... CONTINUE READING LOST RECORDING OF A CHRISTINA AGUILERA/NEIL DIAMOND DUET»

Posted on July 17, 2007 in Video (11 comments)
Tags: Christina Aguilera | Kate Hudson | Neil Diamond | Saturday Night Live | Will Ferrell