Ever heard Eddie Vedder sing Neil Diamond? That alone is reason to check out Song Sung Blue, an alternately hilarious and heartwrenching documentary that screened at IFF Boston. The movie follows the ups and downs of a husband-and-wife Neil Diamond cover band called Lightning and Thunder. Vedder joined the "America's Singing Sweethearts" on stage at Milwaukee's Summerfest in 1995 for a rousing rendition of "Forever In Blue Jeans," a Diamond classic that Vedder needed a......

Well, Bostonist was thinking Bon Jovi, but Fenway Park delivered something quite different, smooth crooner Neil Diamond. Of course people will be thrilled to see Mr. Diamond on August 23 since his song "Sweet Caroline" is the icing on the cake at every Red Sox game. So good, so good ... Diamond even unveiled the news in a taped announcement at the home opener. But what is going to happen when he sings something other......

Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline," the song near and dear to any Red Sox fan's heart, always sounded like a love song. Diamond certainly sang it like a love song, and it was easy to imagine a mystery Caroline who made Diamond's blood run hot. Imagine our surprise when Diamond revealed the inspiration behind his classic--an image of Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg. A very young Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg. Diamond said, "It was a picture of a little......

As it gets closer to Halloween for LAist, a contributer recollects her tale of staring down the serial killer, Richard Ramirez, otherwise known as the Night Stalker. Must think happy thoughts -- okay, free organic chocolate chip cookies for Los Angeles -- now that's a happy thought. Other happy Los Angeles thoughts include an interview with Jack Kehler of The Big Lebowski (he was the Dude's landlord), a beautiful and magical photographic moment in Venice......

There is a lot to love about the MBTA. Its mascot is a man who began a nightmarish lifelong captivity 'neath the streets of Boston when he tried to take the T to Jamaica Plain. It offers Bostonians spontaneous trust exercises. It grants importance to our geographically inclined citizens. And, let's face it, it gets us to work. But America's oldest subway is poised to become America's most annoying. The concept is T-Radio, and it......

The Red Sox are back in action. Fenway Park is only days away from the home opener (and scratch tickets) for the 2006 season. What’s it all mean? Time for some Neil Diamond. It’s the eighth inning and the music comes up, the crowd is engaged, Sweet Caroline comes back for a visit – each and every time. We’re not sure but we think that pretty soon this might take over as the song kids......

Bostonist has been infatuated with China lately. It all started when baby Shanghaiist came into the family and started using a English vocabulary in a way that made us jealous. In July they took us on a trip to audio wonderland featuring the top 25 albums so far in ought-five. Today (even though they posted it today when today was still in our yesterday) Shanghaiist lays the beat down for the top 25 albums at......

Where it began, I can't begin to know when But then I know it's growing strongSusan Orlean, author of “The Orchid Thief” the book on which Adaptation was based, put her sleuthing skills to a Fenway mystery this morning on NPR’s Morning Edition. With so many things originating from the Boston Stations we don’t expect to hear a Boston-centric piece from a staff writer of the New Yorker. But in her last two years......

A couple weeks ago Bostonist added a new feature to the site. We gave our readers a list of upcoming.org’s listings for the Boston and Cambridge area. We decided not to include Somerville and Watertown as the listings were, well, shall we say, not to hearty. We’ve been watching the content of the little include and notice today that the first of June marks a very special engagement. Apparently in Somerville’s Union Square Krasik......

Enter Bostonist's new contest to win Neil Diamond concert tickets. The man of many classics is coming to the hub this summer on his world tour, and the countdown to the ticket sale is on. If you’re not into camping out in line talk to us, Bostonist happens to have three pairs of tickets to give away! Enter at Bostonist Contest: Neil Diamond Concert. Each pair of tickets (good for a winner and guest)......