To quote the immortal, Stevie Wonder…Isn’t she lovely. There it is hot off the presses straight from the lady’s mouth (@MarinasDiamonds). Let her know what you think. It shouldn’t be too much longer now…

I just heard the news today, oh boy… Ricardo Montalbon has passed away.

Mr Rourke has gone away to Fantasy Island to stay.

He was 88 years old. I wonder if he’ll be buried in only the finest in Corinthian leather…

A sad day indeed.

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Hope you all had a blast in whatever it was that you did to celebrate.

What was I doing?

I was home. Sick. In bed. 

Life is so not fair!

Years Of Refusal - No, the baby is not Morrissey's!

After posting about the Courteeners, It occurred to me that some of you out there might not have known that the great Morrissey is touring for his new full-length Years of Refusal due out on 23 February through Lost Highway. The record was produced by Jerry Finn, who sadly passed on following completion of the record from complications due to a brain aneurysm. Below are the dates. Get your tickets now. I’m shooting for the Bowery Ballroom & Webster Hall shows. Moz is back!

02/28 – Boca Raton, FL @ Mizner Park
03/01 – Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock live
03/03 – Jacksonville, FL @ Florida Theater
03/04 – St. Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Landing
03/06 – Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues
03/07 – Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
03/09 – Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel
03/11 – Durham, NC @ Durham Performing Arts Center
03/13 – Richmond, VA @ The National
03/14 – Washington, DC @ Warner Theater
03/16 – Montclair, NJ @ Wellmont Theater
03/17 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Carnegie Music Hall
03/19 – Buffalo, NY @ University of Buffalo Center for the Arts
03/21 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
03/22 – Philadelphia, PA @ Acadmy of Music
03/25 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall
03/26 – New York, NY @ Carnegie Hall
03/28 – Mashantucket, CT @ Foxwoods
03/29 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues
03/31 – Ann Arbor, MI @ Michigan Theater
04/01 – Columbus, OH @ Palace Theater
04/03 – Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Ballroom
04/04 – Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom
04/06 – Minneapolis, MN @ State Theater
04/07 – Kansas City, MO @ Midland Theater
04/08 – St. Louis, MO @ Pageant Theater
04/10 – Dallas, TX @ Palladium Ballroom
04/11 – Houston, TX @ Jesse H. Jones Hall
04/12 – Austin, TX @ Bass Concert Hall
04/14 – El Paso, TX @ Chavez Theater
04/15 – Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater

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