Link-O-Rama …

Elton John to headline fundraiser for Hillary Clinton – Associated Press

Police in India to aid country’s music industry anti-piracy efforts – Thaindian Times

Mash-ups and copyright problems. At least it keeps lawyers off the streets – CNN

Miranda Lambert toughs it out – Houston Chronicle

Buck Owens’ recording studio about to become only a memory – The Bakersfield Californian (registration may be required)

The B-52’s – Still boppin’ after all these years – The New York Times (registration may be required)

Dates, Dates & More Dates …

Zappa Plays Zappa featuring Frank’s son Dweezil starts plotting its summer conquest with new listings for June, July and August. New gigs include Minneapolis, MN (June 6), Lawrence, KS (June 8), Kitchener, ON (July 4) and Westbury, NY (August 8).

Bluesman Bernard Allison lines up a European jaunt for April with engagements in Morocco, Germany, France, Netherlands, Switzerland and France. The guitarist also adds U.S. dates for May, June and July including stops in Sioux Falls (May 18), Minneapolis (June 7) and Reading, PA (July 18).

Confide plays the clubs during this month and April. Cities include Springfield, MO, Columbus, OH, Rochester, NY, Spokane, WA, and Bakersfield, CA.

And New Riders Of The Purple Sage update today with dates for Petaluma, CA (July 24), Crystal Bay, NV (July 25) and Junction City, CA (July 26).

During the last couple of hours we also updated the schedules for Red Molly, Michael Burks, Mary J. Blige, Lukas Rossi, Alex Bugnon, Murphy’s Law, Alix Olson, Divine Heresy, Elton John, Spyro Gyra, Tab Benoit, The Kills, Tracy Grammer, Will Bernard and Yo Majesty.

And that’s the story so far as we head into Monday afternoon. Don’t miss Your Latest Update, scheduled for around 3 pm (PDT), from Pollstar.com!