Link-O-Rama …

Clash producer Mikey Dread (Michael Campbell) dies – Telegraph U.K.

It’s three years probation for Busta Rhymes – Associated Press

Wanna read the full text of the McCartney / Mills divorce judgement in all its sordid glory? Sure you do – The Smoking Gun

Bertelsmann AG considers selling book and music club businesses – The Canadian Press

Jazz trumpeter Irvin Mayfield to help out New Orleans libraries – Associated Press

It was only a matter of time before someone combined bubbles and iPods – Coolest-Gadgets.com

Dates, Dates & More Dates …

We just posted lots and lots of new Carrie Underwood listings as the country singer fills up her May dance card. Cities include El Paso (May 6), North Little Rock (May 11), Casper (May 14), Bozeman (May 15) and the raisin capital of the known universe – Fresno, CA (May 20).

Norton Buffalo updates this afternoon with a few new California dates plus one Nevada outing. The California dates include a stop in the town of Winters on April 4 as well as a summer gig in Palo Alto on July 22. The Nevada show follows three days later in Reno on the 25th.

New listings for Deanna Bogart include shows for April, May, June, July, August and September. Cities include Alexandria, VA (April 18), Cambridge, MD (May 10), Berlin, MD (June 11 & 12), Catonsville, MD (July 20), Wheeling, WV (August 10) and Springfield, MO (September 6).

Finally, a few new listings for Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk landed on our loading dock today. Like April 8 in Boise, May 31 in Centreville, VA, and July 11 in Milwaukee.

During the past couple of hours we also updated the schedules for Jim Gaffigan, John Waite, Harper, Eddie Money, Chubby Carrier & The Bayou Swamp Band, Chris Cain, Lipbone Redding, Lloyd Jones, Peter Karp, Ronnie Baker Brooks, Silvergun, Ryan Montbleau, The Commander Cody Band, Super 400, Survivor, Union Pulse, The Turtles feat. Flo & Eddie, Vince Neil, WAR and Zach Deputy.

But that’s only half the story! More fresh tour info coming up in Your Latest Update, scheduled for around 3 pm (PDT), from Pollstar.com!