Link-O-Rama …

Alicia Keys apologizes to fans in Indonesia after discovering one of her upcoming concerts is sponsored by tobacco company – BBC News

Bob Dylan digs deeper into the vaults, emerges with more outtakes, live tracks and previously unreleased recordings – Reuters

Ray Davies to appear as the narrator in “Come Dancing” the theatrical musical based on Kinks songs – WhatsOnStage.com

Here’s a controversy waiting to happen – LifeStyles Condoms wants Miley Cyrus to be the company’s spokesperson – Fox News

The wisdom of Tom Waits – The Telegraph U.K.

Nobody, but nobody reviews a new CD like The Dark Knight – The Guardian U.K.

Dates, Dates & More Dates …

Primal Scream headlines the “NME Rock ‘N’ Roll Riot” tour this winter. Taking place during November and December, United Kingdom dates include Oxford on November 20, Cardiff on November 21, Nottingham on November 27, Sheffield on December 1 and Manchester on December 11.

Lots of new dates for Richie Havens as the Woodstock vet adds shows for September, December and January to his touring calendar. New on the schedule is September 7 in Covington, Kentucky at Carnegie Arts Center, September 15 in Lexington, Kentucky at Kentucky Theatre, December 5 in Charlotte, North Carolina at Sun Music Hall, December 20 in Boston at Remis Auditorium @ Museum Of Fine Arts and January 17 in Lake Charles, Louisiana at Central School.

The Wedding Present updates today with new show dates for California, Minnesota, Ontario, Quebec and North Carolina. Stops include September 18 in San Diego, September 29 in St. Paul, October 4 in Ottawa, October 5 in Montreal and October 13 in Asheville.

And we have a truckload of October and November dates for Rise Against. Gigs include Time Warner Cable Amph.@Tower City in Cleveland on October 2, Rams Head Live! in Baltimore on October 12, The Tabernacle in Atlanta on October 20, Verizon Wireless Theater in Houston on October 27, Fillmore Auditorium in Denver on November 12 & 13 and The Rave Eagles Club in Milwaukee on November 17.

During the last two hours we also updated the schedules for Riders In The Sky, Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers, Monte Montgomery, Richard Marx, Kepi Ghoulie, Justin Townes Earle, Josh Blue, John Flynn, John McEuen, David Grisman Bluegrass Experience, Cowboy Mouth, Bryan Adams, Ana Popovic, Ana Popovic, Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks, The Waybacks, The Phenomenauts and Yelle.

That’s our story at the halfway mark, but we have loads of new concert data just waiting to be turned into valuable information. Don’t miss Your Latest Update, coming up around 3 pm (PDT), from Pollstar.com!