Link-O-Rama …

Woman stabs boyfriend to death for complaining about her listening to Bruce Springsteen – CNN

Michael Jackson keeps Neverland from auction block – Associated Press

Web site offering European music festival tickets in exchange for sperm donations stops taking applications, says it was merely a “marketing exercise” – The Times Online U.K.

A look at Mary Pang’s book about John Lennon’s “lost weekend” – The New York Times (registration may be required)

Mansion owned by former boy-band mogul Lou Pearlman to enter foreclosure proceedings – Orlando Sentinel

Catching up with Maceo Parker – The Sydney Morning Herald

Dates, Dates & More Dates …

Jason Aldean lines up several new gigs for April. New dates include April 4 (Jim Thorpe, PA), April 17 (Montgomery, AL), April 18 (Vicksburg, MS) and April 19 (Biloxi, MS).

The Killer is on the road! Jerry Lee Lewis updates today with a May listing for Thackerville, OK (May 17) and an October show for Mansfield, OH (October 11).

Still in the game after all these years Y & T add a June date for Brooks, CA (June 7) and an August show in Santa Fe, NM (August 30).

And several new listings for The Imports made it in time for the Midday Update. New ones include April 3 in Edmonton, Alberta; April 5 in Winnipeg, MB; and April 8 in Toronto.

During the past couple of hours we also updated the schedules for Unlikely Cowboy, Todd Alsup, Scapegoat, Ross William Perry, Ryan Shaw, M.I.A., Jason Collett, Indigo Girls, Heartwood, Dr. Hook Feat. Ray Sawyer, Blackfoot, Atlanta Rhythm Section and Throw Me The Statue.

That’s the haps at the midway point, and there are plenty more dates sitting on our loading docks waiting for processing. Don’t miss your next dose of concert info – Your Latest Update – coming up around 3 pm (PDT), from Pollstar.com!