The late Beach Boy, Dennis Wilson’s “Pacific Ocean Blue” album which has been out of print for 10 years is finally being reissued as what else? a two-CD set. The release date is set for May 13.

Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic endorsed Ron Paul. John Mayer did too. Guess which one was drunk when he did it.

Jacob has the answer.

This morning when the producers of “Live with Regis and Kelly” told the former Beatle that he would have to reduce his scheduled performance time to under 2 1/2 minutes, Mr. Starkey decided to walk than to compromise. Ringo was out promoting his new album, “Liverpool 8″ (and it really rather enjoyable if do say so myself).

“Every so often you do have that itch” thus spoke the ever-enigmatic Leonard Cohen about a major tour covering the U.S., Canada and Europe. His last tour was in 1993.

Cohen will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this March.

A reminder to lovers of good music everywhere (and that means all of you Revolving World regulars) that the best in blues is right here in Monroe County courtesy of the inimitable Mr. Reiser and company.

The list for this year’s performances gives us reason to rejoice:

Feb. 2: A ”Spirit in the Night” concert with gospel vocalist Marie Knight, Rev. Robert Jones and Sister Bernice Jones with a full church band and choir, and Kim Wilson (of the Fabulous Thunderbirds fame) at the La-Z-Boy, Meyer Theatre at MCCC
Feb. 5: Steppin’ In It at Dorsch Branch Library
Feb. 7: Rev. Robert Jones & Matt Watroba at Navarre Branch Library
Feb. 12:  Ricky Nye at Carleton Branch library
Feb. 19: Samuel James at Bedford Branch library
Feb. 23: “The Big Gig” w/Lonnie Brooks, Michael Powers, and Cetan Clawson at the RRCA (loud & electric!)
Feb. 26: “Bluesapalooza!” with Billy Jonas at Ellis Reference & Information Center

 Thank you again Mr. B. for all that you do.

Slide guitarist extraordinaire Sonny Landreth will be appearing at The Ark in Ann Arbor, Thursday, April 17. Mr. Landreth was the first white member of Clifton Chenier’s Red Hot Louisiana Band, and other musicians he’s worked with include John Hiatt, John Mayall, Zachary Richard, Beausoleil, Junior Wells, Mark Knopfler, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Butch Hancock, Allen Toussaint, and Steve Riley. Eric Clapton calls Sonny “probably the most underestimated musician on the planet and that’s saying something. . .

I know, but this time it’s for real and it’s the first time that Mr. Starkey sat behind the drum kit. A live recording from Hamburg featuring “Money,” “Twist and Shout” and Hank Williams’ “Homesick Blues.”

“I would personally advise artists to hold on to their publishing rights (well as much of them as they can). Publishing royalties are how you get paid if someone covers, samples, or licenses your song for a movie or commercial. This, for a songwriter, is your pension plan.”

David Byrne, songwriter, musician and founding member of the Talking Heads in a recent Wired magazine article on the future of the music industry and Radiohead’s recent move to self-promotion and distribution

At the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Yoko Ono unveiled the new “John Lennon Educational Bus.” The vehicle will travel to schools across North America to teach children about the fundamentals of recording music. Along with the bus project (as reported in neighboring blog “Pop Culture Checklist”) , Yoko plans to launch a line of neckties and underwear featuring the artwork of the late Beatle to honor his memory.

Announcing the tribute to Lennon, Ms. Ono declared that “Music is power. Music is light as opposed to darkness. Let’s be a family of light. Let us be with the light and see that we can survive.”

She’s so heavy.

“I can’t think of probably a single issue in which I am even remotely in the same universe as that guy and yet, he was kind of charming and self-deprecating. He was actually kind of a good sport, and funny, and I don’t know what that means. Maybe it’s a good thing that’s he’s being lauded right now by the right. He’s an evangelical. May God bless all living creatures but my god, how weird.”

Michael Stipe, of REM on Republican presidential candidate, Mike Huckabee