An anonymous person writes:
First U.S. dates
1 February 2006

March 15 OKLAHOMA CITY Bricktown Events Center, 1800 cap, $35 admission

March 16 TULSA Cain's Ballroom, 1600 cap, $35 admission

Information printed elsewhere about a date in Odessa TX is incorrect.

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Update: 02/01 19:06 GMT:

Comment posted by an anonymous person in the previous story:

I just spoke to the promoter for the OK shows...
the dates on True To You were wrong.

March 13 - Tulsa, OK at Cain's Ballroom
March 14 - Oklahoma City, OK at Bricktown Events Center

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• Related item: Odessa, TX (Mar. 15), on sale Friday - Jan. 31, 2006

naomi sends the press release from Sanctuary:

MORRISSEY "WHO PUT THE "M" IN MANCHESTER?"

UMD RELEASED 27th March 2006

The UMD "Who Put The 'M' In Manchester?" will be released on the same day as the single "You Have Killed Me", taken from Morrissey's forthcoming studio album "Ringleader Of The Tormentors", to be released by Sanctuary Records on April 3rd 2006.

On 22nd May 2004, Morrissey returned to his hometown of Manchester to play a very special comeback show.

Celebrating his 45th birthday with 20,000 well-wishers from the city, which has provided years of lyrical inspiration; "Who Put The "M" In Manchester?" Morrissey of course!

The live in concert UMD entitled "Who Put The "M" In Manchester?" will be released by Sanctuary Visual Entertainment on 27th March 2006.

image from Sanctuary Records Catalogue

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torr sends the links:

Good Scoop For People Who Love Modest Mouse - The A.V. Club Blog posted by: Josh Modell

...I asked Isaac about the status of new Modest Mouse album; he said it was coming along and he was really happy with it so far, but that he didn’t have enough songs written yet. Then he mentioned that Johnny Marr of The Smiths had been flying to Portland from Manchester to write songs with him.

Pregnant pause.

I don’t know whether it’s because Brock is a funny, dry, sardonically witty guy—something I don’t think his lyrics are given nearly enough credit for—or because it seemed like such a strange, almost wonderfully incongruous match, but I totally didn’t believe him. I had just mentioned The Smiths a minute before, and I thought he was pulling my leg. Like an asshole, I asked him twice if he was lying, which I hope didn’t annoy the guy too much. He assured me that he wasn’t . Twice. Politely. (Turns out they hadn’t been able to confirm it, but Portland’s Willamette Week had reported the rumor.)
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WE ARE NOT MODEST WITH OUR MICE HERE. - Willamette Week:

...two somewhat reputable sources have reported that Johnny Marr, former guitarist for the Smiths, is currently living in Southeast Portland and helping Brock with the next Modest Mouse album.
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