NEWS DIGEST, Wednesday, June 3

2:54 PM GMT 03/06/2009

Morrissey has announced new dates for the UK appearances he cancelled last month due to ill health.

"I have been reconstructed by a Wiltshire hospital and I am as close to good health as I'm likely to get," writes Mozzer on his website. "I apologize to everyone caught up in the to-ing and fro-ing, but the disappointment of postponement is less than the disappointment of hearing me sing on one engine."

Last week's scheduled show at the Troxy in Mile End will now take place on July 18, the three cancelled concerts at the Brixton Academy will now take place on July 19, 21 and 22.

"I've endured a titanic struggle against an intolerable virus lately," he said, "and although Hull, Hartlepool and Manchester were nights that comprised a whole life, the physical limits were reached. False notes crush the soul."

The former Smiths frontman also used the opportunity to reveal the 'Morrissey' posting on various social networking sites is in fact an impostor.

"I would like to point out that some passable creature is using my name and sending sharply chiselled replies to people via Twitter, MySpace and Facebook. This person is not me. Not enough happens in my life that I would wish to share it with others. I do not scan these sites - or whatever they are - so I can only hope that whoever is posing as me is at least worth talking to. Beware of false imitations."

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The Arctic Monkeys have revealed the tracklisting for their as yet untitled third album.

Due for release on August 24, the record will feature ten songs taken from sessions in America with Queens Of The Stone Age's Josh Homme and James Ford.

The tracklisting is slated to be:

My Propeller
Crying Lightning
Dangerous Animals
Secret Door
Potion Approaching
Fire And The Thud
Cornerstone
Dance Little Liar
Pretty Visitors
The Jeweller's Hands

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And finally... a very happy birthday to Mott The Hoople frontman Ian Hunter who is 70 today. Here's a clip of Ian performing All The Way From Memphis with Mott in 1973...

Posted by Ross_Bennett at 2:54 PM GMT 03/06/2009

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