ROY ORBISON ON BBC4

ROLLING STONE TOP 25 OF 2015

If you thought Rolling Stone's embrace of ELO this year was surprising,  you might want to brace yourself for this one.  Rolling Stone's Rob Sheffield put out his Top 25 songs of 2015 - and put When I Was A Boy from Jeff Lynne's ELO at #25.

LONG ENDURANCE, BULKY CURTAINS ctd.

Happy 68th Birthday, Jeff!  And thanks for a tremendous 2015!

And Happy New Year to all of you!  See you in Birmingham in April!

NOW PLAYING: ONE STEP AT A TIME, THE LYRIC VIDEO

2015 MERRY MINSTREL CIRCUS AND HOLIDAY JAMATHON

MERRY MINSTREL 2015

Over the weekend...

NOW OPEN: JEFF LYNNE'S ELO STORE

The Jeff Lynne's ELO Store now appears to be open.  They're showing T-shirts with dozens of design options available for purchase now, others beginning January 11.

JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE! - WHEN I WAS A BOY

JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE! - EVIL WOMAN

JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE!

Tonight, the LA mini-concert by Jeff Lynne's ELO will air on Jimmy Kimmel Live! tonight at 11:35PM New York Time!

BBC MUSIC AWARDS TONIGHT

WHEN I WAS A BOY - THE OFFICIAL VIDEO

For the record, the official music video for When I Was A Boy is now past a half million views.

NOW PLAYING: WHEN I WAS A BOY BEHIND THE SCENES

ROYAL VARIETY PERFORMANCE - ITV1 TONIGHT

MORE TOUR DATES

Two more dates have been added to Jeff Lynne's ELO Alone In The Universe UK Tour.

Wednesday June June 22, 2015 at Manchester Arena
Friday June 24, 2015 at Barclaycard Arena in Birmingham

Tickets go on sale Friday 10 December 2015 at Live Nation's website.

MORE ELO VINYL ctd

PopMarket's Daily Deal is the upcoming clear vinyl editions of Eldorado, A New World Record and Out Of The Blue.  You can get them at a decent discount if you buy the bundle. [$70 vs $92 USD at Amazon]  The pre-order deal ends Tuesday December 8, 2015 at 12 noon New York time.  Either way, these three are available in the UK beginning December 18.