By Julie Lawrence Special to OnMilwaukee.com Published Jan 07, 2009 at 1:17 PM

Morrissey may have ditched the States as his home years ago, but these days it seems he can't get enough of us. In the summer of 2007 he spent the season touring from coast to coast in support of 2006's "Ringleader of the Tormentors" (with a Milwaukee show in May at The Riverside) and it looks as though he's on his way back already.

The Rave has booked him for Friday, April 3. Tickets go on sale this Saturday, Jan 10 at all Ticketmaster locations, as well as at The Rave box office and by phone at (414) 342-7283.

The details of Morrissey's forthcoming record, "Years Of Refusal," released on Feb. 17, are as follows:

1. Something Is Squeezing My Skull
2. Mama Lay Softly On The Riverbed
3. Black Cloud
4. I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris
5. All You Need Is Me
6. When I Last Spoke To Carol
7. That's How People Grow Up
8. One Day Goodbye Will Be Farewell
9. It's Not Your Birthday Anymore
10. You Were Good In Your Time
11. Sorry Doesn't Help
12. I'm Okay By Myself

Julie Lawrence Special to OnMilwaukee.com

OnMilwaukee.com staff writer Julie Lawrence grew up in Wauwatosa and has lived her whole life in the Milwaukee area.

As any “word nerd” can attest, you never know when inspiration will strike, so from a very early age Julie has rarely been seen sans pen and little notebook. At the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee it seemed only natural that she major in journalism. When OnMilwaukee.com offered her an avenue to combine her writing and the city she knows and loves in late 2004, she knew it was meant to be. Around the office, she answers to a plethora of nicknames, including “Lar,” (short for “Larry,” which is short for “Lawrence”) as well as the mysteriously-sourced “Bill Murray.”