The Caymanian Compass has an article on the Margaritaville that is being constructed on Grand Cayman:

Construction is nearing completion, which should allow for Margaritaville to open within a month.

Margaritaville will take up some 15,000 square feet of space, which will accommodate 642 people, including about 200 in the nightclub, Mr. Screaton said.

Read the entire article here.

In today’s edition of the Boston Herald, Steve Morse has an interview with Buffett. He answers the question of why he is calling the new album “Nothing But A Breeze.”

Q. You have a new album due this fall. Weren’t you also going to title it “Party at the End of the World”?

Read the entire interview here.

The Boston Herald has an article exploring Buffett’s wealth: “A pirate looks at $40 million-plus: Behind the beach bum image, Jimmy Buffett is a selling machine”

For a guy who began busking on the streets of New Orleans in the early ’70s, Buffett hasn’t done too badly. After a few flop records early on, he hit gold and then platinum singing about booze and food: Not only did he change attitudes and latitudes, he changed his tax bracket.

Buffett’s most lucrative gig is touring. But these live shows also serve as promotion for the rest of King Parrothead’s products. Though record sales make up only a tiny part of his business, Buffett has pimped his best known song, “Margaritaville,” to market everything from his restaurants and cafes to his tequilas and frozen foods. Here’s a look at just a few of the offerings from his empire that help earn him an estimated $60 million to $70 million a year. His image may say beach bum, but his bank account says Buffett.

Read the entire article here.

Jimmy Buffett appeared on the Steve Dahl radio show on 105.9 FM in Chicago on Friday 8/4. The entire transcript of the show can be seen here.

    
Photos: The Steve Dahl Show

Some highlights:

Jimmy talked about the Cubs loss and the Miami Heat. He also went on to talk about how referee’s uniforms bother him.

They talked about the Live in Wrigley DVD which took 3 months to put together.

Jimmy has been videotaping every concert this season.

Jimmy and his son are going to Lollapolooza to see the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Jimmy tries to write a page a day on a new book of short stories he’s working on.

Jimmy said he struggled for airplay and got his most airplay ever from LTC.

The new album is titled “Nothing But a Breeze” and features Jake Shimabukuro, Mark Knopfler, Bill Payne and Sonny Landreth, slated to be out in October. The new album was recorded in Key West, Mussle Shoals & London.

Jimmy’s playing Vegas October 21st and 27th, and he and the band will probably do some small shows to “warm up.”

Jimmy told a story of a show with the Dead where they played from 5- 11 am, Jerry Jeff Walker played for an hour, and he followed with 2 hours after that. “Breakfast consisted of acid and a peach daquiri.”

The show is available for download here. Jimmy was in hour 2.

The Sea Coast Echo, Bay St. Louis’ newspaper, has some coverage of Buffett’s music video shoot last Friday.

“Jimmy Buffett shoots music video in Bay St. Louis” –

It’s always five o’clock somewhere, and Friday it was five o’clock all day long in “old town” Bay St. Louis as music legend Jimmy Buffett turned the storm-battered corner of Main and Court streets into “Margaritaville” for the shooting of his new video.

Read the entire article here.