Loose Ends: Buy Avril Lavigne's House, Drug Troubles For Michael And Doherty

If you've got $599,000 lying around and need a roof over your head, Avril Lavigne has an offer for you.

The pint-sized songstress has put her house in Toronto's Cabbagetown neighbourhood on the market. The three-storey, 2,400-square-foot house at 39 Broadcast Lane features a private garage, a Jazuzzi tub, and sprinkler and alarm systems.

The house was purchased in July 2003 for $489,000 by a numbered company registered to well-known Canadian entertainment lawyer Len Glickman, who represents Lavigne. The Napanee, Ont. native no longer lives in the house, as she's shacked up with her fiance, Sum 41's Deryck Whibley, in Los Angeles' posh Bel Air district.

George Michael has admitted that he had class C drugs (which include marijuana and some amphetamines) in his possession when he was found by police slumped over the steering wheel of his car in London, England early on the morning of Feb. 26.

The 42-year-old singer was arrested, but released on bail. He must report back to police.

It would hardly seem fair to talk about British drug charges without mentioning Babyshambles singer Pete Doherty.

Doperty was arrested on Feb. 27 on suspicion of stealing a car and possessing illegal drugs. Two other men were also picked up with him in Birmingham after police received a report that a car was stolen in London.

They were all released on bail, but Doperty may finally face jail time. He was convicted of drug possession last month and was sentenced to 12 months of community service, but the judge warned him that he could end up behind bars if he broke the drug rehab requirement of his sentence.

Speaking of England, Danny Michel, Lindy and Bob Kemmis are heading there on March 13 for the Canada's Coming For Tea Tour. The three Canadian singer-songwriters have scheduled 15 shows, all of which involve them performing each other's songs and taking part in songwriters' rounds.

Mariah Carey has resurrected her singing career in the past year, but she seems to be playing with fire by making a return to the silver screen.

Her Glitter vanity project tanked at the box office in 2001, and the diva's acting was severely criticized by reviewers. That was part of her spinout that saw her have emotional problems and get bounced around by record labels before she made her recent comeback.

Carey has been cast to play a waitress who's determined to save the life of her leukemia-suffering younger brother in an independently produced drama called Tennessee. Filming is set to start this spring.

Toronto concert announcements:

March 18 Ben Lee and Gentleman Reg @ El Mocambo
March 18 Serafin and Babes In Toyland @ Opera House
March 24 Stellastarr* and Editors @ Phoenix
March 27 Varttina @ Mod Club
March 28 Al Tuck and Petunia @ Cineforum Cinema
March 29 Club Django, Pavlo, Jimy Bowskill, Don Ross, Jack DeKeyzer, Sean Kelly and Jeff Martin @ Healey's
March 30 Serena Maneesh @ Lee's Palace
March 30 The Elected @ Horseshoe
April 4 The Flaming Lips @ Phoenix
April 5 Centro-Matic @ Horseshoe
April 5 Hard-Fi @ Phoenix
April 7 Jill Barber, Contrived and Wintersleep @ Lee's Palace
April 7 Luther Wright and Carolyn Mark @ Horseshoe
April 10 Yeah Yeah Yeahs @ Kool Haus
April 11 Josh Rouse @ Mod Club
April 12 Matthew Good @ Mod Club
April 13 Soledad Brothers and The Heartless Bastards @ Silver Dollar
April 15 Wilderness, Parts And Labour and Two Koreas @ El Mocambo
April 15 Kelly And The Kellygirls, Eva Stone and The Electrocult @ Cameron
April 21 Led Zepagain @ Danforth Music Hall
April 23 Minus The Bear, The Spill Canvas and Metal Hearts @ Lee's Palace
April 27 Isis, Mare and Polmo Polpo @ Lee's Palace
May 18 Depeche Mode and She Wants Revenge @ Air Canada Centre
May 27 Planet Smashers @ Horseshoe
June 10 Dennis DeYoung @ Hummingbird Centre
June 13 The Fray @ Phoenix
June 27 Etta James @ Hummingbird Centre
June 28 John Zorn, Dave Douglas, Joey Baron and Greg Cohen @ Danforth Music Hall

Vancouver concert announcements:

March 10 Miriam Davidson & Kiya Heartwood and Penny Lang @ St. James Hall
March 11 Rob Swift and Shortee Blitz @ Richard's On Richards
March 18 Thunderstruck and Highway Star @ Commodore Ballroom
March 19 Savoy Brown @ Yale Hotel
March 19 112 @ Plush
March 22 Classified, J-Bizzy and Def Poets Society @ Buffalo Club
March 23 Walter Trout & The Radicals @ Yale Hotel
April 7-8 Lyle Lovett @ River Rock Casino Resort
April 9 The Trews @ Commodore Ballroom
April 13 Ricky Trooper, Nasty Jag and Ragga Sound @ Richard's On Richards
April 14-15 The Doobie Brothers @ River Rock Casino Resort
April 21 Gino Vanelli @ River Rock Casino Resort
April 23 Bo Diddley @ River Rock Casino Resort
April 23 Wreckless Eric @ Railway Club
April 24 King's X and Devin Townsend Band @ Red Room
April 24 Yeah Yeah Yeahs @ Orpheum Theatre
April 25 Stellastarr* and Editors @ Richard's On Richards
May 5-6 Burton Cummings @ River Rock Casino Resort
May 12-13 Rain @ Orpheum Theatre
May 18 Cowboy Junkies @ River Rock Casino Resort
May 19 Taylor Dayne @ River Rock Casino Resort
May 20-21 Wayne Newton @ River Rock Casino Resort
May 28 Ben Harper and Bedouin Soundclash @ Deer Lake Park
May 30-31 Ministry, Revolting Cocks and Pitbull Daycare @ Commodore Ballroom
June 7 Hall & Oates @ Centre In Vancouver For Performing Arts
June 16-17 Rick Springfield @ River Rock Casino Resort
July 20-21 Al Green @ River Rock Casino Resort
Aug. 4-5 Creedence Clearwater Revisited @ River Rock Casino Resort
Oct. 3 Gordon Lightfoot @ Centre In Vancouver For Performing Arts