Not wanting to make randomness the musical equivalent of the National Enquirer, I've been sitting on some rumored information for a few days just to make sure that said rumors are indeed true. I think it's now safe to discuss...

randomness favorites Steve Earle and Allison Moorer are now a couple. For the record, I'm not sure how to react. Allison is currently married to her songwriting partner, producer and manager Doyle "Butch" Primm. Butch is a very nice guy who I've met a couple of times and doesn't seem like the sort who would take very kindly to this situation (photo). Steve? Well, he's been married six times. Yes. That's right. Six. When I saw the reading of his play in August he was in the company of a new girlfriend. By all accounts he'd replaced her with yet another two months later. Long-term devotion doesn't seem to exactly be his forte.

One certainly can't blame Steve, though. Allison is, in my opinion, drop-dead gorgeous and possesses a once-in-a-lifetime voice. I wrote last week about her tragic family situation. She's 30 to Steve's 50 and, frankly, the whole thing seems like a gigantic field of landmines from where I sit. But what do I know? I certainly wish them both nothing but happiness. They're on tour together as we speak and, not surprisingly, her portion of the show is growing daily. Stay tuned. I have a feeling there's going to be a lot more to come.

Steve's planning on moving to NYC after this tour concludes. Perhaps he'll bring Allison along, too. Elvis and Diana, Matthew Barney and Bjork, Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson. It's about time the NYC music couples added a little twang.