Well, here we go again. COF
will be shutting down tonight due to the imminent threat of
Hurricane Katrina (and the Waves?).
I've seen a lot of these "killer" storms aim right at us, then turn at the
last moment. This one, I've got a very bad feeling about. This actually looks
like "the big one"
we've been fearing for years. Any spare positive thoughts, voodoo spells,
prayers, whatever you've got, sure could be used in the New Orleans/Southeast
Louisiana area right now. The decision whether to stay or go still hasn't
been made, but either way, it could be a long time before we are up and running
again. Best of luck to everyone else in this monster's path. Stay safe!
Update: I am safe and near Houston, Tx.,
but New Orleans (and much of the central Gulf Coast) is devastated
and things are only getting worse. Please
help in anyway you can! Links for local coverage NOLA, WWL,
WDSU.
August 25th
The schedule
for Berlin has changed (3 hours for The Cure!):
17:00 Gates open
17:45 Khoiba
18:15 Zeraphine
19:00 Cranes
20:30 The Cure
23:30 Curfew
The excellent book "The Cure
- Clinical Prescriptions" is available online once again:
"I just wanted to
mention you that the The Cure - Clinical prescriptions book
website is back online with a new URL : www.lavoixdusilence.org
People interested by the book can still order
a copy for a special price (25 Euros) until the end of August.
"
(Thanks Dominique)
Cure featured on the Triple
J "Impossible Music Festival":
On Australia's youth
radio station Triple J this weekend they will be playing the
"Impossible Music Festival" - the 'festival' runs from 6.00pm
Friday 26th August until the early hours of
Monday 29th August. The line up includes live performances by
Muse, Placebo, Interpol and The Killers. The details for The
Cure's performance are below:
3:00AM SUNDAY 28TH AUGUST CURE
(1981) Capitol Theatre, Sydney. 1981.
Features 'A Forest' and 'Killing An Arab'.
"
(Thanks Jo and Craig)
Deftones cover of 'If Only
Tonight We Could Sleep' included on B-sides & rarities
cd:
THE DEFTONES UNRELEASED
UNLEASHED
Rarities And Video Collection Available From
Maverick October 4
LOS ANGELES - Since the textured aggression
of the Deftones' 1995 debut, the Northern California quintet
has become an icon approved by mosh
pits and critics alike for its exquisitely
sculpted sonic roar. While the Deftones record the follow-up
to their self-titled 2003 album, Maverick Records
releases B-SIDES & RARITIES. Filled with
import-only B-sides, intriguing covers, unreleased mixes, and
other choice rarities, the CD/DVD
package is available October 4 at all physical
and digital retail outlets for a suggested retail price of
$24.98.
Compiled by the Deftones, this 14-song collection
of remastered obscurities illuminates a hidden history behind
the Deftones with more than an hour
of unreleased music from bassist Chi Cheng;
guitarist Stephen Carpenter; vocalist/guitarist Chino Moreno;
drummer Abe Cunningham; and
turntablist/keyboardist Frank Delgado. The
liner notes for B-SIDES & RARITIES include a track-by-track
commentary written by all five band
members.
The Deftones cover an eclectic list of artists
on B-SIDES & RARITIES, revealing some of the bands and
songs that have inspired them over the
years, including Cocteau Twins' "Wax And Wane,"
Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Simple Man," a punishing version of Helmet's
"Sinatra," a strangely
haunting interpretation of Sade's "No Ordinary
Love," Duran Duran's "The Chauffeur," The Smiths' "Please Please
Please Let Me Get What I
Want," and The Cure's "If Only Tonight We Could
Sleep."
Also included on B-SIDES & RARITIES are
acoustic versions of Deftones classics "Change (In the House
of Flies)," "Be Quiet And Drive (Far
Away)," and "Digital Bath."
The DVD features never-before-seen footage
of the Deftones through the years interspersed between all
of the band's music videos, including "7
Words" and "Bored" from Adrenaline; "My Own
Summer" and "Be Quiet And Drive (Far Away)" from Around The
Fur; "Change (In the House of
Flies)," "Back To School (Mini Maggit)," and
"Digital Bath" from White Pony; and "Minerva," "Bloody Cape,"
and "Hexagram" from Deftones.
The DVD's special features include new live
videos for "Engine Number 9" and "Root."
DEFTONES: B-SIDES & RARITIES TRACK LISTING:
CD
1. "Savory"
2. "Wax And Wane"
3. "Change (In The House Of Flies)" acoustic
4. "Simple Man"
5. "Sinatra"
6. "No Ordinary Love"
7. "Teenager" (Idiot Version)
8. "Crenshaw Punch/I'll Throw Rocks At You"
9. "Black Moon"
10. "If Only Tonight We Could Sleep"
11. "Please Please Please Let Me Get What I
Want"
12. "Digital Bath" acoustic
13. "The Chauffeur"
14. "Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)" acoustic
DVD
1. "7 Words"
2. "Bored"
3. "My Own Summer"
4. "Be Quiet And Drive (Far Away)"
5. "Change (In The House Of Flies)"
6. "Back To School (Mini Maggit)"
7. "Digital Bath"
8. "Minerva'
9. "Hexagram"
10. "Bloody Cape"
Bonus Features
-"Engine Number 9"
-"Root"
(Thanks tHe.b0dY and
Richard)
Curespotting:
"Maynard's Malaise
- The Cure :: ABC Newcastle NSW (http://www.abc.net.au/newcastle/stories/s1444996.htm)
The Cure has existed through many line-up changes
producing music that is more varied than they often get credit
for."
(Thanks Tempest) "In today's UK Daily Mail there's an
article regarding Dr Moog's passing.."In recent years, many artists
including Brian Eno, The Cure, and Fatboy Slim, have kept the
Moog sound alive, even as analogue synthesisers were superseded
by digital instruments"
(Thanks Jean-Christophe) "James Dean Bradley from the manic street
preachers has Robert as his 9th favourite guitarrist!!
from manics.co.uk
lists- Top 10 James
GUITARISTS
1. Lindsay Buckingham - Fleetwood Mac
2. Peter Svennson - The Cardigans
3. Steve Jones - The Sex Pistols
4. J Mascis - Dinosuar Jr.
5. Slash - Guns n' Roses
6. John McGeogh - Magazine
7. Stuart Adamson - The Skids
8. Mick Taylor - Rolling Stones
9. Robert Smith - The Cure
10. Richard Lloyd - Television
Porl WILL be staying for the
recording of the new album, for which 20 songs have already
been written:
"Ciao! The concert was great, but
my evening was on friday, when i met them at rome airport and i flew with
them to catania!
i spoke to porl (the nicest person in the
band..) who told me he's staying for the new album, and to
simon (he was very talkative):i asked him about perry (he is
sad for perry-"a very nice person"),and he also told about the
new album (robert and him have already written 20 new songs)...i
told him about my fender jazz bass and he asked me the colour, saying
it is a very good bass...
on the plane robert had been all the time
reading his newspaper, jason chatting with his wife, porl
with robert's bodyguard and simon joking with the cabin crew!
Photos from Carlo's
meeting have been posted at the Photo Gallery.
(Thanks Carlo)
August 22nd
Terrible news today, as word
comes from NME
and AP
that the legendary Dr. Robert Moog has lost his battle with cancer, and
has passed away at the age of 71. My condolences to his family and friends.
If you want to know more about the life
of Dr. Moog and the enormous contributions he made to the world of music, please check out the excellent
Moog documentary on dvd.
(Thanks David and Andrew)
ARTE
has a clip from the St. Malo soundcheck of The Cure (minus
Jason) doing 'At Night'. You can also get an MP3 of it at Goth
City.
Dear The Cure fans!
As you all know The Cure will be playing
their only concert in Germany at the Berlin-Wuhlheide
the 28.8.2005.
We think that is a reason to celebrate. There
will therefore be an after show party in „Fritzclub im Postbahnhof“
at the Ostbahnhof at 11pm. The DJs Wilco & Ørlög
, wellknown from the legendary „A Strange Night“ parties
in Berlin, will be rocking you through the night.
And the best part: You can go with the S-Bahn
(line three, six stations) directly from the concert
location to Ostbahnhof. There you will practically stumble
across the Postbahnhof. Walk out of the main hall (in the
direction of McDonalds) and links, cross the street and
you are already there.
The big official Cure fan meet-up after The
Cure’s performance in Berlin.
Music: Nothing but The Cure with the DJs
Wilco and Ørlög.
"Today on a TV game
called "un contre tous" ( "one VS all" ) on French channel
France 3, one of the question was : Who is the leader of The
Cure ? a. Simon Gallup, b. Matthieu Hartley,
c. Robert Smith. The player answered Matthieu Hartley :o) and
in the audience, 51 people out of 60 gave the good answer."
(Thanks Sylvain)
"I was watching
a show called 'Cold Case' on CBS, and they just played half
of 'Just Like Heaven' as a girl and her mother walked down the
road talking to each other. They also played Pictures of You."
(Thanks Asa)
"just a quick word
to let you know about a strange experience i've just had...
i was shopping in a health food store here
in tokyo....around closing time...9pm...when something started
to bug me...i couldnt quite understand what it
was at the beginning, thinking that it could
be just the fact that i couldnt find my fav sweets....THEN
i got it:the music. I started to pay closer attention...the words...i
knew the words....but not the song!!! i finally recognised "Eyes
without a face" by Billy Idol, except that it was obviously not him
!! then....i almost dropped my shopping basket on my getas .... cagey
tigers....the way you move....the way you... YES !!! it was the
cure! but still in the same crooner style. so i went up to the counter
and ask...I got the CD waved at me as an answer....by now you must
have guessed...Paul Anka did it. So much for a cure spotting.
but in japan, they are quite rare....It still made my evening! "
(Thanks Julie)
August 20th
Couleur
3 will be broadcasting the second half of the Avenches
show today at 8pm.
(Thanks Dennis
and KG)
Robert in Total Guitar:
"Robert is featured
a a guitar hero in the HERO WORSHIP column of this month's
Total Guitar. I'm sorry I don't have time to transcribe or scan,
but generally I'm not sure about the accuracy
of the information, and the accompanying picture is from
the day when Robert used to wear the red CCCP shirt."
(Thanks James)
Curespotting:
"I was watching
the Carson Daly show on NBC Fri. 8-12 and noticed the bit from
the comedian, Eugene Mirman. Basically he is equating Cure
fans with Vampires in New Orleans. Cure Fans = Vampires. How
Funny. Here is the video clip I made of the segment on my web site: http://pages.sbcglobal.net/greghol/CarsonDaly.wmv"
(Thanks Greg)
August 18th
An update on today's show in
Switzerland - there's a webcam
aimed at the stage, but I doubt you'll really see much.
And as mentioned yesterday, Couleur
3 will be broadcasting from the festival, but are due
to end it at midnight just as The Cure take the stage. But it
looks like they will be broadcasting some or all of the show tomorrow
night at 8pm their time.
(Thanks Anne
and Romuald)
Congratulations to The Cure
and Eagle Rock Entertainment as the Trilogy dvd was certified
Platinum (sales of 100,000 in the US) by the RIAA on July 26th.
(Thanks Aaron)
And while we're talking RIAA
certifications, might as well do a complete update on the
Cure back catalog in the US:
The Head on the Door - Gold (on March
18th, 1991)
Standing on a Beach - Gold (on Feb. 5th,
1987), Platinum (on May 4th, 1989), Double Platinum (on Dec.
12th, 1997)
Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me - Gold (on
Aug. 24th, 1987), Platinum (on Aug. 14th, 1990)
Disintegration - Gold (on June 28th,
1989), Platinum (on Oct. 20th, 1989), Double Platinum (on
July 1st, 2004)
Mixed Up - Gold (on Dec. 5th, 1990),
Platinum (on Aug. 11th, 1992)
Wish - Gold (on June 9th, 1992), Platinum
(on June 16th, 1992)
Wild Mood Swings - Gold (on July 1st,
1996)
Galore - Gold (on Oct. 17th, 2001)
Videos/DVDs (Gold = 50,000 / Platinum = 100,000)
Staring at the Sea - Gold (on Sept. 30th,
1987), Platinum (on Sept. 27th, 1989)
In Orange - Gold (on June 22nd, 1988),
Platinum (on Jan. 18th, 1990)
Picture Show - Gold (on May 11th, 1993)
Trilogy - Gold (on Jan. 30th, 2005),
Platinum (on July 26th, 2005)
"Since I left the band and Robert
got Porl back I've heard that some people are saying bad
things about Porl. I would like it to be known that I have the
greatest respect for Porl, I have been friends with him since we
met over 20 years ago, and we remained in contact after he left the
Cure, I'm friends with his wife and his children -whom I love dearly,
and I think he is one of Englands most talented guitarists. If Robert
needs another person in the group then Porl is the obvious choice. I
still don't know Robert's reason for putting me out of the band but that
is his decision and I respect that. If I have no resentment against Porl,
then I really don't see how anyone else should! He's a brilliant musician
and also a lovely man whom I'm happy to count as one of my friends. It
was Porl's wife who taught me (with great patience!) the rudiments of
the keyboard, and it was Porl who suggested me as a replacement for Roger
when he left the band, - you could say I owe him a lot! So please, dear
Cure fans - have some respect for this lovely man.
Thank you, Perry "
(Thanks Jose)
Free ticket for Rock oz'Arenes:
"If you're in the London area and
need single ticket for the August 18th Avenches show, you
can have mine for free. Contact Tracy."
(Thanks Tracy)
Rock oz'Arenes broadcast info:
"Suisse/French radiostation Couleur 3 will
broadcast live from Arenes 18.th to 20th August. each day
8-12pm. If there is cure stuff broadcasted, will possibly
be on the 19th, as they will just be going on stage at 12pm."
(Thanks Dennis)
SS/Faith/Pornography re-releases
without the bonus disc:
"Just noticed
on the UK Amazon site that 17 Seconds / Faith / Pornography
are to be re-released in their original single CD album form
on 5th September... presumably remastered, just without the
bonus disc."
Belarus: Jailed
scientist is freed after Amnesty campaign supported by
The Cure
Eminent Belarusian academic Professor
Yury Bandazhevsky, was conditionally released from prison
on 5 August, after serving four years of an eight year sentence.
Yury Bandazhevsky’s case had been taken
up by Amnesty International and other human rights organisations
as well as by English band The Cure and Russian rock band,
Leningrad.
Robert Smith, lead singer of The Cure,
said:
"The release of Professor Yury Bandazhevsky
is welcome news, and another great example of how we can
all make a difference if we try - well done Amnesty: the fight
goes on."
Seriously,
when did Bono join The Cure?
And Also The Trees to play
a show in Paris:
"A quick note to let you know that
"And Also The Trees" - famously one of Roberts favourite bands
over the years - are playing a 'special' one-off
show in Paris on November 18th at the
Batofar. 'Special' because it is to celebrate the 25th anniversary
of AATT & the release of a 'Best Of'
CD entitled "And Also The Trees: 1980-2005".
For those un-initiated, AATT supported
The Cure many times (including the UK leg of The Top tour
in 84). Lol also produced their first 2 singles & debut
album & Robert remixed their US single 'The Pear Tree' in
91.
This is a small venue & tickets
are expected to sell-out VERY quickly. For more details go
to: www.andalsothetrees.co.uk
"
(Thanks Vince)
Curespotting:
"Mint car is featured in the soundtrack
of the film A Lot Like Love. That's a nice film for smile
a bit...and the actress is Amanda Peet (which I
like a lot. ; ) "
(Thanks David) "Saw Gregg Araki’s Mysterious
Skin (2004) the other day. If no one’s noticed, besides having
all sorts of good music like Cocteau Twins, Slowdive and
Ride, and being scored by Robin Guthrie, there is a large poster
of Siouxsie and Robert together in the character Brian’s room.
It’s the classic one with Robert putting his hand to his mouth and
Siouxsie reaching round the side of his head."
(Thanks Andrew
D.)
"I was watching last night (Monday)
a MuchMoreMusic series called "Evolution" and the theme
was "Evolution of punk: From Ramones to Green Day". The Cure
was mentioned along with The Smiths and Depeche Mode as bands
of the post-punk era...."
"Looking like a cross between Struwwelpeter,
the Cure's Robert Smith and Hollywood's idea of Mozart,
Tim Minchin has come over from Australia to raise the roof
at the Fringe. On piano, he has the fast-fingered grace of a prodigy.
His lyrics are so sharp, they'd turn Sondheim green with envy.
And what's more, he's very, very funny. He's the find of the fest."
Jacob recalls: "Steve used to come
in every Saturday morning to do his show with a bottle of
Lucozade and a packet of crisps and do his best not to wake
me as my bedroom was next door to the studio. We even had The Cure
in at one stage and I remember Robert Smith telling me that my
house reminded him of his granny's house."
"And then, of course," Mr McManus
adds, "there are the girls. Guitar shops are not just a
lot of long-haired lads playing Stairway to Heaven - there
is a revolution of girl bands out there, and girls in guitar
shops. And, of course, Daisy Rock guitars. The guitar hasn't
changed shape much for years, and along comes something brand new
and shocking in its appeal. Jimmy Page bought his daughter one,
and Robert Smith of the Cure bought one for himself."
(Thanks Tempest)
August 14th
50 songs rehearsed for the
tour:
"a friend
of mine met Robert at the hotel in Brussels the other night.
They have rehearsed 50 songs for the tour (and played 32
so far, I think) and if any show should be special RS expects
those to be Taormina, Berlin and Athens as the band will take the
stage much earlier."
(Thanks
Anonymous)
New tribute album out in France:
"can't remember
if it's been said before, but an album titled 'Lovesong
- a piano tribute album to the cure' is out in france (Fnac
stores)."
(Thanks Fabien
G.)
Curespotting:
"Today fm
in Ireland have just played an hour of the cure going through
their history .....every week they do famous artists like bowie
and
Zeppelin...... etc etc great to hear
the cure in there it was on between 7& 8 local time."
(Thanks curehead
in Ireland)
"In the
July issue of ELLE magazine (french edition), there is
a small pic of robert to advertise the St Malo festival.
Also, this morning (wednesday) on
French tv La Cinquième, they had a replay of one of
last season's program Question Maison, during which, in
the 'SOS maison' segment they used close to me (LP intro and 1st
verse) as background music. (note: check curespottings from
friday 29 July, when they used 'jumping someone else's train')."
(Thanks Fabien G.)
"saw this
in a review for louis xiv's ep illegal tender: "Louis XIV’s
vocals emulate those of the Clash, and musically evoke sounds
of early Smiths and The Cure, especially on the piano-based song
'Marc.'" http://www.star.niu.edu/articles/?id=7894."
(Thanks Elyse)
August 13th
The Cure are live on France
Inter (direct link)
and have opened with, you'll never believe it, Plainsong.
And now Open, Fascination St., alt.end, The Blood, Shake Dog
Shake. Looks like that's all we get.
(Thanks
to Andy the Cure fan for the direct link)
Apparently, France Inter radio
will be broadcasting the entire Route du Rock show:
"As stated
on the french TV ARTE (www.arte.fr)
website, the show will be entirely broadcasted on the france
inter radio :
Les
fréquences
En direct de Saint Malo samedi
et dimanche de 22h00 à 00h00"
(Thanks Fred.)
Now for some very bad news.
Bruno has been contacted by the SCPP (French equivalent
of the RIAA) and will have to remove all of the files from
the ftp server. So if you want the Benicassim files or the stuff
from Launch, get them NOW. It will all be gone tomorrow. Still
a lot to figure out, but this might be the end of the audio/video page,
especially if this was the result of a complaint from The
Cure, Geffen or Universal.
The Guardian has a scathing
(and pretty damn funny) review of the new Dave Thompson
Cure book:
The Guide:
August 13, 2005
Preview books: In Between Days:
An Armchair Guide To The Cure DAVE THOMPSON
By Ian Gittins
The latest in a series that has
already featured Nick Cave, the Fall and Suede, this attempt
to chronicle every record, TV and radio session and
pre-release listening tape ever
recorded by the Cure is a truly dismal venture. A spasmodically
beguiling and innovative band, Crawley's hairiest deserve
better than having their leftovers half-heartedly picked over
by a pedestrian rock hack. Faced with a band with a moderately
diverting history, Thompson lazily glosses over the Cure's many
acrimonious sackings and Robert Smith's legendary control freak
tendencies in favour of divulging that A Forest, at demo stage, went
by the name Into The Trees. It's horrid, life-sapping stuff, and
by the time the utterly irony-free Mr Thompson cranks out the dread
phrase "dark cathedrals of sound", you are longing to cram him into
a wardrobe and push him over a cliff.
(Thanks
Lenore)
August 12th
Some broadcast info for saturday's
show in France:
"the
detailed info on european broadcasts from st malo:
as well on Saturday, ARTE TV
will broadcast from 10.30pm - 12pm....
(The Cure are scheduled to play
from 11.30pm onwards...)"
(Thanks
Dennis)
Free live version of 'Lost'
from the UK Times:
"Just
to let you know the UK Times on Saturday is giving a link
for a free download from itunes. One of them is a live version
of 'Lost'."
(Thanks
James)
There was some talk in the
Lokeren reviews
about the show being filmed for a possible dvd release,
and here's a bit more:
"I'm
working at Lokeren festival and have talked to the filmcrew
who taped the cure show. They told me that it will be released
as a dvd (propability of 99%) next year, distributed by Universal."
(Thanks
Thomas)
Kathimerini
has an article about the Cure show in Greece, and The
Star has an article about the Benicassim festival.
Here's another one for
the "What's that sticker on Robert's guitar?" file:
"Hi,
thought you might like to know that last night, Robert
had a sticker on his guitar saying Free the West Memphis Three
- it relates to this: http://www.wm3.org/ - looks
like he's trying to drum up support so thought you might like
to post it on COF and give it some publicity."
I think
the other one says "Citizens, Not Subjects".
(Thanks
L)
Curespotting:
"2
cure spottings in the august issue of spin.
first, there's a chris martin
mope meter. john mayer is the lowest, thome yorke
is next, then our boy robert, with morrissey tops.
second, here's an exert from
an interview with billy corgan talking about the future
embrace.
spin: "it reminded me a little
of the cure's disintegration, and not just because robert
smith is on it."
billy: "everybody is kind of
focused on the '80s vibe, but they're missing the other
vibes."
spin: "i meant the cure, as
in, it's very pretty and dreamy. it doesn't sound
like the vapors or kim wilde."
billy: "right. do you
know the concept of simulacrum? it's a copy of
something for which there is no original. the classic
example is the '50s diner...you get these simulacra, where
people will be like, oh, it sounds like the '80s, because it has
a warbly guitar solo that sounds like the cure."
(Thanks
Brian)
August 10th
Olivier is sending the setlist
as it happens from tonight's show in Belgium. Check
the Lokeren
page for the latest.
The excellent Cure book "Clinical
Prescriptions" will be available at La Route du Rock:
"I just wanted to let you
know (if you can post a news about this, it would be
very nice and would help us a lot) that the book THE CURE -
Clinical Prescriptions will be on sale at La route du Rock festival
on the "Editions Melanie Seteun" stand. There will be a special
"nice" price for this event and during the next 2 weeks. The
book will be on sale at the price of 25 Euros. People not going
to the festival will be able to buy the book by mail at the usual
address. More details at http://www.on-fiction.com/TheCure/TheCure.htm
and clinicalprescriptions@hotmail.com
. This offer is only available for people living in
France.
Our website www.lavoixdusilence.com
is closed for a while but will open again soon."
"Throughout
July, we asked our listeners to vote for their top
3 tracks of all time in this year's X List 2005 mega-poll.
We've collated the thousands of votes and can now reveal this
year's shortlist made up of the most popular 104 tracks.
We want to let you know
that The Cure are in the list with the following songs
'Boys Don't Cry' and 'Inbetween Days'
It's now up to you to get
behind The Cure and vote for your favourite tracks
in order to get them to the coveted number 1 spot.
Plus each vote sent goes
into a prize draw to win a colour iPod and iTunes vouchers.
We'll reveal which track
has won on August Bank Holiday Monday (August 29).
"I was watching the video "We Are Scissor
Sisters and So Are You...", and Ana Matronic says of her
bandmate Del Marquis, that he is a big Cure fan, big enough
to have stalked Robert Smith."