August 29th
it's really simple...
8/28/2007 3:24:41 PM - by CURE:ROBERT
8/28/2007 2:52:16 PM - by antoe123
The poll on chainofflowers.com has been a little hurtful, I thought fans
would be more genuine and take Robert's word in it all. I guess some of
the fans posting here are pretty similar... just put a little faith in
the band and believe in what they're doing :-)
DONT WORRY ABOUT IT...
I GOT SENT IT JUST NOW AND IT MADE ME SMILE!
SO (ASSUMING THIS ISNT ONE MAN HITTING ALL THE BUTTONS... WHICH IS OF
COURSE A STRONG POSSIBILITY EH CONSPIRACY FANS?!!)
286 PEOPLE DONT SEEM TO NEED ANOTHER REASON BUT THE REASON - They need
time to finish the record (286) - CONGRATULATIONS!
179 PEOPLE THINK THE LABEL HAVE POWER(!!!) - Geffen wants the album
release & tour to coincide (179) (BTW OUR LABEL ISNT GEFFEN - ITS
SURETONE... AND THEY WILL SMILE TOO WHEN THEY SEE THIS!)
151 PEOPLE WENT FOR THE SNIDE ATYPICAL BRINGBACKROGER
ITWASALLSOMUCHBETTERINTHEOLDDAYS COF OPTION - Typical current Cure
bullsh*t (151)
60 PEOPLE THINK THAT SELLING OUT VENUES ACROSS AMERICA IS WEAK - Ticket
sales are weak (60)
AND YAY! 77 PEOPLE DONT THINK THEY CAN BREEZE THEIR WAY BACKSTAGE
BECAUSE DARYL ISNT THERE ANYMORE! - Disorganization. Bring back Daryl (77)
...AN EDIFYING POLL!
467 REAL (OR IMAGINARY?) PEOPLE KNOW THE REAL (OR IMAGINARY?)REASONS!
HMMMM...
PERHAPS THE OTHER 250,000 FANS WHO ARE COMING TO OUR USA SHOWS ARE ALL
WRONG TO JUST TAKE ME AT MY WORD...
OR MAYBE THEY HAVE A TOUCH MORE SENSE AND PERSPECTIVE? OR MAYBE NOT
ENOUGH TIME TO CONTINUE WITH THIS NONSENSE?
AND ON THAT NOTE
I HEAD BACK INTO THE STUDIO
RSX
OUT THE DOOR...
8/28/2007 4:01:25 PM - by CURE:ROBERT
Robert I do hope
8/28/2007 3:42:28 PM - by Serendipity*
you managed to read all the nice and positive posts as well as all the
crap you've been continually addressing.
YES
THANKS FOR ALL THE MORE REASONABLE STUFF
AS WE ARE NOW DOWN TO THE LAST FEW SPORADIC ANGRY NOTMUCHGOINGON POSTERS...
I FEEL I CAN LEAVE THIS FOR A WHILE (BUT NO... ONE LAST SIGH... I CAN'T
RESIST IT: TO THE DUH A FEW AGO... MY POINT WAS WHY WOULD WE ADD EXTRA
SHOWS IF WE AREN'T SELLING TICKETS? BUT I SUPPOSE THAT'S TOO TRICKY...
AAGH! TO BE BOTHERED WITH THIS IS SO DISMAL!)
ANYWAY
I FEEL I HAVE EXPLAINED AS BEST I CAN
FINAL APOLOGIES TO THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN GENUINELY DISCOMFITED BY OUR
POSTPONEMENT
ANYONE STILL LEFT WITH A BITTER POST IN THEM...
POST AWAY
I AM OFF TO SING SOME SONGS
AND WILL BE BACK WITH NEWS OF OUR RESCHEDULED SHOWS
LOVE
RSX
(Thanks Debi and Adriana)
"Last few days on the massive Cure T shirt sale Ends 8am GMT September 1st! Still a few bargains to be had!
http://www.mfc-cure.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1187593913/0#0"
(Thanks Hugh)
"got the new issue of Spin magazine in the mail, the one with Rilo Kiley on the cover. On page 138 in the REVIEWS of NEW CD's there's a review for VHS or Beta's new cd, Bring on the Comets. They got a poor 1 and a half stars for it and the review is as follows.
"Hey guys, Curiosa was three years ago. Let's move on.
Kentucky's least country sons, now entirely removed from the Francophile disco of their first album (2002's pleasantly innocuous Le Funk), continue to mimic '80s new wave on their third. But without the strong vocals and volatile rock leanings that make the Killers and Interpol sound modern, Bring on the Comets is ultimately a bland regression. Percolating synthesizers bleed into the album's unrelenting mid-tempo beat, as Craig Pfunder mewls like Robert Smith, highbred Sloane-y accent and all. Even the mix is thinny, like a fuzzy trip through an unremarkable memory.
Stacey Anderson"
(Thanks andythecurefan)
August 28th
ONE LAST TIME... AGAIN!
8/28/2007 1:02:16 PM - by CURE:ROBERT
TO THE BAND
8/28/2007 11:45:56 AM - by nacl.9
...i was so happy to heard that your come back to montreal after 10 years and now i'm so afraid you could cancel everything just because some unhappy people who can't just understand that this is not a TRAGEDY!
DON'T WORRY
WE WILL BE RE-SCHEDULING ALL THE 2007 USA/CANADIAN DATES
ALL OF THEM
IN FACT
AS THE SPRING 2008 ROUTING IS HAVING TO CHANGE DUE TO VENUE AVAILABILITIES IT IS VERY LIKELY WE WILL ACTUALLY ADD IN A COUPLE MORE SHOWS...
(AND WHERE WILL THAT LEAVE THE 'NO NO NO THEY CANCELLED THEY DIDNT POSTPONE AND THEY HAD TO DO IT BECAUSE THEY DIDNT SELL ANY TICKETS' BLOCKHEAD FACTION I WONDER?!!)
LOVE
RSX
PS
EUROPEAN DATES WILL RUN FROM FEBRUARY 9TH TO MARCH 20TH... FULL DETAILS HERE SOON
MOST LIKELY AT THE SAME TIME AS THE RE-SCHEDULED NORTH AMERICAN DATES ANNOUNCEMENT...
WE ALREADY HAVE QUITE A FEW RE-SCHEDULED DATES LOCKED DOWN, BUT AS I ALREADY SAID
ONE OR TWO ARE PROVING TRICKY...
WE ARE GETTING THERE!
PPS
2 HOURS AT DOWNLOAD I THINK... I WILL CONFIRM IN A WHILE
(Thanks Debi)
LAST POST SOUNDING
8/27/2007 6:46:51 PM - by CURE:ROBERT
HERE WE GO AGAIN...
Disappointed
8/27/2007 4:05:09 PM - by gfaller
I, too, am disappointed....
THAT MAKES A FEW OF US THEN!
I feel as if they are selling out...
WHY? BECAUSE WE POSTPONED SHOWS SO WE CAN FINISH THE NEW ALBUM?
I NEED US TO FINISH THE NEW ALBUM NOW, NOT IN A FEW MONTHS
I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE DONE BY NOW - THE DATES WERE BOOKED IN APRIL - AND I MADE A MISTAKE
IT HAPPENS...
I HAVE APOLOGISED - A FEW TIMES NOW! - AND THIS WILL BE MY LAST POST ON THE SUBJECT
TO BE CLEAR
(AGAIN!)
ALL 2007 CONCERT TICKETS WILL BE HONOURED AT THE 2008 SHOWS WITH NO EXTRA COSTS
ALL 2007 CONCERT TICKETS WILL BE REFUNDABLE
WE FEEL FOR THOSE WHO PLANNED TO TRAVEL TO MORE THAN ONE SHOW AND MAY LOSE MONEY ON UNINSURED AIRLINE TX - BUT...PLEASE REMEMBER: ALTHOUGH UNFORTUNATE, THIS WAS ONLY ONE CONSIDERATION AMONG MANY
They are postponing their concert to sell new CD's.
HUH? WE ARE POSTPONING THE CONCERTS TO FINISH THE NEW ALBUM NOW BEFORE I CHANGE MY MIND AND MORE ABOUT ALL THIS AND MORE...
I DONT BELIEVE FOR A SECOND WE WILL SELL MORE OR LESS CDS IF WE PLAY THE SHOWS NOW, CHRISTMAS, SPRING OR NEVER
IT DOESNT WORK LIKE THAT WITH US
While I would love to see them FINALLY do something new, I long to hear them perform their old stuff.
GOOD
ME TOO
I would think that most of their fans thrive on their old stuff because most of the teenagers have never even heard of The Cure.
UMMMMM... NOT SURE I AGREE WITH THIS BIT THOUGH!
ANYWAY
The loyal fans want to hear the old tunes we grew up to and would still buy the new CD regardless of when it is released.
THE NEW TUNES CAN BE ENJOYABLE TOO...
Is anyone else with me?
SO
I AM KIND OF HALF WITH YOU?
BUT ALONG WITH A FEW OTHERS ON HERE I THINK YOU ARE MISUNDERSTANDING THE KEY POINT
WE MOVED THE DATES BECAUSE I AM DESPERATE TO FINSH A PROJECT THAT WAS STARTED IN MARCH 2006
IT IS DRAGGING OUT TOO LONG AND I KNOW IN MY HEART WE NEED TO FINISH IT NOW
NOW
NOT IN 2 MONTHS
BUT
NOW
WHEN IT IS DONE
WE WILL PLAY SHOWS
AND THERE WILL BE LOTS OF OLD SONGS
(SOME VERY FAMILIAR
SOME NOT SO FAMILIAR!)
AND LOTS OF NEW NEVER HEARD BEFORE SONGS...
WE WILL I HOPE PICK UP AT THE DOWNLOAD SHOW WHERE WE LEFT OFF IN NEW ZEALAND
ON FIRE
AND BURN OUR WAY THROUGH THE MEXICAN SHOWS TOO
AND THE BITTERNESS I AM READING FROM A FEW 'FANS' ON HERE WILL BE LONG FORGOTTEN
THERE!
LOVE
RSX
PS
OH NO...
THIS!
SIGH
Postponing a scheduled tour to finish an album that's been neglected for so long made no sense to me at all.
IT HASNT BEEN NEGLECTED1
IT HAS BEEN MADE
IT NEEDS TO GET FINISHED
WE HAVE TAKEN LONGER TO GET IT RIGHT THAN I THOUGHT WE WOULD
(AND ANYWAY
REALLY
INSIDE I THINK:
SO WHAT IF IT DOESNT MAKE SENSE TO YOU?!!)
It really pisses me off, and like someone else said, it seemed like a sell-out move. Disgusting.
HMMM... I MUST BE MISSING SOMETHING... AS I REALLY CANT GET MY HEAD AROUND THIS ONE...
SOMEHOW, WITH ALL THE 'SELL-OUT' OPTIONS I KNOW TO BE OUT THERE, 'POSTPONE YOUR AMERICAN TOUR AND CAUSE A LOT OF UPSET' DOESNT SEEM TO ME LIKE THE BEST ONE!
But, then I thought, WHY is the album important now? WHY REALLY? Why the need to suddenly drop everything and finish it? I suddenly feel very
worried that maybe there is something more, something looming, some reason why Robert wants the record done with no further delay, even at the "cost" of pissing off loads of fans....
YES THERE IS A REASON
I NEED US TO FINISH IT NOW...
WHY IS IT SO HARD TO UNDERSTAND THIS?
AND WHY CANT THIS REASON BE ENOUGH FOR YOU?
(RESCHEDULING SOME OF THE DATES IS PROVING TRICKY BECAUSE OF THE
'PLAYOFFS' THAT HAPPEN IN A LOT OF THESE AMERICAN/CANADIAN VENUES IN
SPRING...
BUT WE ARE GETTING THERE)
X...
(Thanks Martin)
WELL
8/24/2007 8:05:52 PM - by CURE:ROBERT
hopefully we'll be able to sell the tickets we bought this year to someone else on ebay next year... somehow the enthusiasm for the next tour is all gone...
THATS TWO DOWN...
HMMMMMMM
FUNNY TO THINK WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE HERE IF WE CANCELLED A SHOW!
AAAAIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEE
LOVE
RSX
You seem angry
8/24/2007 8:12:54 PM - by CURE:ROBERT
You seem angry
8/24/2007 8:05:15 PM - by TilaPiaZadora
at us.
NOT AT ALL
I KNEW THE DECISION TO MOVE THE SHOWS WOULD UPSET A LOT OF PEOPLE
I HOPED THE REASONS WOULD BE UNDERSTOOD
IT JUST RILES WHEN THESE REASONS ARE SEEN AS SOME KIND OF SMOKESCREEN
OR WHEN 'FANS' FEEL THERE IS A MONEY ANGLE...
AAAAAAAGH!
THIS IS MY FUCKING LIFE!
OUR LIFE...
SO
ANYWAY
AGAIN
I AM TIRED
AND
I SHOULD STOP NOW
I HOPE ALL CURE FANS WILL UNDERSTAND THAT WE NEVER DO THINGS FOR THE
WRONG REASONS
EVER
AND WITH THAT
I WILL MOVE FROM THE MIDDLE STAIR
TO THE
TOP
RSX
POSTPONED
NOT
CANCELLED
THE MORE LAST SIGH
8/24/2007 8:48:41 PM - by CURE:ROBERT
THIS ONE WAS GOOD
It's normal to be upset. Especially with the money situation. But it is what it is as well. So no need to be nasty either. If you can swing
it...it's just a few more months. If not..get your money back.Problemo solved.
PITHY. COHERENT. SIMPLE.
TRUE
BUT THEN
THIS ONE
I doubt anybody was honestly expecting him to say, "You're right. Our sales were crap. We had no choice but to abandon this sinking ship"
IS SO WANK IT STOPPED ME SHUTTING DOWN
OUCH!
FOR FUCKS SAKE!
ITS A POSTPONEMENT TO FINISH THE ALBUM
NOT A CANCELLATION
A POSTPONEMENT
A DELAY
A RESCHEDULING
NOTHING TO DO WITH SALES
AAAAAAAAGH
TO BE TRAPPED HERE
WITH THIS KIND OF IDIOT MIND
" ...BUT TO ABANDON THIS SINKING SHIP"
POETRY
BLEEEEARGH!
PLEASE
BED
RSX
NO ITS NO GOOD ONE LAST SCREAM
8/24/2007 8:53:57 PM - by CURE:ROBERT
i was excited and proud to be a cure fan, i really was. guess what- no one can stay excited that long. definitely not until APRIL.
THIS IS WITHOUT DOUBT THE MOST...
STAY EXCITED UNTIL NEXT APRIL?
ABSURD
RIDICULOUS
NEXT APRIL?
NEXT
APRIL?
SOMETIMES
I
WONDER
RSX
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH
8/24/2007 9:02:28 PM - by CURE:ROBERT
there is no proof of spring dates at this point, nor is there proof that tickets we already bought and paid for will be usable for equivalent
seats in equivalent venues... we could well end up with nothing to show for this in the spring, too.
UNREAL
PLEASE
HOW MANY TIMES HAVE WE POSTPONED A TOUR IN 30 YEARS?
ONCE?
IF YOU DONT LIKE US ANYMORE
BECAUSE YOU HAVE BEEN SO DISMAYED BY THIS POSTPONEMENT
IF THE WORLD DIDNT TURN YOUR WAY
THIS ONE TIME
PLEASE DONT BOTHER
GET A REFUND AND GO SEE SOMEONE ELSE
PLEASE
MY LAST SIGH
RSX
(Thanks to the 20 or so fans who sent these in)
"Former The Cure-member Lol Tolhurst has started a podcast (currently 2 episodes), via http://feeds.feedburner.com/LevinhurstPodcast you can subcribe for free, Lol gives a bit of background on the latest Levinhurst album + you can listen to a few excerpts of the songs."
(Thanks Dennis)
"I'm having a clear-out and have the following Cure stuff to offer:
* press cuttings
* interviews
* adverts (all from various UK music magazines)
* complete magazines with interviews
* calendars
* Cure News original fanzines
* various promo CDs
All in great condition, just not got the room to appreciate them. Thought I'd offer them on here first before selling on eBay. If anyone is interested please can they email me at this address (lepram@hotmail.com) stating what they are interested in and I'll reply with the detail.
(Thanks Jon)
"I saw the king of kong: a fistful of quarters last night and within the film they play a good minute or two of Pictures of You by the Cure. just thought you might want to put that in as a curespotting. oh and the movie is REALLY GOOD."
(Thanks Christie C.)
"The show "Scott Baio is 45 and Single" on VH1 has been playing alot of Cure songs, seems like one per episode. I've heard Hot! Hot! Hot!, Just
Like Heaven, Boys Don't Cry, and Friday I'm in Love. The show's soundtrack also plays alot of other similar genre music like New Order, Depeche Mode, etc...just to name a few. Who knows, maybe Chachi is a closet Cure fan!"
(Thanks Michael)
"More Than This" was used as a music interlude during NPR's Morning Edition. Click here: NPR : Morning Edition for Friday, Aug. 24, 2007 "
(Thanks CrystalS)
"Early this morning I heard a snippett of Hot Hot Hot on CNN during the intro to a segment about Hurricane Dean. Sometime last week I heard a bit of High used on another early morning news segment."
(Thanks Cheryl)
August 25th
HMMMMMM
8/24/2007 7:42:01 PM - by CURE:ROBERT
I STAYED AWAY FROM THE FIRST 500...
BUT GET A FEEL THERE ARE SOME UNHAPPY ONES
(PLUS CA CHANGE?!!)
did Geffen make the push, and if so, Robert really can't say..because they are under contract.
NO
WE AS A GROUP MADE THE DECISION
THERE IS NO BACK STORY
NO ULTERIOR THING
WE WANT TO FINISH THE RECORD
ITS THAT SIMPLE
WE MADE A MISTAKE IN BOOKING THE DATES FOR SEPTEMBER I THINK
IT PUT US IN A 'FINISH IT AS SOON AS YOU CAN... WHATEVER' POSITION
AND IT MEANS TOO MUCH TO US TO DO THIS
IT HAS TO BE RIGHT
Was it poor sales?
WE HAVE ALREADY SOLD MORE THAN OUR GUARANTEES
SOLD OUT AND CLOSE TO SOLD OUT ACROSS THE BOARD
REALLY...
THERE IS NO 'IT MUST BE SALES!' BACK STORY
And what will they do between the CA festival show and the Mexico dates? Fly home for a week? Or do promo stuff?
FLY HOME AND MIX THE FINAL SONGS I HOPE!
WE REALLY DO FEEL BAD ABOUT PUTTING EVERYONE OUT LIKE THIS
BUT...
WE HAD TO DO IT
THE SHOWS IN SPRING 2008 REALLY WILL BE THE BEST CURE SHOWS
AND THIS ALBUM WILL BE THE BEST CURE ALBUM
THIS IS WHAT WE DO
SO
DONT GET TOO UPSET
I WILL DROP A NEW SONG IN HERE IN A FEW DAYS
AS A KIND OF PEACE STONE IN THE WATER?
LOVE
RSX
So there you have it. Robert was not on the grassy knoll, Simon did not plant C4 in tower 2 and Porl & Jason were nowhere near Roswell.
(Thanks Juergen)
August 24th
PRESS RELEASE 24/8/07
North American Fall 2007 Cure shows re-scheduled for Spring 2008
With all apologies for any inconvenience or disappointment it may cause, we have made a decision to move the September/October 2007 North American Cure shows to April/May 2008.
The schedule as it stands only gives us a couple of weeks to finish our new double album before we hit the road again, and we know this just isn’t
enough time to complete the project to our total satisfaction.
Although this last month’s tour of Australasia showed that a great Cure show is not dependent on a new Cure album, it has to be remembered that we hadn’t played Australia for 7 years, New Zealand for 15 years, Japan for 23 years(!), and Singapore or Hong Kong ever before – so the absence of ‘new’ songs in the set was not really much of an issue.
However, we want to remodel/rework the live show for North America, change things around, incorporate new songs… and we need time and focus to do this.
So although we can agree it is a great shame to move these dates – believe us we have been looking forward to them more than anyone! – and know there will be a lot of disappointed people out there, we honestly feel that in the bigger picture we are making the right decision.
All tickets held for all 2007 North American Cure shows will be valid for the re-scheduled 2008 shows, and of course anyone who seeks a refund will be able to get one.
All validity/refund/rescheduling details will be announced as soon as we have them.
We are still going to headline the San Francisco Download Festival October 6th, and we will still be performing at the MTV Latin America Awards October 18th.
We will also play the three scheduled Sports Palace Mexico City shows October 20th/21st/22nd, as by this point we feel sure we will have finished
the new album, and will be more than happy to start dropping a fresh song or three into the set each night…
Once again, our genuine apologies to anyone who is upset by this announcement - please be encouraged by our promise:
The Spring 2008 Cure shows will be even better than the Fall 2007 ones would have been!!!
See you all soon…
Love
Robert, Simon, Jason and Porl – The Cure 24/8/07
(Thanks to everyone who wrote in)
August 22nd
"This weekend, OCESA's adds in newspapers announced a third date for The Cure in Mexico City. The Banamex pre-sale is announced for Wednesday August 22."
(Thanks Leonardo, Marvin, Gywneth, Alberto, Nicolas)
(Thanks Jo)
"Dear cure-friends! 31 of August 2007 in Moscow (Russian Federation) will take place the annual music fest "Last Day of Summer"! Say farewell to this Summer the way it should be! Bands: InVerse (St. Petersbourgh), Vyhod Tam (Vydnoe town), Enfold & S.o.U.L. (Moscow). Djs Insecure, Catch, ok_printer, Hizzzzzz,ormfdmrush, Shade & O (True La La Project) make you stay awake all night long! Everyone's welcome ("Archeology Club", Ryazanova St., House 4)!!!"
(Thanks Olga)
"I was wondering if you could post a link to "The Biggest Cure T Shirt Sale in History" which I am holding. I am selling through a message board so that true Cure fans will get to buy the shirts.
http://www.mfc-cure.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1187593913/0#0
OK, here it is, the largest and bestest Cure T shirt auction in history!!!
Simply pick a shirt and send me your bids in an IM with the number of the shirt and the bid amount in £
£1 = $2 = 1.68 euros
Starting price on all shirts is £5
At regular intervals, I will post the current highest bid (and the forum name of the bidder)for each shirt. The frequency of these updates will depend on how active the bidding is on each shirt.
The auction will close at 8pm GMT on Saturday 1st September. I will then arrange shipping with individual winners, to take into account buyers who have bought more than one shirt.
Preferred method of payment is by Paypal but money orders accepted. Payment needs to arrive within seven days of the auction closing and the money having cleared before your item(s)are dispatched. If the money isn't paid, the next highest bidder will be offered the shirt."
(Thanks Hugh)
"Comcast subscribers can find yet another Later with Jools featuring our favourite boys in black when you go to Music in the On Demand thingie. I hate Comcast but love finding these goodies."
(Thanks Kam)
"NPR.org, August 17, 2007
Hey, Shout Out Louds: The Cure's Robert Smith called, and he wants his song back. He's not mad because the Swedish band is biting his style on "Tonight I Have to Leave It," but because his own group hasn't written a tune this simple, direct and catchy in many a mascara-ed moon.
The first single from Shout Out Louds' forthcoming Our Ill Wills, the love-is-lost song opens like an homage to The Cure's "In Between Days," with rolling toms and acoustic-guitar strums alternating between two chords. It then adds keyboard melodies using presets that seem lifted from The Head on the Door, but it's not until singer-songwriter Adam Olenius opens his mouth that the Cure connection becomes electric.
Robert Smith owns one of the most distinctive voices in popular music, and few singers come close to his careening wail. Olenius' style doesn't feel quite so loose or wild, but they share an eerily similar timbre. The association wasn't as overt on Shout Out Louds' first CD, the rambunctious indie-popper Howl Howl Gaff Gaff, but Olenius now seems a more demonstrative and confident singer. That he happens to sound like one of rock's most iconic artists is no slam against Shout Out Louds' own, unfussy brilliance."
(Thanks Craig)
"Just wanted to drop a line to state that Mike Rowe from Dirty Jobs on The Discovery Channel has listed The Cure as his number one band on his
IPOD. Check it out at Discovery.com Awesome!"
(Thanks Jimbo)
"little curespotting on french tv channel France 5, in the program 'Question Maison' (about architecture and stuff), the first part of the program was about polycarbons, a new material which is used more and more about arcitect to replace glass, and a long part of 'a forest (tree mix)' was used as background music."
(Thanks Fabien G)
August 17th
"Once the show was over I felt my excitement reach a crescendo...time to meet Robert backstage. The Producer of the segment had only just let me
know I was conducting the only Australasian TV interview, equal parts AAAAAiiiiieeeee and Arrrgh.
A niece and nephew of Robert filmed the interview which made me feel twice as nervous, but by the time he walked in, that feeling vanished, I
was too stunned to believe it was happening. Let me say this, he didnt disappoint me in anyway, you kind of expect that there is a chance that when you meet the person(s) you have been in awe of for years that you may find them to be difficult or disinterested? Not the case at all.
Robert was very generous with his time, he must have been exhausted, he said the band was very cold on stage and it was a struggle to play at
times as they had claw hands, I remember seeing Porl blowing on his hands at one stage and looking unhappy.
Robert said that the band had not had the best show, as they felt the crowd wasnt that into it and it felt like a battle of the wills. I asked him some questions about the new album and he confirmed he had the mixes with him (I wanted to say please play them, dream on) and that the album would not be out this year, he said in the scheme of things once its out people wont remember the waiting, they will only remember if they liked the album or if they hated it.....a fair point! He said they will be playing new material on the US dates (lucky beggars) and that there just isnt enough time to get the album done and do it justice between the end of the Australasian dates and the US ones.
Porl told me that he had done three different versions of the album cover so far and he had no idea which one would be used, he did say that the inside booklet was all but finished. Porl also said there are instrumentals on the album. But this could of course change, he suggested the number of tracks on the album could increase!
Gah! Sorry this is so long. Anyway I asked about the re-issues and he said a few things were done, Disintegration is all ready to go, he is still working on Wish and confirmed my suspicions about something that will be on it....but he swore me to secrecy! He talked about the anniversary DVD that is coming out and that he prefers this format to writing a book, he said that all the books written about the band are all 'wide of the mark' and made a funny face!
He said there is no plans to ever bring keyboards back in, but who knows perhaps they will have one onstage in the US and if any of the band feel
like embarrassing themselves then maybe it will get a bashing! and he said the ever delayed solo album will one day see the light, but then kind of laughed and made a very funny smile and poked his tongue out! He said if the band are touring again in the next couple of years they would definitely be heading back to the region! fingers crossed!
(Thanks Alastair)
"Didn't see this on the news page yet. But this story about a covers CD from Radio 1 in the UK is quite fascinating, including Editors covering
Lullaby. Check it out here: http://www.nme.com/news/radio/30390"
(Thanks Jeff and JC)
August 15th
10% OFF for COF customers when they purchase from idealcopy.com either or both of these compilations with Cure tracks :
RetroActive 6 (w/ Lovecats - 1983 12" Extended Version) [Reg. $13.99]
And/or
Triple J Live At The Wireless From The Vaults Vol. 1 (w/ A Forest - 1981 Live From Australia) [Reg. $22.99)
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And if any of your visitors have ordered either from us before the coupon was announced, let us know, and we'll make sure you get the discount.
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(Thanks to Chris @ The Ideal Copy)
August 13th
(Thank Monghi and Duc)
"the newest release in the series of Retro Active (Retro Active 6 - Rare & Remixed) features besides extended mixes by Xymox, New Order + Peter Schilling the extended version of 'The Lovecats'. the release should be out on 11th of September.
http://idealcopy.american-data.net//Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=MU-VARIO-RETRO-06"
(Thanks Dennis)
"In their reviews people have been saying that Robert is wearing a skirt on stage. He is not actually wearing a skirt but the good old bondage trousers. The trousers have a flap in front and in the back. I think they were originally designed by Vivienne Westwood in the late 70's and copied since by many manufacturers, most notably Tiger of London. You can see a picture of them here http://www.redhaze.com/acatalog/CCF108.jpg
Robert seems to be wearing them without the strap.
Just thought that maybe people would like to know."
(Thanks Antti)
"the listeners of Dutch radiostation Kink FM (http://www.kinkfm.com) voted their Top 13 Goth anthems of all time:
3. The Cure - A Forest
2. Siouxsie & The Banshees - Hongkong Garden
1. The Sisters Of Mercy - Temple Of Love"
(Thanks Dennis)
"Playboy Magazine, September 2007, page 25
these songs are go [HOT TUNES] From Canadian indie pop to pumping party anthems to poolside house for the final few evenings of summer,
we've got you covered. . .
"Digitalism in Cairo," Digitalism. Chopped-up clip of the Cure's "Fire in Cairo" puts bounce in this Daft Punk-like stomper."
(Thanks Kate)
August 11th
"Just saw on Much Music, Canada's lame music channel, a segment called "The Loop", and it said they had just received confirmation from The Cure's label, and the new album is definately delayed until April/May 2008."
(Thanks Nando and Paivi)
"Just letting you know that yesterday at eleven o'clock there was the pre-sale on the cure tickets for Banamex cardholders and it was like hell: in no more than two hours all available tickets sold out. Immediatly the second date (21st October) was opened for sale and it took just the rest of the day to sell out.
Despite our efforts, in Mexicure not everybody got fine tickets, but we managed to make the right shifts and noone in our forum is left out now. Brokers are not welcome in our forum.
Now we are expecting the third date to be opened anytime now, this time to everybody, not just Banamex cardholders.
Nevertheless it is likely that there will be some tickets available for the first two shows due to credit card rejections and -this is important- because looking at the map of the venue you can see there are seats for sale that are actually BEHIND the stage. I doubt those were on sale for the pre-sale, but anyone looking for seats from now on should be aware of this situation (specially because those seats are not cheaper than the ones that face the stage).
All info is as always in thecure.com.mx
Good luck to you all!"
Update: "The first date is definitely sold out. Some tickets for the second date are expected to be released through the weekend, so curefans left behind should keep on looking for the Ticketmaster website. And beware of the seats behind the stage! Here's a link to the seating chart."
(Thanks Miss Matrix)
"I've just checked Ticketmaster's website and it seems that there are no more tickets for either concert. It still seems to be open for "Row Zero", the special promotion area ("inside the stage" as their propaganda goes) for users of the Infinitum internet provider, which seems to be the only good thing about Infinitum's services."
(Thanks Leonardo)
August 10th
"Thank you MySpace for putting this on, and thank you so much to The Cure who played a unique set list which made it truly something else.
Okay there was lot of improvising, but this is what live music is all about. They chose a set list that they could not normaly play in front of a paying bigger audience and yeah that made it unique and just so good. Whoever's idea was to choose such a set list is a genius.
The set list was 6 songs and included Letter to Elise, Maybe Someday, Disintegration.
Robert made some lucky girls night, by handing her the set list at the end of the night."
Update: Setlist confirmed - Plainsong, Letter To Elise, How Beautiful You Are, Maybe Someday, Signal 2 Noise, Disintegration, Just Like Heaven
(Thanks Gavin, Shaun and Michael)
The Cure record postponed again
By Gelu Sulugiuc
Thu Aug 9, 9:44 PM ET
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - The Cure's 14th studio record has been postponed for a second time and will not hit stores until next spring, the band's record company said on Thursday.
"The album got pushed to 2008, more like an April/May release. Robert is still recording," a Geffen Records spokeswoman said from New York, referring to the band's frontman Robert Smith.
Smith told Reuters in an interview late last year that he was struggling to come up with lyrics to some of the 33 new songs he and the band had recorded.
The new album was originally slated to be released in May this year, then was postponed until October.
Smith said last month he wanted to release two versions of the album -- a limited edition double-record mixed by him and a single CD mixed by another producer.
The Cure is currently on tour in Australia and will be playing U.S. dates in September and October.
Reuters
The story is also up at the Vancouver Sun and antiMusic.
(Thanks Natalie)
MAXX to The Cure at Vector Arena
Friday, 10 August 2007, 10:14 am
Press Release: Auckland Regional Transport Authority
ARTA Media Release
10 August 2007
MAXX to The Cure at Vector Arena
Cure fans heading to Vector Arena on Tuesday 14 August can avoid parking hassles and leave the car at home, as public transport services by the Auckland Regional Transport Authority (ARTA) will drop them off near the door.
Vector Arena is approximately 10 minutes’ walk from Britomart Transport Centre and the Downtown Ferry Terminal. A regular timetable will be operating for all buses, trains and ferries travelling to Britomart, and normal fares will apply.
Passengers can catch The Link bus from various locations around the CBD, Parnell, Newmarket, Karangahape Road and Ponsonby. The cash fare is $1.60 one way. The Link stops on Beach Road, close to Vector Arena.
Passengers are advised to allow plenty of time to get to Vector Arena in time for the concert.
Additional train services will be operating after the concert finishes at approximately 11pm. On the Southern and Eastern Lines, a train will depart Britomart for Papakura (via Glen Innes) at 11.55pm and for Otahuhu (via Ellerslie) at 11.50pm. On the Western Line, a train will depart Britomart for Waitakere at 11.52pm.
Fans heading home to the North Shore can catch an additional ferry to Devonport at 12am (midnight).
Fans planning to use public transport to and from The Cure concert can get more information from MAXX on (09) 366 6400 or at www.maxx.co.nz
ENDS
www.arta.co.nz
August 9th
August 09, 2007
The Cure album postponed again
The new The Cure album has been postponed again, this time till next spring, in April or May, the record company says. Robert Smith is still recording.
It's the second time the release is postponed. First the album was supposed to come out in May, then it was pushed till October. Tantalizingly, Robert Smith is promising a double-album, mixed by none other than himself. Worth the wait, we say!
I'm not familiar with this website and don't know if they are usually credible, but I don't think another delay would really surprise anyone.
(Thanks Jon)
(Thanks Leonardo)
Update: "Ticketmaster Mexico didn't ask for passwords (at least for tickets bought from Mexico). Indeed, the pre-sale is only for Banamex card holders, so many have been desperately seeking friends or relatives willing to lend them their Banamex card to buy the tickets. General public sale should start Saturday, but, although things are not going out as maniacally fast as three years ago, there aren't likely to be any (or any good) tickets left on Saturday. There's still tickets on the last and second-to-last sections of El Palacio, but the acoustics on that part of the venue are legendary dreadful."
Update: "Indeed, the presale for both dates ends tonight, at 23:00, not tomorrow as was previously informed. Those looking for single tickets for the 20th are still likely to get even section B tickets."
(Thanks Leonardo)
What: Cure soundcheck
Where: Sydney Entertainment Centre
When: Friday, July 10th from 5:30 - 6pm (you need to be in line at 4pm)
Who: Only the 100 people who received wristbands at Red Eye Records on Thursday morning