May 31st

(Thanks Alfio and Christian)



"The British (or European?) version of "Instant Karma: Save Darfur" is already available for pre-order on play.com for €15.49 / £9.99 with the
following tracklist:

CD 1:

U2 - Instant Karma
R.E.M - #9 Dream
Christina Aguilera - Mother
Aerosmith feat. Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars - Give Peace a Chance
Lenny Kravitz - Cold Turkey
The Cure - Love
Corinne Bailey Rae - I'm Losing You
Jakob Dylan - Gimme Some Truth
Jackson Brown - Oh, My Love
The Raveonettes - One Day At a Time
Avril Lavigne - Imagine
Big & Rich - Nobody Told Me
Eskimo Joe - Mind Games
Youssou N'Dour - Jealous Guy

CD 2:

Green Day - Working Class Hero
Black Eyed Peas - Power To The People
Jack Johnson - Imagine
Ben Harper - Beautiful Boy
Snow Patrol - Isolation
Matisyahu - Watching The Wheels
The Postal Service - Grow Old With Me
Jaguares - Gimme Some Truth (Spanish)
The Flaming Lips - (Just Like) Starting Over
Jack's Mannequin - God
A-ha - # 9 Dream
Tokio Hotel - Instant Karma
Regina Spektor - Real Love

Ships on June 25th."

(Thanks Olivier)



I have just seen that there are two Festival 2005 DVDs and one Join the Dots box-set signed by Robert Smith on sale on ebay in aid of the American Cancer Society:

Festival #1
Festival #2
Join The Dots

(Thanks Fab G)

May 29th

Expanded Talent Announced for Download 2007, the Acclaimed Interactive Festival Taking Place Over Four Days in Four Different Markets Across the US

The Cure in San Francisco The Shins in Chicago Modest Mouse in Boston Modest Mouse & Incubus in Washington State
Download Festival 2007 offers fans the unparalleled ability to truly 'make contact' with the bands they love including artist master class workshops,
autograph and Q&A sessions, and more

LOS ANGELES, May 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Live Nation, (NYSE: LYV) the world's largest live music company, announced today an expanded talent line up to participate at Download 2007 Festival events. Featured talent to include:

-- August 18th - Boston @ The Tweeter Center of Performing Arts with:
   Modest Mouse, Wolf Parade, Band of Horses, Neko Case and more.

-- August 25th - Washington State @ The Gorge Amphitheatre with:  Modest
   Mouse, Incubus, The Thermals, Arthur & Yu, The Heavenly States, Back
   Door Slam, Nada Surf and more.

 -- September 2nd - Chicago @ Alpine Valley Music Theater with:  The Shins,
    Band of Horses, Wolf Parade, Honey Cut and more.

 -- October 6th - San Francisco @ Shoreline Amphitheatre with:  The Cure,
     A.F.I. , Kings of Leon, 65 Days of Static, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
     and more.

Tickets range in price from $35-$65 and will be available at http://www.livenation.com and http://www.downloadfestival.com, and will go on sale June 9th in Washington State, June 16th in Boston, June 23rd in Chicago and July 22nd in San Francisco.

Download 2007 provides fans an unprecedented opportunity to get upclose and personal with their favorite artists. Connectivity between thefans and Download Festival 2007 artists begins with unique moderated artist master class workshops where select Download talent share insight and knowledge about what it takes to become an accomplished artist in an intimate experiential setting that is focused on musical instruments and the song creation process. Bands also extend to the fans a rare look into their lives on the road during free form Q & A sessions. Fans also get a chance to leave with a special souvenir after autograph signings, where fans can select their favorite piece of memorabilia to be signed. The interaction continues with intimate meet and greets throughout the day where fans can take a picture with the bands and have a keepsake of the festival and where digital photos are taken with an event photographer and then posted to an online festival gallery. Text messaging and rich media communications, along with backstage mobile updates, keep fans connected with featured artists throughout the Download 2007 events. Brandon Boyd, lead singer of Incubus, says they are excited to join the Festival line up this year. "Download is an opportunity to be a part of a sea change in the way fans interact with music," comments Boyd. "The Festival is not just a performance, but the chance to engage with the fans firsthand on a level unlike any other."

"We are really excited to be performing at the Download Festival in San Francisco -- our only North American festival date of the summer. We
particularly love the proposed 'interactive' elements of this event -- they will undoubtedly add a whole new dimension to the show," shared Robert
Smith of The Cure.

Through a shared love of music and creative expression, Download Festival 2007 connects its audiences and featured artists in unique ways. Now in its fifth successful year, the acclaimed music festival produced by Live Nation returns to the U.S. to present the best in alternative and modern rock artists. Download has become a festival phenomenon with multiple-day concert and technology emersion events in the UK and North America, drawing an audience uniquely plugged into the latest of everything. The ultimate play day in each city features hours of continuous music emanating from multiple stages, interspersed with engaging technology enhanced interactive programming experiences providing a unifying platform for artists and fans to share in their genuine passion for music.

"The talent lineup for this year's Download is extraordinary," said Jason Garner, Live Nation President of North American Concerts. "The expansion of the festival to new markets and the breadth of talent that are participating will enable us to continue to connect artists and their fans
in unique ways through out the summer."

"The connectivity of Download is what makes it a stand out festival and allows fans to be more than members of the audience and instead to be
dynamic participants in the festival experience. Through our collaboration with key brand partners and some of today's most talented artists, Download cultivates an organic community that embraces the extraordinary and intrinsic capacity for people to connect through musical expression," said Christopher Swope, Vice President of National Alliances at Live Nation.

Each of the exciting interactive programming experiences at Download 2007 are enhanced through the participation of select strategic partners
including Volkswagen, W Hotels, BurnLounge, Now What, adidas and Champs Sports.

For additional information on Download 2007, please visit http://www.downloadfestival.com.

About Live Nation
Live Nation is the world's largest live music company. Our mission is to inspire passion for live music around the world. We are the largest promoter of live concerts in the world, the second-largest entertainment venue management company and have a rapidly growing online presence. We create superior experiences for artists and fans, regularly producing tours for the biggest superstars in the business, including The Rolling Stones,
Barbra Streisand, Madonna, U2 and Coldplay. Globally, we own, operate, have booking rights for and/or have an equity interest in more than 160 venues, including House of Blues(R) and Fillmore(R) music venues and prestigious locations such as Nikon at Jones Beach in New York and London's Wembley Arena. Our websites collectively are the second most popular entertainment/event websites in the United States, according to
Nielsen//NetRatings. In addition, we also produce, promote or host theatrical, specialized motor sports and other live entertainment events. In 2006, we connected nearly 60 million fans with their favorite performers at approximately 26,000 events in 18 countries around the world. Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, Live Nation is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, trading under the symbol "LYV."

SOURCE Live Nation

Update: Live Daily, Billboard and FMQB have the story too.

(Thanks Valerie)



From Live Daily

Shiny Toy Guns fans can expect the band to drop a musical "atomic bomb" in the fall, according to bassist/keyboardist Jeremy Dawson.

"The big atomic bomb that we're going to drop this fall is [the single] 'Don't Cry Out,' with an amazing new video," Dawson told LiveDaily. "There's also going to be a group of eight or nine different remixes, including those by bands like The Cure."

Dawson said he wasn't sure which song The Cure's Robert Smith was going to remix; the band is leaving it up to the alternative hero. Nevertheless, Dawson said, it's a thrill.

"It's basically unthinkable. They're a song-driven, melodic band, and it's the ultimate honor, in my opinion. They are some great people. I'm really looking forward to seeing what he wants to do with it."

(Thanks Tempest)





"While surfing for more eighties anecdotes I coincidently found this page...http://www.91x.com/resurrection.html. The legendary Top 91 of each year from 1983-1995 of 91x San Diego... tons of Cure songs listed..."

(Thanks Dennis)



"AFI covered 'Just Like Heaven', on Monday 21st of May at the Virgin Festival in Vancouver, BC.  Was definately the highlight of the show, sounded exactly like it did on the Icon taping."

(Thanks Nando)


"german punk rockers Muff Potter are offering their version of 'Jumping someone elses train' for download on their Myspace site. They have
played it live for years and their version is a loud and punky rendition of this cure classic. You can get it via http://www.myspace.com/muffpotter"

(Thanks Chris)


"Just passing on info about a cover of lovesong just heard on bbc 6 music.

BBC 6 Music has decided that Seafood's cover of 'Lovesong' (available for download June 11th) is their breakfast show featured single of the week.
They'll be running a few competitions with stuff to give away. If you haven't heard it already then tune in or hassle your favourite station to play it to you.

Some links about the single....

http://www.roomthirteen.com/cgi-bin/cd_view.cgi?CDID=5715
http://www.seafood.uk.com/
http://www.cookingvinyl.com/"

(Thanks Jason)


"yes.. its true.. american idol runner-up blake lewis has covered Lovesong.. it is on his ep on itunes... i only listened to the 30 sec preview.. but it seems to be a cover of the cover 311 did..  I remember him saying that 311 is his fave band. he prolly thinks its a 311 song hehe.. but it has the reggae feel that 311 injected..  .99 cents could be better spent IMHO.. ie on Atlas by Battles!"

(Thanks Trent)



"The cure were mentionned in a the song Thou Shalt Always Kill by Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip. The lyrics of the song are very funny and to me
the songs is a 'must have' mp3
 
What it comes down to is that  The Cure is just a band!
 
Here's a link to the song/lyrics."

(Thanks Leo)

May 23rd

"Apparently rock critic Jim DeRogatis expects the Cure to announce a Chicago show for this year. If you look at the end of the article at  http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/393663,SHO-Sunday-summer20.article, you'll see he mentions them in a list of bands he expects to announce dates soon for the city."

(Thanks Lenore)

(Thanks Friend of COF)



"this seems to be a real strange thing, as on the official A-HA page, the cover of The Cure is listed as well (maybe there is different editions?)... [A-Ha's cover is absent from the FMQB listing as well]... http://www.a-ha.com/cparticle7836-417.html"

(Thanks Friend of COF and Dennis)



(Thanks Alastair)

May 20th

Update: According to Warner Bros. and the official A-HA website, 'Love' WILL be included on the album.









"HispaCure interview to Lol Tohurst is available now at www.hispacure.com

To celebrate our 3rd anniversary as the official The Cure Spanish fanclub, Lol Tolhurst kindly agreed to be interviewed by Hispacure. We sent him over 30 questions formulated by fans from several corners of the world. Now you can read the interview, in either English or Spanish, at www.hispacure.com
 
Direct links to the interview (pdf file, 1 Mb):
 
Spanish version:
http://www.hispacure.com/b/prensa/archivo/reportajes/hispacure/HispaCure_entrevista_a_Lol_Tolhurst_Abril2007.pdf
 
English version:
http://www.hispacure.com/b/prensa/archivo/reportajes/hispacure/HispaCure_interview_to_Lol_Tolhurst_April2007.pdf
 
Our forum is also open for your comments on the interview: http://www.hispacure.com/foro"

(Thanks b.)





"An Israeli studio called Bona-music created a great mash-up which uses the music from Lovesong and the lyrics from a very popular Israeli song called "Gray Strike" by a band called "Monica Sex". The original was a hit in the late 90s, when it appeared as the theme song for a TV show about a group of 20-somethings living in southern Tel Aviv. There is also a video showing an animated Robert heading from London to the studio in Tel Aviv.

According to Israeli media, this received authorization from both bands, and was a successful single on radio, in stores, and as ringtones. There's
another mash-up based on DM's "Enjoy the silence" with an Israeli song called "Silence".

The single is available for purchase online (though in Hebrew...) at http://www.imusic.co.il/search_results.asp?search_type=ARTIST&artist_id=948.

Luckily, someone apparently uploaded the video into youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUzHJkFeYLo

The original Monica Sex song had obvious cure influences, it's available on myspace: http://profile.myspace.com/monicasex (under "Maka Afora" in the jukebox)"

(Thanks Uri)


"OK Go (the treadmill video guys) cover The LoveCats, with some nice bluesy guitar. It's on the CD "Million Ways, Part 2". Heard on KCRW 
midafternoon on 4 May 2007."

(Thanks Bevon)


"I came upon a cover of Lover Song done by Azam Ali. (She is the singer from VAS, and Niyaz) Her band Niyaz is the one that did the cover. It's posted on her my space page . www.myspace.com/azamali"

(Thanks Gwyneth)

"This video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bY1-QQxYh9w is Just Like Heaven, as performed by Background Noise Suppression (from Thessaloniki, Greece) live in Athens,GR on May 9th, 2007... visit www.myspace.com/backgroundnoisesuppression for more info on the
band."
 
(Thanks Johnnakis)


"Well LYSART... is a band somewhere between The Cure and NIN...You can discover an amazing version of Shake dog Shake here... 
http://myspace.com/lysartliesart. Please appreciate and comment..."
 
(Thanks LYSART)


"In mexico we have a synth pop band called belanova and they played a cover of boys dont cry at their concert and they said everyone in the band  are real fans of the cure."

(Thanks Omar)


"There is a new dance track from Pig & Dan called Cured. It basically just samples Lullaby throughout."

(Thanks Jason)


"did you ever mention this great remix version of fire in cairo by the (german or french) duo "digitalism". there is a link to listen: http://hypem.com/artist/the+cure+vs+digitalism. I love that version!"

(Thanks Thomas)



"on Talk-Sport radio they curretnly have an advert saying "are you one of those men who hate going into a cemetery at night and when something jumps out at you, you think its Robert Smith of the cure but really its a flesh eating zombie"

(Thanks Aaron)


"Jane Magazine, May 2007 issue, page 70

"Kohl, the 3,347-year-old Beauty Secret" by Erin Flaherty

"...We've all seen the bust of Nefertiti, the ancient Egyptian queen who rocked kohl eyeliner back around 1340 B.C., but I've been obsessed with the look since I saw Robert Smith sport it on MTV circa A.D. 1989...."

(Thanks Kate)


"Cure fans on French TV channels TF1 and M6 ??! Probably : during a show presenting stories of star children who became famous too, I heard some notes of "Close To Me" and "Friday I'm In Love". And during a cooking show called "Chef, la recette", a few notes of "Never Enough".
 
Keren ANN, an Israeli-Dutch-French-American great singer who lives in New-York city who's about to release her 5th album, in an interview to
TGV Magazine, a free magazine available in French high speed trains, answering a question about her tracks becoming classical tracks instantly : "I'm looking for a kind of something timeless. Groups from the 80's like Cure or Depeche Mode, who were said very dated from their era, achieved to pass beyond. In the end one admit their music is timeless because songs and melodies are brilliant, the production hasn't dated that much et the texture is pleasant. The sound research is quite instinctive..."

(Thanks David)