From BRIT Awards:
'Songs of a Lost World', the album by The Cure, is now #BRITcertified Gold
Update:
Sam Fender wins Alternative/Rock Act
Ezra Collective wins Group of the Year
Charli XCX wins Album of the Year
Cure go 0-3 on the night. Congratulations to Charli, Sam and Ezra Collective
Good luck to The Cure at The BRIT Awards tonight, where they're nominated in 3 categories:
Album of the Year
Group of the Year
Alternative/Rock Act
You can watch the show on ITV1 & ITVX in the UK and on YouTube everywhere.
https://www.youtube.com/live/sVrWn-dHvv4?si=I7gA4Y8qgepA66Jx
New audio interview with Boris Williams.
Talking about his early years, recording with The Cure, his new band Vamberator, and lots more.
He also says Vamberator plan to play some live shows in Italy this Summer.
So good to hear from Boris again!
https://www.c86show.org/e/boris-williams-the-cure-vamberator/
From Miki Berenyi:
Ollie's been busy mixing a collab track we're doing with Lol and Gray Tolhurst for the EU tour - we'll be playing it live together and are looking forward to releasing it for your listening pleasure!
Tix at mikistuff.com/live
Pre-emptive answers to inevitable questions:
• Sorry the tour is so short/narrow - we can only take limited time off work
• Yes - Lol is only playing with us on the EU dates
• We hope to have some exclusive merch but it's a proper ball-ache to organise because Brexit etc
From Queen Kwong:
Making breakfast with The Cure's Roger O'Donnell
Real talk on tragic eggs and the relentless need to make music
Roger plays keyboards and synths in The Cure. He joined the band in 1987. Before that, he played with The Thomson Twins and The Psychedelic Furs. He’s currently working on his 8th solo record.
I’m very fortunate to call Roger a longtime friend. He’s supported my career for many years and has contributed keyboards on my albums. I’m recording the new Queen Kwong LP at his home studio now, and thought it would be a good time to use the Substack video feature to get his candid take on some of the things I’ve been writing about on this platform —rock music, the entertainment industry, being in a band, being a creative, etc.
From Heart Research UK:
We’re beyond excited to announce a limited release of special edition A4 and A3 prints featuring artwork by Robert Smith, inspired by The Cure 's latest album #songsofalostworld!
These exclusive pieces are a must-have for any fan!
From The Cure:
2025 MARKS THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF 'THE HEAD ON THE DOOR'. THE ALBUM HAS BEEN REMASTERED BY @RobertSmith & WILL BE AVAILABLE ON PICTURE DISC FOR THE FIRST TIME FOR #RSD2025.
THE LTD EDITION ALBUM WILL BE RELEASED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH @WarChildUK ON APR 12 VIA INDIE RECORD STORES
Age of Loneliness, the debut album from Vamberator (Jem Tayle & Boris Williams) is now on blue Vinyl LP, gold CD, or as a limited edition LP / CD bundle (until the end of Feb 2025) from Maracash Records. Also available as a digital download on Bandcamp.
The Cure are nominated for 3 BRIT awards, including Best Alternative/Rock Act.
You can vote for them once a day until 14th February 11.59pm GMT via Whatsapp.
Info on voting: brits.co.uk/vote/
You can sign up for daily reminders here:
Email - TheCure.lnk.to/BRITsIF
Whatsapp - TheCure.lnk.to/BRITsReminders
This magazine is on sale now. Also available to buy online. Photos from James Tansley and Aaron Law.
From Lol on Instagram:
If you're at NAMM today at 10AM I'm helping demo the new V 71 module and the VQD 106 at The Roland stage...