Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Songs of a Lost World on Top Albums of 2024 lists
Vive Le Rock - #2
Line of Best Fit - #47
Vulture - #1
Alternative Press Readers Poll - #3
Pitchfork Readers Poll - #10
NME - #6
New York Times - #9
Louder Than War - #2
NPR - One of their top 50, but not in their top 13
Glide - One of their top 20
Rolling Stone - #48
Paste - #11
Stereogum - #29
Consequence - #20
The Quietus - #62
The Independent - #8
Time Out - #5
Rough Trade - #23
MOJO - #31
Uncut - #69
Monday, December 9, 2024
More Robert on the radio this weekend
Sat. from 10pm with John Kennedy on Radio X.
Sun. from 8pm with Danielle Perry on Absolute Radio.
From the email they sent out today.
More Robert on Absolute Radio
Sunday, December 8, 2024
Lost World Listening Party
Reminder for non-UK friends, you CAN listen to The Cure Listening Party tonight. You don't need the app or to be physically in the UK
Listen on the website. All you need is a UK postcode (RH10 6AA, W11 1PG, E1 0HX, BN1 4AL) or a VPN.
hellorayo.co.uk/absolute-radio/
Either way, you do need to have an account (it's free) and be logged in.
Start times in the US are 5pm eastern, 4pm central, 3pm mountain, 2pm pacific and noon in Hawaii.
Saturday, December 7, 2024
Friday, December 6, 2024
New tour dates for Lol
From Lol Tolhurst:
Looking forward to playing some shows this spring with the Miki Berenyi Trio! Tickets and info - https://loltolhurst.com/tour-dates
We'll keep you posted about additional events!
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Pittsburgh Plays: The Cure
From Trib Live:
Pittsburgh Plays: The Cure will take place on Dec. 14 at the Roxian Theatre in McKees Rocks, where more than 30 Pittsburgh area musicians will pay tribute to the English gothic rock band.
Music Prizes for the Planet
Enter the Earth/Percent Music Prizes for the Planet drawing for a chance to win one of sixteen prizes, including a copy of The Cure's Novembre vinyl single signed by Robert.
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Lost World in the dark
From The Cure:
WE'RE CELEBRATING 'SONGS OF A LOST WORLD' WITH SEVERAL @PITCHBLACKPLAY LISTENING SESSIONS IN THE UK, EUROPE, CHILE & NEW ZEALAND ON DEC 21. HEAR THE ALBUM IN ALL ITS GLORY IN THE DARK - NO DISTRACTIONS, NO TALKING, NO SINGING, NO PHONES.
TICKETS VIA bit.ly/curepb
Monday, December 2, 2024
Robert Smith to talk through The Cure’s ‘Songs Of A Lost World’ on Tim’s Listening Party
From NME:
Tune in to hear The Cure icon go deep, track-by-track, on the their latest Number One album
By Andrew Trendell
The Cure's Robert Smith will be joining Tim Burgess for Tim's Listening Party to talk through 'Songs Of A Lost World'. Credit: Tim Burgess/supplied to NME
The Cure's Robert Smith will be joining Tim Burgess for Tim's Listening Party to talk through 'Songs Of A Lost World'. Credit: Tim Burgess/supplied to NME
Robert Smith will join Tim Burgess for a special run-through of The Cure‘s acclaimed ‘Songs Of A Lost World‘ on an upcoming edition of Tims Listening Party, NME can exclusively reveal.
Becoming a favourite among music fans on social media during lockdown as Tim’s Twitter Listening Parties, the format of The Charlatans frontman talking through new and classic albums with the artists behind them found a new home as a podcast and show on Absolute Radio last year.
Now, it has been confirmed that Smith has recorded a special version of the show that will be broadcast from 10pm this weekend on Sunday December 8 on Absolute Radio before becoming available on the Rayo app shortly after and being made into a podcast early in the new year.
“I’m looking forward very much to my second Listening Party,” Smith told NME, “running through ‘Songs Of A Lost World’ with Tim – this time together in a ‘real life space’ – should be good?”
This comes after Smith hosted a run-through of Tim’s Twitter Listening Party for their classic album ‘Wish’ back in November 2022, done from the dressing room after The Cure played the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam. It became the third most replayed Listening Party with over 40,000 so far (with Iron Maiden occupying the top two places). Revisit the ‘Wish’ playback here.
Since Burgess took it to Absolute Radio, The Listening Party has won Gold as best newcomer at The Arias, The Radio Academy earlier this year. The show has featured the likes of U2, Texas, The Kinks, Fall Out Boy, The Libertines and more.