The Cure in the NY Times Crossword Puzzle

From the NY Times Crossword Puzzle for Sunday, Jan. 13th, 2013:

100 Down - "There Is ____" (a song by The Cure)."

And it got a mention at the Wordplay blog, too.




(Thanks @AlexArrowsmith and @avafay)

Reeves says he's still a Cure

From @Pjotrke: "I asked Reeves on FB if he will play with Robert in 2013. Replied he's still a member of The Cure! No news of any shows though."
Here was Reeves' reply to Peter: "i quit amicably bowie in 2000 when we finished "hours..." after 13 yrs . i am now a member of the cure. glad you enjoyed last summer's shows"

Do you own a copy of Five Swing Live?

"I have started a venture to try and discover where in the world the 5000 copies of FIVE SWING LIVE are located. A fun thing for me to do and maybe a bit of historical info for The Cure’s web site.

I am looking for the names of the owners (optional) and where they live and the NUMBER of their copy (with photo of CD cover if possible). I think this would be an interesting study to discover just where these have ended up and how? The diversity of Cure fans and all things Cure never ceases to amaze me. I started yesterday and have received a few replies already and have been sent a couple of web sites that have provided me with emails or contacts of Cure fans with FSL CD." (Thanks Murray)

If you have a copy, or know someone who does, please let Murray know at murraymcwhirter(at)bigpond(dot)com. Thanks!

If you're looking to buy one, there are a few listed at Amazon Marketplace and ebay 1 - 2 - 3 - 4.
(Thanks Dayna, Paul, Aaron, and Autumn)

Here's what we have so far...

More Argentina rumors

I wasn't even going to mention this one, but I'm getting a bunch of emails asking about it. VOS and Telam are running articles today that say The Cure have confirmed the April 10th show at River Stadium in Argentina. Problem with these articles? They also claim that the dates/announcement are posted at the official site, and that Porl is in the current lineup. Not true. Again, don't believe a word of any of this until you see an official post from The Cure.

Update (Jan. 10th, 2013): Here's yet another article (English) about this, but at least this one has a sense of humor about it all. :) (Thanks David)

SummerCure #4 in Magic poll

"In the December issue of French music magazine Magic, which makes a retrospective of 2012, SummerCure was voted 4th best musical event of the year by Magic readers. Complete list is:
1. The split of The Girls
2. Pitchfork music Festival in Paris
3. Pulp at the Festival 'Les Inrocks'
4. The Cure tour
5. The coming back of Blur.
I could not find a web link for it, it seems to be only in the paper issue." (Thanks Sylvain)

Cure Glastonbury 1990 on BBC 6 Music

30 minutes ('A Strange Day', 'Lullaby', 'Just Like Heaven', 'Primary', 'Disintegration', 'Close To Me', '10:15 Saturday Night')  of The Cure's 1990 Glastonbury set aired again on the BBC 6 Music Live Hour yesterday. Listen to it here for the next few days.
(Thanks @AaronLaw92)

Secret 7" 2013

The 2013 Secret 7" campaign has been revealed today, and while there's no Cure involvement this year (at least that we know of, it IS a secret after all, and there's a Nick Drake single...), it's still a very fun project and a great cause (Art Against Knives), so I hope they get lots of support.

This year you can design artwork for singles from Nick Drake, Elton John, HAIM, Jessie Ware, Laura Marling, Nas, and Public Enemy.

So check out the Secret 7" website, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, for more info on this year's project. Good luck if you're designing this year, and thanks again to the great team at Secret 7" for all of their hard work!

Mark Hoppus sings to Robert

From the "Now I've Seen It All" file: Mark Hoppus of Blink 182 sings 'Josie' to Robert, while RS "dances". :) (Thanks Gilles)

Anyone know which show this is from? It looks like Robert was watching from the side of the stage, and Mark brought his mic over and stood in front of Robert to sing to him.

Update: This was from Blink 182's Dec. 6th, 2004 London show. See more about this at Pictures of You on Facebook.
(Thanks Autumn)

Original storyboard for 'Lovesong"

Tim Pope has posted an original storyboard for the 'Lovesong' video.
"Don't really know why we took the whole angle of the 'cave of dicks', though this must have been shortly after "Lullaby" that had the other half of the puzzle in the nether regions department." Hahaha...so true!

Jeanette Landray celebrates The Glove

Jeanette Landray celebrates 30 years of The Glove.
(Thanks @slicingeyeballs and @PostPunkzine)

Some Cure presents

From @guillaumegrivaz:

- The Cure 30.07.83 St Germans - Port Eliot (Elephant Fayre 83) flac files. "I've made it enable to download. If you download it, and wanna share, please don't share it in lossy format such as mp3."

- The Cure demos + great 81 BBC Skinner session.

Update (1-1-13): "Happy New Year Cure people, with this 1978 demo of Killing An Arab just added on my soundcloud setlist." (Thanks Guillaume)

Cure #6 in Best Live Acts of 2012 poll

The Cure came in at #6 on Slicing Up Eyeballs' Readers Poll 2012: Best Live Acts of the Year.

Cure Reading 2012 highlights on BBC 2 tonight

Highlights from The Cure at Reading Festival 2012 on BBC Two at 2:40am late tonight. (Thanks @AaronLaw92)

Robert thanks the Bee Gees

Robert Smith thanks The Bee Gees in the liner notes of the Bee Gees compilation album 'Mythology'. (Thanks Brad)

TheXplodingBoys play Portland on Jan. 19th

TheXplodingBoys play The Lovecraft Bar in Portland, OR on Jan. 19th at 8pm. (Thanks April)

The Kiss (SummerCure 2012)

The Cure - The Kiss (SummerCure 2012)
(Thanks George)

Robert's original notes for WCIBY video

Tim Pope has posted some of Robert's original notes for the Why Can't I Be You? video. (Thanks @timpopedirector)

Also, "@timpopedirector: Smithy and I went to the pub before this; you'd never guess"

Merry Christmas!

Joyeux Noël and the happiest of holidays to you all!


The Cure - Merry Christmas Everybody 
(Wembley Arena - Dec. 9th, 1987)


Siouxsie & the Banshees - Il Est Ne Le Divin Enfant 
(Dec. 15th, 1982)  

Originally posted at Thecure.com (Dec. 2001)







"I don't believe in religions. Instead, I believe in Father Christmas and fairies in the woods!" - Robert Smith 2012

Help with Wild Mood Swings toys?

Can anyone help @moggieboy with this?
"contemplating buying this as late Xmas pressie. Is it legit?"

I remember someone posting a bit of history about these toys a few years back, and also someone posting a place that sold some of the toys much cheaper than EIL does. If you can help, please post or email me. Thanks!

Update: Found the post from 2010 about buying some of these at Jesters, and they still have the clown and panda.

Christmas Eve with The Cure

German tv station ZDFKultur will air 65 minutes of The Cure at Hurricane Festival 2012 on Dec. 24th from 19:10 - 20:15. Should be able to watch online, too. (Thanks Sasa)