Tim's 40th Anniversary documentary "is unlikely to be finished this year"

From a Variety story about Tim Pope's new film 'Drone':

"Pope said he would be working on music videos with four bands this year – The Cure, The The, Soft Cell and Neil Young – but hoped to be working on “Drone” after that. “I want to be shooting my film by this time next year,” he said.

This year, Pope is also working on a feature documentary about The Cure’s 40 years in the music business, which will include archive footage supplied by the band’s front-man, Robert Smith.

“Robert Smith is giving me access to 50 boxes of film, which have never been seen before, of the early Cure days,” Pope said. “I want to make a film like ‘Goodfellas’ where Robert is narrating the film in a first-person way, and it is like crazy and we are on this journey.” He added, “Robert’s songs always deal with being the outsider.”

Pope started working with the band in 1981 and last worked with them on a music video in 1997 – on which his runner was Guy Ritchie. Pope toured with the band across six countries three years ago.

The Cure documentary is unlikely to be finished this year, Pope said."

Meltdown ticket warning

From an email from Southbank: "It is against Southbank Centre's terms and conditions to resell tickets, including using third party websites such as Viagogo, Getmein and Stubhub. Any tickets that are resold will be cancelled and the purchaser will be refused admittance.

If you can no longer make the event you can exchange your tickets for a credit voucher up to 48 hours before the concert. To prevent resale, we are going to post tickets and email e-tickets so that you receive them 7-10 days prior to each event"

Thanks, @mattsmudge.

Meltdown mentions

e mail from The Cure’s Robert Smith...this is gonna replace “in bed” as my fortune cookie addendum pic.twitter.com/Skti7zNJDJ

— kristin hersh (@kristinhersh) March 23, 2018

Tell him I said hi https://t.co/FEEWPbbGZ1

— Suzanne Vega (@suzyv) March 23, 2018

From a Drowned in Sound interview with Nicky from Manic Street Preachers:

This summer you've been invited by Robert Smith to play the Southbank Centre as part of his curation at this year's Meltdown festival, as well as supporting Guns'n'Roses on the German and Danish legs of their European tour. How did both of those come about, which one are you looking forward to the most, and will you be doing anything special for either?

You mean something like our cover of 'It's So Easy' except with slightly dodgy lyrics? We did rehearse it and it sounded OK but I don't know if I can sing those words where we are now 25 years later! We do have a couple of special things planned for The Cure's Meltdown show which James is working on. We had an email from Robert Smith asking us to play, which is lovely as he's one of our heroes.

The Cure - A Perfect Dream book to be released in Sept/Oct.

Another new Cure book, this one scheduled for release by @PalazzoEditions in Sept.
The Cure - A Perfect Dream. https://t.co/r7zvHPCfQJ via @TheFinalSound pic.twitter.com/VoVtIF3jAh

— Chain of Flowers (@CraigatCoF) March 21, 2018

Amazon pre-order links for The Cure - A Perfect Dream:
UK (Sept. 6th, 2018) / US (Oct. 2nd, 2018)

Thanks, Paul.

Is 'The Top' underrated?

This Album is Underrated! @thecure's The Top. A defense by @AndeeBlackSugar - https://t.co/lvt0LdpMke

— Chain of Flowers (@CraigatCoF) March 24, 2018

Photos from Reeves' recent shows

I stood a few feet away from @reevesgabrels last night for 2 hours and watched what was master class in guitar. He was amazing to watch and very kind afterwards to talk about his setup. Inspiring. A true #virtuoso in every sense of the word. Thanks for the experience, sir. pic.twitter.com/KXPxTZBlm8

— Kyle D Reynolds (@kyle_reynolds) March 17, 2018

So great to see @reevesgabrels play last night in Austin TX, last time we saw him was December 2016 at Wembley Arena...next time will be Hyde Park in July w/ @thecure & @thetwilightsad and more! pic.twitter.com/4o50Qa1hLO

— John-Paul Mason (@PMJawn) March 18, 2018

Yesterday I woke up and screwed around then found out @reevesgabrels was playing a show right up the road...Thanks for the amazing show...live music was definitely needed (and now youngest kid is annoyed he couldn’t go) pic.twitter.com/uzIaX8wP1r

— Caterpillar Girl (@C4terpillarGirl) March 22, 2018

And here's a video of them playing COGASM's 'A Sign from God' at the Austin show on March 17th, 2018. Thanks, The Cure Press Cuttings.

Tim Pope at r7al film festival

Inspiring moment this morning with Tim Pope. Don’t miss this afternoon conversation between Tim & Vincent, 18h00 at UNIL - Anthropole Auditorium 1031 #r7al pic.twitter.com/EbBxmFDn8a

— r7al (@r7al_officiel) March 26, 2018

From left to right: Barry Levinson, Darren Aronofsky, Tim Pope, Berenice Bejo and Christopher Walken. They made history in Valais discovering the smallest and most secret vineyard in the world owned by his holiness the Dalaï Lama. #r7al pic.twitter.com/2kg2g0LYo0

— r7al (@r7al_officiel) March 26, 2018

2 new Robert Smith enamel pins

2/4 🔥NEW PINS ON SALE TOMORROW 3/27 AT 8pm EST!!! 🔥These Robert Smith inspired pins are 1.25" hard enamel with a black nickel finish, a double pin back, and come attached to a custom backing card. Keep checking back today for the remaining two designs!

A post shared by Matthew Lineham (@mlinehamart) on Mar 26, 2018 at 12:40pm PDT

4/4🔥NEW PINS ON SALE TOMORROW 3/27 AT 8pm EST!!! 🔥 Robert Smith “In Between Days” Edition! These pins are 1.25" hard enamel with a black nickel finish, a double pin back, and come attached to a custom backing card. Fans of The Cure will remember the UV neon makeup from the “In Between Days” music video. #thecure #robertsmith

A post shared by Matthew Lineham (@mlinehamart) on Mar 26, 2018 at 7:31pm PDT

Both pins, along with Siouxsie and Nick Cave pins, will be available here starting at 8 PM eastern on March 27th, 2018.

Cure vector project

A new project I'm working on in celebrating @thecure 's 40th Anniversary shows. All of their LP covers, logos and more remastered as vectors and making them available to fans to download. https://t.co/DztLan7QFm @RobertSmith @CraigatCoF #MeltdownFest pic.twitter.com/IGJxM5Ru4k

— Justin Carter (@nowaving) March 19, 2018

Push - A Cure Fanzine issue 1 now available

@CraigatCoF PUSH - A CURE FANZINE, Issue #1 Sugar Girl is out and available at @RoughTradeNYC @RoughTradeRecs @remixedgifts and @VinylFantasyBK . Stories from Cure fans around the world. Share your story for issue #2 at info@curefandocumentary.com. #devotionisnotacrime pic.twitter.com/N35kLkoWPu

— curefandocumentary (@curefandoc) March 19, 2018

40 poems for 40 years of The Cure

From Other Voices 40:

"We are looking to publish forty contemporary poems, to celebrate forty years of The Cure. We will accept submissions of original,unpublished poetry from around the world, of forty lines maximum length to be considered. There is no payment for publication, successful poets will receive a copy of the anthology, fancy or unconventional formatting is not encouraged. Please submit your work either as a word document on in body of your email to othervoices40@gmail.com we’d also like a biography of up to 100 words. We look forward to hearing from you."

Meltdown Festival shows update

Sold Out shows: Nine Inch Nails & Black Moth Super Rainbow, My Bloody Valentine, Placebo, Deftones, Manic Street Preachers & The Anchoress, 65daysofstatic, Kristin Hersh, Psychedelic Furs & The Church, Mogwai & Kathryn Joseph.

The few remaining tickets for the other shows are on sale here.

Updates on 'Torn Down' and 'Mixed Up'

Resident Music has posted more details about the 2 releases for Record Store Day 2018. Both are listed for £32.99, and here are the track lists:

'Torn Down'
Presented as a 2LP picture disc set in a die-cut gatefold sleeve with a download voucher.

A1: Three Imaginary Boys – Help Me Mix by Robert Smith ( 3:21 )
A2: M – Attack Mix by Robert Smith ( 3:07 )
A3: The Drowning Man – Bright Birds Mix by Robert Smith ( 4:29 )
A4: A Strange Day – Drowning Waves Mix by Robert Smith ( 5:05 )

B1: Just One Kiss – Remember Mix by Robert Smith ( 4:57 )
B2: Shake Dog Shake – New Blood Mix by Robert Smith ( 5:11 )
B3: A Night Like This – Hello Goodbye Mix by Robert Smith ( 4:24 )
B4: Like Cockatoos – Lonely In The Rain Mix by Robert Smith ( 3:49 )

C1: Plainsong – Edge Of The World Mix by Robert Smith ( 4:33 )
C2: Never Enough – Time To Kill Mix by Robert Smith ( 3:34 )
C3: From The Edge Of The Deep Green Sea – Love In Vain Mix by Robert Smith ( 6:21 )
C4: Want – Time Mix by Robert Smith ( 4:44 )

D1: The Last Day of Summer – 31st August Mix by Robert Smith ( 5:44 )
D2: Cut Here – If Only Mix by Robert Smith ( 4:25 )
D3: Lost – Found Mix by Robert Smith ( 3:59 )
D4: It’s Over – Whisper Mix by Robert Smith ( 4:54 )

'Mixed Up'
Now presented for the first time as double picture disc set in a gatefold sleeve with a download voucher.

A1: Lullaby  – Extended Mix – 2018 remaster ( 7:43 )
A2: Close To Me – Closer Mix – 2018 remaster ( 5:44 )
A3: Fascination Street – Extended Mix – 2018 remaster ( 8:47 )

B1: The Walk – Everything Mix – 2018 remaster ( 5:27 )
B2: Lovesong – Extended Mix – 2018 remaster ( 6:19 )
B3: A Forest – Tree Mix – 2018 remaster ( 6:55 )

C1: Pictures of You – Extended Dub Mix – 2018 remaster ( 6:41 )
C2: Hot Hot Hot!!! – Extended Mix – 2018 remaster ( 7:01 )
C3: Why Can’t I Be You ? – Extended Mix – 2018 remaster ( 8:07 )

D1: The Caterpillar – Flicker Mix – 2018 remaster (  5:40 )
D2: Inbetween Days – Shiver Mix – 2018 remaster ( 6:22 )
D3: Never Enough – Big Mix – 2018 remaster ( 6:07 )

Thanks, Benj.

Trent and Atticus talk about Meltdown Festival

We have some exciting @nineinchnails news coming after 5:30 GMT this evening.

For now, here's @trent_reznor & Atticus Ross discussing The Cure and how they feel about playing an almost instantly sold out show at Robert Smith's @meltdownfest. pic.twitter.com/6O6fMIPDwB

— BBC Radio 6 Music (@BBC6Music) March 15, 2018

More Meltdown announcements on April 10th

From the Meltdown FAQ:

Are The Cure or Robert Smith playing?

We have released the entire confirmed line-up that has been booked, which does not currently include Robert Smith or The Cure. However, further gigs will be announced on 10 April, including the final two Royal Festival Hall bookings.

Update (March 16th, 2018): "Just had email from Southbank Centre, confirming that more acts for Meltdown festival will be announced at 10am on Tues 10th April. Tickets on sale to members 10am, Friday 13th April." Thanks, @mattsmudge.

Also, Nine Inch Nails have confirmed one more band. Black Moth Super Rainbow will be opening for them.

New tour dates for Reeves

March 16th, 2018 - Dallas, Texas at Double Wide
Tickets / Facebook Event Page

March 19th, 2018 - Houston, Texas at Dan Electros Guitar Bar
Tickets / Facebook Event Page

March 21st, 2018 - Eureka Springs, Arkansas at Chelsea's Corner Cafe & Bar
$10 tickets!!!! Purchase at the door night of, or email me to reserve yours today @ chelseastickets@gmail.com
Facebook Event Page

Austin TX & SXSW attendees: My rock trio Reeves Gabrels & His Imaginary Friends plays a showcase at #SXSW on Saturday, Mar 17th. Admission by SXSW credential or tickets at the door are $10 (goes to SXSW). 11pm set but come earlier. Details & lineup: https://t.co/uCcrzbdL8J

— reeves gabrels (@reevesgabrels) March 13, 2018

Update (March 16th, 2018): Reeves has added a special SXSW show in Austin.

Give Me It

Give me it. pic.twitter.com/bzabbldP6D

— Tim Pope (@timpopedirector) March 13, 2018

Tim Pope at r7al film festival

As part of the r7al Film Festival, EJMA has a Meeting with @timpopedirector on March 28th. https://t.co/KOnyNljkux via @guillaume_g_z pic.twitter.com/pUDap8rBjE

— Chain of Flowers (@CraigatCoF) March 15, 2018

pic.twitter.com/gbCsBjmNkX

— Tim Pope (@timpopedirector) March 3, 2018

A pretty open secret that 'The Crow 2' was not my best experience and I shall be speaking about our Hollywood days together on stage with Vincent Perez from 24-28th March at his festival in Lausanne, Switzerland, plus some new announcements... pic.twitter.com/O9eGjcDOri

— Tim Pope (@timpopedirector) February 24, 2018

Very excited to attend my dear friend Vincent Perez's new festival in Lausanne, Switzerland, in March, where a retrospective of my video work and also a presentation of some of my short films. I also get to present a 35mm print of a very famous 1970's film and to talk about it.

— Tim Pope (@timpopedirector) February 13, 2018

Reeves' Dirtbike is Guitar Player Editors' pick

"A truly thrilling guitar to play," says @GuitarPlayerNow about my Reeves Gabrels Dirtbike signature guitar from @ReverendGuitars. Thanks; it doesn't get better than that. @railhammer_pups https://t.co/E537lBAOKo

— reeves gabrels (@reevesgabrels) March 16, 2018

Reeves talks about Bowie's 'Earthling'

From Team Rock:

David Bowie's Earthling: Where Led Zeppelin meets Won't Get Fooled Again

As well as playing guitar on the album, you were Bowie’s co-producer and co-writer on Earthling. What was the aim with that record?

There was talk that the album was jumping on the drum’n’bass bandwagon, but it’s more influenced by what came to be called electronica. David loved [electronic artists] Photek and Tricky. Those influences were in the air at the time. I never told David this, but in my head I was thinking more of Won’t Get Fooled Again – the muscular rock band with sequential information.


How did the songwriting collaboration work between the two of you?

We were both into collages. I had gotten into Pro Tools [sound recording and production software], sampling – which now seem like ancient technology. So I’d create these electronic sequences, we’d dump them into the computer, sit in the studio with our little travel guitars, and play and sing against the backing track. The other thing, both of us were art-school kids, so we loved the Burroughs cut-up method. Lyrically, David had been doing it by hand for years. And then a friend came up with a Mac program called the Verbasizer. All you had to do was put in a paragraph and it would shuffle it up. So ‘It will end in tears’ might come out as ‘It will end in chrome’ [laughs].

Read the full article at Team Rock.