Hollywood Bowl on Sirius downloads

FLAC on Demonoid, Piratebay, SendSpace (Part 1 - 2 - 3 - 4).
MP3(256k) on Demonoid, Piratebay, Sendspace.
Pussycat's version on Rapidshare.
(Thanks AndytheCurefan and Pussycat)

Cure not replacing DM at Pinkpop

"Today various Dutch (online) newspapers had a story about the worries of the Pinkpop festival organization whether Depeche Mode will be able to make it as headliner. After several cancellations of concerts, Jan Smeets (Pinkpop's organizer) is taking into account that Depeche Mode may not perform next Sunday May 31st. He is in contact with their management every day. In the meantime, Smeets is seriously looking for a replacement. The newspapers report that he has contacted The Cure and asked them to headline the festival. However, according to Smeets, The Cure said they will not be able to make it on Sunday." (Thanks Maarten)

Robert's intros on Sirius XM

Update: Here are the songs and promos (no RS intros) from 5/22 8pm-12am (which includes Sirius XM Cure interview promo, Caterpillar Girl (Flicker mix), Lovecats, Sirius XM Cure Hollywood Bowl promo, A Forest (Remix mix) ).

And here's 5/23 12am-4am (which includes Pictures of You (extended dub mix), Sirius XM Cure interview promo, Let's Go To Bed, Sirius XM Cure Hollywood Bowl promo, Lovecats (extended), Robert talks about songwriting, If Only Tonight We Could Sleep).

Here are Robert's intros (and songs) from 8am-3pm (5/22). The file contains a Sirius XM Cure promo, Disintegration, Robert intro/Never Enough (Bigger Mix), The End of the World (Live), Robert intro/Purple Haze (Cure's cover), Sirius XM Cure promo, The Lovecats, Robert intro/A Letter to Elise, Sirius XM Cure special promo, 10:15 Saturday Night. (Thanks Pussycat)

4 For The Cure also on DirecTV

"The Cure broadcast in audio is also on Sirius channel 839 on tv for directv." (Thanks Amy)

4 For The Cure starts today

Don't forget that Sirius XM's 4 For The Cure special starts today on 1st Wave (Sirius 22 XM 44). And if you don't have Sirius XM, you can get a free online 3 day trial right here. Today's special event is a broadcast of the Hollywood Bowl show from May 31st, 2008, which airs at 6pm eastern, 5pm central, 4pm mountain, and 3pm pacific. There will also be pre-recorded bits with Robert introducing Cure songs and offering his insights on them.

If you catch any of Robert's intros, please post them in the comments or e-mail them to me. Thanks!

Some Forests

A new website about cover versions of A Forest. (Thanks JC)

An Open Word to Lady Sovereign?

From Metro: The Cure’s Robert Smith has said he doesn’t like your song “So Human,” which has a sample of the band’s “Close to Me.”

If that was me, and someone sampled one of my songs and I wasn’t too keen on it, I wouldn’t let it happen. ... He approved it and he’s just a hypocrite if he says that he doesn’t like it. Maybe he’s broke. (Thanks April)

Cure on MTV's World Stage

If you missed the broadcast on Friday, or live somewhere that didn't air it, MTV's World Stage is now online at MTV UK, and without the usual region restrictions.