Hurricane Festival 2012 on iConcerts today

"iConcerts TV is showing the Hurricane Festival 2012 Cure set on thursday 14 January 8:55 pm Central European Time."
(Thanks Sylvain)

'Just Like Heaven' cover, 1940s style

From Post Modern Jukebox:

"We took a trip to the 1940s this week for another Postmodern Jukebox debut – this time, by a 20 year old vocalist named Natalie Angst.  Watch our vintage remake of The Cure’s “Just Like Heaven” here.

Despite her age, Natalie is an old soul, and is more familiar with recordings by Ella Fitzgerald than she is with modern-day pop.  She did have a favorite song by The Cure, though: “Just Like Heaven,” which, like a Glenn Miller record, has a strong, identifiable melody.  I worked out an arrangement to give the tune a 1940’s twist, and added Lemar Guillary on trombone and Jacob Scesney on sax to add in some Tex Beneke-Style solo work.

You can download the song on iTunes by clicking here."
(Thanks @garychun)

We took a trip to the 1940s this week for another Postmodern Jukebox debut – this time, by a 20 year old vocalist named Natalie Angst.  Watch our vintage remake of The Cure’s “Just Like Heaven” here: - See more at: http://postmodernjukebox.com/post/new-video-a-40s-glenn-miller-style-remake-of-just-like-heaven-featuring-natalie-angst/#sthash.2ay2mqMG.dpuf

We took a trip to the 1940s this week for another Postmodern Jukebox debut – this time, by a 20 year old vocalist named Natalie Angst.  Watch our vintage remake of The Cure’s “Just Like Heaven” here: - See more at: http://postmodernjukebox.com/post/new-video-a-40s-glenn-miller-style-remake-of-just-like-heaven-featuring-natalie-angst/#sthash.2ay2mqMG.dpuf

We took a trip to the 1940s this week for another Postmodern Jukebox debut – this time, by a 20 year old vocalist named Natalie Angst.  Watch our vintage remake of The Cure’s “Just Like Heaven” here: - See more at: http://postmodernjukebox.com/post/new-video-a-40s-glenn-miller-style-remake-of-just-like-heaven-featuring-natalie-angst/#sthash.2ay2mqMG.dpuf

25 Most Anticipated Tours of 2016

From Consequence of Sound:

04. The Cure

The Cure are an institution at this point. The goth pop-rockers have been going steady since 1976, releasing 13 albums and helping teenagers of multiple generations deal with their complex feelings. While some of their later work has not been as critically adored, their live performances have remained remarkably steady. Robert Smith’s voice remains a timeless bastion of heartache and longing, sweetly crooning over the band’s impeccable post-punk arrangements. It’s a time for old fans to rekindle their love for the band and for new fans to find that emotional release promised from their parents’ old copies of Disintegration. We’re lucky to have The Cure still going strong and shouldn’t take this opportunity for granted. –Dusty Henry

The Cure plays Sasquatch! on May 29th

The Cure will play the Sasquatch! Festival in George, WA at The Gorge on May 29th. Passes go on sale today, Jan. 12th, at 10 am Pacific. Price is $350, and unless they change things this year, there are no single day passes. VIP Supertickets available here. Or try and win some here.

KEXP will be giving away tickets throughout the day, and  107.7 The End will be giving away tickets in the 9 am, 2 pm, and 5 pm hours.

Update: From the official site - "THE CURE ARE SCHEDULED TO PLAY FROM 11PM TO 1:30AM (CURFEW)..."

Sasquatch! announcement on Monday

Update: You can watch a live stream of the announcement here. Just said the announcement will be made around 10:30 pm Pacific.

Unless everyone and their uncle is wrong about this, we should be very interested in the Sasquatch! line-up announcement on Monday:

"Live Nation and Adam Zacks are pleased to announce the 2016 Sasquatch! Music Festival Launch Party presented by Washington Healthplanfinder on Monday, January 11, 2016 at 8:00 p.m. at The Neptune. All ages welcome.

Tickets go on-sale Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at 10:00am!

Hosted by Luke Burbank and DJed by SassyBlack, the evening will feature a performance by Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires, plus special guests. Join us for the exclusive, LIVE line-up announcement and be one of the first to find out who is playing the 2016 Sasquatch! Music Festival this Memorial Day Weekend at the Gorge Amphitheatre!

Tickets to the Launch Party will be available for FREE on Saturday, January 9 at 10 a.m. at the Paramount Theatre. Due to the limited number of tickets available, they will be distributed on a first come, first served basis with a maximum of two tickets per person."

Thank you, David, and farewell

One of those mornings where you wake up feeling good, looking forward to the day, then you check the news and your heart just breaks as you scream, "NO!". What an amazing man and an amazing life. The words Icon, Legend, Genius get thrown about too freely these days, but David Bowie was the true embodiment of those words. One of a kind artist, never to be seen again.

And I love that even while going through the awfulness that is Cancer, he still found the strength and grace to put together one last collection of songs, to give us all one final gift. Thank you so much, David! For this and everything else you gave us. Farewell, sir.


From The Telegraph: David Bowie's last release, Lazarus, was 'parting gift' for fans in carefully planned finale.




You can also thank David for long Cure shows.
Thanks @object29


Thanks Perfect.Murder

Well done, my friend. The world has the music. What I remember most is the laughing. @DavidBowieReal pic.twitter.com/d2RnXIHhrY

— reeves gabrels (@reevesgabrels) January 11, 2016

Via @nprmusic: A Guitarist Remembers: David Bowie. All Things Considered asked about my musical compadre David Bowie https://t.co/JjUC96CgLp

— reeves gabrels (@reevesgabrels) January 11, 2016

RIP Guv - thanks for providing the backdrop to my teenage years. Here's me straightening your gnashers. pic.twitter.com/p7b5QAGefJ

— Tim Pope (@timpopedirector) January 11, 2016

What was it like to direct David Bowie?
"We used to laugh an awful amount." The film director Tim Pope worked with David Bowie for 15 years, directing his music videos and concerts. Here, you can watch his interview in full where he shares some of his memories. We'd love to have been a fly on the wall...
Posted by BBC Breakfast on Tuesday, January 12, 2016