Promo posters for sale

"We just moved to a new warehouse and we found some of our Cure Promotional posters that we thought we were sold out of. If any of your visitors missed out on these, we do have a limited supply of:
Cure Promo Poster #3 (Top/HOTD/Kiss Me/(The Glove))
Cure Promo Poster #2 (Seventeen Seconds/Faith/Pornography)
Cure Promo Poster #1 (Three Imaginary Boys)

Customers who buy the CDs will have priority, but if anyone just wants the posters, they should contact us via our website, www.idealcopy.com or via instant message aim: idealcopyhelp"
(Thanks Chris)

How did you get into The Cure?

"The media and culture website Hagley Road to Ladywood is currently working on a project (online, possibly more, it depends on a few factors) to coincide with the release of the new Cure album. It's a call to all Cure fans, old and new, no matter what sex, age, religion or country, to get in touch with us.
We would like to know how you first got into The Cure. Were you at school? Was it through a relationship? Did you her them on the radio? Or were you flicking through a magazine and liked the look of Robert Smith (or Simon Gallup)?...How did you get into them?
Also, how has your attitude towards The Cure changed through the years???
We are collecting as many stories as we can. Please get in touch by email at claudecarpentieri@hotmail.com."
(Thanks Claude)

Cure Party in Mexico

A BOY I NEVER KNEW, AND THE MAN I´LL NEVER KNOW…
MARCA DIABLO y VENUS 99 PRESENTAN:
Festejando el cumpleaños 49 de Robert Smith, un homenaje a el y su mejor obra THE CURE!
Sabado 19 Abril 2008
DADA X CLUB.
ambient:THE CURE-rarezas + b-sides + demos + remixes
Siouxsie & the Banshees ,the glove y participaciones en solitario.
dj set: OSO LOCO venus 99 +ARTHUR dada x +ROBAS marca diablo
http://www.theendoftheworld.fr.st
BANDA en VIVO sorpresa
cover $50
chicas gratis 9-10 pm
primeros 50 cover regalo sorpresa
Bolivar 31 2º piso Centro Historico
HERE IS THE LINK OF THE FLYER.
http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/1926/thecuredadaxtm8.jpg
(Thanks Jose)

Hoosiers rip off Lovecats

Take a listen to Cops and Robbers by The Hoosiers. Total Lovecats rip off. What do you think?
(Thanks Ange)

Shrine on Ticketmaster

The June 1st show at the Shrine Auditorium is now listed at Ticketmaster. Tickets go on sale at 11am pacific on April 19th. Prices are $42 - $82. Show starts at 7pm.

Update: Pre-sale will start on friday at 10am pacific. Password is HEAVEN.
Also, you can win tickets from KROQ:
"WIN TICKETS TO SEE THE CURE AT THE SHRINE! Tickets to The Cure at The Shrine, June 1st go on sale this Saturday at 11AM. You can win them before they go on sale by listening to KROQ of the 90's at noon with Kat. Be caller 20 to 800-520-1067 when she tells you to call."

Lovecats on NCIS

Lovecats was played during a scene on the CBS show NCIS last night. You can watch it here (Lovecats at the 26 minute mark).

Play.com lists new album for June 16th

Play.com have listed the new album for pre-order and gives a release date of June 16th. So we are shrinking that release window down now. Sometime between mid-June and early September. : )
(Thanks Kevin)

Cure add Shrine Auditorium show

The Cure have added a 2nd L.A. area show - June 1st at The Shrine Auditorium. Here's the story from the OC Register:

The Cure add second, smaller date to L.A. stand
April 14th, 2008 · posted by Ben Wener

‘Bout time: After years (or is it decades?) of making only big-bigger-biggest outdoor appearances — Verizon/Irvine Meadows, Curiosa at Home Depot Center, Coachella – Robert Smith and the Cure are finally going to play a smaller space in Southern California again.

June 1 at the Shrine Auditorium — the night after they play a sold-out gig at (where else?) the Hollywood Bowl. Tickets go on sale Saturday, April 19, at 11 a.m.

(Thanks Spencer)

Cure parties in NYC and Berlin

Planet Moxy, Licky Oats, & Niagra Present
The 12th Annual Cure Party
10PM Monday April 21st, 2008
At Niagra (112 Avenue A Between 7th and 8th St.)

Celebrate Robert Smith's 49th Birthday
As DJ Licky Oats plays The Cure and their side projects all evening long! For questions or additional info, email Licky Oats at lickyoats@hotmail.com
A link to the flyer is at http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2365/2403855852_34ec56f1c6_o.jpg


Happy Birthday Robert!
A strange night VIII - The Cure Fan Party
Robert Smith, singer in the eccentric British band The Cure, will on 21.4.2008 turn 49 years of age. This is a reason for us to celebrate as we´ve done in the past years! The place of the party is this time the legendary Duncker Club, a wicked location in Berlin Prenzlauer Berg very close to the S-bahn stations Prenzlauer Allee and the S and U-bahn Schönhauser Alle. Have a look at the map.
Wilco & DJ Örlög are once more responsible for the music, and apart from the unavoidable hits they will also reach deep into their music box and play B-sides, rarities, remixes, cover versions and songs of the side projects.
Furthermore, the first 150 birthday-guests will as a small gift receive the fabulous button made specially for this party.

Be there...
Duncker Club
Dunckerstraße 64
10439 Berlin
All information on: http://www.the-cure-party.de

Lol spins in Chicago

Lol Tolhurst DJ Set
Thursday May 15, 2008
Neo
2350 N. Clark
Chicago, IL
10pm - 4am
21 and over
rsvp: www.going.com/tolhurstchicago

Neo is truly excited to have one of the godfathers of Goth, Post-Punk, and New Wave dj at our weekly New Wave Dance Party: Atomic!
(Thanks Kamar)

Roger remixes The Rosebuds

"Roger O'Donnell has a remix of a Rosebuds song on the new Rosebuds remix album (by album i mean a collection of mp3's to download) available at merge records."
(Thanks Martin)

New album in September?

From a reliable source - Universal has erased that June 3rd release date. No new date has been confirmed, but as the source says "Think Labor Day-ish".
Would they really delay it until September? Could there be a reason for it? Stay calm JPX. : )
(Thanks Friend of COF)

Porl artwork up for auction

Just wanted to let you know that I am selling an original piece of artwork from The Cure's Porl Thompson from his '100 Sky' showcase at the Homer Watson House & Gallery, which ran from September 15 - November 10, 2002.
The name of the piece is 'Automatic Eye' and measures 40cm X 50cm. It is acrylic and paper on canvas, signed by Porl on the bottom right edge.
I am auctioning the piece on eBay, which can be found here.
You can view the pieces from his original exhibition at www.porl.co.uk.
(Thanks finalsound)

Cure beat Devo, lose to The Clash

The Cure have beaten Devo in the final round of the 80's bracket in FM94/9's March Music Madness. They now move on to the Final 4 and will take on The Clash, winners of the 70's bracket. That match will start on saturday (April 5th) at 11am pacific, noon mountain, 1pm central and 2pm eastern.
Update: The Clash have beaten The Cure.

New Cure/Amnesty ticket auction

The Cure and Amnesty International are once again auctioning off tickets and passes for the North American 4Tour. This time it will be for Austin, Phoenix and San Jose. The auction will begin tonight at 9pm eastern.

Real album news from Rolling Stone

From the new issue of Rolling Stone #1050 4/17/08:

The Cure Title TBD 6/3
With thirty-three songs recorded for the Cure's thirteenth album, the band is still figuring out which tracks to submit to the label.

"There's some very, very downbeat seven-minute songs and some very upbeat ones," singer Robert Smith says. "One voice is saying, 'Put out the most commercial-sounding CD and draw people into the Cure world again.' There's another voice saying, 'Fuck that, let's just put out the doom and gloom.'"

At least one tune will almost definitely make the cut: "Sleep When I'm Dead," a recently unearthed demo from 1985's The Head On The Door. "It sounds genuinely 1980's," Smith says. "I don't think that's a bad thing. It's part of our heritage."

(Thanks to Dayna @ A Foolish Arrangement)

MTV Winter on MTV Gold

"MTV Gold (channel 705, SKY Italy) is broadcasting a one hour edit of the MTV Winter gig in Valencia last month. They already aired it a few times in the last days, but I only discovered it yesterday. It will be on again on sunday at 9 pm and again at the end of the month. There is also a 30-minute segment on saturday at 10.30 pm, probably a further shortened version of the same show. Anyway, the full schedule for april is online."
(Thanks Pietro)

Close Encounters in France - Part Deux

Derek met Robert in Marseille, then ran into Robert and Porl outside a club in Paris.

Cure party in Moscow

"Russian Cure Fan Club "CloseToCure" and True La La Project present annual festival party Curemania Vol. 4 dedicated to Robert Smith's Birthday.
The event will take place in Moscow, on 25th of April, 2008, in Strangel Club. Address: Moscow, Ryazansky prospect, House 2-B, first floor of shopping mall "Odon". Doors open 20:00 - 6:00. Bands: Alliteration Kit, Voronezh, Motrawannasleep, Moscow, The Quinsy, St. Petersburg and Volens Nolens.
Djs Insecure, Hypnotize, Ormfdmrush and True LaLa will set our hearts on fire by their wonderful mix of the Cure songs, post punk, new wave and 80's music. Play the music loud!".

(Thanks Olga)

April Fools Day post (yes, it's a joke)

This was the "every 4 years" COF April Fools joke. 1 item MIGHT be true, but needs verification . The rest of the article is false (as far as I know!).

Got a call late tonight from an old friend and 100% reliable source that I haven't heard from in a long time. He/She had just had a very interesting discussion with a member of the band and knew that I would want to hear this. Anyway, here's the current plan for the coming months:

North American tour will be much like the European Tour, but about 30 minutes shorter. The band felt the 3 hour shows were a bit much, so will try 2 and a half hours. The good news is that the shows will be less pop, with some real surprises being added to the set. There will also be a rotation of 6 songs from the new album.

Lol has been invited to some of the California shows. And not just as a guest....hmmm.

Expect 3-5 "secret shows" during the NA tour. No publicity AT ALL. They are being called Sneak Attack Shows. That will be your only clue about them. Check the local papers and street flyers. NYC and LA clubs are confirmed, but expect a couple in "unique places" in "unique cities". And one other thing, be sure to go to the bathroom, get a drink or just hang around an hour after the show. You might just find something very interesting. NIN fans will understand.

The band is booked for the Jimmy Kimmel show and Late Night with Conan O'Brien.

Album is 99.13% confirmed to be titled 'Thirteen', with 13 forming the T and E. It's a Porl/Parched Art design. Cover design is said to be brilliant. The band/Robert are not pictured on it.

Album release will be after the completion of the NA Tour, possibly end of June, but more likely in early to mid July (yes, in 2008, smart asses).

The album is really going to surprise people (in a good way). Maybe a bit too upbeat for some, but the dark stuff is better than anything they've done before. And guess what? There's some keyboards and piano on a few songs! Robert plays both.

Album will be released in at least 4 formats:
Single cd (the Geffen mix) with DVD bonus
Double CD box set (the Robert mix) with DVD and Book bonus
Vinyl box set (8 LPs and Book bonus)
Download only version of the Robert mix with additional tracks (demos, scratch tracks, remixes, live).

European Festivals are being added as we speak. Expect at least 10 festival shows. Maybe a few non-festivals too, as the European tour sold VERY well. And the setlists WILL be different from the 4Tour.

South America MIGHT be added after the European festivals, though it looks unlikely right now.

Expect even bigger plans for 2009. Isn't there a very special anniversary next year? The band may be even busier than in '08. The release schedule DEFINITELY will be.

There's much more, but it's getting late/early. If I get permission, I might put up the recording of the call.

Thanks so much to my old friend (lets call him/her April Phoolz) for providing all of this great info.

Again, this was the 2008 April Fool's joke. See you again in 2012!