Schecter help?

Can anyone help Steve with this? Or give him more info? Thanks.

"Have you tried to order or do you know of anyone ordering any of The Cure models? Guitar Center and Musicians Friend have had them on backorder since December and now they are saying they won't be available until May.
When I called Schecter they said they were still waiting on a shipment from Korea. I paid for my Schecter Porl Thompson Corsair waaaay back in December and am still waiting for it to get here. This is preposterous. I know Schecter reps go to your site sometimes. I really would like to find out what is going on." (Thanks Steve)

Robert mention in Siouxsie review

The Quietus has a review of the new Siouxsie & the Banshees reissues, and there are a few Robert mentions in it. (Thanks Kate)

See DM live on Hollywood Blvd.

From DepecheMode.com:
Depeche Mode will shut down Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles for an exclusive outdoor nighttime performance to be broadcast live on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Thursday, April 23 (12:05-1:05 a.m. ET/PT). This will be Depeche Mode's first late-night talk show performance since announcing their upcoming "Tour Of The Universe," which will include material from their highly anticipated twelfth studio album Sounds Of the Universe (Mute/Capitol/Virgin) to be released on April 21st. The band's special performance will feature a multi-song set for the fans on the boulevard including two songs to be broadcast on Jimmy Kimmel Live! one of which will be their new single, Wrong. This unique performance will take place on a custom-built stage on the corner of Hollywood Blvd. and Vine St. at the doorstep of the new W Hollywood Residences.
To win special KROQ VIP tickets, visit the KROQ website.
To get free tickets, visit the 1iota web site.
(Thanks Debi)

Robert update

Robert has posted an update on the official site. More on the "free music" debate.
Update: Trent Reznor talks about "free music" and his business model. (Thanks V)
Update 2: Aversion and Prefix have picked up the story.
(Thanks Kate and John)
Update 3: Cuchara Sonica has an article about this. Mad Bob fills us in: "i found this awful mexican-spanish article about Robert's free music latest debate. They said Robert is afraid of stop to earning these big amounts of money because now, his talent is gone away since a while and he´s not capable anymore of doing great music as he did before, so that´s why he´s worried about the size of his pocket." (Thanks Mad Bob)

NME mystery solved?

"I am told from a very reliable source that the man next to RS is actually Dave Allen." (Thanks JC)

The Pearl's recording/camera policy

"Thank you for your interest in the Pearl Concert Theater at the Palms. Recording devices are not allowed into the venue and must be checked at the door. As far as cameras, The Cure's management will inform us of the band's decision on the afternoon of the performance. Thank you and we hope to see you at the Palms very soon! Sincerely, Pearl Box Office" (Thanks Kate)

New Roger interview

There's a new interview with Roger at Cureconnections.
(Thanks Ceho)

Robert's celebrity encounters

David sent in a collection of photos showing Robert with various musicians and celebrities, so I've made a gallery for them. (Thanks David)

Update: More photos added. (Thanks Jérôme)

Cure in Japan 1984

Rolling Stone's Flashback for today, takes us back to The Cure's tour of Japan in 1984, and a bizarre interview with Robert and Lol. (Thanks Kate)

65DOS interview

The List has an interview with 65DaysofStatic, and the band talks a little about touring with The Cure, and getting to use their Pro Tools rig. (Thanks Mark)

Robert cassette tape portrait

This portrait of Robert was made out of old cassette tape. Very cool! See the full gallery here. (Thanks Toberr)

Vote for The Cure in Modern Rock Madness

"The Cure take on Kings of Leon tonight at 10 p.m. in YrockonXPN's Modern Rock Madness. Vote here (at 10pm eastern). They've already beaten Mike Doughty/Soul Coughing, U2, and the Pixies." (Thanks Stephanie)
Update: The Cure win! 57-43. Next match is on Friday at 8pm eastern, against White Stripes.
Update 2: The Cure lost to the White Stripes.

The Cure are currently battling U2 in the finals of the 80s bracket in FM94/9's March Music Madness. Register and vote now. In previous rounds, they have beaten The Cult, R.E.M., and The Smiths. Update: U2 beat The Cure.

Levinhurst update

"A track from our new album "Blue Star" which will be out in May is up on our website today. Its called "MAU MAU" it is the first release as a four piece featuring Lol Tolhurst, Cindy Levinson, Michael Dempsey and Eric Bradley.
We also have a link to our Levinhurst store where you can pre order "Blue Star". The first 100 buyers get a free advance copy of a 3 song e.p. of Blue Star tracks not available anywhere else!"
(Thanks Lol)

Greatest Hits re-entered UK charts

A couple of weeks ago, The Cure's "Greatest Hits" cd re-entered the UK Top 100 Albums chart for two weeks. It entered at #91, then jumped to #75, before falling out again. Must have been all of the publicity from the NME Awards and the Big Gig.
(Thanks David)

More DM studio sessions

New Depeche Mode studio sessions: Wrong and Corrupt.
Update: And there's an interview and album retrospective (from 2001), too. There's a Cure mention in there, so it IS relevant. : P

Cure tattoo

Marie adds more ink.

Curespotting

"I was in a record store in London's Brick Lane waiting for an in store gig on monday(The Rakes), and was flicking through books when i came upon a book called "Be the record"..and found this picture..The book is made of famous record covers where people would "morph" in to the covers... Anyway. a bit of fun..."
(Thanks JC)

"there was a cover of "just like heaven" on private practice tonight by The Watson Twins. It was pretty fantastic."
(Thanks jools and thistle/Barb)

"Olivier Adam, one of the most interesting authors is mentioning The Cure in his new book 'Vents Contraire'. Page 50 the main character is remembering Cure posters he put on his bedroom walls. Lots of French authors like Virginie Despentes and Gaël Morel say they've been listening to the band and their characters are often Cure fans." (Thanks David)

"Ok, admittedly slightly tenuous. But just watching carpool on llewtube which is an online show from robert llewellyn who plays Kryten in red dwarf. Anyway, the current video interview is with David Baddiel and he mentions that he auditioned for the part of Lister in Red Dwarf and at the time he had a Robert Smith haircut - 7:40 mins in." (Thanks Ed)

NME Awards MP3s

Mad Bob has posted the full Cure set from the NME Awards. (Thanks Mad Bob)

Cure/DM/U2 party in Poland

(Thanks David)

Cure/DM party in Germany

"Germany | Halle/Saale | Tanzbar Palette | April 09, 2009
Location Website / Flyer Front (DM) / Flyer Back (Cure)"
(Thanks BOA)