Curespotting

"You're Fired!" - Music's Most Infamous Sackings. (Thanks JC)

Goth Juice - "Made from the tears of Robert Smith" (Thanks AndytheCurefan)

"On Australian Who Wants To Be A Millionaire (Millionaire Hotseat) aired on 9th June 09 - the $20,000.00 question was Who is the lead singer of the band The Cure - A) Simon Gallup; B) Porl Thompson; C) Jason Cooper; D) Robert Smith. The contestant answered correctly. I only caught the last part as he was locking in the answer - glad I saw it though!!!" (Thanks Suzie)

Heaven Knows, I'm Miserable Now. (Thanks Kate)

Rockin' the Guyliner. (Thanks Kate and Heron)

Johnny Are You Queer *Adult Content* (Thanks Heron)

DM Peace video

The video for Depeche Mode's second single, Peace, is out. So sad. I love it.

Reminder: Lol and Michael update

Update: "Um so another slight delay with our new album! BUT not completely. See the "Blue Star" CD is available NOW from our online web store. You buy it today it will ship tomorrow. Autographed by Cindy and myself too. But no downloads off Itunes etc for a few weeks yet but its coming. We have (as is always the case) been approached by another record label at the last moment so some negotiations have to take place before we can have digital downloads.....anyway the Cd is much nicer and in a full color cover too!" (Thanks Lol)

Original post: "Levinhurst's Blue Star out June 9th. So a slight delay in the album release for "Blue Star" our third album featuring my old friend Michael Dempsey. Not May 28th but now June 9th. You can wait a couple more weeks I hope! All the pre-orders btw will ship out a few days sooner than June 9th. It'll be on itunes shortly after that."
And check out their new video for Sargasso.

DM back in action

Depeche Mode have restarted their Tour of the Universe tonight in Leipzig, Germany. Welcome back, Dave! We also have our first setlist change of the tour, replacing In Sympathy with Policy of Truth. Follow along on Twitter or DM.com.

Boys Don't Cry (Carson Daly) download

Here's the high quality download for Boys Don't Cry on Carson Daly. (Thanks to AndytheCurefan and Tiemi from Interlude)

4:13 Dream and the bible

Music Spectrum has a couple of articles that compare songs from 4:13 Dream with passages from the bible - Hungry Ghost, Switch, and The Reasons Why. They also have a review of Faith (remastered). (Thanks April)

CoF is on Twitter

I don't know why, but it is. Hope someone finds it useful.

"Free Music" update

Kim Gordon (Sonic Youth) agrees with Robert. (Thanks Kate)

Cure covers

Burnt Fur covers The Upstairs Room. (Thanks AndytheCurefan)

"One of (what i think) is one of the best cure tributes out there (fascination street) just released their recreation of the 'just like heaven' video... spot on!" (Thanks Matt)

"Ashengrace closed their show with a great cover of "At Night" on 5/31 @ Club Congress in Tucson. They had played "A Forest" previously at a show in January, as well as "Plainsong", "100 Years" & "Subway Song" at some other shows over the past few years." (Thanks Ian)

Rumor: Cure gone from Geffen/Interscope?

There's a rumor going around that The Cure have parted ways with Geffen/Interscope records. This has come mainly from various employees of Universal Music, in different parts of the world. But there has been no official confirmation of this from the band, and no official word from the labels. I first got word of this on May 15th, and have tried to get some confirmation since then, but have had no luck. Just more rumors and speculation. So I have no idea if this is true, where they would go if it is, what this means for the Dark Album, if the band asked for a release, or if Geffen let them go. Either way, good luck to The Cure, as they continue to deal with more record company nonsense.

Cure on Last Call with Carson Daly tonight

Update: Here's the high quality download of Boys Don't Cry. (Thanks AndytheCurefan and Tiemi from Interlude)

Update: Boys Don't Cry - Video (YouTube & MySpace) / MP3 (Thanks AndytheCurefan)

According to the Events section on the official site, The Cure will be performing Boys Don't Cry on Last Call with Carson Daly tonight. As most of you will remember, The Cure taped 3 songs for the show on Dec. 12th. The Only One (aired Dec. 18th, 2008), Sleep When I'm Dead (aired Feb. 6th, 2009), and Boys Don't Cry (which aired tonight).

Cure lyrics on ASDA clothing in the UK

Update: Get your Boys Don't Cry, Boys Don't Cry (kids) and Love Cats shirts (with tacky official TMU logos!) now.
(Thanks Chris White and Stgmurder)

From UTalkMarketing: "Universal Music Publishing Group has collaborated with George at ASDA in an exclusive, long-term partnership that will see iconic song lyrics printed on a wide range of garments." (Thanks Mat and Ange)

"I need to sing a song called Faith..."

"This is for everyone that died (20 years ago) today in China."
The Cure - Faith (Rome 6-4-89 Tiananmen Square version)
"And don't forget!" (Thanks to Chris White for the suggestion)

And this blog mentions the performance, but gets every detail wrong. (Thanks Kate)
Update: The blog has been updated, and a new post has been added to correct the wrong info. (Thanks Emily)

Update: Cure at Coachella highlights

AT&T has finally put up the highlights from The Cure's set at Coachella. (Thanks AndytheCurefan)

Update: Download the videos - The Hungry Ghost, Push, Shake Dog Shake, Prayers For Rain, Wrong Number, Primary, It's Over, alt.end, Just Like Heaven, The End of the World, The Perfect Boy, A Strange Day, Inbetween Days. (Thanks Pussycat)

Cure sound article in Mix Magazine

Mix Magazine has a brief interview with FOH engineer Marc Carolan, about the Coachella show. They also have an article from the Curiosa tour. (Thanks Laurent)

Curespotting

"Just watching Ashes to Ashes on BBC1, and All Cats are Grey came on! Played from about 30 seconds before vocals come in all the way to the end." (Thanks boc)

Cure mention in a DM review. (Thanks Kate)

Happy Birthday, Simon!

To the greatest bass player in the history of rock & roll, hope you have a very Happy Birthday! Cheers to you, Simon! You're the best!

Nah, he's just a CoF reader ; )

From Metro. In reference to this story.
(Thanks MickelCure)

Cure live in Glasgow 84 dvd

Update: Looks like the BBC or Universal had them removed.

The history of this show being released is a bit convoluted. It was supposed to come out in 2003 as part of the Rock Masters series, but was blocked by the BBC and/or The Cure. Then it was listed for release almost every year after that, but again, never released. It seems to have come out last year, but I have no idea if it's a legitimate release or a bootleg. Mix Up in Mexico has it. Ideal Copy had a few copies but sold out. You can get on their waiting list, however, and reserve a copy. While you wait, someone has posted it to YouTube. If it's a legit release, it shouldn't be up there, and I wouldn't be linking to it. But until I know for sure, here you go: Shake Dog Shake / Primary / The Walk / The Hanging Garden / One Hundred Years / Give Me It / A Forest / Piggy In The Mirror / Happy The Man / Play For Today / The Caterpillar / 10:15 Saturday Night / Killing An Arab.
(Thanks Mad Bob, Alastair, Pietro, and Heron)

Cure tribute in Caracas, Venezuela

"Billy se fue, Caracas, Venezuela's own Neo-Glam sensation will be playing a Tribute to The Cure in their hometown at the legendary Discovery Bar this Saturday May 30th. Billy will be playing some of Robert and Co.'s most well known songs, as well as some obscure classics. They will be joined by some special guests from other Caracas underground bands, making this event an exciting landmark inside BSF's career. Some heads... and some tears... are definitely gonna roll. (Thanks Carlos)