Andy Anderson interview

Wow, so nice to hear from Andy again! Read the interview at A Pink Dream. (Thanks Toberr)
And check out Andy on his MySpace page. (Thanks Lindsey)

NME best album of the past decade

Yet another endless NME poll. What was the best album of the past decade? You can vote for Bloodflowers and 4:13 Dream. (Thanks Greg)

Disintegration reviews and articles

Reviews - Q (4) / Record Collector (5) / Onda Rock / MOG / Rolling Stone France (4) / London Sunday Times / In This Week / Express Night Out / Chimpomatic (5) / Pop Dose / Rolling Stone (3.5) / AV Club (A/A-) / iF Magazine (A) / Aversion (5) / Pitchfork (10) / Las Vegas Weekly (4.5) / Austin American Statesman (A+) / Reverb / Louisville Courier-Journal / Boston Phoenix (3) / Uncut / Mojo / The Quietus / Drowned in Sound (8) / Entertainment Weekly (A) / Culturemap / Slicing Up Eyeballs / BBC / CD Start (10) / Laut (5) / Medienkonverter (6) / CoF.

Articles - Pop Matters / Spinner / Red Bull / Hagley Road to Ladywood / A.V. Club / Punk News / Filter / Rock on the Streets / Fearnet / Westword / Slicing Up Eyeballs / Consequence of Sound / TwentyFourBit / USA Today / Pitchfork / Spinner / NME / Side-Line / Silver Tongue /Zona Zero / ZM / Muzikalia / Cucharasonica.

(Thanks Pierluigi, David, Donal, Darrell, Wirebaughs, Frank, JC, theseashallnothavethem, Jorge/Mad Bob, sy33, Aaron, Claude, Kate, and Lindsey)

Interpol pre-order bonus

If you pre-order Interpol's new album from Matador, you get a free poster and an Interpol 45 adapter, and you have a chance to win a silkscreen print that will be given away each day.

Roger update

From Roger on Twitter: "Finally back in the studio working on another electronic Moog album. Just warming up so thought I would post the stuff that comes out...Its got a random title At Last Its Grey and here it is... I'll try and do one a day for a while until I get serious!"

Cure voted 8th best at Glastonbury

The Cure's 1990 show was voted 8th best in Glastonbury history. Read the full story in the comments. (Thanks Andy)
Videos from the show - Shake Dog Shake / A Strange Day / A Night Like This / Catch / Pictures of You / Fascination Street / Lullaby / Dressing Up / Same Deep Water As You / Lament / Just Like Heaven / The Walk / Primary / Inbetween Days.
(Thanks Lane/CureFM)
Get the Never Enough bootleg of the show here - Part 1 / 2 or here - Part 1 / 2. (Thanks T.U.B.E.)

Disintegration Deluxe in the charts

US - entered the Billboard Top 200 at #92, out (2nd week).
1st week sales were 5,197 (the lion’s share of which was on physical CD). An additional 1,471 digital downloads were sold during the previous two weeks, bringing total sales to 6,668 so far. (Thanks Friend of CoF)
US - enters the Billboard Top Catalog albums at #4, out (2nd week).
Italy - entered at #47, out (2nd week).
Germany - entered at #61, out (2nd week).
Belgium - entered at #41, out (2nd week).
France - entered at #90, #137 (2nd week), #170 (3rd week), out (4th week).
UK - entered at #68, out (2nd week).
(Thanks Bob, Peter, Lindsey and Aaron)

New Interpol dates in North America

Update 4: Nov. 5th in NYC at United Palace Theatre. Tickets on sale July 1st at 10am.

Pittsburgh - Success / Summer Well / C'mere / Lights
Buffalo - Success / Narc / NYC / Summer Well

Update 3: Matador says the album release has been pushed up a week to Sept. 7th, and confirms that more US dates will be added this Autumn. (Thanks coslive)

Update 2: Listen to the new songs, 'Success' and 'Summer Well', from the Rochester show, and download the complete show here - Part 1 / Part 2.

Update: Full list of dates here, and the video for 'Lights' has just been posted for downloading or watch it here.

Not on the list yet, but here are 2 confirmed shows for later in the year:
Oct. 16th - Mexico City (Capital Festival)
Oct. 29th, 30th or 31st - New Orleans, LA. (Voodoo Fest)

Still no Disintegration in Australia?

Update: In stock now at JB HIFI. (Thanks Ben)

What's the problem? First the shipment was delayed, now it's on back order? Come on, Universal, get it together!
"Take the June 18th date down. The latest from the stores is it's been put on back order as the record company has now run out of stock...among other stories. I've heard so many of them now. None of them really have the faintest idea what is going on. Can anybody shed some light as to what the hell has happened?!?? I wonder what RS would say about this if he got wind of it?" (Thanks notherbob)

Cure picnic 2010

"This year the 7th UK annual picnic for Cure fans will be taking place on Sunday 1st August from 1pm. More info here."
(Thanks Lee-Anne)

Slow Rhino

And what's up with Rhino? Has anyone received their order from the Rhino shop yet?
Update: Looks like most orders started arriving this week.

Another Porl guitar for sale soon

A couple of the guitars mentioned in the original post are still available, and now another should be coming soon: "Just picked up one of the Corsair Sunbursts - v nice guitar. Great guys in the shop - one of them gave me the heads up that they'll shortly be getting one of Porl's vintage Fenders through their doors. Also hinted that it will be pricey..." (Thanks mr. Pinkeyes)

Disintegration Deluxe US vinyl out now

Just a reminder that the US vinyl version of Disintegration Deluxe has officially been released today. Might also be another chance to pick up a poster if you missed them last week.

"The vinyl is $21.99 in Denver at Twist and Shout. You can also get a poster with your purchase." (Thanks Jimhb)

New Interpol on Sept. 14th

Pitchfork reports that Interpol's new self-titled album will be out on Sept. 14th, and that the band have returned to their former record label, Matador.

NME Best Album of the 80s

NME is having another of their endless polls. This one is for Best Album of the 80s. You can vote for 3 Cure Albums - Pornography, Head on the Door, and Disintegration. (Thanks Marco)

Cure in Rock Band 3, too

Update: Some footage of 'Just Like Heaven' in this trailer.

Last week we found out that 'Fascination Street' will be in Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock, and now word comes that 'Just Like Heaven' will be included in Rock Band 3. This will also be the first game to include keyboard parts, so here's your chance to be a virtual Roger or Lol. : ) Check out the demo video here.

Shawn playing some Cure on WBNY tonight

"In celebration of the release of the deluxe remaster of The Cure's 'Disintegration', I'll be playing a few songs featured on there and the online disc 'Alternative Rarities 1988-1989' during my show tonight on 91.3 WBNY in Buffalo, NY, which normally runs from 11pm-1am ET on Friday nights, but will go an extra hour tonight to accommodate those tracks. I'll be playing one each hour, in addition to other good music which you may enjoy, so listen in if you can either on the radio, or online. I'll be recording the show and posting it online shortly thereafter, so if you can't hear it live, you can listen later. I hope that you enjoy the show!"
(Thanks Shawn)

Posters at Amoeba Music

"Wanted to let you know that Amoeba Music in Hollywood still has lithograph posters and I was able to ask and receive an extra one for my girlfriend." (Thanks AndytheCurefan)

Porl's guitars for sale

Some of Porl's guitars are for sale through Chandler Guitars.
Schecter 12 String Black Diamond Series Ex-Cure £450
Schecter 12 String Ultra-XII Ex-Cure Black £525
Schecter 6 String White Diamond Series Ex-Cure £450
Schecter Corsair Bigsby Sunburst Ex-Cure £695
Schecter Corsair Bigsby Sunburst Ex-Cure £695
(Thanks Justine)

"Porl playing the same model black 12 string as he has for sale. This is from the Pearl show, playing pictures of you, i think..." (Thanks J.)

Posters at Newbury Comics

"FYI for folks in New England, some of the Newbury Comics locations do indeed have the posters. E.G. the Natick location still has about 10 or 12 posters left and they are rolled, not folded. In fact when I got mine there they gave me 2 extra posters because a couple previous purchasers didn't want them. If anybody wants them I'm happy to mail them for the price of the postage."
(Thanks Justin)

Update: "Stopped by the Nashua, NH location today. Out of CDs (was told that they're getting another shipment within the next few days), but they gave me a poster. Didn't see how many were left, but they're there." (Thanks Jocelyn)