NME mentions 4:13 Dream

From NME: "Four years on from their last, self-titled album, The Cure will release ‘4:13 Dream’ on October 27 – produced by vocalist Robert Smith and Keith Uddin. 33 songs were recorded for what was initially meant to be a double album. Smith explained: "The album will mostly comprise the upbeat songs we recorded, while the darker songs may be released on another album."

Don't worry too much about that "may be released" bit. NME is just using an old quote from earlier this year. (Thanks Steven)

More info from Robert

Robert has posted further info about the MTV live show:

THE REASONS WHY?
9/29/2008 2:20:56 PM - by CURE:ROBERT

THIS MTV SHOW JUST CAME UP OUT OF NOWHERE WE WERENT INTENDING PLAYING AGAIN FOR A WHILE BUT WE WERE OFFERED THIS HEADLINE SPOT IN THE WAY WE SOMETIMES ARE AND HAD THE IDEA OF PREMIERING THE NEW ALBUM LIVE IN ROME...

QUITE AMBITIOUS...AND QUITE EXCITING!

MTV HAVE AGREED TO AIR AT LEAST A CUT DOWN VERSION (AN MTV HOUR IS ONLY 45 MINUTES OR SO AND THE ALBUM IS 53+) ON EVERY MTV EUROPEAN STATION - HOPEFULLY WITHIN A WEEK OF THE EVENT - AT THE LATEST BEFORE NOVEMBER ENDS - AND IT WILL BE BROADCAST IN THE USA TOO*...

OH
AND YOU EVER KNOW IT MIGHT MAKE ITS WAY ONTO YOUTUBE?!!

HA...

*MORE NEWS HERE WHEN I CAN CONFIRM THE DETAILS

BETTER START REHEARSING NOW...
RSX

PS - THE 2ND HOUR (?ENCORE?!!) WILL LIKELY BE A WALK DOWN MEMORY LANE... AND MAYBE VH1 CLASSIC MIGHT SHOW IT IF WE DONT PLAY ANY B-SIDES?!!

ONWARDS...

Fuck VH1, play some b-sides!!!

Cure play Rome on Oct. 11th

"I live in Rome and today, while i was going to work, I could see this poster"

Coca Cola MTV Live
Live in Rome
11 October 2008
Piazza San Giovanni
ore 20
Special guest: THE CURE

(Thanks ALe)

Update: Officially confirmed by Robert and MTV. So, who wants to do the live reports for COF? : )

More info on the show: "The event will be held in Piazza San Giovanni on Saturday October 11th at 6.30 pm. The historical and suggestive square will become a huge, kaleidoscopic stage full of colors, sounds, and special effects, ready to brighten The Cure’s and other artists live performances. Robert Smith’s band is Headlining with a special exclusive set consisting of their entire new album ‘4:13 Dream’ and followed by an encore of their big hits. This unique performance will be broadcast worldwide on Mtv."

Chart update

Hypnagogic States
Spain - enters at #1.

(Thanks to Ivan @ Hispacure)

Vote for The Cure

You've done a fantastic job on the Greatest Front Person poll, but now The Cure needs help in the Greatest Rock & Roll Band Ever poll. Click here to automatically vote a 10 for The Cure. And click here to give Oasis a 1. (Thanks Cure_Kitty and Rev. Heron)

Update: And the voting for the MTV EMA Headliner category is open, so please vote for that, too.

Robert updates the live Dream info

Robert has updated the live 4:13 Dream info, and gives an update on the MTV voting:

...YES IT CAN!
FREE
OPEN AIR
LIVE IN SOUTHERN EUROPE
DELAYED GLOBAL AIRING...

BUT I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL MONDAY BEFORE I CAN POST ALL THE DETAILS!

ANYWAY
HOW ABOUT ANOTHER DREAM...
THAT ON THE BACK OF MY 9/9/2008 NEWS POST ABOUT THE MTV AWARDS ENOUGH OF YOU CLICKED AND WE MADE THE FINAL CUT?

ANOTHER MONDAY STORY?

HMMM...

STILL RAINING STILL DREAMING...

RSX

Update: Perez Hilton says The Cure have made the cut, and will be a nominee for Headliner. Here's the full list: Foo Fighters, Linkin Park, Metallica, The Cure, Tokio Hotel

4:13 Dream live on tv?

Robert has posted another of his cryptic hints on the official site.

A 4:13 DREAM...
9/27/2008 6:31:14 PM - by CURE:ROBERT

PERFORMING THE NEW ALBUM LIVE FOR AN HOUR ON TV BEFORE IT GETS RELEASED...CAN IT HAPPEN?

Can I get an "Oh hell yes!"? And what's that photo that RS posted? It has to be a hint.

Update: V and I have put our heads together, and the always brilliant V has deduced that the RS image is a somewhat altered version of the MTV logo. Why do we think this? Check out the bottom of the RS image. See the tops of those letters? We are pretty sure it says MUSIC T. Now look at that official MTV logo. Notice the placing of the letters? Look at where the T is. Right below the "door". Same as in the RS image. We could be wrong, but we are both satisfied for now. If this tv show happens, Robert seems to be hinting that it would air on MTV. Case closed. : )

Lol and Michael interview

As mentioned a few months ago, Lol Tolhurst and Michael Dempsey taped a tv appearance on May 6th, for a tv show called Focus In The Mix. And now, I've posted video clips from the show on Vimeo. If you'd rather just download them, here you go. (Thanks to Maria for the files!)
Update: My original Vimeo account with the files has been removed, but you can still watch it on YouTube - Part 1 / Part 2. (Thanks notherbob)

And if you missed it below, I posted a photo of the Lol interview from Mojo. (Thanks Jean-Francois)

Vote for Robert

"NME is currently hosting a Vote for the Greatest Front Person of All Time! You just have to go through their list of all front people to find Robert, while voting for each one along the way on a scale of Worst to Best." (Thanks Darrell)

Update: Here's a short cut. Click here to automatically vote 10 for Robert. (Thanks Brad)

UTS on Piano!

Underneath The Stars on piano! To Wish Impossible Things, too! (Thanks DJ scribbles)

Update: Fuschia Sometimes also has a piano version of UTS (but he calls it We Could Drift Away).

Lance Bass dances to Cure cover

"On last night's Dancing with the Stars, Lance Bass and Lacey Schwimmer did the quick step to Close to Me!" (Thanks elion, Toni, Jeff and Michael)

New Lol interview in Mojo

Update: Here's a photo of the article. (Thanks Jean-Francois)

"The latest edition of UK music magazine Mojo (Queen on the cover) has a full page diary-style confessional by Lol Tolhurst. It's VERY candid and he speaks honestly and sincerely about his relationship with Robert and the problems that led to his dismissal from the band.

He says that when the band listened to the finished mix of "Disintegration" he'd been drinking, and said half of it sounded like The Cure and the other half he hated. After more drinks he then told the rest of the band that he hated all of it. Lol explains, what he actually meant was that he hated the fact that he hadn't been more involved in the making of the album.

There are some really touching comments throughout the article, and he even refers to his stupidity in taking the band to court. I stumbled across this purely by chance, as I was waiting for a train, reading the magazines at the station - a nice surprise." (Thanks Graham)

New Cure tattoos

Posted some new tattoos for Chris, Alex, and thedrowningman.

Charts update

Hypnagogic States:
France Top 200 - enters at #48
Australia Top 50 Physical Singles - enters at #27

Check the comments for the singles info.
(Thanks Pietro)

Cure in Volume

There's a new Cure article in the Sept. issue of the French magazine Volume. (Thanks Carole)

Hypnagogic reviews

Ground Control has a review of Hypnagogic States. (Thanks Mark)
And so does Muzikalia (Thanks Alfonso)

Robert picks his Top 5 Motown Songs

"To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Motown Records, Universal Music are releasing the album Motown 50 on 1st December. Universal Music are inviting the public to vote for their favourite Motown tracks and the UK version of the album will be compiled purely from the top 50 tracks chosen by YOU on our GREATEST MOTOWN SONGS Poll !"

Robert has participated, and here are his Top 5:
1 My Guy (Mary Wells)
2 You Keep Me Hangin On (Supremes)
3 Jimmy Mack (Martha Reeves & The Vandellas)
4 ABC (Jackson 5)
5 War (Edwin Starr)

Cure mention in Rolling Stone

From the Rolling Stone Fall Music Preview (#1062, 10/02/08):

The Cure - 4:13 Dream (10/28)
"I like the sound of deadlines as they rush past my head", says Cure frontman Robert Smith, explaining why his album has been two years in the works. Now, after a massive world tour, Smith has met his deadline. The Cure's latest has the same gloriously gloomy vibe as the band's Eighties discs - one song, "Sleep When I'm Dead" was originally written for 1985's The Head on the Door. Smith's new lyrics, however, take on current events. "I'm trying to be a bit more socially aware," says Smith. "I've always been very careful to shy away from that, but the songs are about things that bother me in a global sense."
(Thanks Paul K. and Dayna)

13 Impossible Words

Rev. Heron has posted another interesting article, 13 Impossible Words. (Thanks Rev)

Curedrink 2008

The next Curedrink will take place on Sept. 27th at 9pm.
(Thanks Tom)