Disintegration Alternative Rarities

Download the Disintegration Alternative Rarities 1988-1989 (and here) and get the cover here.
(Thanks to AndytheCurefan for the files, to Brad for the cover, and to Robert for the unexpected bonus!)

Also, don't forget that you can get Roger's home demo of The Other Side/Fear of Ghosts here (direct download link).
(Thanks to Roger for sharing that)

And if you want the full version (though the quality isn't the greatest) of Faith from Rome, with Robert's complete intro, get it here.

Note: These are NOT the tracks from the 3 CD set, but the tracks RS posted on the Disintegration website, and are not commercially available.

Disintegration official website...

...is Live! (Thanks JC)

Update: Told you there's never a puff without a hit. : ) Robert has posted about this on the official site - "THANKS TO ANDY VELLA AND MARK SAMPSON FOR GETTING THIS DONE..."

HMV Disintegration ad

From Record Collector - June 2010. (Thanks JC)

The Cure Kick Ass vinyl stickers

"You can now get a limited edition high quality gloss vinyl sticker of my own personal homage to The Cure and Robert Smith's appearance on South Park - The Cure Kick Ass." (Thanks Heron)

Help Andy out with this

Update: You can listen to the show online. Kade played Pictures of You and let Andy do a full plug for the Disintegration set! Thank you, Kade and Andy.

"So to commemorate today's Disintegration Day, I want to bombard my local radio station. 987, with requests to play The Cure. I wanted to ask you if you could post this so all the readers of CoF can text the number 22987 with the word CURE. (USA only). And if anyone has a Twitter, you can make a request by replying to @kadeshow and ask him to play some Cure. Anything from Disintegration. He loves The Cure too but I want him to be overwhelmed with such a huge amount of requests."

Interpol tour dates and pre-sales

For the Interpol fans who haven't heard yet, the band have announced tour dates and are doing a pre-sale. Good luck!

Disintegration sampler at Rhino

Note: This only applies to pre-orders at Rhino.com, nowhere else.

"The first 500 pre-orders of DISINTEGRATION DELUXE EDITION will receive an exclusive preview disc, "3x3x3," a nine-song, promo-only sampler of DISINTEGRATION DELUXE EDITION that ships immediately (allow 10 business days for delivery). This is sure to be a sought-after Cure collectible and Rhino.com is the only place to get it and sample the collection before its release date, so act fast!"

They also have the vinyl, but I don't think that qualifies for the free sampler.

Pop Matters examines Kiss Me & HotD

Pop Matters' Masters of the Form examines the 'Kiss Me' and 'Head on the Door' albums. (Thanks Kate)

Robert Smith Disintegration action figure

Shannon has done it again (see 2005 RS here)! This time, it's Robert Smith from the Disintegration/Prayer Tour era. You can read more about it in the comments, and learn how it was made and see more photos here. Just amazing! Is it too late to get Rhino/Uni to include one in each of our Disintegration sets? : )
(Thanks Shannon)

Cure nights on French radio

"Here in France on France Inter radio, the program 'On the Road', every evening mon-thu this week interviews Thierry Desauls (for his late book about The Cure), speaking about the life of the band through 4 albums. (Thanks Fabien G)

Update: "You can listen to yesterday's program. Click on (re)ecouter (top right red block list) and it's archived for 7 days, the link below 'en archives'."

Cure video night in Atlanta

May 14th - Cure video appreciation night at The Shelter in Atlanta. (Thanks Kent)

Ask Matthieu Hartley

"I will get an exclusive interview with Matthieu Hartley soon. I already have a bunch of questions for him and I also want Cure fans to ask him some questions. Anyone can send me their questions here: neverenough@infonie.fr. Questions need to be in by May 23rd. I will put the interview online in June with some nice pictures." (Thanks Jérôme)

Disintegration vinyl update

From MusicTAP (via Slicing Up Eyeballs) on Twitter: "Elektra Records is readying a 2LP, 180g vinyl set for the upcoming Deluxe Edition of Disintegration by The Cure on June 8."

Robert interview from 1982

(Thanks Chris White)

Classic Disintegration era interview

The Quietus has posted a Q interview with Robert from 1989. Also check out their review of the 65dos album.
(Thanks Ben, Hobbes and Chris White)

More Disintegration clips

In addition to the brief clips at Amazon UK, Deutschrock have added some different clips. (Thanks Andi)

Disintegration sampler on ebay

And it's only $149! : ) Better off just getting the download, and hoping to get one as a pre-order bonus item.
(Thanks Gregg)

65dos in the charts

65daysofstatic's 'We Were Exploding Anyway' has debuted at #7 on the UK Top Independent Albums chart, and #1 on the UK Independent Albums Breakers chart. Congratulations! Love the entire album.

Roger update

Update 3: From Roger on Twitter - "Finished my orchestral project based on a painting by David Hockney, Bigger Trees. His office have sent it for him to hear, Im not worthy! If anyone would like to download the sketches of the songs you can here. These are performed using samples not the orch."

Update 2: Another new song from the Hockney project posted - Small Buildings.

Update: Roger has posted another track from his David Hockney project, this one is called 'Charlie's Song', named after Charlie, the crow in Roger's garden. : ) (Thanks V)

From rogerodonnell - "Sneak preview of one of the orchestral pieces I am working on about David Hockneys painting, Bigger Trees"
Check Roger's website for more info on his latest project, the new release dates for the Two/Three and Erin Lang albums, an unused track from his Silver Box album, and more.

Disintegration press release from Rhino

Posted to The Cure's Facebook. Note that it is only North America who have to wait until June 8th. Rest of the world release is still set for May 24th.