Entreat Plus US vinyl canceled?

Update 2: Retailers are being told that the US/Canadian release has been canceled. If you want it, looks like you'll need to import it. (Thanks Mike and Steve)

Update: Insound has a new release date listed for March 22nd. If you don't want to wait to see if it comes out, Amazon UK seems to have it, but with an additional 5-9 day wait for shipping.
(Thanks Jeremiah and Deadboycraved)

What's happened to the US vinyl release of Entreat Plus? Originally scheduled for release on Jan. 11th, then pushed back to Feb. 22nd, it's now listed as "not available" by Amazon and CD Universe. A trusted friend contacted WEA about it, and was told "this thing disappeared…Not on any schedule anymore; was not released anywhere they were aware of in US…nor is anything else (scheduled) for remasters, dvds, etc."
(Thanks to Friend of CoF for helping with this)

Vote for Robert

Vote for Robert Smith in the NME Greatest Frontmen/women poll. (Thanks Aaron)

Meeting The Cure at Newcastle 92

John has posted a very nice account (including photographs, I love that one of Perry!) of meeting The Cure at Newcastle prior to the April 22nd, 1992 Wish Tour club show, at his blog, "On Nights Like This". (Thanks John)

Update: John has posted some more photos and press articles from the show.

Adele's cover of 'Lovesong'

Seems to be lots of renewed interest in Adele's cover of 'Lovesong', so here are some links I posted a month ago,
and some new ones:
Listen to the cover at Soulculture. (Thanks Jilly)
Adele talks about the cover and The Cure being her first concert.
Adele talks about The Cure being the soundtrack to her life while growing up, and performs a bit of it.
Live performance in NYC on Feb. 11th, 2011
Live performance in London on Jan. 24th, 2011.
Adele says this cover version was originally meant for Barbara Streisand. Was that going to be her revenge for the South Park episode? : )

'Lost Wishes' on ebay

A copy of the much sought after 'Lost Wishes' cassette is up on ebay. (Thanks Andy)

Porl Thompson paintings for sale

"UNIQUE 3 x Porl Thompson paintings! We have bought them ourselves in England, Gallery in St. Just! They never hung on the wall, one is even still in plastic! They are in heavy wooden frames. They are signed by Porl Thompson himself! Super unique in the Netherlands! They are 70 cm x 70 cm each! (WITH GLASS) Can not send them!! (TOO HEAVY AND FRAGILE)). The buyer gets also for free a book signed by Porl Thompson!" (Thanks Helmie)

At Helmie's request, please contact me if seriously interested, and I can forward your email along.

Lol and Roger updates

From Lol: "Check out next months SPIN: I did a little chat with them- You may find out things you didn't know! Also a photo you may not have seen!"

From Roger: "I met @_DeanFord yesterday for a weird synthesizer thing at the ICA and he managed to coerce me into performing at his Synthetic night 3/23! As I havent got new music to promote I am going to create some over the next three weeks. It will be a 3 part homage to my major influences.... and of interest to tech nerds I will be performing it using @audanika sound prism, @moogmusicinc two moog voyagers & a moog theremin! I might also fire up my Axis harmonic table keyboard and my Elektron machine drum.The stage will resemble the keyboard dept of a music shop! Im going to regularly broadcast the trials and tribulations of creating this show on my channel."

Cure Live in Rome on Palladia tonight

Palladia is airing the 1 hour edit of The Cure's show in Rome (Oct. 11th, 2008), tonight at 8pm eastern. It will be preceded by the 1 hour edit of Depeche Mode: Tour of the Universe at 7pm.
(Thanks Brian)

Robert on new Japanese Popstars album

According to Beatsmedia, Robert Smith will be a guest on the new album from The Japanese Popstars. (Thanks Anna)
Update: The album is currently scheduled to be released on June 13th.

Update 2: More info on Robert's track, 'Take Forever', from Recordstore.co.uk - "Decky from the Japstars had the idea of enlisting The Cure’s Robert Smith for one of the rough edits. “We sent Robert an email and heard nothing for six months,” explains Decky. “Then randomly we got an email to say that it had gone into his spam folder.” Fortunately, Robert went onto the band's MySpace site, loved what he heard and said he wanted to work with the boys. The result is 'Take Forever', which, with its chiming guitar riff, low-slung bass and feint air of melancholia, is a quantum leap from anything that was on 'We Just Are'. It’s the sound of The Cure had they been born in 2006."

Don't Fuck With Robert Smith!

This is a year old, but I don't think I ever posted it, and it's too good not to! (Thanks Corina)

Roger on new Secrets For September song

Check out 'Upside Down' from Secrets For September (@secrets4spt) with special guest Roger O'Donnell (@rogerodonnell) on Moog Synth. (Thanks Matthew)

Update: Matthew talks about the recording of this track, on his blog.

Same Deep Water (Steve Libby remix)

"I was listening to a Nick Warren Creamfields set (Yeah, I know not exactly The Cure), when he dropped this: The Cure-Same Deep Water As You (Steve Libby rmx). And if you're interested - Nick Warren's whole Creamfields Peru live set." (Thanks Barry)

Stuart Braithwaite on The Caterpillar

Pitchfork does their 5-10-15-20 feature with Stuart Braithwaite of Mogwai, and he talks about loving 'The Caterpillar' at age 10.

Source Material: The Cure, Disintegration

Rhapsody's Source Material takes a look at The Cure & Disintegration. (Thanks Alyssa)

Curespotting page

Curespotting is back, and now has its own page. Also added a page for tour dates & ticket info, in hopeful anticipation. : )

More rumors from Guadalajara

So more rumors out of Mexico. Now there's a venue and ticket pre-sale date for the rumored Guadalajara show:
Venue: Nuevo Estadio de las Chivas
(Update: Some confusion here, might actually be one of these venues, according to the editor of the newspaper - Estadio 3 de Marzo, Arena VFG, or Auditorio Telmex)
Presale: March 2011
Also, Jose called the editor of the newspaper and he claims that the show is confirmed and will happen. That's nice, and I hope he's right, but that means nothing right now.

Trying to get more info on this, and if we should trust it. Again, making it perfectly clear so no one gets pissed off at me later : ), this is only a rumor, and in no way confirmed by any official entity. Nothing is confirmed officially until you see it at the official site. Having said that, this show does make sense if Robert's hint about South America comes to be.

And here's another article running in the Mexican newspaper Mural. It says "Although it has been announced the names of stars Lady Gaga, Kylie Minogue, and Luis Miguel, in the calendar this year are already scheduled concerts Mötley Crüe, Shakira, Duran Duran, Ricky Martin, Ozzy Osbourne, Cindy Lauper and The Cure." (Thanks Jose)

Rumor: Cure at the Big Festival in France?

"The Cure is rumored to play at the "Big Festival" in Biarritz (France), in July." (Thanks Jerome)

I think it's probably safe to write this one off, as Robert has stated pretty clearly that "unless something remarkable happens, we will not be playing any other European shows!" Has something remarkable happened? We can all wish and hope, but again, as of today, if you want to see The Cure live in 2011, get to Bestival. If there's a change in that, you know I'll let you know just as soon as possible.

Cure cassettes for sale

Jerome has a whole treasure trove of Cure cassettes for sale on ebay. If you've been looking to add some to your collection, here's your chance. (Thanks Jerome)

Rumor: Cure to play Guadalajara, Mexico?

This was posted yesterday in the Mexican newspaper "Mural". It says The Cure will play in Guadalajara, Mexico in 2011. Here's what Google translates it to: "Choose city - This 2011 looks to be another great year of concerts in GDL as The Cure, Cyndi Lauper and Motley Crue would be here." Obviously, this is not confirmed in any way, but it certainly is intriguing. Still, as of today, the only place you can see The Cure live in 2011 is at Bestival. (Thanks Jose)

'Not in Love' on Triple J's Hottest 100

'Not In Love' was voted in at #26 on Triple J's Hottest 100 last week. (Thanks Jo)