Reeves played with Gov't Mule last night

From Reeves on Facebook: "gov't mule july 4th in london. got to see the band play two sets, see elliot randall and joe mcglohon sit in, then i joined the band for an extended encore of "rockin' in the free world". all that and hang time with brian farmer."

Cure plays Ansan Valley Rock on July 26th

The Cure will be playing the Ansan Valley Rock Festival in South Korea on July 26th.
(Thanks Monghi)

Officially confirmed!

Update (04/02/13): From @Valley_Rock - "2013 Ansan Valley Rock Festival Early Bird tickets will be available on INTERPARK from APRIL 4TH(THURS) 11AM to APRIL 7TH(SUN) 23:59PM"


Update (05/09/13): "@Valley_Rock 2013 Ansan Valley Rock Festival Phase 4 Lineup and Lineup Performance Dates will be released on 5/13(Mon) 11:00am. 1 Day Pass tickets will be available on Interpark from 5/13(M) 14:00 - 5/31(F) 23:59 http://bit.ly/18WpNL6"

Update (07/05/13): Daily schedules are out, and The Cure gets 3 hours! They play from 9 PM - Midnight.

Tim Pope article in the Wall Street Journal

Article in Wall Street Journal about me, written by Fiona Matthias - great pic with one of the chickens http://t.co/olTuCTtzsC

— Tim Pope (@timpopedirector) July 5, 2013

Cure plays Fuji Rock Festival on July 28th

The Cure will be playing Fuji Rock Festival in Japan on July 28th. (Thanks Monghi) 

Update (07/03/13): Daily schedules are out and The Cure gets 2.5 hours. They play from 9:30 PM - Midnight.

Official site update

TheCure.com has had a bit of a graphics & layout update, they've added the upcoming shows to the Events page, and removed that awful forum and the comments from the news items.
(Thanks Aaron)

I wouldn't read anything into the 4th & 11th dates listed for ACL Festival on the Events page. Most likely just listing the start dates, not when they actually play.

Vote for 'The Top' in Best of 1984 poll

Slicing Up Eyeballs' ongoing Best of the 80s project continues with their Best Album of 1984 poll, and 'The Top' is one of the options.

Update: 'The Top' finishes at #6. The Smiths rightfully, in my opinion, take the top spot with their debut album.

Aaron Harris talks love for The Cure

"There are two radio djs from San Diego, Chris Cantore (formerly 91x) and Steven Woods (fm 94.9), and they have a podcast show called Cantore + Woods and in the "drummers" episode they interview Aaron Harris of Isis. Harris released a side project with Chino Moreno (Deftones) called PALMS. Woods compares the new PALMS album to disintegration and discusses The Cure for a good amount of the episode. They also talk Louis the XIV, The Killers, and some Smiths. Great episode for any Cure fan." (Thanks Alex)

Aaron is such a big Cure fan, that he can't even remember Simon's name. :P

'Disintegration' #47 on EW's albums list

'Disintegration' is #47 on Entertainment Weekly's Top 100 All-Time Greatest Albums list, in this week's issue. Only the Top 10 are listed online. (Thanks Josh)

Win a trip & VIP tickets to Osheaga

Consequence of Sound has a contest to win airfare, lodging, and VIP tickets to see The Cure & more at the Osheaga Festival. Only open to those in Canada & most of the US.

'Kyoto Song' lyrics used in Venture Bros.

From a recent episode of The Venture Bros. (Thanks J.)

More US shows around ACL?

We've all been wondering if there was the possibility of The Cure playing a few US shows in between their 2 shows at ACL, and now it looks like the rumors are starting:

"My source deals with events at the University of Texas - El Paso, and she says that The Cure have been booked at the Don Haskins Center later this year.  She says it's a done deal, they are just setting up the date, said we should know by the end of the week.  Could it be?!?!?!?" (Thanks Carlos)

Obviously just a rumor at this time, and in no way even remotely confirmed. But fingers crossed for this one, and Houston, and New Orleans, and anywhere else they want to play between those ACL shows.

Update (06/20/13): Been told that this El Paso rumor is false. No Texas shows between ACL dates.Then again, plans can, and often do, change. We'll see.

'In Orange' on YouTube again

As Slicing Up Eyeballs pointed out a couple of days ago, someone has once again uploaded the complete version of 'The Cure In Orange' to YouTube. Now if only Robert and Tim would just "upload" it to DVD & Blu-ray. :)

Help with this photo? Mystery solved!

Anyone know who took this photo of Robert and Mark Gardener? Eric wants to include it in the 'Beautiful Noise' documentary. If you know the photographer, please let us know. Thanks!

Update: From @ian_read - "it was in either NME or Melody Maker (think it was June 1991?) for The Pixies Garden Party, sorry, but not sure who took it." Anyone have that issue and can look it up?

Update: The info has been found in Japan! "The article was from an old Japanese music magazine called "Music Life". The article said that the photo was from the Pixies show on June 8th, 1991 at Crystal Palace in London. Ride performed as the opening act and RS visited them. And you can find the credit of the photographer at the bottom of the scan which says; pic:Martyn Goodacre/s.i.n./orion press " (Thanks Anonymous)

Roger's 'The Story of Shéhérazade'

"The Story of Shéhérazade", composed by Roger O'Donnell in 2010, is the opening part of the Post Romantic Empire Album. The Post Romantic Empire Album is a concept collective work that will be released in a very limited edition, triple vinyl only, on the 25th of June 2013. Check the dedicated website to go deeper: www.oursweetestsongs.com

The Story of Shéhérazade
or/ou Le Triomphe de l'Amour sur la Haine

In Three Movements:
Le Roi
La Princesse
Les Deux

composed and produced by Roger O'Donnell in 2010
mastered by Guy Davie at Electric Mastering in 2012 • London, UK

Roger O'Donnell ~ piano
Julia Kent ~ cello

Recorded in New York, USA and Elstone, UK
www.oursweetestsongs.com/sheherazade.html
info@oursweetestsongs.com
(Thanks Giulio)

Taffy covers 'Boys Don't Cry'

Very nice cover of 'Boys Don't Cry' from Taffy. (Thanks Guy)

Roger visits the Ferrari Museum

From Museo Ferrari: "A rockstar, Roger O'Donnell, brought some new notes to the Ferrari museum in Maranello. It was the member of the famous band The Cure, who is also a Ferrari client. Thank you for your visit."

'Pictures of You' at American Songwriter

From American Songwriter: "Looking at old photographs is usually a happy occasion, reminding people of great memories and good times. Context is everything, however, and photos can sting if the person in the picture and the person viewing the picture are no longer part of each other’s big picture. That’s the set-up for The Cure’s “Pictures Of You,” an epic rendering of lost love and limitless regret." Read more here. (Thanks Joe)

Reeves plays Louisville tonight

Reeves Gabrels and his imaginary fr13nds are playing at ZaZoo's in Louisville, Kentucky tonight.

Adam Levine & Team Adam cover 'Lovesong'

Adam Levine & Team Adam cover 'Lovesong' on The Voice last night. (Thanks @curepol)

Robert self portrait on ebay

Janie from Cure News is selling a Robert self portrait on ebay: "I was given this picture when I ran the Cure's fan club back in the early 1990's. Unfortunately I no longer have room for it due to an imminent down-sizing of my office. The picture is very rare, only 1250 were produced and this is number 826, so they are rarely available. It was produced in the US by the band's merchandise agent at the time - Brockum. The print contains Robert's hand-written lyrics from "Letter to Elise" in fine hand-writing and also contains the words "self portrait Autumn 1990 Robert" in chunky marker pen - although I'm not sure if this is an original signature, or a print of his signature. The print measures 69cm x 49cm and is in a plain black frame with perspex / plastic glass. This is a genuine piece of Cure memorabilia and a fantastic addition to any serious collection! Shipping will be charged at actual cost (approximately £12 UK - rest of World approximately £25), once I know where to send the item and whether shipping insurance is required - you're welcome to collect from Yeading, West London, if preferred. Check out my other listings to see my ultra-rare collection of Cure 7" singles!" (Thanks Chris)