Saturday, July 10, 2021

Robert praises Will Sergeant

Will's book, "Bunnyman", comes out July 15th in the UK, Winter 2021 in the US. All of Will's links are here.
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Q & A with Tim Pope & Matt Johnson at screening of Tim's The Comeback Special

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Demonstration of the new Reeves Gabrels Dirtbike Royale

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Darc Rama - Happy At Last Video

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Friday, July 9, 2021

Jason at Zildjian Artist Studio

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Jason is working with Jules Maxwell

From Riff Magazine: "Maxwell is also hard at work on another musical collaboration with The Cure drummer Jason Cooper. He described it the project, recorded in London, as being like The White Stripes…. if Jack White traded in his guitar for a piano."

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Darcie Thompson's EP is out now.

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Sunday, July 4, 2021

Robert & Chvrches interview on New Arrivals

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Saturday, July 3, 2021

Good Luck, Jason!

You can support Jason by donating here.
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Friday, July 2, 2021

Robert & Chvrches on New Arrivals this Sunday

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Thursday, July 1, 2021

Indie Drummer Collective Cure Week

With today's tragic news about the sudden death of Hum drummer Bryan St. Pere, who was just participating in Cure week last week at Indie Drummer Collective, I realized I haven't posted any of the videos here. Correcting that now. RIP Bryan, and condolences to all of his friends, family and fans.
  
Erin David Tate plays The End of the World

Colby Mancasola plays In Between Days 

Tucker Rule plays Boys Don't Cry

Sean Husick plays Jumping Someones Else's Train

Dan Didier plays Cold

Roger Camero plays A Night Like This

David Silver plays A Forest

Chris Dye plays Fascination Street

Christopher Todd plays Closedown

Dave Clifford plays All I Want

Chris Wilson plays Grinding Halt
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Chvrches on how they got to work with Robert


Chvrches have revealed to Music Week how they managed to entice Robert Smith to perform on their new record. 

The Cure frontman provides vocals on How Not To Drown, which is taken from album Screen Violence (released via EMI on August 27). Smith has also remixed the track. 

Chvrches initially approached the rock pioneer via Campbell McNeil, their co-manager with Danny Rogers as part of Lunatic Entertainment, who emailed a mutual acquaintance. Smith then got in touch, simply asking: “I heard you were looking for me. What do you want?” 

“We were like, ‘Guys, what do we want?’” the band's Martin Doherty told Music Week, revealing that they sent him a selection of music before Smith elected to work on How Not To Drown. 

“We left him for a while,” added Doherty. “You know, you don’t follow-up email Robert Smith, you send it, you cross your fingers...” After a month of silence, The Cure man delivered. “An email came through from Robert, ‘Here’s your tune, let me know if you like the vocals and let’s talk about how to finish it’," remembered Doherty. 

“This is a bit much, but I was definitely crying!” 

For bandmate Lauren Mayberry not only did Chvrches get a new track, but the collaboration restored her faith in creativity. “I’ve definitely been quite disillusioned by the quote-unquote industry at certain times,” she explained, “and he is everything that isn’t that, just such a true artist and a true gem.” 

Chvrches were speaking to Music Week for our latest issue, which is on sale now.
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Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Robert confirms DEK interview, but it's not about the new music

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Sunday, June 27, 2021

Something Cure-ious This Way Comes...

Robert retweeted this so I'm going to assume we are still on track for those mid-July announcements. Maybe a little sooner or a little later, but they're coming. 

Looking into this a bit, it would appear that DEK will likely have an interview with Robert in issue #3 of their magazine. Issue #2 came out in January, no word yet on when #3 comes out. 

Probably overthinking this, but I always thought that "announcements in about 6 weeks" statement was a little too time specific for Robert. Now I'm wondering if he had already done this interview or knew he would, so knew when it would be published?
Posted by Craig at 11:53 AM

Jason is Fundraising for the British Heart Foundation

Please donate here if you can

For anyone wondering about the @JasonCo35677578 account, It is him, not an imposter, Robert has confirmed it. Just need to get him @verified .
Posted by Craig at 11:31 AM

Robert Remixes How Not To Drown

 Speaking to The FADER about the remix via email, Smith sent over the following: "I HAVE LOVED CHVRCHES FROM THE FIRST TIME I HEARD THE MOTHER WE SHARE, AND WAS THRILLED WHEN THEY ASKED ME TO COLLABORATE WITH THEM ON ONE OF THEIR NEW SONGS. I LISTENED TO EARLY VERSIONS LAST YEAR, AND "HOW NOT TO DROWN" JUMPED OUT AND DRAGGED ME UNDER. I WANTED MY REMIX TO FOCUS ON SOME OF THE SUNKEN ELEMENTS IN THE BRILLIANT ALBUM MIX, TO CONJURE UP AN IRRESISTIBLE MIDNIGHT SEA, WITH DARK MESMERIC CURRENTS THAT GENTLY BUT INEXORABLY PULL YOU DOWN… “

 
You can also listen/buy here.
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Cure Anniversary Screening

Thurs 22 July (8:45PM) @ Rio Cinema, Dalston 
Pitchblack Pictures: 
The Cure 'Anniversary 1978-2018 Live In Hyde Park' (film screening) 
Click here for tickets 
Tickets for the original dates are valid for this new date. Please contact us at info@pitchblackplayback.com if you cannot make this new date.
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Saturday, June 26, 2021

Faith was #11 on RSD Best Sellers List

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Topographies tour

For those who don't know, Topographies is Gray Tolhurst's band and they are excellent! Check them out on Bandcamp.
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Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Curespotting: Shoplifters of the World

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