Recently, I've fallen into a rabid obsession with The Cure during the epoch where they were floating in uncharted territory between Disintegration (1989) and Wish (1992). Concerning the general musical landscape, it was an interesting time. The bloated gluttony of the '80s was passing, and the misdirected angst of grunge had not yet taken the country by storm.

Relating this to The Cure, they were still riding high on the unanticipated success of Disintegration and looking towards the future with an optimistic perspective. They had everything in their favor at this point: a stellar band consisting of Robert Smith (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Simon Gallup (bass), Porl Thompson (guitar), Boris Williams (drums) and Perry Bamonte (keyboards), a record company that appeared to offer them unquestioned artistic creativity, a reputation for being the biggest, unknown band in the world - and perhaps most importantly, the wherewithal to take whatever step they wanted to take next.

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Please, help me make the best Hallowindie Mix EVER!

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This is your chance to hear the recording in its entirety almost one week in advance of the official release with a mention of complementary drinks and prizes. You can't really go wrong here.

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The new as-yet-untitled studio record is set to be released on September 13, 2008.

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Day by day line up announced

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I kind of feel like a bit of a sucker for falling for such an obvious ploy.

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John in the Morning has played not one, not two, but THREE of my all-time favorite romantic pop songs (in order of appearance) this morning.

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It would sure be great to give our imaginary baby a name that already has an amazing song associated with it. Got any suggestions?

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So, final plans for The Cure's tour have been announced. Folks all over the country will now catch the band next spring rather than this fall... Most all of those fans will also get to see The Cure headlining their own show.

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First the Fratellis, then Lily Allen, then Amy Winehouse... now THE CURE has postponed their entire tour (which included an Oct 8th visit to Seattle). Don't they know how cool and nice we are?

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