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Post by curetradestaff on Sept 17, 2011 3:48:17 GMT -5
JAPANESE POPSTARS Posted by CURE:ROBERT on 9/16/2011 MY @ HOME REMIX ...MORE NEWS VERY SOON I FEEL RSX www.thecure.com
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Post by nicefrankie on Sept 18, 2011 9:22:30 GMT -5
i like it!!!!!
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Post by lovecat on Sept 23, 2011 0:58:38 GMT -5
CURE BESTIVAL MERCH Posted by CURE:ROBERT on 9/22/2011 FOR A VERY LIMITED PERIOD THERE ARE A NUMBER OF CURE BESTIVAL SHIRTS BEING MADE AND SOLD HERE... thecure.sandbag.uk.com THANKS TO BADGERING... RSX www.thecure.com
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Post by curetradestaff on Sept 27, 2011 6:11:47 GMT -5
The Cure nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame rockhall.com/inductees/nominees/the-cure/~~~~~~~~~ RNR HOF rockhall.com/inductees/nominees/the-cure/ BORIS WILLIAMS, LOL TOLHURST AND JASON COOPER HAVE EACH BEEN THE CURE'S DRUMMER ON FOUR ALBUMS... BORIS WILLIAMS WAS IN THE BAND FOR 9 YEARS AND LOL TOLHURST FOR 11 YEARS (5 YEARS AS DRUMMER)... BUT JASON COOPER HAS BEEN DRUMMING WITH THE CURE FOR 17 YEARS, FROM 1994 TO THE PRESENT DAY... JASON COOPER IS THE CURE'S DRUMMER - AND IT SICKENS ME THAT HE DOESNT GET A NAME CHECK... BAH! RSX Posted by CURE:ROBERT on 9/27/2011 11:24 AM (GMT-04:00)
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Post by johan on Sept 27, 2011 10:02:18 GMT -5
THE CURE “REFLECTIONS” - SEVEN FINAL PERFORMANCESFeaturing THREE IMAGINARY BOYS (1979), SEVENTEEN SECONDS (1980) and FAITH (1981) played in their entirety. Due to overwhelming demand The Cure “REFLECTIONS” show - first experienced in the spring of 2011 at the Vivid Festival in Sydney - will be performed seven more times in November 2011. "REFLECTIONS" sees an evolving line up of band members past and present playing the first three Cure albums live in their entirety - from the punchy, offbeat, starkly unadorned songs of Three Imaginary Boys (1979), through the increasingly shadowy and quixotic pieces of Seventeen Seconds (1980), to the singular melancholic grandeur of Faith (1981) - in a truly extraordinary concert experience. This final chance to experience the "REFLECTIONS" show will happen in Europe at the Royal Albert Hall, London on Tuesday November 15th, and in the USA at the Pantages Theatre, LA on Monday 21st, Tuesday 22nd and Wednesday 23rd, and at the Beacon Theatre, NYC on Friday 25th, Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th. Tickets for the Royal Albert Hall, London show go on-sale Friday 30th September 2011 at 9am local time and are available from the 24 hour ticket hotline: www.bookingsdirect.com / 0844 338 0000. Four tickets per person maximum. Tickets for the Pantages Theatre, LA and Beacon Theatre, NYC shows will go on-sale Monday 31st October at 10am local time and are available online at Ticketmaster.com and at all Ticketmaster outlets. To charge tickets by phone, call (800) 745-3000. Any tickets not purchased directly through Ticketmaster or at the venue box offices may not be official tickets and run the risk of not being honoured night of show. Two tickets per person maximum. SET 1 (approx 40 minutes) 'THREE IMAGINARY BOYS' (1979) The Cure Trio - ROBERT SMITH: Voice & Guitar / SIMON GALLUP: Bass / JASON COOPER: Drums >approx 15 minute changeover interval SET 2 (approx 40 minutes) 'SEVENTEEN SECONDS' (1980) The Cure Quartet - ROBERT SMITH: Voice & Guitar / SIMON GALLUP: Bass / JASON COOPER: Drums / ROGER O'DONNELL: Keys >approx 15 minute changeover interval SET 3 (approx 40 minutes) 'FAITH' (1981) The Cure Quartet - ROBERT SMITH: Voice & Guitar / SIMON GALLUP: Bass / JASON COOPER: Drums / ROGER O'DONNELL: Keys & Percussion / LAURENCE TOLHURST: Keys & Percussion >approx 5 minute interval SET 4 (approx 30 minutes) 'ENCORES' of the period... For more info please keep visiting www.thecure.com
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Post by lovecat on Sept 27, 2011 10:15:02 GMT -5
THE CURE “REFLECTIONS” - SEVEN FINAL PERFORMANCES OMG, what a news! one more news Posted by CURE:ROBERT on 9/27/2011 11:02 AM (GMT-04:00) REFLECTIONS AT SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE DVD ...IS ONGOING... I SUSPECT LIVE IN PARIS 2008 MAY BEAT IT OUT... RSX
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Post by curetradestaff on Sept 30, 2011 12:31:57 GMT -5
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Post by curetradestaff on Oct 14, 2011 10:20:35 GMT -5
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Post by curefan77 on Oct 17, 2011 5:11:06 GMT -5
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Post by lovecat on Oct 26, 2011 11:03:31 GMT -5
There's a new interview with Robert in the December issue of Uncut magazine. Here's the most interesting part of it: "Robert said the 'dark album was nearly done' but not sure if he wants to go back to old songs and revisit it although Simon does. It's a pretty bad interview really, nothing new just about band members coming and going etc…"
(CoF)
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Post by curetradestaff on Nov 5, 2011 3:03:36 GMT -5
from Universal email WIN TICKETS TO SEE THE CURE LIVE AT
THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL!We are running an amazing competition to win a pair of tickets to the sold out Reflections show at the Royal Albert Hall on Tuesday November 15th, but be quick as it ends midday on Thursday 10th November. This is the only UK date announced on their Reflections Tour and a final chance to see them play the first three albums live in their entirety. From the punchy, offbeat, starkly unadorned songs of Three Imaginary Boys (1979), through the increasingly shadowy and quixotic pieces of Seventeen Seconds (1980), to the singular melancholic grandeur of Faith (1981), this will be a truly extraordinary concert experience not to be missed! Click here to enter!We are proud to announce the release of The Cure Classic Album Selection on 5th December. This 5CD box set includes mini-LPs housed in an attractive slipcase and provides the perfect album anthology of The Cure's career spanning the classic period 1979-1984; and includes: 1. THREE IMAGINARY BOYS 2. SEVENTEEN SECONDS 3. FAITH 4. PORNOGRAPHY 5. THE TOP The first three of these albums will be performed by The Cure in their entirety on the Reflections Tour. CLICK HERE TO ORDER 'THE CURE CLASSIC ALBUM SELECTION'
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Post by curefan77 on Nov 7, 2011 6:24:21 GMT -5
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Post by curetradestaff on Nov 9, 2011 0:28:31 GMT -5
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Post by curetradestaff on Nov 9, 2011 2:28:10 GMT -5
There's a new interview with Robert in the December issue of Uncut magazine. Here's the most interesting part of it: "Robert said the 'dark album was nearly done' but not sure if he wants to go back to old songs and revisit it although Simon does. It's a pretty bad interview really, nothing new just about band members coming and going etc…" (CoF) (CoF)
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Post by curefan77 on Nov 10, 2011 17:40:09 GMT -5
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Post by curetradestaff on Nov 19, 2011 18:38:29 GMT -5
Interview with Lol Tolhurst of The Cure November 19, 2011 Interview by: Louie Bones Big Wheel Staff Reporter Big Wheel touched base with Lol Tolhurst to discuss the highs, lows and new found reality of playing in the worlds most successful post-Punk band of all time – THE CURE First of all thank you Lol for taking the time with us, we appreciate your time. BW: Fans all over the world are extremely excited that you are playing keyboards in The Cure for these special set of shows (Many flying in from all over the world to witness this small run of gigs), can you tell us how "Reflections" came about? Was it something Robert put forth, or were you pushing to work together with The Cure in a live capacity again?Lol: I wrote to Robert last year and said how much fun I had playing the Three Imaginary Boys songs with Michael on the last Levinhurst tour. We played them alongside our regular set. I have always loved the songs I did with The Cure. Robert had been offered the Vivid Festival in Sydney, so he suggested we could play the first three albums there to make a special event. He was the motivation behind this tour and he's done an excellent job I think.You have played either drums or keyboards on every Cure recording from 1979's Three Imaginary Boys to 1987's Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me; your contributions played a role in the huge success the band saw throughout the 80's, which many consider The Cures 'first golden era'. How many years went by before you and Robert began to become friendly again? How did that come about, and was playing with The Cure again something you imagined a possibility?I think that it was quite a few years ago that we started talking again. I had written to Robert and we met up when The Cure played in LA. I've lived here since 1994. When my first marriage was dissolving and the court case in the UK had finished I wanted to go somewhere, anywhere else!
I've been asking myself recently why I live in LA and I think it's because the first tours we did in the US in the early 80's were some of my favourite times in my life. I felt very happy here so it's a natural progression to live here. I think I found the freedom to be me again here and got rid of some of my demons too. I love to go to the desert because for me it is a very cleansing spiritual place. Out there I discovered that anything is possible. I believe if you change you, you can change what comes into your life. So as I became more positive and healed so was my life! For instance I now have a wonderful married life and a measure of serenity that I never felt before, or maybe I just grew up a little! It certainly helped me make amends with Robert and others I had hurt and that helps make things right again. It is known that you weren't at the top of your game musically speaking during the Kissing Tour and making of Disintegration; you had an alcohol problem which led to you exiting the band. When did you begin to overcome your demons and start making playing music again a priority? How was that transition, was it difficult adjusting to normal non rock n' roll tour life?I have been clean and sober for over 22 years now, I don't smoke and I'm a vegan (I also exercise regularly!) so the polar opposite of my early life! Robert made the observation to me when we were in Sydney this year that at the time we were living pretty much on the edge and didn't know what might happen so we had to live to the full each day. I still live for the present moment but a lot less destructively!
He also observed that every one around us would party for a day with us in their town then recover but we were on the road doing that nearly every day for years! We never got a break!
I think what happened was kind of inevitable. The intensity of those early days made it almost certain that something or someone would break! I was mercifully able to find the way out of that particular maze for which I am eternally grateful to many people but especially Robert. I feel he saved my life by firing me. It forced me to find a solution to my problems and join life again. He had to do that to get me to wake up really.
It wasn't hard so much to go back to normal life as to find away to do music again without the insanity. I think I was afraid I couldn't do it again but I found the truth is you're able to be much more creative when you’re not preoccupied with the stupid stuff and trappings of the rock and roll "lifestyle"!Of The Cure albums you played drums on, which are you most fond of and why?Pornography is my favourite because of the great sound of the drums and the whole record! The way we recorded the drums gave them such a big huge sound it was beautiful. The drums on that record are like a monolithic mantra!Of The Cure albums you played keyboards on, which are you most fond of and why?I think my keyboard skill is pretty minimal. Both Roger and Robert are able to play keys much better than me! But I do love making sounds and atmospheres. We were lucky enough to have some of the first samplers and new tech for keyboards in the 80’s so on Kiss Me’ and The Head On The Door and( The Top a little ) we were able to use unusual sounds that nobody else had that's what I like to find and do. They are endlessly fascinating to me. I have a mod can modular synth at home and the same sound never comes out of it twice!Which Cure record after your era are you most into?It's different for me as I wasn't involved in making them! I like certain songs rather than whole records because of that. Mostly Wish and Blood Flowers songs but 4:13 (Dream) has so ones I like too.Can you describe what it was like stepping into the rehearsal space with the band for the first time in over 20 years? What thoughts were going through your head, and how emotional of an experience was it? Did you feel the way the band prepares and works together had changed much? Did things come together quite natural and "easy"? Are you currently using a keyboard/synth (what kind) that you used live on previous Cure tours? (All the musician/gear/tech nerds out there would love to know)It was a wonderful emotional experience to work again with my childhood friends Robert and Simon and good to renew my friendship with Roger and great to get to know Jason better as he is a very good man and drummer for The Cure to have. I think that the work ethic of the band is stronger and more professional now in some ways and in others the process is as it always was! It has been very easy to get used to playing again on stage as my memory on stage is that Simon is always in front of me with Robert so that it feels very natural to be there! We are using nothing that I used twenty years ago keys wise but I do have roto toms!You have known everyone in this lineup of The Cure for over 24 years or more, having played with Robert and Simon even longer. Jason Cooper (drums) is the only member in which you are playing with for the first time this year (joined a few years after Lols departure). Are there any noticeable differences to you in the way or style he is drumming on songs you originally tracked in studio and played live on? Jason is a very capable and creative musician and I am amazed by his versions of songs I played on! He has everything down and adds his own style too. Plus he is such a pleasant man. This tour I am facing him on stage and that's a great way for us to integrate together very tightly. It’s a joy to play with him!If for any reason Jason Cooper had to sit out the Reflections Tour, could you easily get behind the kit and drum all those classic songs again? It’s like riding a bicycle! But I am very happy that Jason is there to play such a long set as he's younger! But seriously he's The Cures drummer and that's the way it should be. The Cure have toured through Los Angeles more than any other British band, having played just about every small venue in town to giant arenas and stadiums along the way. Los Angeles crowds have remained loyal to The Cure for years, why do you think The Cure and LA get on so well? What are your earliest memories of touring through LA and what was that experience like for a young band 6,000 miles away from home in your early 20's? Any fond memories or strange occurrences on some of the larger tours where you guys headlined Irvine Meadows or The Forum in Inglewood?As I said before I realized recently the fact I loved the early tours through Los Angeles etc and I think that is one reason there is that bond. We were always welcomed here. We also played some of the small clubs before we played Irvine meadows etc which makes people identify with you like a local band. That made us like adopted sons and I think that's why we understand each other if you like.What are your immediate plans regarding playing music after Reflections last show, is there more Levinhurst music for fans to watch out for?I have been recording some new Levinhurst songs recently and I'm sure they will be out next year with some shows too. I try however to stay in the present, it's pretty dynamic place to be right now!Big Wheel would like to thank Lol for his time, and most importantly for playing on some of the greatest albums of all time. Much like the 8 thousand or so fans that scored tickets to see The Cure next week in Hollywood, we look forward to witnessing such historic concerts as well as bringing our readers the best coverage possible. See you at The Cure Reflections' shows!
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Post by johnnyyen73 on Nov 27, 2011 11:56:42 GMT -5
Thank for that. Really pleasant to read. I've always loved Lol's minimal way of playing.
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Post by 100years on Nov 28, 2011 12:59:11 GMT -5
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Post by curetradestaff on Dec 5, 2011 5:51:40 GMT -5
A PASSING THOUGHT Posted by CURE:ROBERT on 12/4/2011 | AFTER A FABULOUS SET OF SHOWS AND STUFF BUBBLING AWAY IN THE BASEMENT… AAAAAAAIIIIIEEEEEEEEE! NOT SURE WHY I AM BOTHERING POSTING SOMETHING AS BANAL AS THIS… I KNOW I KNOW I SHOULDN'T EVER STOP AND SIGN (?!!) BUT… PLEASE! $1,500 FOR A JUNK SHOP GUITAR ON EBAY JUST BECAUSE I SCRAWLED ON IT? FFS! PLEASE DONT BUY THIS JUNK! IF YOU WANT A GUITAR - BUY AN ULTRACURE! FOR WHAT ITS WORTH MY SIGNATURE IS ON THE TOP ALREADY… (SO WHAT IF IT'S PRINTED ON? SO WHAT?!!) www.schecterguitars.com/International/Products/Guitar/Robert-Smith-Ultra-Cure.aspxITS A GORGEOUS INSTRUMENT! IT WILL BRING YOU YEARS OF PLEASURE! (AND NO I DONT GET PAID BY SCHECTER TO SAY THIS! IN FACT QUITE THE REVERSE: SINCE SALE ONE EVERY CENT I WOULD OTHERWISE MAKE IS MATCHED BY SCHECTER (APPROX $100 ON EVERY ULTRACURE) AND SENT STRAIGHT TO AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL… SO NOT ONLY IS IT GORGEOUS AND REWARDING IN AND OF ITSELF - BUYING IT IS A CHARITABLE ACT!) deep breath MORE REWARDING POSTS IMMINENT ONWARDS… RS PS BESTIVAL CD/DIGITAL IS OUT TODAY - AND GUESS WHAT? IT TOO IS GORGEOUS AND REWARDING IN AND OF ITSELF - AND BUYING IT IS ANOTHER A CHARITABLE ACT! (ALL PROFITS TO IOW YOUTH TRUST www.iowyouthtrust.co.uk/www.thecure.com
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Post by nicefrankie on Dec 5, 2011 13:08:16 GMT -5
so much charity...
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