Saturday, July 25, 2009

The Curse celebrates 30 years of The Cure

Set 1 - Out Of This World, 10:15 Saturday Night, Play For Today, The Walk, The Caterpillar, In Between Days, The Exploding Boy, 2 Late, Club America, The Real Snow White, The Only One, Wrong Number, A Foolish Arrangement, Open, Friday I'm In Love, The End Of The World, Three Imaginary Boys
Set 2 - Underneath The Stars, The Reasons Why, Close To Me, Catch, A Letter To Elise, Lovesong, The Perfect Boy, Let's Go To Bed, The Lovecats, Jumping Someone Else's Train, Boys Don't Cry, Just Like Heaven, Killing An Arab, Shiver And Shake, It's Over
Encore 1 - All Cats Are Grey, Cold, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, Disintegration
Encore 2 - A Forest. (Thanks Brian, Andy, and Carl)
Photos (Thanks Debi)

More info at Thecurseband.com. (Thanks Brian)

Friday, July 24, 2009

DM Tour of the Universe hits North America

Depeche Mode's Tour of the Universe: Earth - North America starts tonight in Toronto. Good luck to Martin, Dave, Fletch, Peter, and Christian, and here's hoping for no more troubles on this leg of the tour. For those of you heading to the Toronto and Montreal shows, I hope you have safe trips and a fantastic time at the shows!
Update: Looks like a great show and successful kickoff to the NA tour. And they made a change in the setlist. Minor, but for DM, that's huge. : )

Monday, July 20, 2009

Cure covers

Magnet Magazine asks who's version of JLH is better, The Cure's or Dinosaur Jr.'s? (Thanks Peter)

Close to Me by Why? (Thanks Andrew)
Plastic Passion by Eva. (Thanks Thomas)
Faith by NADJA. (Thanks Deadboycraved)

New interview with Roger

Side-line has a new interview with Roger, and Twentyfourbit offers their take on it. (Thanks Monghi and Kate)

Come on, Roger, you know you're just dying to "goth out". : P

Update: Side-line also catches up with the news about the possible split with Universal, the Live in Paris broadcast, and the JLH digital 45. (Thanks Mad Bob)

Curespotting

A bit about the Reeves Gabrels/Robert collaborations at Wicked Local, and a mention in a Brandon Flowers (Killers) interview with The Guardian. (Thanks Heron)

"There were Cure references(the moon singing lovecats during end credits and a reference to Goth Juice, made from the tears of Robert Smith) during The Mighty Boosh tonight." (Thanks April)

"BBC1's new panel quiz show "As seen on TV" played a bit of BDC over footage of contestants crying on the Joseph talent contest before a bunch of questions! A bit of a sad use of the classic methinks!" (Thanks Robert but not THE Robert)