Saturday, July 2, 2016

New Spacehawk demo at Summer NAMM 2016


Reverend Guitars Reeves Gabrels Signature Model

Guitar World stopped by the Reverend Guitars booth to check out some new gear at Summer NAMM 2016. In this clip, we meet the company's new Reeves Gabrels signature model. Enjoy!

Posted by Guitar World on Saturday, July 2, 2016

Cure mention in new Blink-182 song


"I can't sleep 'cause what if I dream of going back to San Diego. We bought a one way ticket so we can go see The Cure and listen to our favorite songs in the parking lot. And think of every person I ever lost in San Diego!" - Matt Skiba on 'San Diego' off Blink-182's record, California

(Thanks Andy, Wendy, and Aaron)

Friday, July 1, 2016

Reeves in Nashville tonight


At The 5 Spot from 6 - 8:30 PM.

Lauren repping The Cure at Roskilde


Thursday, June 30, 2016

Another part of the puzzle...

A photo posted by @lol.tolhurst on

Cure Tour 2016 North American setlist stats

Update (June 30th, 2016): Final stats - 33 shows, 81 different songs played. Only 2 songs (Lovesong & Just Like Heaven) played at every show (this is due to the short Sasquatch show), 4 songs only played once. Charlotte, NC saw the final NA tour debut, and it was Mint Car. (via Setlist.fm)

Songs only played once: Same Deep Water As You (New Orleans 2) / The Drowning Man (El Paso) / The Top (Chicago 1) / Mint Car (Charlotte)


Update (June 21st, 2016): 28 shows, 80 different songs played. Only 2 songs played at every show (this is due to the short Sasquatch show), 5 only played once. NYC Night 3 saw the tour debut of Bananafishbones. (via Setlist.fm)

Update (June 15th, 2016): 24 shows, 79 different songs played. Only 2 songs played at every show (this is due to the short Sasquatch show), 6 only played once. Chicago night 1 saw the tour debut of The Top, and Montreal saw the tour debut of Pornography. (via Setlist.fm)

Update (June 3rd, 2016): 16 shows, 77 different songs played. Only 2 songs played at every show (this is due to the short Sasquatch show), 8 only played once. Vancouver saw the tour debut of Like Cockatoos, and Boise saw the tour debut of Sinking. (via Setlist.fm)

Update (May 27th, 2016): 12 shows, 75 different songs played. 4 songs played at every show, 8 only played once. After 3 straight shows without any debuts, Mountain View saw the tour debuts of Kyoto Song and Cold. (via Setlist.fm)

Update (May 21st, 2016):  8 shows, 73 different songs played. 4 songs played at every show. 16 songs only played once.
(via Setlist.fm)

Wednesday, June 29, 2016

What Is The Cure's Best Song?

From Rolling Stone:

"The Cure's ongoing world tour brought them to New York City's Madison Square Garden this week for an incredible three-night stand. Without a new album to support, Robert Smith and his band group dug deep into their catalog and broke out classics like "Fascination Street" and "Disintegration" along with newer tracks like "The Hungry Ghost" and "It Can Never Be the Same." Most nights they play for nearly three hours, going through four encores and always wrapping up with "Boys Don't Cry."

Now we have a question for you: What is the Cure's best song? Feel free to vote for an early favorite like "Killing an Arab" and "A Forest," a huge radio hit like "Just Like Heaven" and "Friday I'm in Love" or something more recent, such as "The Perfect Boy" or "Freakshow." Any song recorded by the Cure at any point in their career counts. Just please only vote for one song and only one time.

You can vote here in the comments, on Facebook.com/RollingStone or on Twitter using the hashtag #WeekendRock."

My vote went to the greatest song ever written, 'The Same Deep Water As You'. I mean, how is there even a debate about this? :)

Update: And here are the results...

10. Boys Don't Cry
09. Fascination Street
08. From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea
07. The Same Deep Water As You
06. Faith
05. In Between Days
04. Disintegration
03. Just Like Heaven
02. A Forest
01. Pictures of You

From the Record Crate: 'Boys Don’t Cry'


From The Young Folks:

Punk rock is one of the few cultural forces that can be described as both anarchistic and conservative. On one hand, punk bands use their music to preach about extreme politics and pseudo-revolutionary propaganda like the freedom fighters they claim to be. On the other hand, their single minded devotion to music that’s raw, fast, and political means they tend to get cliquey and dismissive when discussing artists that don’t fit into their limiting idea of what is or is not punk.

Considering punk rock spends a majority of its time trash talking mainstream pop, it’s easy to forget that many of punks founding bands were inspired by pop from the ’50s and ’60s. Nowhere is this more apparent than on Boys Don’t Cry, The American debut of The Cure and an album that successfully combines the diverging sounds of punk, vintage pop, and modernist sensibilities.

Boys Don’t Cry is a different beast than The Cure’s British debut, Three Imaginary Boys, since its restructured track list gives the album a different feel. Three Imaginary Boys focused on slower and weirder tracks while Boys Don’t Cry jettisons those in favor of recently released singles such as “Jumping Someone Else’s Train” and the iconic title track. Surprisingly, Boys Don’t Cry has held up better over time since it has a stronger song selection and a greater sense of immediacy. The British record oftentimes make them sound like pretentious, faux-art school intellectuals.

Tuesday, June 28, 2016

'Give Me It' in Miami (06-27-16)

Give Me It - Miami, Bayfront Park Amphitheater 27-Jun-2016 from itsaperfectday on Vimeo.

'M' in Miami (06-27-16)

M - Miami, Bayfront Park Amphitheater 27-Jun-2016 from itsaperfectday on Vimeo.

'At Night' in Miami (06-27-16)

At Night - Miami, Bayfront Park Amphitheater 27-Jun-2016 from itsaperfectday on Vimeo.

'Jupiter Crash' in Miami (06-27-16)

Jupiter Crash - Miami, Bayfront Park Amphitheater 27-Jun-2016 from itsaperfectday on Vimeo.

The Twilight Sad in Miami (06-27-16)

That Summer at Home I Had Become the Invisible Boy - Miami, Bayfront Park Amphitheater 27-Jun-2016 from itsaperfectday on Vimeo.

Alphabet - Miami, Bayfront Park Amphitheater 27-Jun-2016 from itsaperfectday on Vimeo.



The Wrong Car - Miami, Bayfront Park Amphitheater 27-Jun-2016 from itsaperfectday on Vimeo.

Robert thanks crew, fans and The Twilight Sad


Monday, June 27, 2016

The Cure in Miami, FL (06-27-16)

June 27th, 2016
Bayfront Park Amphitheatre in Miami, FL
Sold Out! / Doors at 6 PM Eastern
The Twilight Sad 7 - 7:40 / The Cure 8:03 -10:53
Get there early for The Twilight Sad! They're excellent!

Twilight Sad setlist: Reflection of the Television, Last January, That Summer at Home I Had Become the Invisible Boy, Alphabet, It Never Was the Same, There's a Girl in the Corner, The Wrong Car

Setlist: Out of This World, Pictures of You, Closedown, The Hungry Ghost, A Night Like This, All I Want, Push, In Between Days, Jupiter Crash, Want, Fascination Street, The End of the World, Lovesong, Just Like Heaven, The Last Day of Summer, 39, Bloodflowers

1st encore: At Night, M, Play for Today, A Forest

2nd encore: Dressing Up, Shake Dog Shake, Bananafishbones, Give Me It

3rd encore: Lullaby, The Caterpillar, The Walk, Primary

4th encore: The Lovecats, Hot Hot Hot!!!, Close to Me, Why Can't I Be You?, Boys Don't Cry

Photos: It's a Perfect Day

Videos: Twilight Sad - That Summer At Home I had Become the Invisible Boy / Alphabet 1 - 2 / The Wrong Car 1 - 2
 
Out of This World / All I Want / Push & In Between Days 1 - 2 / Jupiter Crash 1 - 2 / Just Like Heaven 1 - 2 / 39 / At Night / M 1 - 2 / Play For Today & A Forest / A Forest / Dressing Up / Shake Dog Shake / Bananafishbones / Give Me It / The Caterpillar / The Lovecats / Close to Me / Boys Don't Cry 1 - 2 / End of Boys Don't Cry & grab ass & tambo toss & final NA Thank You / 32 minutes of the show 

Periscopes: The Twilight Sad /

Clips: Roger & Simon's Grab Ass game / Roger's tambourine tease & final NA toss. And a Simon toss / Final goodbye of the 2016 North American tour / Robert's scatting on Lovecats / Robert's intro for The Top encore / Robert thanks The Twilight Sad and dedicates A Forest to them 1 / A bit of Bloodflowers 1 - 2 / One last time before it's over / A bit of Jupiter Crash 1 - 2 - 3  /



'Cold' in Miami (06-26-16)


Cold - Miami, Bayfront Park Amphitheater 26-Jun-2016 from itsaperfectday on Vimeo.

Thanks It's a Perfect Day!

'Piggy in the Mirror' in Miami (06-26-16)


Piggy in the Mirror - Miami, Bayfront Park Amphitheater 26-Jun-2016 from itsaperfectday on Vimeo.

Thanks It's a Perfect Day!

'The Hanging Garden' in Miami (06-26-16)


The Hanging Garden - Miami, Bayfront Park Amphitheater 26-Jun-2016 from itsaperfectday on Vimeo.

'Kyoto Song' in Miami (06-26-16)


Kyoto Song - Miami, Bayfront Park Amphitheater 26-Jun-2016 from itsaperfectday on Vimeo.

Thanks It's a Perfect Day!

The Twilight Sad in Miami (06-26-16)


Cold Days From the Birdhouse - Miami, Bayfront Park Amphitheater 26-Jun-2016 from itsaperfectday on Vimeo.

There's a Girl in the Corner - Miami, Bayfront Park Amphitheater 26-Jun-2016 from itsaperfectday on Vimeo.

Thanks It's A Perfect Day!

Simon supporting The Sad


Sunday, June 26, 2016

The Cure in Miami, FL (06-26-16)

June 26th, 2016
Bayfront Park Amphitheatre in Miami, FL
Sold Out! / Doors at 6 PM Eastern
The Twilight Sad 7 - 7:40 / The Cure 8:10 - 11:07
Get there early for The Twilight Sad! They're excellent!

Twilight Sad setlist: Cold Days From the Birdhouse, Last January, Drown So I Can Watch, Don't Move, It Never Was the Same, There's a Girl in the Corner, And She Would Darken the Memory

Setlist: Tape / Open, Kyoto Song, A Night Like This, Push, In Between Days, Pictures of You, Closedown, High, The Walk, Sleep When I'm Dead, If Only Tonight We Could Sleep, This Twilight Garden, Lovesong, Just Like Heaven, Trust, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, alt.end, End

1st encore: Cold, A Strange Day, The Hanging Garden, One Hundred Years

2nd encore: Piggy in the Mirror, Never Enough, Fascination Street, Burn

3rd encore: Lullaby, The Perfect Girl, Hot Hot Hot!!!, Wrong Number

4th encore: Let's Go to Bed, Close to Me, Why Can't I Be You?, Boys Don't Cry

Photos: Miami New Times

Reviews: Miami New Times / Boca Mag 

Videos: Twilight Sad - Cold Days From the Birdhouse / There's a Girl in the Corner

Tape & Open / Kyoto Song 1 - 2 / A Night Like This / In Between Days 1 - 2 / Pictures of You 1 - 2 / High / The Walk / This Twilight Garden 1 - 2 / Lovesong 1 - 2 / Just Like Heaven 1 - 2 / From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea / Cold / A Strange Day / Hanging Garden 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 / One Hundred Years / Piggy in the Mirror 1 - 2 / Never Enough / Fascination Street 1 - 2 / Burn / The Perfect Girl / Hot Hot Hot / Lullaby 1 - 2 / Close to Me / Boys Don't Cry

Periscopes: The Twilight Sad

Clips: Deck the Halls intro for High / Robert's intro for the Pornography encore / Has the tour been 2years or 2 months & so fucking hot / Roger's penultimate NA tambo toss / a bit of Closedown / Roger on Trust / Having fun with Wrong Number / A bit of Twilight Sad playing Cold Days From the BirdhouseTwilight Sad have a bit of trouble starting Don't Move



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