The initial lineups for the venerable UK fests Reading and Leeds were announced today, and the annual proceeds this year feature the likes of the Cure, Paramore, At The Drive-In, Justice, the Black…   Read Story »

It's a new year, and every Thursday, we're going to be publishing a new list in this space. You guys like lists, right? Good! For our first one, we got to talking about Guided By Voices, who just…   Read Story »

As previously reported, the Cure have a new live album called Bestival Live 2011 out now. The double-CD set captures the band's headlining performance at the British festival this year. And below,…   Read Story »

The Cure announced that they will release their 32-song, two-and-a-half-hour set at this year's Bestival as a 2-CD live album. It's out 12/5 on Sunday Best Recordings and all proceeds benefit the…   Read Story »

The British instrumental post-rock band 65Daysofstatic managed to wrangle a guest vocal from the Cure's Robert Smith for their eight-minute churn "Come To Me." But rather than allowing Smith to…   Read Story »

It's a big day for the Cure. First, we learned that the goth-pop originators have been nominated for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame. And now, after the success of their Australian…   Read Story »

This morning, the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame announced its nominees for 2012 induction. This year, we've got some intriguing new names on the list, including Guns N' Roses, the Cure, the Red Hot…   Read Story »

British folk-rock singer/songwriter/acclaimed Echoplex-toting guitarist John Martyn passed away a couple years ago as the result of double pneumonia. A 30-song tribute called Johnny Boy Would Love…   Read Story »

Yesterday we posted a live version of an ethereal new tune Bat For Lashes did at Australia's Vivid Festival. The second part of the Opera House set was performed acoustic with a string quartet -- six…   Read Story »

Kate Bush is back in the news and so is one of her offspring: Over the weekend Natasha Khan and a string quartet performed a new Bat For Lashes song at the Sydney Opera House during a two-night stand…   Read Story »