For those of you who live in Tokyo or have a plan to come here early next month, there will be a special Cure event at Kouenji in Tokyo.

* Club A Strange Day #3 *

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Sunday 7th February, 1999 at Club DOLPHIN

2,000 yen (with 2 alcoholic / non-alcoholic drinks of your choice)

This is the fifth Cure event and is the third Cure club night event presented by "Want !" - a Cure unofficial fan club in Japan. It will give you a delightful Cure time with The Cure's videos including the latest live on a 120" screen. The 1 hour video show will be followed by a club night with DJs playing The Cure and their contemporaries. Please come along and dance. You will love it !

To get more information like where the venue is, take a look at the event page; http://www2.gol.com/users/fusae/cureclub/event4e.html

"A french techno-pop band, called "Rinocerose", has released last year a new mini-album called "Le mobilier". The song "La guitaristic house organisation" contains a small sample of "Three" and the song "Machine pour les oreilles" contains a large sample of "In your house". This album is available in France only on CD (ref : TWI 1055 CD) and LP (ref : TWI 1055 DEP) on the label "PIAS France". "

"The Cure, One Million Virgins (the band's traditional working title). The release, coinciding with the Cure's 20th anniversary, bears the dark themes that shaded Pornography and Disintegration. Spring."

"It hasn't been mentioned here yet and I think, for those who don't receive Cure News it may be an interesting information:

After "Fall", "Side by side" and "Just say yes", Robert confirmed another title of a new song from the forthcoming studio album. It will be "39". Here's the excerpt from Cure News 20, page 8:

Question: "Robert, what song describes you best ?"

Robert: "39, a new one..."

"I just wanted you to know that next saturday, january the 23rd there will be a Cure party in a pub called Heaven Club, in Madrid.

It will take place from 20:30, until 00:30.

You will all be welcome!"

"the cure is mentioned in an article in guitar magazine this month in an article on british bands... it's rather biased and puts the cure in the same sentence as culture club.... rather odd... it's a short article, only a half a page"

"the cure's - 10:15 saturday night - will feature on the 5cd box set entitled "1,2,3,4" punk & new wave 1976-79 on 'universal' records. release date to be confirmed (feb/march). this collection also features: siouxsie & the banshees, the jam, blondie, sex pistols, clash, etc. and a 48 page colour booklet.

u.k's mojo magazine reviewed the album and notes the following: "of these 100 acts, perhaps only robert smith of the cure and paul weller of the jam are currently more than lukewarm in music industry terms. winners or losers, what matters is that they did it, and that there's something left that tells their story. here is that something, and what a joy it is."

"Magic!", a French magazine (qualifying itself as "Modern-Pop magazine"), celebrates in its January issue (in the News section) the Cure's 20th anniversary. Let me quote and translate a few things : "On December 22nd 1978, release date of the misunderstood "Killing an Arab" on a tiny record label Small Wonder, one of the most important band of its generation -let's say the 80's- was making its first step in the record industry. The Cure, aka Robert Smith (or vice versa) has just celebrated its 20 years of existence, and has therefore crossed 3 decades and known almost everything". The magazine then explains how The Cure evolved throughout the years, reaching at the beginning of the 90's, a status of "influential band", especially over "91-92's shoegazers (Slowdive, Lush, Ride), Neorockers (Smashing Pumpkins, Placebo) and, more surprisingly, over trip hoppers (massive Attack, UNKLE/DJ Shadow...)"... Finally they conclude : "While a new album is announced to be released in march, it is already for sure that Robert Smith will leave a print in the modern music world. And not only because he wore huge white basket shoes..."

The article is illustrated by a couple of quite ugly drawings of a young and an older Robert Smith, a bottle of beer and a soccer ball...

"Next week (28th january 99), we can see The Cure on the french satellite TV Chanel "M6Music" : This program's called "Canapé Rouge" and is diffused at 20:40 to 21:00 (french clock) and contains The Cure and other artists..."

And here are the details about the show (Thanks Muriel):

"Canape rouge" : is a weekly show about "the best and the worst of the 80's"... They only broadcast videos. Here is the list of the artists played that night (28 jan.)

The only question is to know what they are going to say about The Cure : Are they part of the best or the worst of the eighties ? But when you look at the other artists programmed, there's no doubt, definitely the best."

MADASKI'S TRADEMARK electronic distortion ‹found in the hardcore techno beats of his 1997 album "Distorta Diagnostica" (Distorted Diagnosis)‹has not been compromised on the Italian artist's latest album, "Da Shit Is Serious" (Blackout/Mercury). Released in September 1998, the album is spawning radio-friendly material: The single "Tonight," featuring vocals from Macka B, is an infectious drum'n'bass number with dancehall ragamuffin vibes that is garnering airplay points on Italy's top 40 stations. The album also includes a cover of the Cure's classic hit "A Forest," transformed with Euro-dance-style vocals but maintaining the dark edge of the original version. Madaski remains a leading member of Italian reggae pioneers Africa Unite, and the album features guest vocals from that band's Bunna and Raiss, vocalist with acclaimed Italian ambient trip-hop outfit Almamegretta.

"Today on Fox television, The Cure were profiled on the pre-game show of the vikings & falcons NFL conference finals. All due to the Minnesota Vikings running back Robert Smith. They asked Robert Smith & Leroy Hoard (both running backs for the Vikings) if they had ever heard of the cure & showed them pictures of the band. Both of them thinking the band members looked weird. As they showed clips of both running backs in the background playing was Picturess of You (Dub mix), Fascination St, Why Can't I Be You, Hot Hot Hot, and Never Enough."

To add to that, Terry Bradshaw was the interviewer and began the interview by asking Smith whether he knew about "the English rock band The Cure". Smith replied that he did know them, and then Bradshaw passed some photos of the band to Smith & Hoard. Some really nice photos of Robert and the band are flashed onscreen, and then Hoard asked Smith "when did you start wearing lipstick?". Then (as Adam reported) they showed a highlights package that used Cure songs as backing music. Unfortunately, Robert Smith and his Vikings lost today's game to the Atlanta Falcons. : (   

The Cure, arguably the longest-lasting "alternative" band, is finishing a new album that will mark the Robert Smith-led group's 20th anniversary. It's due in the spring, with a tour planned to follow. (Thanks Nihility)

"Here are more details on the airing of "Top of the Pops Culte" on french cable TV channel M6 Music. The following artists will be broadcast.

- Neneh Cherry : « Woman »

-Los Del Rio : « Macarena » (!!!!)

-The Cure : « In Between days »

-Kylie Minogue : « The Locomotion (????)

The broadcast will be repeated at 11:10 pm the same night Not much of an event really..."

"The show of friday the 29th with STTELLLA and CURIOSITY plays the Cure is Sold out!!

But don't worry, there's already another date for a CURIOSITY show:

Saturday the 27th of February in "L'escalier" (A famous Pub in Liège, Le carré)

More information in February...."

"Following the successful 'Cure drinks' in recent months, I am proud to announce the 'Cure Party', an evening of Cure music, discussion and raffle with special prizes to be won donated by the band. Plus a live set of original compositions and Cure songs by - a million&9....

Friday 19th February - 'The Plough' pub, Museum Street, London WC1. 6.30pm till 11p.m. 'upstairs room' - directions - the pub is close to the British Museum, on the corner of Museum Street and Little Russell Street. Nearest station - Holborn (Piccadilly / Central line)"

Today (Jan. 13th) - 6 pm (eastern & pacific) / 5 pm (central)

Tomorrow (Jan. 14th) - 11 am (eastern & pacific) / 10 am (central)

Tuesday (Jan. 19th) - 6:30 pm (eastern & pacific) / 5:30 pm (central)

Lovesong is the final clip played on the show (Thanks Destin)

"Next Monday, on the new french satellite TV chanel "M6 Music", we can watch a program called "Top of the Pops Culte" with The Cure and other artists !!! It will begin 20:40 and finish at 21:00 (french clock...)"

"Just wanted to let you know that VH1 ran a "where are they now" segment on the Cure.  They called the cure an 80's keyboard band and showed some clips of pictures of you, Just Like heaven live ( MTV Music Awards) a little bit of interviews with Robert and Perry, and showed stills of the various incarnations of the band through out the years.  It was fairly cool and lasted maybe 2 1/2 mins."

The special will be repeated tonight (Jan. 5th) at 8pm eastern & pacific / 7pm central and again on Saturday (Jan. 9th) at 2pm eastern & pacific / 1pm central and 10pm eastern & pacific / 9pm central.

"CURIOSITY wants to wish a happy new year to all the fans!!

CURIOSITY will play live on Friday the 29th january at "le foyer culturel de Dolhain" (near verviers)
Time: 20 h
The band is the special guest of the famous belgian Band STTELLLA.

For the tickets, go to "le foyer culturel de dolhain" or to " the verviers theater"."
 
 

"Last Saturday night (Dec. 12th), N 3 (German tv station) did a special on the 80's,called 'Ich will Spass' (=I want to have fun). Cure were featured with Inbetween days (Clip) and Lovecats (TV appearance from Formel 1)."