RIP Perry Bamonte of The Cure. He was 65.
Perry Bamonte played guitar and keyboards for The Cure for years. There was a long run from 1990 to 2005 (staring with the Wish album) and then from 2022 to, well, just now.
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The Cure has posted a trailer for the new concert film, The Show of a Lost World
Last November, I traveled to London to see The Cure perform their then-new album, Songs of a Lost World, at the 3000-person Troxy on the night the record was released. There were cameras
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Random music news for Tuesday, November 4, 2025
Music news for November 4, 2025. BONUS: This dog really loves jazz.
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The Cure went after ICE for stealing a song.
Let’s be clear: Unless you have specific permission to use someone’s song in something you created, it’s illegal. Full stop. That’s copyright infringement, You need a license. And you’d think that the US
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The Cure’s super-exclusive Songs of a Lost World concert will get a release next week.
Back on November 1, I was at The Troxy in East London to see The Cure run through their new album, Songs of a Lost World album (and two encores full of hits).
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The Cure’s dazzling Songs of a Lost World concert
I was lucky enough to get a ticket for last night’s (November 1) Cure show at the Troxy in London for a special concert unveiling the group’s first album in 16 years, Songs
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Off to the UK today to see The Cure debut the new album, Songs of a Lost World, tonight at the Troxy in East London tonight. I will report back. Meanwhile, here’s music
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Robert Smith has some rules for Cure concert tickets
Even with the new album, Songs of a Lost World, coming on November 1, The Cure isn’t going to play a lot of shows until autumn 2025, so this gig at London Troxy
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The Cure is back with a new song for the first time in 16 years
After MUCH teasing, Robert Smith and The Cure have returned with a new song entitled “Alone,” their first new music in 16 years. It’s from an album entitled Songs of a Lost World,
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The Cure is having fun teasing a new album. Here’s a summary of things so far. [UPDATES!]
It began with some postcards mailed to people around the world. I, for some reason, got one. I have no idea how I ended up on their mailing list. This is one of
Read MoreRandom music news for Tuesday, September 3, 2024
*Sigh* The day after Labour Day. Let’s just get on with music news for September 3, 2024. BONUS: Why are there so many chiropractors? Maybe because back in the 60s, we had things
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