NME - Festivals — ‘Let’s Go Surfing’ was everywhere last year – but The Drums’ Jonathan Pierce isn’t giving anything away about whether it’ll be back. We chatted to the leadman earlier this summer about their appearance at Bestival. [...] Read more! more info

Mjsbigblog — Jordin Sparks performed a beautiful version of "The Cure" on the MDA Telethon. Co-host Nigel Lythgoe introduces her as the "Extremely Talented winner of the sixth season of American Idol." He also mentions that she's working on her 3rd album Also, ... more info

Guardian Music — The Rapture, On tourAs amazing as their synthesis of punk and funk was, the two elements were always at war within the music of the Rapture. Emerging under the aegis of James Murphy's DFA records, their House Of Jealous Lovers single honoured their o... more info

NME - Festivals — Bjork, The Cure, PJ Harvey, Village People... we're getting very excited about the big names playing this year's Bestival, but there are also a whole load of brilliant new acts on the bill too. Don't miss this lot when you head to the Isle Of Wight. ... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — XFM - The Cure and Bjork are on the 2011 line-up.... more info

Perez Hilton — More from the goddess' performance at the Itunes London festival last night!!! Check out Adele doing two exquisite renditions of covers! Watch her take on the Bonnie Raitt classic I Can't Make You Love Me (above) and listen to her spin on The Cure's ... more info

Gigwise — At the Roundhouse last night... more info

Stereogum — Over the past two years, Brooklyn vet Shannon Funchess has gone from being Brooklyn’s most recognizable backup singer (see: !!!, LCD, TVOTR) to fronting the locally celebrated dark wave project Light Asylum. Shannon says she grew up loving “Sioux... more info

Stereogum — The Cure finished a two-day appearance at Sydney’s Vividfest yesterday, where the band played all of their first three albums, Three Imaginary Boys, Seventeen Seconds, and Faith. They not only played those albums, but included an encore of over a d... more info

NME — Beth Orton, Phil Collins and The Cure’s Robert Smith also honour late folk artist more info