NME - The Bands Blog — The Liars frontman guides us through the cultural pointers and debauched beach parties that made him the man he is today. My first album Various – ‘Throbbin’ 84’ “It was an Australian compilation with a lot of awesome stuff like Van Hale... more info

Totally Fuzzy — jazzlover said... Neil Ardley - Kaleidoscope of Rainbows (1976) http://jazzarchives.blogspot.com Capt. Willard said... PAUL McCARTNEY - The Fireman Collection Get all of McCartney's experimental Fireman releases. Hear tracks from each one. Some weir... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Capt. Willard said... ERIC CLAPTON'S Rainbow Concert (1973) Clapton's live return from two year exile, with Pete Townshend, Ronnie Wood, Stevie Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Rebop and others. We're posting off the shelf live stuff all week. Listen Before You... more info

Altsounds — 65daysofstatic – the name still shrouded in inspirational ambiguity, the band still one of the most arresting live acts on the circuit – arrive at album four reborn. Following years of incessant touring, including tours with ... more info

Pop Candy — Happy Thursday, and happy April! I'm feeling good this morning after last night's sexy and intimate performance by The xx (thanks, Spin magazine) along with a dinner that included kimchi donuts (actually very tasty). The xx are on tour now, and you r... more info

The Quietus — Three-disc set featuring unreleased material out in May more info

NME — 3CD set to be released on May 24 more info

Pitchfork — The Cure's website proudly displays a press release announcing that the band will soon release a deluxe three-disc reissue of their moody, atmospheric 1989 opus Disintegration, as Slicing Up Eyeballs points out. The reissue is due for a May 24 releas... more info

NME.COM - Reviews Blog — Imagine a landscape piece of A4 paper. At one end there is a picture of Tony Allen, Fela Kuti’s drummer and Afrobeat pioneer and at the other end of the sheet is Robert Smith of The Cure. Strands of Fat Bob’s back-combed barnet are stretched acro... more info

The Vinyl Villain — In 1986, The Cure enjoyed huge sales thanks to the release of Standing On A Beach, a 13-track compilation of all the band's singles up to that point. Reaching #4 in the album charts, it was up until that point the biggest selling and highest placed o... more info