Ryan's Smashing Life — Prescription: BEN FOLDS! - I'm not sure how many of you folks have, like me, a set of your own seasonal music. In Boston, winter officially starts either when the leaves have fully abandoned the trees or you find you are accosted by Christmas music a... more info

Idolator — After making some disparaging comments about a misunderstood perception of "The Radiohead Model" (which Maura helpfully defined correctly) and kicking up a consequent shitstorm, Cure lead singer Robert Smith has, refreshingly, expanded on his ideas r... more info

The Quietus — Says he is "QUESTIONING THE DUMB ACCEPTANCE OF THE 'FREEART IS THE 'NEW' PARADIGM" (apologies for caps) more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Kyle Gustafson Right now, Radiohead is so universally beloved that it becomes news whenever any prominent artist says anything remotely bad about them. (Well, in our universe it's news, anyway.) So when Cure frontman Robert Smith sniffed a... more info

Stereogum — In a Kanye-locked post, the Godlike Genius clarifies calling Radiohead's In Rainbows strategy, aka "marketing ruse," an "idiot plan," taking a moment to address the "idiot critics": "I AM NOT CONFUSING 'ARTISTIC VALUE' WITH 'COMMERCIAL VALUE' ... MER... more info

The Music Fix — Gig Review: Despite a lack of guy-liner, Ian Sandwell headed off to the O2 to witness NME's Godlike Geniuses in action more info

TMZ — Filed under: We're Just Sayin' Here's lovely the Cure lead singer Robert Smith, 49, at an event in London on Wednesday (left) -- and the stunning Jackie Stallone, 87, at some event a while back (right).One of them is known to smear their lipstick o... more info

Guardian Music — Robert Smith trades on past glories while the Franz boys stay perky and White Lies peddle hip gloom"Godlike Genius" is a slippery thing. These days the recipient of NME's annual award for services to tinnitus must be able to headline the O2 Arena. Th... more info

JamBase — WAXPLOITATION PREPARES CAUSES 2 WITH MUSIC FROM DEVENDRA BANHART, GNARLS BARKLEY, LCD SOUNDSYSTEM, MY MORNING JACKET Waxploitation Records has confirmed a May 5 release date for Causes 2, the second album in the label's ongoing benefit series f... more info

The Telegraph — Michael Deacon watches Franz Ferdinand give a passionate performance and the Cure prove they still have style more info