NME — Fresh from making their area debut alongside The Cure at the O2 Arena last night (February 26), White Lies are now gearing up to co-headline the NME Presents North American tour with Friendly Fires this spring. more info

Stereogum — Lady Sovereign isn't the only person covering the Cure this month: Art Brut and a host of others have contributed their takes on the band to Pictures Of You, a Cure tribute CD free with this week's NME. Art Brut handle Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me's ... more info

NME — It's Friday once more, and to celebrate this year's NME Godlike GeniusesThe Cure we're thinking up bands as Cure songs to waste time until the pubs open. more info

The Mirror — Franz Ferdinand frontman Alex Kapranos started a contest with pals to see who could launch burgers the furthest into the crowd while The Cure played at the NME Awards in Brixton Academy. We doubt the celeb who ended up with ketchup on his skinny tie ... more info

The Mirror — Little Boots (left) comparing sequinned dresses backstage... Alexa Chung looking like a flasher in a beige mac on the roof... Girls Aloud's Nicola Roberts dancing her socks off to the Cure... more info

The Mirror — Franz Ferdinand frontman Alex Kapranos started a contest with pals to see who could launch burgers the furthest into the crowd while The Cure played at the NME Awards in Brixton Academy. more info

NME - The Bands Blog — One of the highlights of this week's special edition NME, and its accompanying CD of Cure covers, is Mystery Jets' reworking of 'In Between Days'. We crashed the guys' recording studio in London to watch it being put together bit by bit. From the aco... more info

Perez Hilton — Robert Smith showed up to the Shockwaves NME Awards at Brixton Academy in London on Wednesday looking absolutely frightful!! Just… no! No no noooooo. No to the eye makeup, no to the lipstick, no to the freaky eyebrows. No from head to toe! Do we ... more info

NME — The Cure's Robert Smith has said he was worried that the band might not fit in at last night's (February 25) Shockwaves NME Awards, because they're so different to the other acts at the ceremony. more info

NME — Noel Fielding has told NME.COM he wants to get The Cure's Robert Smith to feature in the forthcoming 'Mighty Boosh' film. more info