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

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