Stereogum — Beating Hot Topic at its own game, Christie's has scheduled their first full-scale auction of punk memorabilia. The lots, which go up for sale on 11/24, include more than 120 records, photos and "promotional pieces" from Patti Smith, the Ramones, th... more info

Roadrunner Records — DragonForce and Devildriver have joined Killswitch Engage and many other bands in donating an exclusive t-shirt design to the Shirts For A Cure project.The Shirts For A Cure Project (SFAC) was launched by The Syrentha J. Savio Endowment (SSE) to give... more info

Undercover, Australia — The Cure are to be crowned Godlike Geniuses at the Shockwaves NME Awards in February. more info

Rolling Stone — The big-ticket album season is officially here. This week sees a number of highly-anticipated releases, including the latest from alt-country weirdo Ryan Adams. Will Hermes says of Cardinology, “Drunk on melody, high on musical history, but all his... more info

Silent Uproar — The Cure have posted their new album, 4:13 Dream, on MySpace and you can stream the album in its entirety. more info

Monsters and Critics — The Cure are to be crowned Godlike Geniuses at the Shockwaves NME Awards in February. more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — Instead of a rant or a little story that quietly refers to the music I'm blogging about...today, I have a question for you. What is more influential...more memorable: an album or a band? (example: Nirvana or Nevermind...Guns N Roses or Appetite fo... more info

Pop Matters — The danger of so openly courting nostalgia like this is that a new entry into old canon is simply never going to live up to the standard that those who've come to live with said canon have built for it. more info

NME — The Cure are set to be crowned Godlike Geniuses at the Shockwaves NME Awards in February. more info

NME — The Cure are set to be crowned Godlike Geniuses at the Shockwaves NME Awards in February. more info