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You probably first heard the Watson Twins on Jenny Lewis' Rabbit Fur Coat. Chandra and Leigh Watson sang backup and received co-billing on the Rilo Kiley frontwoman's debut solo album two years ago, instantly ...

The Cure is two singles into its campaign to launch its 13th album, and have yet to drop a video on fans.

June 30, 2008 - An employee at a retirement center in Johnston passed away last week after 80 years of service to the community and the lord.

No, your ears aren't playing tricks on you, nor are you going crazy. Natalie Merchant doesn't have a new album out.

A 1941 Lincoln given to Rita Hayworth by Orson Welles attracted enthusiastic bidding at a weekend auction of 200 cars owned by broadcasting pioneer Art Astor.

Yesterday 's violence in Iraq included the bombings in Al Anbar Province that claimed the lives of 3 US service members and left many Iraqis dead and wounded.

Two insurgent bomb blasts struck Thursday at pro-American Iraqi targets in Anbar Province just west of Baghdad and in the northern city of Mosul.

Israel's ORPHANED LAND has cancelled its appearance at this year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 14-16 in DinkelsbA1 4hl, Germany.

As any fan will tell you, there are two faces of the Cure. One is that of a quirky, iconic pop band whose skill at composing endearingly offbeat radio hits made them the crossover darlings of the pre-grunge ...

For a band that has been producing music and mayhem for 18 years, Type O Negative is still alive and well.

Just as one sure way to learn about alcohol is to order the booze at the bar that no one wants, the best way to learn about a band is by the way its members pursue their various solo projects.

LEAVES' EYES /ex- THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull has issued the following update: "I am very happy and proud to announce that I just signed a contract for my next few solo albums with ...

Talk about the summer slow down. The muggy heat seems to have everyone running for the safety of their air-conditioned homes.

Last Night: The Cure Friday, June 13, 2008 BankAtlantic Center Better Than: Explaining to your parents why straight guys can wear lipstick.

Economic and Investment Analysis from a former Punk Rocker and Healthcare Economist.

Memorial to Chris Gaffney: Dave Gonzalez, Tom Walbank, Mark Insley, Kevin Pakulis, Grams and Krieger, Mike Hebert, Andrew Collberg, Brittney Dawn and Dusty Rhodes, Salvador Duran, DJ Carl Hanni, Vaudeville ...

Much like a lover who keeps threatening to pack up and leave, The Cure's Robert Smith has suggested often that each successive album or tour by the band would be its last.

Type O Negative joins Hatebreed on the Jagermeister Music Tour By Vince Darcangelo Thursday, June 5, 2008 Type O Negative is part of the Jagermeister Music Tour stopping Tuesday at Denver's Ogden Theatre.

TuneCore isn't new-they've been around a couple years already. Still, they're worth a second look because the of the unique and empowering nature of their business.

Simon Hoggart: If Boris' idea of a success is riotous behavior by drunken mobs what on earth will his failures be like? It was the first prime minister's questions since the Crewe by election.

With MOTHER OF TEARS, Dario Argento concludes the trilogy of horror he began with SUSPIRIA and INFERNO two decades before.

Since forming in 1976, the Cure has weathered punk, disco, new wave, five presidential administrations and more lineup changes than former Astros skipper Phil Garner.

The Cure in 2008, everybody. Sasquatch! taught us it's not a pretty sight... ...but at least " The Only One " taught us that it still sounds "like a dream." We're 10 days off from the release of "Freakshow," ...

Posted May 29th 2008 6:13PM by TMZ Staff Robert Smith , lead singer of '80s goth/new wave band The Cure, at a concert in San Jose on Wednesday -- and Bette Davis in the classic 1962 film "Whatever Happend to ...

Anarchy cheerleaders are awesome! Watch Amy and Terry from Evanescence debate nerds vs.

As we in the Northern Hemisphere prepare to take on the anticipated blistering heat of another summer, I say what better time to consider one of '80s music's most atmospheric, steely cold offerings, from a ...

Harlow Madden, infant daughter of Nicole Richie and Good Charlotte frontman Joel Madden, is showing an early fondness for the English rock band The Cure, her daddy reveals to people.com. Harlow, who was born in ...

Humans may not be able to travel to Mars yet, but we our names can. The Planetary Society, co-founded by the legendary Carl Sagan, has assembled a list of 250,000 names on a DVD that is now attached to NASA's ...

Chris Gerard, DC Scene Contributor Thirty years into their career, alternative-rock titans The Cure are still going strong.

APOCALYPTICA On ALTITUDE's 'Gibson Green Room'; Video Available - May 20, 2008 Finnish cello quartet APOCALYPTICA took part in an interview and performance last month on the "Gibson Green Room" show on Altitude ...

SIRARO, Ethiopia - Ethiopian mother Ayantu Tamon has lost a child to hunger every year for the last four and now cradles her severely malnourished and weakened three-year-old son Hirbu in her ...

Well, at least two of their DJs are: James Hillard and Jim Stanton . They are spinning at Studio B on Saturday night with Hercules and Love Affair and on Sunday night at APT . via Paper Magazine

"It's a very different instrument, but a lot of it translates very well, especially the really slow songs like 'Unforgiven.' "

Buy Daily Star photo reprints Patricia Kline, left, and Ashley Toman are Harptallica. via Arizona Daily Star

"The Perfect Boy", "The Only One", and "Freakshow". "The Only One"

Photos/notes by Kyle Gustafson The Cure launched their spring North American tour with a bang on Friday night, playing a 38-song, three-hour marathon gig at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia . via Pitchfork

"We finally opened a second night of comedy. We had the goods to do it this year."

CBS will bring two comedies to its schedule on Wednesday nights in the fall, spreading jokes to a second night after confining its sitcoms to Mondays the past few years. via The Modesto Bee

C ritics often label the clownish-in-looks-only Cure a minor band. Haters slag poor Robert Smith as a weenie because of his penchant for dressing like a brooding, frizzed out harlequin. via Boston Herald

"Think, when we speak of whaleboats, whales and oceans, that you see them"

In "Moby Dick Rehearsed," the Orson Welles adaptation of the Melville novel, the audience is implored early on to be prepared for a mental workout, there being no chance of getting a credible whale, ship or sea ... via New York Times

LACUNA COIL's SCABBIA: 'We Are Putting Together The Best Album Of Our Career' - May 5, 2008 LACUNA COIL singer Cristina Scabbia has posted the following message on her MySpace page: "We had a band meeting this ... via BlabberMouth.net

"I just wrapped PLAYING WITH FIRE"

May 5: HOUSE OF USHER in movie houses; website open Director David DeCoteau gave us the heads-up that his new version of Edgar Allan Poe's HOUSE OF USHER will get big-screen play via Regent Releasing in Los ... via FANGORIA

"NY Trip". The second single, to be released on June 13th, will be "Freakshow"

British stalwarts The Cure have announced that they will be releasing a total of four new singles, one a month, up until the release of their new studio album. via IGN Music

"My exit has nothing to do with dispute or controversy within the band. It was just time to split. I hope we still will be friends in future like we are right now."

XANDRIA Parts Ways With Singer LISA MIDDELHAUVE - May 1, 2008 Singer Lisa Middelhauve has left the German goth metal band XANDRIA for "personal reasons." "We thank Lisa for the good, successful and most of all ... via BlabberMouth.net

Daily Entertainment Photos - "Get all the fashion, glamour and scandal here in pictures!" British rockers The Cure have made a ground-breaking promise to fans - they will release a single per month until their ... via PLANET RADIO 107.3

The band will drop singles on the 13th of each month until album release The Cure have announced that they will release a new single each month leading up to the release of their 13th studio album in September. via NME.com

"Woodstock's own lady of story and song."

Second of two parts Singer/banjo player Pete Seeger is, quite literally, a folk hero around Woodstock, Ill. via Daily Herald

MOONSPELL: 'Night Eternal' Widget Available - Apr. 23, 2008 One month before the release of their new studio album, Portuguese metallers MOONSPELL and SPV have unleashed the "Night Eternal" widget , featuring ... via BlabberMouth.net

When you decide to adapt a literary epic about a massive sperm whale, then there's really no question as to size: Go big. via The Austin Chronicle

By: Howie Klein on Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008 at 8:00 PM - PDT Brendan Perry is the other half- Lisa Gerrard is probably better known- of Dead Can Dance. via Crooks and Liars

"They pulled off what they said they were going to do by going at it full-tilt"

For some strange reason, Neil Patrick Harris was at first apprehensive about taking on the role of a leering, preposterous version of himself. via National Post

The House of Usher is often referred to as the "last" Goth rock band from Germany, the same country that unleashed doomsayers Xmal Deutschland in the '80s. Formed in 1990 by Jorg Kleuden , Markus Pick , Ray ... via WJIZ-FM Albany

"Bandits Cure", which samples The Cure's "Close to Me", the funk-infused "Outskirts", and "The Centaur"

For those familiar with Buck 65's music-an amalgamation of spoken word, old school beats, rock riffs, and the occasional extraterrestrial twang-it comes as no surprise that his live show would be a little ... via Ottawa Citizen