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Chain of Flowers
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29 years of news, rumors, minutiae about The Cure. Since June 1996.

🎶 I found you in a chain of flowers 🎶

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Missed any of @robert.thecure.com's recent interviews or want to watch/listen again?

Tim's Listening Party
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X-Posure
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Sunday Night Music Club
youtu.be/qctW1gSBKRs?...

Sidetracked
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Rock Show
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Robert Smith - 'Songs of a Lost World' track-by-track | Tim's Listening Party
YouTube video by Absolute Radio
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‘Lost’ And Found: The Cure Wins First Grammys Ever

Robert Smith and company earned two Alternative trophies for 2024 comeback LP
'Lost' And Found: The Cure Wins First Grammys Ever - SPIN
Some 50 years into their career, Robert Smith and the Cure have won their first Grammys ever Some 50 years into their career, Robert Smith and the Cure have won their first Grammys ever
www.spin.com
February 1, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Here's the win for Alone and the speech sent in from Robert Smith.

Thanks to Larry Paul King for the video.
February 1, 2026 at 10:12 PM
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Nine Inch Nails takes home another Grammy today - "As Alive As You Need Me To Be" wins Best Rock Song

www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnMy...
Nine Inch Nails - As Alive As You Need Me To Be (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by NineInchNailsVEVO
www.youtube.com
February 1, 2026 at 10:02 PM
While The Cure were not in attendance at The Grammys, a speech from Robert was read and mentioned that they were at Perry Bamonte 's funeral and thanked all of the fans.
February 1, 2026 at 9:43 PM
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The Cure win their first Grammys, taking home Best Alternative Music Album and Best Alternative Music Performance

stereogum.com/2487309/the-...
February 1, 2026 at 9:37 PM
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The Cure win their first Grammys ever for Best Alternative Rock Album for Songs of A Lost World and Best Alternative Rock Performance for "Alone" www.brooklynvegan.com/grammys-2026...
Grammys 2026 Winners: Full List (Turnstile, FKA twigs, The Cure, NIN, Tame Impala, more)
It's Music's Biggest Night and Kendrick Lamar, Turnstile, SZA, Tyler the Creator, Deftones, Clipse, and more are up for awards.
www.brooklynvegan.com
February 1, 2026 at 9:37 PM
From @consequence.bsky.social:

The Cure just won their first-ever Grammy Awards

Songs of a Lost World won Best Alternative Music Album, while "Alone" earned Best Alternative Music Performance.

#GRAMMYs    #GRAMMYs2026
February 1, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Double wow! The Cure's Songs of a Lost World also won!
February 1, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Wow! The Cure's Alone won!
February 1, 2026 at 9:31 PM
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Nine Inch Nails' "As Alive As You Need Me To Be" wins Best Rock Song at the Grammys stereogum.com/2487089/gram...
February 1, 2026 at 9:28 PM
The awards The Cure are nominated for will not be on the main broadcast tonight, they'll be presented at the Premiere Ceremony which is on now

Watch here - www.youtube.com/live/gil4hcn...
February 1, 2026 at 8:42 PM
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The majority of this year's Grammy winners will be announced this afternoon during the Premiere Ceremony, starting at 3:30 p.m. ET. We'll be following along right here...
Grammys 2026 Winners: See The List
The 68th Annual Grammy Awards are here! Although the big show at LA’s Crypto.com Arena does not kick off until 8 p.m. ET, the winners in most of this year’s 95 categories will be announced at this aft...
stereogum.com
February 1, 2026 at 8:28 PM
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A 6-minute excerpt from a 1990 Cure special on the UK TV 'Super' that includes interviews with #TimPope and #TheCure 's Robert Smith. The rest of the program is missing.
youtu.be/JArU28oBUKo
February 1, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Best of luck to @thecure.com at The Grammy Awards tonight, where they are nominated for 2 awards.
February 1, 2026 at 4:05 PM
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From Julien's Auctions:

Olivia Rodrigo & The Cure’s Robert Smith are teaming up with MusiCares and Julien’s Auctions for this year’s Charity Relief Auction!

Bid now on the stage-played guitar used in their performance, now signed by Olivia, Robert, and the rest of Olivia’s band.

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January 25, 2026 at 10:47 PM
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Join us for Julien’s Auctions and MusiCares® official 2026 MusiCares® Charity Relief Auction, a cornerstone of Grammy® Week celebrating Music’s Biggest Night®.

Bid online or LIVE at The Recording Academy in Santa Monica on 2/1.

Register & Bid Now
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Robert Smith & Olivia Rodrigo | 2025 Glastonbury Stage-Played and Multi-Artist Signed Schecter Acoustic Guitar, Black and White Star Graphic
ow.ly
January 25, 2026 at 10:49 PM
From Dave Allen:

Perry Bamonte's sad transcendence. For anyone who would have sent flowers had they been able to here is the link for donations and a quote that really sums it all up.
February 1, 2026 at 12:31 AM
From Donna Bamonte:

Thank you everyone wherever you are in the world that made Perrys send off perfect.. xxxx
January 31, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Great day for new albums!

Sunlight Echoes, the 2nd album from @whitelands.bsky.social

And

When a Flower Doesn't Grow, the long awaited debut album from @softcult.band

Enjoyed the hell out of them both, and they'll be on repeat all weekend. Soooo damn good!
Sunlight Echoes, by Whitelands
10 track album
whitelands.bandcamp.com
January 30, 2026 at 8:34 PM
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Softcult | ‘When A Flower Doesn't Grow’ | The Album Story

"These were already big moments in my life, but then writing an album around them served as a great outlet for me to process them as well. The whole thing has honestly been surreal, but also so cathartic."
Softcult 'When A Flower Doesn't Grow' | The Album Story
Softcult's Mercedes and Phoenix Arn-Horn talk us through the life-changing process of crafting their engrossing and empowering debut album.
rocksound.tv
January 8, 2026 at 6:34 PM
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Trump Demands Naboo Globe of Peace From Boss Nass
thehardtimes.net/culture/trum...
Trump Demands Naboo Globe of Peace From Boss Nass
President Donald Trump demanded that the Naboo Globe of Peace be taken away from Gungan leader Boss Nass and given to him.
thehardtimes.net
January 30, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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@craigatcof.bsky.social Curespotting : In the new movie The Thing with Feathers, In Between Days is played early on.
January 30, 2026 at 7:47 PM
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Tickets going fast for this special 50th anniversary show in Manchester on June 4th!

The setlist will draw from all eras of Peter Hook’s 50 years in music - Warsaw, Joy Division, New Order, Revenge, Monaco, Freebass & more…

Don’t miss out: pinkdot.seetickets.com/event/peter-...

76 // 26 // 50
January 30, 2026 at 7:44 PM
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"When you lose someone you love, they never really leave you. They just move into a special place in your heart"

- Catherine O'Hara (1954-2026)
#CatherineOHara
January 30, 2026 at 7:56 PM
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The ever amazing Emma Anderson❤️❤️
Today Sunlight Echoes, the 2nd album by the magnificent @whitelands.bsky.social is released.

I had the huge honour of contributing backing vox to the track Sparklebaby which I did in a studio in Hackney last year.

Info: visit their page or @soniccathedral.bsky.social's.

Photo of me by Iris. x
January 30, 2026 at 6:33 PM