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I know I seem a little obsessed by The Cure right now, but don’t worry, I’m a pro - it’s just one of about a gazillion current obsessions. Wait til I get on to Faust. And the vintage drum kit I’m trying to justify buying because it was used on one of my favourite albums, notwithstanding no drumming ability, no space for a drum kit, and no money.

I like this cover of “Catch” by Art Brut, it sounds rather like some East End pub rock band decided to launch into a bit of goth pop. Which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Captures the nonchalance of Robert Smith’s lyric quite well, I think (strokes beard thoughtfully). I don’t know much about Art Brut - they have a song called “Alcoholics Unanimous” which I’m not going to post as I think it’s rather too obvious for this blog, as well as being pants.

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Art Brut - Catch

Well, this weekend’s discovery was that my uncle and aunt live in a house in Devon which was formerly occupied by a band. Oh, what band, I asked my mother. “Can’t remember. Begins with a C. 4 letters.”

Surely not The Cure? A quick Google search later. Brushford Barton, the house were The Cure wrote “Distintegration”. And here’s an article all about it.

As it happens, I was studying (ok, drinking) in Devon at the time. It was a magical place, empty, high hedges, lots of ramshackle country piles, and, as it turns out, one of them was occupied by Smith and Tolhurst writing amazing stuff like this.

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The Cure - Pictures of You

OK… First I’ll access the secret military spy satellite that is in geosynchronous orbit over the Midwest. Then I’ll ID the limo by the vanity plate “MR. BIGGG” and get his approximate position. Then I’ll reposition the transmission dish on the remote truck to 17.32 degrees east, hit WESTAR 4 over the Atlantic, bounce the signal back into the aerosphere up to COMSAT 6, beam it back to SATCOM 2 transmitter number 137 and down on the dish on the back of Mr. Big’s limo… It’s almost too easy.

Today was a bit like that until I simplified it. Unfortunately it means I miss out on a really amazing sounding gig, but fortunately it means I also miss out on a whole load of unmanageability.

I lost my record collection by bits and bobs during my drinking days in the late 80’s and early 90’s. The nice thing about Spotify is that I’m rediscovering it. Today has been “The Cure” day :). I totally forgot about this brilliant track on 1985’s “The Head on the Door”. How about that for an intro? Don’tcha love the way everyone piles in and gives it all a good kicking? What a song. Push.

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The Cure - Push