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Turnstile, Nine Inch Nails, Yungblud, and The Cure Sweep The 68th Annual Grammy Awards in the Rock and Metal Categories

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The 68th Annual Grammy Awards happened last night and didnt dissapoint, as far as high drama, on popular “Music’s biggest night,” as it is known. Held in Los Angeles and featuring Spiritbox performing live during the pre-show, Nine Inch Nails won for Best Rock Song for “As Alive As You Need Me to Be” from their acclaimed Tron Ares original soundtrack. NIN has a rocky history with The Grammys, with Trent Reznor frequently slamming the award show. In the Best Rock Performance category for his stunning cover of Black Sabbath’s “Changes” (Live From Villa Park) – featuring Nino Bettencourt, Frank Bello, Adam Wakeman, II (Sleep Token). In a major upset, Turnstile won both metal awards and best Rock album for their album “Never Enough” – beating out former winners Deftones, Ghost, Dream Theater, and three years in a row-nominated and shut out Spiritbox. The Cure also won for two Grammy’s in the alternative music categories. Best of all there was an Ozzy tribute by Post Malone, and Jelly Roll won the best country album. See the winners below! Continue reading →


Perry Bamonte, Longtime Multi-Instrumentalist of The Cure Has Died

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The Cure has announced that their long-serving guitarist and keyboard player, Perry Bamonte, has passed away after a long illness. He was 65. The band announced the news in a statement on their website and on Robert Smith’s social media, which you can read below. Bamonte initially joined The Cure in the mid-eighties as a guitar tech and personal assistant to Smith, before ascending first as a touring guitarist, and later keyboadist and bassist from 1990-2020, returning in 2022, completing almost 500 shows, including their last studio album, Songs From a Lost World. He performed on such classic albums as Wish (1992) Paris (1993) Show (1993), Wild Mood Swings, and more. He also played bass in Rock supergroup Love Amongst Ruins. RIP. Continue reading →


Primavera Sound Barcelona Books The Cure, Gorillaz, Massive Attack, My Bloody Valentine, Wet Leg, Ethel Cain, Slowdive, Einstürzende Neubauten, Lambrini Girls, and More

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Promavera Sound Barcelona 2026 has booked The Cure, Gorillaz, Massive Attack, My Bloody Valentine, Wet Leg, Ethel Cain, Slowdive, Einstürzende Neubauten, Lambrini Girls,Mac DeMarco, Pinkpantheress, Skrillex, Peggy Gou, Lola Young, Father John Misty, Ethel Cain, Bad Gyal, Big Thief, Wet Leg, Little Simz, Slowdive, Kneecap, Alex G, Dijon and Blood Orange also head the list of 150 names revealed today. Tickets will be available from 29th September at 11:00 CEST through the Fan Sale, which is now open for registration on the Primavera Sound website. Continue reading →