Originally due out Feb. 16, the much-anticipated deluxe 3CD edition of The Cure’s 1989 masterpiece, ‘Disintegration,’ has been delayed again — this time until May.

This latest installment of Vintage Video again comes from our old stash of VHS tapes: It’s the entire Dec. 23, 1990, episode of MTV’s ‘120 Minutes,’ hosted by Robert Smith, who offers a retrospective of The Cure’s videos to promote the release of the band’s post-’Disintegration’ remix disc ‘Mixed Up.’

[tweetmeme]There it goes again: Originally due Feb. 16, then bumped to March 16, the deluxe 3CD edition of The Cure’s 1989 magnum opus, Disintegration, has been delayed once more — this time to March 30 in Europe and April 6 in North America, according to Chain of Flowers, which cites The Ideal Copy. And while [...]

[tweetmeme]Robert Smith, iconic frontman of The Cure, will make a rare solo appearance on the soundtrack to Tim Burton’s live-action “Alice in Wonderland” later this year, contributing a cover of “Very Good Advice” from Disney’s animated version of the Lewis Carroll classic.
The soundtrack, due out March 2, also includes Disney re-imaginings and other themed tunes [...]

[tweetmeme]Despite the dour material, recording The Cure’s epic Disintegration album was a “very happy and jokey” time for the Robert Smith-led band, recalls former keyboard player Roger O’Donnell in a new 11,000-word essay on the 20th anniversary of the recording of that classic record.
As promised, O’Donnell — who played in The Cure from 1987 to [...]

[tweetmeme]Well that didn’t take long: Just a week after a release date finally was announced for The Cure’s 3CD Disintegration: 20th Anniversary Edition comes news of the set’s delay. According to Chain of Flowers, Rhino’s expanded reissue now will arrive on March 16, a month later than originally planned. Although online retailers aren’t showing the [...]

[tweetmeme]We know there’s been enormous interest in the forthcoming 3CD reissue of The Cure’s 1989 classic Disintegration — our report on the set’s tracklist remains this site’s most-viewed post ever — and now we can tell you when it’ll arrive: Feb. 16, according to the ever-vigilant Chain of Flowers fan site.
Like previous Cure reissues, the [...]

[tweetmeme]After a bit of waffling, former Cure keyboardist Roger O’Donnell has decided that he will, in fact, publish his thoughts and recollections on the recording of that band’s classic Disintegration album 20 years ago.
In a post on his site today, O’Donnell said the process “has turned into a bit of dialogue with myself,” but ultimately [...]

[tweetmeme]Former Cure keyboardist Roger O’Donnell says he’s “run into a bit of a brick wall” over plans to share his memories of the recording of that band’s classic Disintegration album 20 years ago — and may scrap the project altogether.
Last month, O’Donnell —who played with Robert Smith and Co. from 1987 to 1990, and then [...]

[tweetmeme]The early-2000s lineup of Jane’s Addiction — with Chris Chaney manning the bass instead of original member Eric Avery — will end the decade at a relatively tiny club in Aspen, Colo. The band is set to play Dec. 31 at the 450-capacity Belly Up Aspen — for a whopping $265 a ticket. According to [...]