On Friday June 20th I went to the Madison Square Garden to see The Cure. I usually hate concerts at the garden and avoid them at any cost, although this time I made an exception… I was going to see The Cure! Needless to say I was a bit disappointed. For starters, the audience! WTF? Where are all the Goths? I admit I have a soft spot for “all things Goth”… sigh!
Concert begins. I am an old school Cure fan therefore wasn’t too ecstatic listening them play over and over terrible pop? songs that I have never heard of (I haven’t bought a Cure album since Blood Flowers). Like a little kid (already jumping in my seat), I just kept waiting for that moment: the synthesizer sounds begin to emerge… the tease continues.. the first guitar notes come in, you feel it, it’s coming… and then the drums kick in! The ULTIMATE song: “A Forest” is here! To my already broken heart this highlight moment for every Cure fan never arrived. It was all in my head. No Forest! Why??? I will never forgive them for that! Never!
Devastated, I said to myself at the end of the concert: at least you got to dance around like there was no tomorrow to “Jumping Someone Else’s Train”… I left the garden with a smile.
Proto-goth rockers The Cure are on tour. Citizen members who attended this week’s Madison Square Garden gig in NYC report a somewhat lackluster set chock full o’ newer songs.
Oh well, don’t go gettin’ all Emo on me. We thought we’d share the dark aesthetic with you all on this stormy Friday.
Citizen photographer g. piper carr grabbed this great shot of the other man in black, while attending the band’s Sasquatch performance late last May.
And you thought you felt burnt out. Pro shooter Clay Enos sent back this amazing image of a Rasta Scout from his ongoing world journey. We’re not sure of the story behind this image, and cannot confirm that this is a self-portrait of our parapatetic photog.
British Soul in Chelsea, New York that is. English blues sensation Adele, recipient of the first Brit Awards Critics’ Choice Award, and often whispered as the next Amy Winehouse, made her appearance at the Highline in New York’s meat packing district.
“This image was taken as part of my photoshoot at the Summit at Snoqualmie (Washington State) for U.G.L.Y Lifestyle,” reports Citizen Photog Corey Bayless.
“This is the final product,” he adds, “and yes, this is me doing a frontside mute 540.”
And now for your viewing pleasure, here is the much talked-about uncensored Bikini Zone Japanese commercial. Produced by our friends at Earthquake Media, this sets a new standard in virality…
My favorite line: “This is one crotch for looking at”
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