I am not at all embarrassed to say I'm excited about these Cure tribute albums

OK. So maybe I am a little bit. But as most readers know, I am not AT ALL embarrassed about my deep and undying love for mystical harpsichord band Bat for Lashes. Seriously. And that is why I am repeating this piece of information. (Plus the Cure were awesome when they first started out. So there.)

Now that I've got that out of the way, let's get down to business. There are two Cure tribute albums coming out, and neither of them will probably suck or have an all shitty industrial band roster. (News in and of itself.) One is by Manimal Vinyl and entitled Perfect as Cats: A Tribute to the Cur. The other is by the much-better named American Laundromat Records and called Just Like Heaven: A Tribute to the Cure. The former will include tracks from such people as Bat for Lashes, Cocorosie, Blonde Redhead and a young lady named Lou Doillon who is directly descended from Jane Birkin and the half-sister of Ms Charlotte Gainsbourg. The latter is rumored to feature the Raveonettes, the Rosebuds, and something called Grand Duchy (it's Black Francis and Violet Clark.)

Bat for Lashes is doing "A Forest", which I am very happy with. I really really don't like "Pictures of You." I can't explain it--I just don't.

To peep who's singing what, may I direct you to the Pitchfork article I ripped this news off from.

Oh, hell yes: SXSW already spilling the details

First of all: stay away from my wristband, motherfuckers. I am going to this thing. I am going to the bat bridge, and I am going to Las Manitas, and I am going to drink so much Sparks that my hands start shaking and I need to get mixed up in some sorta shady backroom deal to get Qualuudes just so I can sleep for four hours every night.

Secondly: yay! I like it when I don't have to wait for things, and here SXSW is already oozing out the line-up. According to Drowned In Sound, artists like the Kills, My Morning Jacket, These New Puritans, the Raveonettes, and A Place to Bury Strangers have all been confirmed. The article also lists a good many other acts that will be playing, but since I'm not totally into all those dudes I didn't bother to post it. But I did bother to link to it!! YOU'RE WELCOME!!!!

Also tipped for Keynote speeches are Lou Reed, Thurston Moore, and DARYL HALL. Naturally I will probably not see these fellows in (speaking) action, since I will probably be hungover and thirsty, and already engaged in my traditional "enchilada for every meal" endeavor. But at least we will know they are there. And seriously, guys, DARYL HALL. Of Hall and Oates. I really want to see him, preferably in line in front of me at the Heavy Metal Pizza Stand. (Or maybe not--I think that place once gave me food poisoning.) Seriously, guys. I am not joking. Google image him. We are going to find him.