The Cure Archives — Page 18 of 22

The Cure rehearsing for the Prayer Tour at Bray Studios in Berkshire, England, in April 1989

The Cure at their absolute peak* is arguably around the release of—what some 8 year olds from Colorado call the best album ever—the band’s 8th studio album Disintegration. Watch 30 minutes…

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The Cure | Wish

“We look before and after, / and pine for what is not: / our sincerest laughter / with some pain is fraught; / our sweetest songs are those that tell…

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Still on the hunt | An interview with And Also The Trees

[dropcap]They’ve[/dropcap] always been sort of an enigma. Pigeonholing them has, up to this very day, never worked out. But their discography speaks for itself: Formed in 1979 in Inkberrow, Worcestershire,…

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Album of the Month | Magic Wands “Jupiter”

[dropcap]L[/dropcap]os Angeles Duo Magic Wands are back, conjuring a fantastic new release in their second album Jupiter. This release is dramatically different than their debut LP Aloha Moon. Almost as much…

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The Cure live in New York City in mid-April of 1980

[dropcap]Watch[/dropcap] this fantastic footage from Seventeen Seconds era The Cure live in New York City in April of 1980 over the 15th, 16th, and 17th at Hurrah’s Nightclub. These amazing early…

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The Cure | Boys Don’t Cry

On February 5th, 1980 The Cure released their compilation album Boys Don’t Cry. The album featured the lineup of Robert Smith on vocals and guitar, with Michael Dempsey on bass, and Lol Tolhurst on drums.…

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Creepy Crawley: The Cure songs reimagined as horror comic covers

Brazilian graphic artist Butcher Billy seems to be a Cure fan—and his fondness of Post Punk and Wave is not exactly a secret, considering his excellent take on Morrissey, This…

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The Cure re-record their b-side “A Few Hours After This” for Idris Elba’s BBC crime drama Luther

[dropcap]I[/dropcap] am a big fan of Luther, and a big fan of The Cure. It indeed gave me a grin ear to ear watching the Idris Elba BBC series, to…

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The Cure | Japanese Whispers

On December 6th 1983, The Cure released the singles collection Japanese Whispers, which for all intents and purposes can be considered to be a proper Cure album, despite it being…

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A Post-Punk Ballet | The Cure performing Pornography’s ‘Siamese Twins’ featuring Steven Severin on Bass

There appears to have been a trend to incorporate interpretative dance and ballet along with the Post-Punk music of the early 80s. The most notable occurrence being that bizarre sand…

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