Bond girl Jane Seymour's former manor house on the market for £12.5 million near Bath Jane Seymour used to own this house, where The Cure and Radiohead recorded albums Evening Standard · Jun 16, 2024
“We were playing to people who didn't care if we fell over and died.” The Cure might be recognised now as one of the world's most iconic and influential bands, but that wasn't always the case The path to rock superstardom can be long and winding Louder · Jun 12, 2024
"It was more of a struggle to stay alive than it was to continue to the band": How Failure found themselves at odds with everyone Influential alt.rock trio Failure were tipped for stardom, but imploded in a haze of drugs and exasperation Louder · Jun 10, 2024
“I didn’t realise how much Him meant to people”: Ville Valo on the legacy of Him, finishing up with VV and the music that comes next The goth metal beloved talks about his impending Royal Albert Hall show, drawing VV to a close and why he won’t play a Him album live in full Metal Hammer · May 7, 2024
"I listened to Pornography and Disintegration one weekend. I got very drunk": How Robert Smith completed The Cure's Dark Trilogy For many, The Cure of the 1980s was that of smudged lipstick and funny pop songs, but albums like Pornography and Disintegration showed the reality was much darker Louder · May 2, 2024
"We referenced The Cure a lot while making it": Stone Gossard reveals Pearl Jam's shared inspiration, and why he feels more heard as a guitarist on new album, Dark Matter "You could be the greatest guitar player in the world but a ten-year-old could learn to play that in an hour", he says of the "magic" melodic moments he loves to discover in songwriting MusicRadar · Apr 19, 2024
"He was drunk out of his mind and he asked me to make out with him": Billy Corgan on how he became a fan of The Cure... and the first time he met Robert Smith The Smashing Pumpkins frontman and Cure leader went on to become fast friends Louder · Apr 6, 2024
The Cure's Live Album 'Paris' Reaches New High On Charts The Cure's live album 'Paris' sees a resurgence on the charts after 30 years, showcasing their enduring influence. Top News · Apr 5, 2024
First look at upcoming reboot of cult horror The Crow features an unrecognizable Pennywise star Bill Skarsgård The first look at The Crow reboot is here Total Film · Feb 28, 2024
‘I’d take a mediocre album rather than nothing!’: the new music readers want to hear in 2024 Guardian readers are longing for returns by artists from Ariana Grande to Archie Shepp –and even possibly Kate Bush? The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2024
One to watch: NewDad The Galway alt-rockers are the latest in a rich seam of young Irish bands, with a sound bringing to mind the existential angst of the Cure and New Order The Guardian - UK · Jan 20, 2024
"With music, you seem to take it all in and it becomes immersive. Music has a power all its own": The Cure's Reeves Gabrels picks the 10 records that changed his life Former David Bowie and current Cure guitarist Reeves Gabrels picks ten singles that left a lasting impact Louder · Nov 20, 2023
J Mascis and Kevin Shields join forces to create alt-rock heaven with Cure cover The My Bloody Valentine man joined Dinosaur Jr in London to perform Just Like Heaven – and songs from their own bands MusicRadar · Nov 16, 2023
Goth connections that led to the Cure From Sylvia Plath to Joy Division, the Cure co-founder examines the roots and impact of the oft-maligned subculture Salon · Oct 28, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Oct 25, 2023 ‘Like the Three Tenors, but with drummers’: Budgie, Lol Tolhurst and Jacknife Lee on their supergroup rebirth The drummers from the Banshees and the Cure joked about a collaboration until – with megaproducer Lee on board – they were soon jamming with The Edge and Bobby Gillespie. They talk pop, alcoholism and leaving the UK
Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 22, 2023 Picture Chicago: 30 Sun-Times photos from this week in news A star-studded Riot Fest gets rained on, former Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords visits a Chicago training seminar for gun violence survivors, and hundreds flood the Loop to celebrate Mexican Independence Day.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2023 Goth: A History by Lol Tolhurst review – the dark is rising The former Cure drummer traces the genre from its 18th-century literary roots to its flourishing as a music subculture
Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 18, 2023 Summer festival season peaks with The Cure closing Riot Fest, finale just like heaven The marathon performance deserves the title of the best headlining set of Chicago’s summer festival season.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2023 The Cure’s Lol Tolhurst: ‘Goth is about being in love with the melancholy beauty of existence’ The band’s co-founder on reconciling with Robert Smith and the real meaning of the dark music subculture
The Guardian - UK · Sep 15, 2023 ‘Instant 80s!’: ex-Midlake singer Tim Smith on mixing William Blake with the Cure The Texan caused shockwaves when he left Midlake. Now he’s back with his new band Harp – and a musical love letter to the British landscape, full of drum machines and mystical poetry
MusicRadar · Aug 15, 2023 Schecter gets graphic on its new signature models for The Cure bassist Simon Gallup Gallup gets a new EMG-equipped semi-hollow Corsair to join a newly refreshed Ultra Spitfire solidbody, and they are hard to miss with those red finishes and lion graphics
Salon · Jul 23, 2023 I saw The Cure with my parents An ongoing struggle with learning to let others love the music I've grown up on
Louder · Jul 20, 2023 Watch The Cure's Robert Smith burst into tears during a recent US show The Cure frontman Robert Smith got emotional while performing the band's 1989 track Plainsong at a recent gig in Atlanta
The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2023 From nightmare ticketing to online abuse, being a pop fan is becoming miserable The stress of trying to get Taylor Swift tickets this week led to feelings of anger and loathing. It’s all part of a music culture that feels increasingly greedy and combative
Fortune · Jun 21, 2023 In a summer of Ticketmaster scandals, 'revenge spending' and inflation, Robert Smith of The Cure is the hero we need The goth icon speaks for all of us: "I AM AS SICKENED AS YOU ALL ARE."