Tag Archives: The Cure

“The Five Most Disappointing Goth Albums: The Cure, Wild Mood Swings”

Posted on May 22, 2013 by

Following on from Siouxsie’s “The Rapture”, here’s a great analysis of a really disappointing Cure LP. As we proved in Monday’s entry in the series, the mid-’90s wasn’t an easy time for the pioneers of the goth genre. On the one … Continue reading →

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Siouxsie, Ian Curtis, Robert Smith (and more) get superhero makeovers

Posted on May 22, 2013 by

BAM! KAPOW! Brazilian designer Butcher Billy re-imagines Siouxsie Sioux, Mark Mothersbaugh, Ian Curtis, John Lydon, Morrissey, Robert Smith and Billy Idol as comic book superheroes. His series is called The Post-Punk / New Wave Super Friends.

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Tim Pope is home…

Posted on May 15, 2013 by

Tim Pope is back from his South American jaunt with the Cure… How lovely to be home again and to hear the peaceful sounds of the English countryside after my mad adventure with The Cure in South America. What an … Continue reading →

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Post-Punk Magazine have a “small number” of the the Glove’s 30th anniversary re-issue, autographed by Jeanette Landray

Posted on May 4, 2013 by

We are offering Jeanette Landray autographed copies of the RSD 30th Anniversary re-release of The Cure and Siouxsie and the Banshees side project, The Glove- Blue Sunshine. There are only 3500 copies of this edition, and we have a few … Continue reading →

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Cure albums as books – fantastic idea

Posted on May 2, 2013 by

This is fantastic. Standard Designs produce prints depitcting short rows of books, where the books are tracks on an LP.  They have just done the Cure LPs Faith (above), Disintegration and the Head on the Door (both below).  The prints … Continue reading →

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The Cure’s Robert Smith celebrates his birthday with 4-hour, 50-song concert in Mexico City

Posted on April 26, 2013 by

The Cure’s Robert Smith celebrates birthday with 4-hour, 50-song concert in Mexico City. I was fortunate enough to see Reflections, but this set list looks even better…

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“Eccentric Sleeve Notes” post-punk fanzine (Newcastle,1981-1984), eight issues available online

Posted on April 13, 2013 by

I came across the rather excellent “Eccentric Sleeve Notes” the other day.  It was a Newcastle fanzine running from 1981 – 1984 and, although it served a wide range of music the post-punk scene is represented well containing interviews with … Continue reading →

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BBC4, can we please get Goth Britannia made?

Posted on April 13, 2013 by

What a fantastic idea. “BBC4, can we please get Goth Britannia made?” is a Facebook campaign – a year old this week – imploring the beautiful BBC to make “Goth Britannia”: We’ve had Soul Britannia, Prog Britannia and Synth Britannia … Continue reading →

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Tim Pope – an update on “filming with The Cure. Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Colombia, Mexico.”

Posted on April 12, 2013 by

Tim Pope’s LatAm Cure Adventure continues… Well, seeing this is my ‘first tour,’ it might as well be with The Cure. I have filmed many concerts in my life – Neil Young, Iggy Pop, David Bowie (a few times), The The, ‘The … Continue reading →

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Reeves’ Gabrels, guitar pr0n

Posted on April 12, 2013 by

“my new reeves gabrels 2 signature model (with railhammer pickups and the very comfortable arm contour) is now available from reverend.”

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