by Martin O'Gorman Faith is a transitional album for The Cure, but then 1981 was a transitional year for music. In retrospect, “Post-punk” was beginning to morph into “New Pop”, but at the time it was the year that Adam Ant stopped being a loser and became a superstar. While the charts were full of … Continue reading 18 April 1981: Faith at 40
In 1992, The Cure seemed unstoppable: the biggest cult band in Britain, huge in the US, enormous in Europe, able to fill arenas with ease and dependable festival headliners. After the huge success of Disintegration, the band’s next studio album would need to be exceptional to top it. But it did - and here’s how. … Continue reading 21 April 1992: The wonderful world of Wish
Pop culture is meant to give us a snapshot of contemporary society - so what does Three Imaginary Boys tell us about May 1979? Paul Morley’s NME review of the album spoke of claims of “social validity”, but are there any such claims on the actual album itself? The album was released one week into … Continue reading 11 May 1979: Three Imaginary Boys at 40
One of the tasks I’ve set myself in digging into The Cure’s history is to finally nail down the confirmed release dates for the band’s singles and albums (in the UK at least). Sounds simple, right? Just jump on to Wikipedia and cut and paste away, yeah? Well… no. Take the 40th anniversary of the … Continue reading 8 May: The Cure release dates OR… On which day shall we celebrate 40 years of Three Imaginary Boys?
After the long Bank Holiday of 1989, Tuesday 2 May was a milestone day in The Cure’s career - the release of Disintegration. Two years had passed since the release of Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me, an unprecedented gap between new material from the group - even the wait between Head On The Door … Continue reading 2 May 1989: Disintegration rings the changes
Fiction FIX 1, Friday 11 May 1979Confirmed in Fiction press release c. June 1979; Melody Maker (5/5/79); NME (5/5/79); Pop Star Weekly (5/5/79)
Crying For Yesterday 