Tag: Killing An Arab

8 May: The Cure release dates OR… On which day shall we celebrate 40 years of Three Imaginary Boys?

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? →

9 February 1979: Is “Killing An Arab” racist?

This day saw the official launch of Fiction Records with the arrival of FICS 001: the reissue of The Cure’s first single, “Killing An Arab”/“10.15 Saturday Night”. The same day, the band performed a show at the Nashville Room in Kensington - Lol Tolhurst recalls a contingent from the National Front turning up, thinking that … Continue reading 9 February 1979: Is “Killing An Arab” racist? →

20 January 1979: “Killing An Arab” and the critics

Having rushed to get the first Cure single released before Christmas on the Small Wonder label, Chris Parry found that he’d missed the end of year deadlines for the weekly music press, meaning that most reviews of the 45 appeared in dribs and drabs into January 1979, with some writers noting it in live reports. … Continue reading 20 January 1979: “Killing An Arab” and the critics →