By Adam Rathe, eMusic ContributorHigh-school musicians haven't got it easy. Most never make it out of their parents' garage or, even worse, out of marching band. But for a chosen few, the music they started making in high school… more »
By Andrew Parks, eMusic ContributorAustin City Limits has unveiled the lineup for its first Coachella-challenging two-weekend run. Set to take over Zilker Park the weekends of October 4th and 11th, the festival will feature its usual mix of obvious… more »
By J. Edward Keyes, Editor-in-ChiefIn our experiment, Frankie Rose went undercover to talk to real-life space travelers about their experiences beyond the stars, and to ask them about the similarities between her album and the cosmos that inspired it.… more »
By J. Edward Keyes, Editor-in-ChiefI'm pretty sure that if you went to certain high schools in the late 80s and early '90s, you received this record during Freshman Orientation. Disintegration is Pornography's despondency blown-up stadium-size, the grand marriage of… more »
By J. Edward Keyes, Editor-in-ChiefWhile there's little about the Cure's discography that could be considered canny or conventional, the Top stands out as an oddity among oddities. Unavailable for years on CD — a fact that no doubt contributed… more »
By J. Edward Keyes, Editor-in-ChiefReleased in 1980, Seventeen Seconds finds the Cure a very different band than the one that recorded 1979's Three Imaginary Boys. That record opened with the itchy St. Vitus Dance number "10:15 Saturday Night," but… more »
By J. Edward Keyes, Editor-in-ChiefBeloved as they are by billions the world over, the Cure often seem like a band that don't get a whole lot of respect. Coming up in the same verdant, gloomy UK post-punk scene that… more »
By J. Edward Keyes, Editor-in-ChiefIf there is a starting point for The Cure Mach 2 — the point at which the group began to turn their backs on the Raincoat Brigade and started entertaining some of their sunnier impulses… more »
By J. Edward Keyes, Editor-in-ChiefWhile there's little about the Cure's discography that could be considered canny or conventional, the Top stands out as an oddity among oddities. Unavailable for years on CD — a fact that no doubt contributed… more »
By J. Edward Keyes, Editor-in-ChiefBefore they were the grand wizards of gloom, the Cure were a tidy little post-punk band. Three Imaginary Boys is lanky and nervy, minimalist numbers delivered in a snide late '70s drawl. Aside from an… more »
By J. Edward Keyes, Editor-in-ChiefBefore they were the grand wizards of gloom, the Cure were a tidy little post-punk band. Three Imaginary Boys is lanky and nervy, minimalist numbers delivered in a snide late '70s drawl. Aside from an… more »
By J. Edward Keyes, Editor-in-ChiefPart of the strange magic of the Cure is found in the band's warring impulses. Early in his career Smith seemed hellbent on malice and menace. But over time those aims started shifting, growing gradually… more »
By J. Edward Keyes, Editor-in-ChiefEverything you need to know about the Cure's best record is summed up in its opening line: "It doesn't matter if we all die." Relentlessly bleak and almost perversely nihilistic, Pornography is a disembodied wail… more »
By J. Edward Keyes, Editor-in-ChiefReleased in 1980, Seventeen Seconds finds the Cure a very different band than the one that recorded 1979's Three Imaginary Boys. That record opened with the itchy St. Vitus Dance number "10:15 Saturday Night," but… more »
By J. Edward Keyes, Editor-in-ChiefMore than a mere setup for their 1982 masterpiece Pornography, Faith served to push the Cure further away from their post-punk beginnings. By this point a lean and nervy three-piece, the group initially imagined the… more »
By J. Edward Keyes, Editor-in-ChiefMore than a mere setup for their 1982 masterpiece Pornography, Faith served to push the Cure further away from their post-punk beginnings. By this point a lean and nervy three-piece, the group initially imagined the… more »
By J. Edward Keyes, Editor-in-ChiefIf there is a starting point for The Cure Mach 2 — the point at which the group began to turn their backs on the Raincoat Brigade and started entertaining some of their sunnier impulses… more »
By J. Edward Keyes, Editor-in-ChiefPart of the strange magic of the Cure is found in the band's warring impulses. Early in his career Smith seemed hellbent on malice and menace. But over time those aims started shifting, growing gradually… more »
By J. Edward Keyes, Editor-in-ChiefEverything you need to know about the Cure's best record is summed up in its opening line: "It doesn't matter if we all die." Relentlessly bleak and almost perversely nihilistic, Pornography is a disembodied wail… more »
By J. Edward Keyes, Editor-in-ChiefNever trust an aging pop star eager to reclaim his legacy. Though Bloodflowers, with its languid tempos and longer songs, represented an encouraging shift away from the pharmacy-pop nightmare that was Wild Mood Swings, it… more »
By J. Edward Keyes, Editor-in-ChiefAs the Cure began to prosper commercially they also — both by necessity and force of habit — improved as a live band. These days, Cure shows routinely swell to nearly three hours, Smith gamely… more »
By Douglas Wolk, eMusic ContributorGreg Levin of Charlotte, NC, writes with a very good question: I have noticed over the past several months that many new bands sound like the new wave music from 20 years ago. Interpol and Ladytron… more »