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"He's a true gem": Chvrches look back on their collaboration with Robert Smith
By Niall Doherty published
The Cure man appeared on the Scottish trio's 2021 track How Not To Drown

“They sort of jiggled around for a while until someone found something and took hold of it and the rest went, ‘Great!’” The Cure co-founder Lol Tolhurst’s love for Can
By Julian Marszalek published
Drummer appreciated krautrock heroes from his early days, along with King Crimson, ELP and others

"This is something I wouldn’t have believed if you’d told me 20 years ago": Chino Moreno couldn't be more thrilled that The Cure's Robert Smith appears on the new Crosses album
By Paul Brannigan published
The mutual love in between Deftones and The Cure is a pure and wonderful thing

10 moments of genius from MTV Unplugged
By Niall Doherty published
As Nirvana’s iconic set turns 30, we pick out the ten best songs from the famous sessions

Watch The Cure play on board The Orient Express in this vintage British TV footage
By Paul Brannigan published
Join The Cure en route to Venice on The Orient Express as Robert Smith's band treat themselves to a luxury upgrade from their tour bus

"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
By Joe Bosso published
Former David Bowie and current Cure guitarist Reeves Gabrels picks ten singles that left a lasting impact

“I drink a box of red wine if I want something really morose, and cider if I want something more upbeat”: Robert Smith’s boozy approach to songwriting in the 80s
By Niall Doherty published
The Cure frontman and leader Robert Smith required certain lubrication to get his creative mojo firing

“In my own mind there have been five bands called The Cure that I’m in”: Robert Smith on the ever-changing line-up of his goth trailblazers
By Niall Doherty published
In 2002, Smith looked back over the line-up changes and sonic transformations of his band

A beginner's guide to '80s goth in five essential albums
By Alex Burrows published
Release the bats! Your essential guide to the best of '80s goth

“There’s two days missing from my life. Apparently, we had a really good time!” That time The Cure's Robert Smith went on a two-day bender with David Bowie's guitarist, then offered him a job
By Niall Doherty published
Robert Smith and future Cure guitarist Reeves Gabrels got together in 1997 to rehearse for David Bowie’s 50th birthday gig, then hit the town to celebrate. Things got messy
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