Tag: Robert Smith

Milestones: Siouxsie Sioux is 54 today; watch the Banshees' 1983 'Nocturne' concert

Milestones: Siouxsie Sioux is 54 today; watch the Banshees’ 1983 ‘Nocturne’ concert

Today we mark another milestone as goth high priestess Siouxsie Sioux turns 54; to celebrate her birthday, we present the 12-song concert portion from the DVD release of The Banshees’ classic ‘Nocturne’ home video, filmed in 1983.

Free MP3: The Cure's 'A Forest' by Ping Trace

Free MP3: The Cure’s ‘A Forest’ by Ping Trace

Last month, we brought you a free download of a haunting dream-pop cover of The Cure’s ‘Disintegration’ — and now we can offer another contemporary take on a Robert Smith & Co. classic. This time it’s a dark, house-influenced cover of ‘A Forest’ by Denver-based electronic trio Ping Trace.

Robert Smith hints The Cure may perform more concerts after 'Reflections'

Robert Smith hints The Cure may perform more concerts after ‘Reflections’

With The Cure’s first performances in more than two years just weeks away, Robert Smith is now hinting there could be more activity from his no-longer-dormant band than just the upcoming full-album shows in Sydney and an appearance at the U.K.’s Bestival this September.

Milestones: The Cure's 'Standing on a Beach: The Singles' released 25 years ago today

Milestones: The Cure’s ‘Standing on a Beach: The Singles’ released 25 years ago today

Twenty-five years ago today, The Cure released ‘Standing on a Beach: The Singles,’ a seminal compilation — and yes, we’re talking about the cassette here, not the ‘Staring at the Sea’ CD — that stands alongside New Order’s ‘Substance’ and ‘Catching Up With Depeche Mode’ as one of the signpost compilations of the ’80s college rock era.

The Cure playing first 3 albums in Sydney with ex-members Lol Tolhurst, Roger O'Donnell

The Cure playing first 3 albums in Sydney with ex-members Lol Tolhurst, Roger O’Donnell

Ousted keyboardist Lol Tolhurst will rejoin The Cure after 22 years to help perform the band’s first three albums — 1979’s ‘Three Imaginary Boys,’ 1980’s ‘Seventeen Seconds’ and 1981’s ‘Faith’ — in their entirety on May 31 and June 1 at the Vivid Live Festival at Australia’s famed Sydney Opera House.

Milestones: The Cure's Robert Smith is 52 today; watch 'Top'-era TV performance

Milestones: The Cure’s Robert Smith is 52 today; watch ‘Top’-era TV performance

It’s Robert Smith’s birthday today — he’s 52 — and to commemorate the occasion, we present this U.K. television performance from 1984 that finds The Cure playing a trio of songs from what’s now one of the band’s most overlooked records, ‘The Top.’

Linkage: The Cure covers Paul McCartney; plus Johnny Marr, The Untouchables, Wax Trax

Linkage: The Cure covers Paul McCartney; plus Johnny Marr, The Untouchables, Wax Trax

This round of tidbits includes stories about The Cure covering Paul McCartney for a new tribute, Johnny Marr quitting The Cribs, the history of The Untouchables’ 1985 album ‘Wild Child’ and rock critic Greg Kot’s 10 favorite Wax Trax! releases.