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News: No Glastonbury, No Problem as Primavera Sound Sets the Tone for 2026

Primavera Sound Barcelona unveiled its 2026 lineup, offering an intergenerational, globally minded programme led by The Cure and spanning pop, experimental music and underground scenes.

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News: Cash & Carter release stunning version of Cure song, Just Like Heaven

October 19, 2023

Now, there are certain unwritten rules in life. Don’t mess with your best mate’s wife/GF/partner (delete as applicable), don’t eat the yellow snow and never cover tracks by iconic bands…

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News: The Cure kick of their UK +EU tour this week and hit Irish shores for two dates in December

The Cure’s upcoming 2022 European Tour with 44 shows across 22 countries including a show at Dublin’s 3Arena on the 1st of December 2022 and Belfast’s SSE Arena on the…

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Live: The Exploding Boys at The Triffid, Brisbane 19/03/2022: A cure for Brisbane

The Exploding Boys present The Cure: Head on the Door was an emotional journey back to the 80s with every song on the legendary 1985 album shared between 3 vocalists.…

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Album Review: Japan Suicide – Ki

A year and a half after the release of their magnificent album ‘Sante Sangré’, Italy’s goth maestros Japan Suicide are back with ‘Ki’, a masterful and complex album that further…

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Track: Local Authority – Oil Rigs

Dripping with an early The Cure vibe but infused with a Ride-like wall of harmony and jangling guitars, the new single from Brisbane’s Local Authority, ‘Oil Rigs’, is an absolute…

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Album Review: Japan Suicide – Santa Sangre

We recently reviewed an Italian band called Unruly Girls and noted that the Italian rock scene was both healthy and creative. And no better sign of this good health is…

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See: Yo La Tengo release video for Cure cover “Friday I’m In Love”

It was a seemingly innocuous series of events that lead to the apocalypse. Remember when we greeted the start of the weekend with unnecessary cheery pictures of cats, or babies,…

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Meet: Light Club

Earlier this month Light Club released their debut EP ‘Youth is Fading’ and ‘they’ have now been kind enough to answer some of our questions. Come inside, meet the family……

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