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Just Mustard on learning from The Cure, growing up with Fontaines D.C. – and horrible impulse buys
After starting out with Fontaines D.C. and watching them soar, Fender-heavy album We Were Just Here features gigantic atmospheric sounds
Perry Bamonte, guitarist for The Cure, dies aged 65
Bamonte served two stints with the gothic rock institution, and can be heard on some of their biggest hits
Robert Smith on his disastrous first show as a singer and guitarist when he butchered a Jimi Hendrix classic
Smith only carried on fronting the band because he’d fallen out with everyone who filled the role
Robert Smith’s 2024 guitar rig flies in the face of modern guitar culture – and sounds all the more majestic for it
As The Cure return to the stage with their first album in 16 years, their leader is employing a setup that defiantly rejects contemporary tonal wisdom
The Cure’s Simon Gallup has been gigging with 2 gnarly new-look bass guitars – and now Schecter has released them as his latest signature models
A cosmetically updated Ultra Spitfire and a new semi-hollow stunner dubbed the Corsair have been unveiled
Phil Thornalley recalls playing bass on The Cure's Love Cats: “I’m sure jazz players feel like crying whenever they hear that line!”
We speak to the man behind one of the most memorable bass parts of the '80s, and hear about his remarkable career as a “bass manipulator” with the likes of Bryan Adams and Natalie Imbruglia
Simon Gallup has returned to The Cure following his departure in August
The English goth-rockers’ bassist says he remains in the band
Simon Gallup announces departure from the Cure: “I got fed up of betrayal”
The bassist – who is the second longest-serving member of the band behind frontman Robert Smith – broke the news on Facebook over the weekend
