12 Essential 1980s Alternative Rock Albums
PopMatters' '80s alt-rock primer spotlights the essential alternative rock albums from the broad genre's rich and diverse early years.
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Darkness Illuminates: Goth Punk’s Great Escapism
While goth punk’s theatricality dramatizes concerns about depression and suicide, its safe spaces are inviting to the otherwise alienated and ostracized.
‘Cured’ Memoir of The Cure Goes Sky High, Hits Rock Bottom, Finds Perfect Equilibrium
By making himself the hero and the villain of his own story, Lol Tolhurst maintains a satisfying evenness throughout Cured.
The Cure’s Pornographic Cure: Bittersweet Relief
The Cure's Pornography is so much more than just the ponderously murky, suicide-inducing effort it's often made out to be.
Lol Tolhurst Finds Peace on the Road to Recovery
Cured is more than a day-to-day account of life inside the Cure: It’s the story of how Lol Tolhurst came back from the brink and emerged a fuller man.
The Cure’s Lol Tolhurst Shares His View Behind the Drum Kit
Founding drummer of The Cure Lol Tolhurst explores the creation of the classic band, their meteoric rise, his alcohol-fueled crash, and his personal rebirth.