The Cure ant the story of the alternative 80s music

Interviews with the band, Carl McCoy and/or various band members. Transcribed and translated interviews are most welcome.

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The Cure ant the story of the alternative 80s music

Post by Mark Anthony Quested » Mon Sep 03, 2012 1:25 pm

The Cure and the story of the alternative 80s - magazine, now available to purchase in the uk from W H Smith, features an interview with our favourite sex symbol, Carl McCoy!

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Post by xseawitch » Mon Sep 03, 2012 7:58 pm

I recommend it as well.

It's got some lovely photos in it, which were very enjoyable, but I wondered if anyone else found the writing a bit basic. I realise that I still pine for the hyperbole of the big music papers, but it seemed particularly pedestrian and simple in style.

Still, Carl's interview was one of his better ones and Andrew Eldritch is always good for a laugh. The CD is all right too.
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Post by markandre13 » Tue Sep 04, 2012 2:43 pm

xseawitch wrote:Still, Carl's interview was one of his better ones and Andrew Eldritch is always good for a laugh.
That makes it worth buying for me. Thnx!
Mark Anthony Quested wrote:our favourite sex symbol, Carl McCoy
:shock: No, no, no, no! I always found Paul Wright's haircut and his concentrated work on the guitar far sexier than Carl McCoy.
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Post by xseawitch » Tue Sep 04, 2012 3:53 pm

[/quote] :shock: No, no, no, no! I always found Paul Wright's haircut and his concentrated work on the guitar far sexier than Carl McCoy.[/quote]

I think you may be in a minority there! Plus I don't believe Carl doesn't know that he is regarded as a sex symbol in some quarters. He's just being coy.

The magazine also Peter Murphy being a bit of a tool, but nothing new there.
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Post by ThomasB » Wed Sep 05, 2012 7:03 am

xseawitch wrote:
The magazine also Peter Murphy being a bit of a tool, but nothing new there.
No Ian McCulloch as a counterpoint ? :mrgreen:

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Post by wshaffer » Wed Sep 05, 2012 6:11 pm

markandre13 wrote:
Mark Anthony Quested wrote:our favourite sex symbol, Carl McCoy
:shock: No, no, no, no! I always found Paul Wright's haircut and his concentrated work on the guitar far sexier than Carl McCoy.
Why choose between them? :D For that matter, I've always rather fancied Peter Yates.
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Post by nomad » Wed Sep 05, 2012 7:44 pm

Thanks for reminding me this was out - went straight out and bought meself a copy.

Like the CD very much so far - not just the usual suspects, which is nice.

I think it's the first time I've read McCoy say that 'the voice' was caused by burning his throat when he was young, and not from him channelling Cthulu, or something...

Unless he's just being, as was mentioned above, (Mc)coy. :wink:
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Post by WolfLover » Wed Sep 05, 2012 9:44 pm

It was worth buying, but my one major disappointment is that feature on Fields of The Nephilim and Carl is just too damn short, whereas Sisters of Mercy and The Mission are far longer. The CD was as usual with these magazines also wasn't all that great either. Otherwise it was really great, and I really enjoyed the article on The Cult and the article on The Damned's truly fantastic 'Phantasmagoria' album as well. :D
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Post by xseawitch » Wed Sep 05, 2012 9:58 pm

@Wolflover I enjoyed the Cult article too and the cool fact that the woman on the cover of Phantasmagoria is Nick Cave's wife.
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Post by ThomasB » Thu Sep 06, 2012 8:04 am

Any way I can buy this bugger on line somewhere ?
(And yes, IMHO "Phantasmagoria" is a misunderstood gem. So there ! :P )
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Post by oldnephilim » Thu Sep 06, 2012 12:56 pm

ThomasB wrote:Any way I can buy this bugger on line somewhere ?
(And yes, IMHO "Phantasmagoria" is a misunderstood gem. So there ! :P )

right here, just ordered mine :-)

http://www.myfavouritemagazines.co.uk/m ... ative-80s/
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Re: The Cure ant the story of the alternative 80s music

Post by wshaffer » Thu Sep 06, 2012 5:08 pm

xseawitch wrote:I recommend it as well.

It's got some lovely photos in it, which were very enjoyable, but I wondered if anyone else found the writing a bit basic. I realise that I still pine for the hyperbole of the big music papers, but it seemed particularly pedestrian and simple in style.
I've only had a chance to skim through it, and read the first couple of interviews/articles in detail. The writing is a bit variable - I think the magazine as a whole isn't quite sure if it's aimed at hardcore fans or at people who are new to this kind of music and want a primer on it.

I found the Andrew Eldritch interview really entertaining - I actually find myself kind of liking the cranky bastard. (Even if I wish he'd just go on and release an album already. Or even just stick some mp3s up on the Sisters website for download.)
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