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...three years between their debut album Reading, Writing & Arithmetic (1989) and their sophomore release Blind (1992), the Sundays must have been compared with every rock and roll act from Joni Mitchell to The Cure. Music critics praised the quartet's lyrical "atmosphere," paralleling it with the Cocteau Twins' vocal texture, 10,000 Maniacs' ethereal instrumentation and The Smiths' all-around indie dynamism. When The Sundays accompanied Belly on their 1990-91 tour of the UK, the two female vocalists naturally became the focus of similar scrutiny: whereas Belly's frontwoman Tanya Donelly balanced her more direct and powerful voice against...
After a 12-year hiatus from the Orpheum Theatre, The Cure returned this past Tuesday evening as the headlining act for WBCN's XMAS Rave. The mood was subdued through both of the opening acts, but once Robert Smith and his mates took the stage, the crowd (who sold out the venue in record time) gelled in collective excitement. Fans for the most part kept their black lipstick and gothic wardrobe at home, but slivers of the famed Cure goth crowd still loomed among the Orpheum's approximately 2,500 seats...
Although coming to Boston in promotion of their recent singles compilation, Galore, the evening's 18-song set represented a broad cross-section of The Cure's history. The uniqueness of playing in a tiny venue like the Orpheum was not lost on the band. Smith laughed and smiled throughout the night, clearly reveling in the crowd's enthusiasm and intimacy. Aside from occasional smoke bursts from the stage and bassist Simon Gallup's running around, the night was not marked by theatrics but rather by the band's tight performance...
Basil found the cure for her shooting blues, draining three of her eight shots from behind the arc to finish with a career-high 16 points. The Crimson's floor general also turned in one of her typically solid defensive performances, recording three steals in the contest...
...Africa, the problem is still a global one. "No country or society is safe from this new challenge to basic human security," insisted U.N. General Assembly President Hennadiy Udovenko. Especially not when half of those infected around the world are under the age of 25. As long as a cure continues to be beyond our grasp, World AIDS Day serves as a warning to the young - no-one's safe...