Tag: Staring at the Sea

Milestones: The Cure’s ‘Standing on a Beach: The Singles’ released 25 years ago today

Milestones: The Cure’s ‘Standing on a Beach: The Singles’ released 25 years ago today

Twenty-five years ago today, The Cure released ‘Standing on a Beach: The Singles,’ a seminal compilation — and yes, we’re talking about the cassette here, not the ‘Staring at the Sea’ CD — that stands alongside New Order’s ‘Substance’ and ‘Catching Up With Depeche Mode’ as one of the signpost compilations of the ’80s college rock era.

New releases: The Blow Monkeys, Cocteau Twins’ Robin Guthrie, plus Heaven 17 DVD

New releases: The Blow Monkeys, Cocteau Twins’ Robin Guthrie, plus Heaven 17 DVD

This week’s new releases include ‘Staring at the Sea,’ the second post-reunion album from The Blow Monkeys; ‘Bordeaux,’ a new collaboration between Cocteau Twins’ Robin Guthrie and Harold Budd; and the belated U.S. release of Heaven 17’s ‘Live at Scala’ DVD.