Simon Gallup is parting ways with The Cure after four decades with the English rock band. The 61-year-old bassist made the announcement on Saturday in a public post to his personal Facebook account.

Ahead of his interview at Curepedia: An A-Z of The Cure at the Sugar Club, Dublin on 11 April, the band's biographer Simon Price rounds up his choice of the finest Cure B-sides "The first thing I ...

But he was born to be in the Cure, elevating each tune with his flashy histrionics. Also prominent are keyboardist Roger O'Donnell and O.G. bassist Simon Gallup. The centerpiece is Smith's ...

The Cure became a streamlined synthpop twosome following the temporary departure of bassist Simon Gallup, though fans might’ve assumed that Peter Hook had replaced him on this bright, pulsing track.