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Unproven Lyme disease tests and treatments are proliferating

The complexity of diagnosing Lyme disease has given rise to an entire industry of unapproved tests and alternative treatments, including lasers, herbal remedies and electromagnets

The Independent UK

“It serves as proof to me that performing Friday I’m In Love and Just Like Heaven with The Cure’s Robert Smith wasn’t a dream”: Olivia Rodrigo is releasing her highly acclaimed Glastonbury set on vinyl

“The collective energy of the band that day was really infectious,” said Rodrigo’s lead guitarist Arianna Powell

MusicRadar

Olivia Rodrigo is releasing Glastonbury live album

Olivia Rodrigo has announced plans to release her 2025 Glastonbury festival set as a live double album.

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Suede: Antidepressants review — an electrifying, life-saving record

5/5 The new album by Suede is a remarkable triumph which captures the anxiety of the era while delivering the kind of musical thrills that could provide the answer

Evening Standard

Beloved skipper killed, four rescued after boat capsize

A boat skipper has died and four people have been rescued after a charter boat capsized after hitting a dangerous sandbar, prompting a rescue effort.

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Paloma Faith, Lola Young and The Cure urge Starmer to block Rosebank development

The letter urges the Government to follow the science and states ‘any new application to exploit Rosebank’s reserves must be refused’.

Evening Standard

“It's a really good chord progression, I couldn't believe no-one else had used it”: How the Cure sidestepped the gloom and wrote one of the most uplifting songs ever recorded

The Cure’s life-affirming indie pop classic remains the ultimate Friday tune

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Watch Doctor Who and The Thick Of It legend Peter Capaldi perform a surprise cover of one of The Cure's best-loved songs at his first ever solo show

Watch former punk rocker and acting legend Peter Capaldi channel his inner Robert Smith at hometown gig in Glasgow

Louder

Record shop blocked from hosting silent disco over noise complaints

Hackney Council denied a local record shop permission to host the events after the Town Hall received several noise complaints

Evening Standard

“I’ve got 7 guitar solos throughout the set, which is kind of insane – and that’s totally from her wanting that”: With Olivia Rodrigo, Arianna Powell is staking her claim as a guitar hero for a whole new audience

The seasoned session player made her name with the Black Eyed Peas and Halsey, but it’s the Olivia Rodrigo gig that’s given her incendiary playing a spotlight on a global scale. She breaks down her whirlwind journey so far

Guitar World

“I love, love, love, love, love, love, love the guitar parts, specifically in those songs, specifically Friday I'm in Love”: Olivia Rodrigo’s lead guitarist says that she cried after learning that The Cure’s Robert Smith would be joining them on stage

“Our music director came and told us, and was like, ‘This is very secret – you cannot tell anyone,” says Arianna Powell

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“Our MD told us, ‘This is very secret – you cannot tell anyone, but Robert Smith is going to be joining us.’ And I swear to God, I started crying”: The moment Olivia Rodrigo guitarist Arianna Powell found out she’d be playing with a Cure legend

Smith had some words of wisdom for Rodrigo’s band ahead of his surprise guest spot at one of the most star-studded music festivals in the world

Guitar World

Olivia Rodrigo offers free therapy for her entire band and crew on tour: 'Dreamiest boss ever'

The 22-year-old ensured her band and crew had free therapy during the GUTS world tour and on their time off

Evening Standard

“He is perhaps the best songwriter to come out of England, he is a Glastonbury legend and a personal hero of mine”: Olivia Rodrigo surprises fans during her headline Glastonbury set by duetting with The Cure’s Robert Smith

He joined her for Friday I’m In Love and Just Like Heaven

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Guitar World

Move over Taylor Swift: Olivia Rodrigo is this generation’s Eddie Van Halen – her Glastonbury performance proved it

The headlining star’s set was filled with pyrotechnic guitar solos, crunching riffs and a guest spot from the Cure’s Robert Smith. It will inspire a generation of new guitarists

Evening Standard

Glastonbury Festival clean-up begins as thousands of music fans head home

Glastonbury will not return in 2026, as the festival enters a fallow year to give the ground time to recover before the next event takes place in 2027

The Independent UK

Photos show Glastonbury 2025 aftermath after thousands of fans leave festival site

The music extravaganza will have a fallow year in 2026

Evening Standard

Olivia Rodrigo at Glastonbury review: conquered the heights

4/5 The singer-songwriter took on the Pyramid Stage and won as the closing Glastonbury headliner on Sunday night

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The Guardian - UK

Olivia Rodrigo at Glastonbury review – full of bile and brilliance, this is easily the weekend’s best big set

With a genuinely surprise appearance from the Cure’s Robert Smith and a magnificent theatricality to her lovelorn songs, Rodrigo totally steals the entire festival

Evening Standard

Olivia Rodrigo performs The Cure songs with Robert Smith during Glastonbury set

The US pop star said she was ‘so honoured’ to play with him.

Guitar World

“Siouxsie tried out her newfound kung fu on me and barged me in the back. That was enough – I walked out and Kenny came with me”: A brawl ended John McKay’s tenure with Siouxsie and the Banshees, but not his influence on a generation of players

A two-year stint left McKay with fans including the Edge, Robert Smith and Geordie Walker, plus a stack of demo tapes that he’s finally turned into an album

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Yungblud bonds with The Cure and Smashing Pumpkins over tackling high ticket prices

Yungblud is striving to keep ticket prices low for his concerts - including Bludfest - and he's got some handy allies in the form of Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan, and The Cure's Robert Smith.

Louder

“The idea is that one night like that it worth 1,000 hours of drudgery”: the meaning behind The Cure’s classic 1987 hit Just Like Heaven

As a teenager, The Cure frontman Robert Smith had a magical moment on a clifftop with his future-wife and he revisited it for one of his best ever songs

Euronews

It's not a phase: How to celebrate World Goth Day in Europe

Wake the dead! World Goth Day celebrations are once again underway across the continent. Here's how you can take part.

The Independent UK

Blink-182 rocker Mark Hoppus: ‘I thought, I’ve been lucky for so long and now I’m supposed to die’

THE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: Annabel Nugent talks to the bassist and vocalist of the Nineties punk megastars about unintended disclosures, band bust-ups and the subtle art of not growing up

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