Ian Astbury

Against Me! and The Cult at Marquee Theatre, 6/22/12

The Cult and Against Me! Marquee Theatre Friday, June 22 See also: The Cult's Ian Astbury Ain't No Caveman (He's the Wolf Child) See our full Against Me! and The Cult at Marquee Theatre slideshow. Last night's lineup was strange, to say the least. Noise rockers The Icarus Line drew comparison ... More >>

The Cult Evolves with Weapon of Choice

From Print: Blogs Teased in Our May 24 Issue

This week, New Times ran a list in our print publication highlighting some of the most interesting posts published at Up On The Sun over the past week. Here are links to those posts. What are deceased Bee Gee Robin Gibb's best songs? How does Ian Astbury of The Cult feel about being called a "cav ... More >>

The Cult's Ian Astbury Ain't No Caveman (He's the Wolf Child)

British rock band The Cult have a new album out today, Choice of Weapon. It's good -- a remarkably heavy record without a trace of "heft for the sake of heft." The songs sound exactly like The Cult, but they aren't tired, no doubt enhanced by the presence of Chris Goss, the Joshua Tree-bred producer ... More >>

Boris Are Heavy as Hell, But They'd Never Call Themselves Metal

Boris' Atsuo: "We Have Never Called Ourselves a Heavy Metal Band"

​Normally, a band releasing three albums in one year would be a big deal. But in the case of Japanese power trio Boris, the rapid-fire output is less surprising than the diversity featured on the albums. Over the course of Heavy Rocks (the group's second album sporting the title), Attention Plea ... More >>

Brett Scallions of Fuel on Platinum Records, a New Generation of Fans, and The Doors

​Saturday night's Fuel show is a big show for 910 Live music venue in Tempe. "Our biggest show yet," is how one publicist put it. For Fuel singer Brett Scallions it's a chance to show Arizona fans the band is fully back from the four-year hiatus that found him playing bass and singing for an odd D ... More >>

Slash's Solo Album Stream: Hear It Before Its May Release

Slash has a new record out...with the help of loads of famous friends.​When you used to be in a band with a guy that made arguably the most anticipated album of the last two decades, which turned out to be Axl Rose's epic failure Chinese Democracy, it's kinda hard to top the hype yourself. But ala ... More >>

The Cult

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DKT/MC5

The absence of two key members doesn't stop the Detroit legends from touring

Post-Hypno

Another kind of retro: Three different bands speak on the Hypno-Twists' demise.

The Doors 21st Century

Reunion tour hits potholes aplenty

Bellvue

To Be Somebody (Golden Seal)

Welcome to My Nightmare

Trashman suffers through a holiday weekend's worth of wife-beaters, prison cutthroats and Ian Astbury songs

Lizard Thing

From a big-name tribute to some big-beat remixes, the Doors' catalogue bulges with a soft parade of new releases

Style Counseling

How to get musically postmodern without really trying

Sucking In The Seventies

The Cult worships at a temple of the familiar