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Ian Astbury

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    May 24, 2012

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2012

    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 >>

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    November 10, 2011

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

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2010

    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 >>

  • Music

    August 20, 2009

    The Cult

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2007

    Future $hock: The Cult, Ozzy, Rob Zombie, and more

    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 >>

  • Music

    June 24, 2004

    DKT/MC5

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

  • Music

    August 21, 2003

    Post-Hypno

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

  • Music

    March 20, 2003

    The Doors 21st Century

    Reunion tour hits potholes aplenty

  • Music

    October 18, 2001

    Bellvue

    To Be Somebody (Golden Seal)

  • Music

    June 21, 2001

    Welcome to My Nightmare

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

  • Music

    January 11, 2001

    Lizard Thing

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

  • Music

    January 10, 1990

    Style Counseling

    How to get musically postmodern without really trying

  • Music

    January 3, 1990

    Sucking In The Seventies

    The Cult worships at a temple of the familiar

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