Ian Astbury

The Cult - House of Blues - 9/8/13

The Cult House of Blues 9/8/13 For diehard fans, there may be nothing cooler than a "whole album track by track" gig. Everyone's been doing it, including Roger Waters with The Wall a few years ago and The Breeders with Last Splash more recently. The Cult have been doing it with their current tour, ... More >>

The Best Concerts to See in L.A. This Weekend

Don't forget to check our constantly-updated Los Angeles Concert Calendar Friday, September 6 Anticon 15th-Anniversary Party featuring Baths, Daedelus, Doseone, et al. ECHOPLEX Tip your hat to 15 years of Anticon greatness: The label/collective founded by Oakland's Adam "Doseone" Drucker has champ ... More >>

Music Picks: Anticon Anniversary, Rock the Bells, Murder By Death

Ian Astbury Rides Again With The Cult

Hits like "Fire Woman" and "She Sells Sanctuary" made the Zeppelin- and Doors-influenced hard rock of The Cult an MTV staple in the mid-'80s. The English outfit's foundation was guitarist Billy Duffy and frontman Ian Astbury, the latter known for his goth-meets-Native American shamanisms. Internal t ... More >>

Ten Groups Who Never Should Have Gotten Back Together

Beware fellas, bad things may be coming your way​On New Year's Eve 2009, Chris Cornell made a Twitter declaration: "School's back in session." The implication was that Soundgarden was reuniting. However, it took several months for the official announcement. The grunge pioneers would be putting ... More >>

Over the Weekend: Boris at El Rey

Gustavo TurnerSaluting Boris @ El Rey​Thanks to the El Rey having one of the best sound systems in Los Angeles we finally got to see and truly hear Boris. With their hodge-podge of gear that could only end up together as the result of a tone junkie searching the ends of the earth for the perfe ... More >>

Video Interview: Slash Talks Solo Album Details, Guitar Center Contest, and His New Attitude Towards Frontmen

Erin Broadley"Which guitar do you want me next to: a Les Paul or a Les Paul?"​On any given day you can walk into Guitar Center in Hollywood and see Slash. One can't go more than ten feet inside the mega-retailer without coming across a promotional gear-head display or banner bearing the image ... More >>

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Rock Picks: AC/DC, Dressy Bessy, Meshell Ndegeocello

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Rock Picks: Jimmy Scott, the Raspberries, Sharon Jones, Wreckless Eric

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Call ’em dance-punk or Buzzcocks-Jammies. Or just call ’em fun

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Horror in White

AFI: Former ham-fisters punch on through

When the Music’s Over

The Defiant Ones

Warped 'n' Woofers

Great Unwashed scrubbed squeaky clean

Smashing Idols

Remake Remodel

An Orgy of fashion tips ‘n’ ’puter chips