Tag: Ian Astbury

Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — co-hosted by The Cult's Ian Astbury (4/27/25)

Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — co-hosted by The Cult’s Ian Astbury (4/27/25)

“Dark Wave,” hosted by Matt Sebastian, explores the darker side of classic ’80s alternative, including vintage goth, post-punk and industrial.

Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy to resurrect Death Cult for 40th anniversary concerts

Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy to resurrect Death Cult for 40th anniversary concerts

The Cult’s Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy will celebrate the 40th anniversary of Death Cult with a special one-off U.S. performance in Los Angeles this fall followed by a dozen dates in the U.K. and Ireland.

Watch: Johnny Marr joins The Cult onstage in Manchester to perform 'Rain'

Watch: Johnny Marr joins The Cult onstage in Manchester to perform ‘Rain’

Johnny Marr has been known to invite his lifelong friend Billy Duffy onstage during his solo shows, and a few nights ago in Manchester, The Cult guitarist returned the favor, bringing the ex-Smiths guitarist out in Manchester to play “Rain,” off his band’s 1985 album Love. See footage of it right here.

The Cult to announce 'Electric 13’ tour on Monday as some U.S., U.K. dates emerge

The Cult to announce ‘Electric 13’ tour on Monday as some U.S., U.K. dates emerge

The Cult have been teasing fans the last couple days via social media that they plan to announce a new tour called “Electric 13” on Monday — a trek that presumably will find Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy revisiting their 1987 hard-rock turn Electric on stage each night. The tour is poised to come to the U.S. and U.K.

Video: The Cult, 'Honey From a Knife' — second single from 'Choice of Weapon' LP

Video: The Cult, ‘Honey From a Knife’ — second single from ‘Choice of Weapon’ LP

With a downsized U.K. tour saddled with apparently poor ticket sales and the loss of Killing Joke as an opening act set to kick off next week, The Cult has just issued a new music video for “Honey From a Knife,” the opening track and second official single from the band’s current album, ‘Choice of Weapon.’

Linkage: Depeche Mode, My Bloody Valentine, The Psychedelic Furs, The Cult

Linkage: Depeche Mode, My Bloody Valentine, The Psychedelic Furs, The Cult

In our latest link round-up, we feature a look inside Dave Gahan’s home studio, an argument that My Bloody Valentine’s ‘Loveless’ is the greatest album of the ’90s, a look back at The Psychedelic Furs, an interview with The Cult’s Ian Asbury and a look at the parallels between the rise of synthpop and digital design.

The Cult, The Mission, Killing Joke team up for 5-date U.K. arena tour this September

The Cult, The Mission, Killing Joke team up for 5-date U.K. arena tour this September

With their first new album in five years, ‘Choice of Weapon,’ coming out in May, The Cult this morning announced a five-date arena tour of the U.K. this September that’ll see the rockers enlisting a pair of freshly reunited contemporaries — The Mission and Killing Joke — to fill out the bill.