Tag Archives: Ian Astbury

Stemming from the embers of British post-punk in the early 80’s, The Cult achieved worldwide success in a fairly quick amount of time. The release of 1985’s Love brought us “She Sells Sanctuary,” 1987’s Electric climbed higher with “Love Removal Machine” and 1989’s Sonic Temple by far outdid all prior …

The keynotes of gothic rock fashion–the studded leather jackets and blots of black eyeliner–once tethered to a band spawned from the early 80’s post punk scene were largely absent, yet the full-capacity crowd packed into Montclair’s Wellmont Theater Saturday evening were just as devoted to The Cult’s rock n roll …

When Rolling Stone hailed THE CULT as the Messianic moment of Coachella in 2014, few knew that their next release would be unveiled on February 5, 2016 in the form of HIDDEN CITY, their tenth studio album (and second for Cooking Vinyl). The final installment in a trilogy of recordings, completing 2007’s …