The Cult

[Bansidhe]

Small clip of the song Ghost (ft Ian Astbury) from Slash's upcoming solo record.

http://www.amazon.com/Slash/e/B000APVSRE//ref=pe_64050_14664150_pe_00_head//B000APVSRE

[Falcon]

Support for the Aussie tour will be "The Black Ryder" - cool young band..

Google 'em..

[Bansidhe]

Small clip of the song Ghost (ft Ian Astbury) from Slash's upcoming solo record.

http://www.amazon.com/Slash/e/B000APVSRE//ref=pe_64050_14664150_pe_00_head//B000APVSRE

Full song up now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ylaroxf_sRU&feature=player_embedded&fmt=18

[FunkyMonkey]

Full song up now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ylaroxf_sRU&feature=player_embedded&fmt=18

It's also available for streaming here:

http://www.amazon.com/Slash/e/B000APVSRE//ref=pe_64050_14664150_pe_00_head//B000APVSRE

It's a good song.

[Falcon]

Up to date touring info, more shows coming..

May 3/2010 - Auckland, New Zealand, Trusts Stadium
May 5/2010 - Brisbane, Australia, Tivoli Theatre
May 6/2010 - Sydney, Australia, Big Top Luna Park
May 8/2010 - Melbourne, Australia, Palais Theatre
May 10/2010 - Adelaide, Australia, Thebarton Theatre
May 12/2010 - Perth, Australia, Metro City
May 14/2010 - Tokyo, Japan, Studio Coast
Jul 23/2010 - Bilbao, Spain, Rockstar Live
Jul 24/2010 - Valencia, Spain, Jardines De Viveros Jul 26/2010 - Rome, Italy, Rock In Roma
Jul 31/2010 - Knebworth, England, Knebworth Park - Sonicsphere Festival
Aug 3/2010 - Den Haag, Holland, Paard Van Troje
Aug 6/2010 - Stockholm, Sweden, Grona Lund @ Tivoli
Aug 8/2010 - Pori, Finland, Kirjurinluoto - Sonicsphere Festival
Aug 14/2010 - Landgraaf, Holland, Pinkpop Classic Festival

[Falcon]

Drummers Charlie Benante, John Tempesta and Vinny Appice will take part in a joint meet-and-greet/signing session at the Hollywood Drum Shop on Sunday, April 11, presented by Sam Ash music stores and Zoom.

Charlie Benante and John Tempesta will appear at 3 p.m.
Vinny Appice will appear at 5 p.m.

Hollywood Drum Shop is located at 7401 West Sunset Blvd. in West Hollywood, California.

http://www.bravewords.com/static/medias/images/news/135680.jpg

[Falcon]

From the Cult's Twitter:

New material being written & mastered for what looks like heavy CULT activity in the late Summer onwards into 11

[Falcon]

From www.billymorrison.net:

"I will be playing six acoustic shows with my friends, Steve Jones, Billy Duffy and Franky Perez under the name 'Ducati Allstars' in a couple of weeks and the dates and times are listed below. All the shows are free and if you come to any of the events and fill out a form, you will be entered into a prize draw (taking place on June 1st) - the winner will win a Gibson JT45 Gold Top Acoustic guitar that Steve Jones is going to play at every show. We will then all sign this guitar in Seattle. It's a gorgeous guitar and a great prize. So if you live anywhere near these Ducati Dealerships and can make an 8.00pm start, come down and hang with us. We'll be playing a few songs and talking motrocycles and who knows - you could win that guitar. Hope to see you there."

Ducati All Stars Spring 2010 Acoustic Tour

Saturday April 17th: Ducati Santa Barbara 8PM 17 W. Montecito St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Sunday April 18th: Moto Italiano 8PM 3600 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz, Ca., 95062
Tuesday April 20th: Munroe Motors 8PM 412 Valencia St., San Francisco, CA 94103
Thursday April 22nd: Ducati Eugene, OR 8PM 2891 W 11th Ave, Eugene OR 97402
Friday April 23rd: Motocorsa 8pm 2170 NW Wilson St Portland, Oregon 97210
Saturday April 24th: Ducati Seattle 8PM 711 9th Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109

[FunkyMonkey]

Brian Posehn?s all-star band featuring Scott Ian, Brendon Small, Brett Anderson, John Tempesta and Joey Vera.

Brian Posehn, Scott Ian & John Tempesta "More Metal Than You" ~ 2010 Revolver Golden Gods Awards

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Y-9tN0eswM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qInucHAats

More songs streaming here:
http://www.myspace.com/brianposehn

[Falcon]

From www.billymorrison.net

"from Billy Idol to Ducati Allstars, from Wienerschnitzel to Pinkberry. I start an 8 day motorcycle journey today - up the West Coast of America from Los Angeles to Seattle, with my friends Steve Jones, Billy Duffy and Franky Perez. We will be riding Ducati motorcycles and playing a few intimate, low key acoustic performances along the way. Check out www.ducatiallstars.com for details. It should be a fantastic experience and I will be blogging and covering the journey in pics and video over on the DAS site, so check it out daily for updates, road stories and pics/video."

[Falcon]

Ian Astbury's collaboration with UNKLE "Burn My Shadow" will be included on the original soundtrack to the movie "Repo Mem"...

From the Cult's twitter..

[Falcon]

Ducati All Stars blog can be read here:

http://ducatiallstars.com/?cat=5

[Falcon]

Some vids from the Sana Cruz appearance:

Check out Perez's vocal intro on "Fire Woman", major pipes..

Intro/Summertime Blues/Pinball Wizard:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOTP1G3rBCs

Fire Woman:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEV7zgn7lKk

Highway to Hell:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITaM4C7tyNo

Feel Like Makin Love:

http://www.youtube.com/user/GilW#p/u/2/ftpNZRphv8I

Hells Bells

http://www.youtube.com/user/GilW#p/u/3/vFoVgFHz0tw

Rebel Yell

http://www.youtube.com/user/GilW#p/u/4/J2ZYbD_qOBw

[Falcon]

A bit of Cult/Ian news via their Twitter..

"IAN HEADING TO TOKYO FOR SECRET RECORDING SESSION
about 20 hours ago"

"NEW CAPSULE FORMAT FROM THE CULT TO DEBUT IN AUGUST
about 20 hours ago"

"3 SHOWS ALREADY SOLD OUT FOR MAY DATES GRAB YOUR TICKETS SELLING LIKE HOT CAKES anouty 20 hours ago"

[Falcon]

Updated tourdates..

May 3/2010 - Auckland, New Zealand, Trusts Stadium
May 5/2010 - Brisbane, Australia, Tivoli Theatre
May 6/2010 - Sydney, Australia, Big Top Luna Park
May 8/2010 - Melbourne, Australia, Palais Theatre
May 9/2010 - Melbourne, Australia, Palais Theatre
May 10/2010 - Adelaide, Australia, Thebarton Theatre
May 12/2010 - Perth, Australia, Metro City
May 14/2010 - Tokyo, Japan, Studio Coast
Jul 23/2010 - Bilbao, Spain, Rockstar Live
Jul 24/2010 - Valencia, Spain, Jardines De Viveros
Jul 26/2010 - Rome, Italy, Rock In Roma
Jul 28/2010 - Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Kastel Open Air
Aug 1/2010 - Knebworth, England, Knebworth Park - Sonicsphere Festival
Aug 3/2010 - Den Haag, Holland, Paard Van Troje
Aug 4/2010 - Aarhus, Denmark, Train
Aug 6/2010 - Stockholm, Sweden, Grona Lund @ Tivoli
Aug 7/2010 - Pori, Finland, Kirjurinluoto - Sonicsphere Festival
Aug 12/2010 - Szczytno, Poland, Stadion WSPol - Open Mind Festival
Aug 14/2010 - Landgraaf, Holland, Pinkpop Classic Festival
Sep 18/2010 - Irvine, California, Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

[FunkyMonkey]

^^Thanks.  Are these dates in one place somewhere?  I don't see them all at their MySpace page or website.  Maybe I'm just not seeing where the tour dates are posted. 

[Falcon]

^^Thanks.  Are these dates in one place somewhere?  I don't see them all at their MySpace page or website.  Maybe I'm just not seeing where the tour dates are posted. 

We haven't got a chance to update the "Official site" (www.thecult.us) just yet but these dates are indeed confirmed and have been posted at www.cultcentral.com - THE original site for all things Cult.

[FunkyMonkey]

^^Thanks.  Are these dates in one place somewhere?  I don't see them all at their MySpace page or website.  Maybe I'm just not seeing where the tour dates are posted. 

We haven't got a chance to update the "Official site" (www.thecult.us) just yet but these dates are indeed confirmed and have been posted at www.cultcentral.com - THE original site for all things Cult.

Thanks I'll check it out.  I hope there's a lot of footage from the tour.

[Bansidhe]

Who's going to see the lads at Sonisphere then?

[Falcon]

Ian on "free music", interesting stuff..

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/04/23/2880921.htmMusic giveaway gimmicks 'selfish, irresponsible'

Ian Astbury from UK group The Cult says giving away music for free is disgusting and bands who do it are selfish and irresponsible.

Astbury, who has led the English rock band since their formation in 1983, says the digital age had made things very difficult for musicians - and some are only making the problem worse.

"Whoever was irresponsible enough to decide that music was worth nothing and decide to give away the music, that was a very selfish move," he said.

"When I look at a 17-year-old kid who's starting out in a band and is hearing, 'You know what kid? Your music's worth nothing.' I think that is disgusting.

"I thought it was irresponsible what Radiohead did (letting fans decide what they wanted to pay for their 2007 album In Rainbows). People watch what they do and they copy it.

"I don't see U2 giving their music away for free. They're smart boys."

Astbury says a better option is to give audiences more value for money.

The Cult are planning to put out four new releases this year - EP-style 'capsules' packaged with original short films, conceptual photography and modern art.

Astbury also believes the concept of the album has been "cannibalised" with the growth of digital music sales.

He hopes to renew appreciation for it on The Cult's tour of Australia in May.

They plan to play their celebrated 1985 album Love in its entirety.

Astbury says the record has even more relevance for them some 25 years after it was released.

"We made a record when we were in our early 20s that in some ways was kind of beyond our life experience, because we were dealing with very archetypal themes - love, sex, death, spiritualism, materialism," he said.

"Now we have more experience in those areas and we're more like elders. We've had those experiences and we put that into the music.

"So the way we perform it, it has a real weight, an emotionality to it, that we didn't have when we were younger."