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Looks as though BD and AJ were out with Duff and his wife last night, complete with pic..

From Susan Holmes twitter:

"Had a great dinner with @BillyDuffyandAJ at SoHo House tonight"

http://yfrog.com/h2slkhnyj

[FunkyMonkey]

Looks as though BD and AJ were out with Duff and his wife last night, complete with pic..

From Susan Holmes twitter:

"Had a great dinner with @BillyDuffyandAJ at SoHo House tonight"

http://yfrog.com/h2slkhnyj

It looks to me like Billy and Duff are wearing matching man jewelry.

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Looks as though BD and AJ were out with Duff and his wife last night, complete with pic..

From Susan Holmes twitter:

"Had a great dinner with @BillyDuffyandAJ at SoHo House tonight"

http://yfrog.com/h2slkhnyj

It looks to me like Billy and Duff are wearing matching man jewelry.

I noticed that too.

I just hope one doesnt say "I love Billy" and the other doesn't say "I love Duff"...

[FunkyMonkey]

I just hope one doesnt say "I love Billy" and the other doesn't say "I love Duff"...

Yeah, that would be one Married To Rock episode to miss.

And it looks like the show has been cancelled.

[Falcon]

And it looks like the show has been cancelled.

Where did you see that?

[FunkyMonkey]

And it looks like the show has been cancelled.

Where did you see that?

I don't know for sure, but I looked around and I couldn't find anything that said the show has been picked up for another season, maybe it still will be.

Some of the cast members are making appeals to E!.

https://twitter.com/JosieStevensMTR/status/109905674993025024

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I've heard that the show will likely be renewed but with Duffy and AJ as the only holdovers from last year.

The Perla rumors have been around for a while and I've again heard Jennifer Morrison  (Billy Morrison's wife) has been approached.  Her story would be a bit more substantial than that of the likes of Josie Stevens or Etty Ferrell's - Jennifer's a lawyer in LA......

All unconfirmed of course.

[FunkyMonkey]

I've heard that the show will likely be renewed but with Duffy and AJ as the only holdovers from last year.

The Perla rumors have been around for a while and I've again heard Jennifer Morrison  (Billy Morrison's wife) has been approached.  Her story would be a bit more substantial than that of the likes of Josie Stevens or Etty Ferrell's - Jennifer's a lawyer in LA......

All unconfirmed of course.

Really, that's interesting.  But not surprising, from the little I've seen, the Duffy/AJ story line has been of most interest.  I wonder if Duff and Susan didn't wan't to do another episode or if E! decided to exclude them.

And if Josie Stevens is gone -- she's part of the reason I couldn't get past episode 2.

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More Cult related happenings:

Conquest: Special presentation in S.F., CA

Saturday, 03 September 2011

Mission Creek Music & Arts Festival, the American Indian Film Institute, and the National Museum of the American Indian will present a very special film night where there will be a special presentation of "Conquest" among the other films.

"Conquest" is a documentary based on Andrea Smith's book "Conquest: Sexual Violence and American Indian Genocide" which reveals untold Truths about the abuse of Native Americans.

It's directed by Lorna Love and produced by Ian Astbury.
 
Lorna Love and Ian Astbury will talk about Conquest and present its preview at the Mission Creek Music and Arts Festival in San Francisco on Sept. 10, 2011 from 8pm.

Don't miss it if you are in that area!


photo// lovecultproductions.com
 
Mission Creek Music and Arts Festival website: www.mcmf.org
American Indian Film Institute website: www.aifisf.com
National Museum of the American Indian Website: www.nmai.si.edu

Thanks to Steven Holland for the shout out

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A new unconfirmed date has popped up, playing the "Sinners Day" fest Oct. 30th in Belgium.

Ian's probably over the moon playing on the same bill as Patti Smith, one of his favorites.

http://www.sinnersday.com/content/home

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Cult drummer Johnny Tempesta will be helping out his former band Testament on their upcoming dates with Anthrax filling in for the ailing Paul Bostaph.

ANTHRAX / TESTAMENT / DEATH ANGEL fall 2011 tour dates:

Oct. 14 - Orbit Room, Grand Rapids, MI
Oct. 15 - Congress Theatre, Chicago, IL
Oct. 16 - First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
Oct. 18 - The Cotillion, Wichita, KS
Oct. 19 - Summit Music Hall, Denver, CO
Oct. 22 - Nokia LA Live, Los Angeles, CA
Oct. 23 - Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, CA
Oct. 24 - House of Blues, San Diego, CA
Oct. 26 - Sunshine Theatre, Albuquerque, NM
Oct. 28 - South Side Music Hall, Dallas, TX
Oct. 29 - Emo's East, Austin, TX
Oct. 30 - Warehouse Live, Houston, TX
Nov. 01 - House of Blues, Orlando, FL
Nov. 02 - Revolution, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Nov. 04 - House of Blues, Myrtle Beach, SC
Nov. 05 - Fillmore Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
Nov. 06 - The Fillmore, Silver Spring, MD
Nov. 08 - Northern Lights, Clifton Park, NY
Nov. 10 - Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA
Nov. 11 - Palladium, Worcester, MA
Nov. 15 - Town Ballroom, Buffalo, NY
Nov. 17 - Stage AE, Pittsburgh, PA
Nov. 19 - Rave, Milwaukee, WI

[FunkyMonkey]

^^

TESTAMENT Taps Drummer JOHN TEMPESTA For ANTHRAX Tour - Sep. 7, 2011

San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT have tapped their former drummer John Tempesta (EXODUS, WHITE ZOMBIE, ROB ZOMBIE, HELMET, THE CULT) to sit behind the kit for the band's upcoming U.S. tour with ANTHRAX and DEATH ANGEL. The trek is scheduled to kick off on October 14 in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Due to a "serious injury," regular TESTAMENT drummer Paul Bostaph is unable to take part in the trek. Paul was also absent from the recording sessions for TESTAMENT's new album, "The Dark Roots Of Earth", tentatively due in February 2012 via Nuclear Blast Records. Playing drums on the follow-up to 2008's "The Formation Of Damnation" is Gene "The Atomic Clock" Hoglan (ex-DARK ANGEL, ex-STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, FEAR FACTORY, DETHKLOK), with LAMB OF GOD's Chris Adler set to make a special guest appearance on a couple of bonus tracks.

Commented Tempesta: "I haven't left THE CULT. I'm just helping these guys [TESTAMENT] out for this tour since Paul is still injured."

Although Tempesta recorded only two studio albums with TESTAMENT (1994's "Low" and 2001's "First Strike Still Deadly", a collection of re-recordings of songs from "The Legacy" and "The New Order"), he left a lasting impression on TESTAMENT guitarist Eric Peterson. "John is definitely one of the best drummers in the country," Peterson remarked. "He has the power of John Bonham, the finesse of Carter Beauford, and the aggression of Dave Lombardo. As a drummer, John really has it all."

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=162939

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From Ian's twitter...

"Taking some time to listen back to our work in the studio so far , still crafting away. The process continues. As soon as we have a drop date you will be the first to know..."

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Ian will be at the Victoria Theatre in San Francisco tonight for the movie he's producing, details below:


"The Cults Ian Astbury shall be presenting a trailer for a documentary based on the acclaimed book Conflict - Sexual Violence and American Indian Genocide written by Andrea Smith , if you are in the area come by ..."

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I'm not quite sure what to think about this but...

The former girlfriend Ian wrote "Fire Woman" for (Renee Beach) has an "Official" FB page and for whatever reason, I found it worth a look.

Renee's not the person maintaining the page, a Cult fangirl is behind the curtain.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Firewoman-Renee-Beach-Official/262339650466160#!

There's a Q and A with her here:

http://www.facebook.com/groups/sacredsoulcultfamily/doc/10150360039051635/

She's an interesting person beyond her relationship with Ian some 20 odd years ago, she's styled many bands, celebs etc over the years..

An interesting factoid, Renee's the person responsible for taking Axl Rose from this:



to..

[FunkyMonkey]

So GN'R/Axl hired her years ago, I didn't know that.

There are a few photos on the Facebook page, I think I recognize Duff and Matt.

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So GN'R/Axl hired her years ago, I didn't know that.

There are a few photos on the Facebook page, I think I recognize Duff and Matt.

She did the Axl makeover around the time before The Cult took GNR out on the road for the North American leg of the "Electric World Tour".  Not sure if it was as a hired stylist or a favor...

Another interesting factoid, If I remember correctly today is the 24th anniversary of my seeing GNR and The Cult at the Bronco Bowl in Dallas, TX - Sept 13, 1987. 

[FunkyMonkey]

She did the Axl makeover around the time before The Cult took GNR out on the road for the North American leg of the "Electric World Tour". 

That would have been something to see, someone giving Axl a makeover.

Another interesting factoid, If I remember correctly today is the 24th anniversary of my seeing GNR and The Cult at the Bronco Bowl in Dallas, TX - Sept 13, 1987. 

I bet it was a good show.

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I bet it was a good show.

It was cool, GNR was just beginning to break with AFD and The Cult had transformed themselves from a post punk/gothic band to a full on 5 piece hard rock outfit with the release of "Electric".

I remember the crowd being so diverse - goths, bikers, alterna kids...

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An old school pic of Ian and Axl, circa '87...