Ian Astbury is a true believer. As the singer for the Cult, he’s been immersed in the ritual of rock ‘n roll, of sweeping riffs and full-throated vocals, for four decades. He’s been fueled by a ...

For the current Paradise Now Tour, The Cult’s Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy are asking their fans to hop into a time machine. The duo doesn’t only want attendees to experience the music of The Cult, ...

Ian Astbury and Charlie Jones of The Cult at the Royal Albert Hall - GoffPhotos Bands thrive on opposites. Peacocking Mick and rakish Keef. Outlandish Freddie and bookish Brian. Acerbic John and ...

Veteran rock vocalist and The Cult frontman Ian Astbury is the guest on the newest installment of the Lipps Service podcast, speaking with host Scott Lipps for nearly two hours about his stints with ...

Better than: Sun King, the Cult tribute band. Time has a way of getting suspended at shows involving Boris and fellow Southern Lord labelmates Sunn O))). But usually, it tends towards the extreme, not ...

The Cult’s prime hit-making days were the 1980s and 1990s with songs that are now propulsive classics on alternative and classic rock stations like “She Sells Sanctuary,” “Love Removal Machine” and ...

Ian Astbury wasn’t feeling the love. Or so it seemed on Oct. 29 when the alt-rock icon performed as the frontman of The Cult and its earlier incarnation, Death Cult, at The Sound in Del Mar.

Ian Astbury, primal-screamer for The Cult and former Jim Morrison ringer in The Doors Of The 21st Century, has found a new side project since appearing on Slash's self-titled solo album from earlier ...

The Cult’s Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy are rock’s odd couple. The band’s frontman and guitarist make for an awkward pair but there is an undeniable chemistry between them that has made The Cult one of ...

[Editor's note: Before the Cult comes to California for three shows — two at Coachella, and one in S.F. at the Regency Ballroom this Thursday, April 3 — frontman Ian Astbury offered to write us a few ...