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Beggars Banquet Podcast Series to Launch Featuring Martin Mills, Gary Numan, Bauhaus, Love and Rockets, The Cult, The Bolshoi, and More!

States of Independence is a living excavation of the subterranean world that shaped the sound of modern independent music. Across thirteen episodes of its first season, the new podcast series…

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Bands

The Cult / Death Cult Unveils North American Tour Dates This October — East Coast Dates Announced!

Veteran post-punk outfit Death Cult – the earlier, darker incarnation of The Cult — have announced a string of North American tour dates this fall. The October trek finds vocalist Ian…

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Post-Punk Legends Death Cult to Play Rare Intimate West Coast Club Shows Ahead of Cruel World 2025

Death Cult – the earlier, darker incarnation of The Cult – has announced a pair of intimate California concerts this May. The legendary post-punk outfit, featuring vocalist Ian Astbury and…

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The Cult Preview 40th Anniversary US Tour with West Coast Dates — Plus Announce Canada 8424 Tour

The Cult has announced new dates for its 40th Anniversary celebration, including the “Canada 8424 Tour” and West Coast dates in the U.S. The latter is being billed as a…

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Running With Shadows — An Interview with Death Cult’s Ian Astbury

Last year, I saw The Cult play at The Greek Theatre, with Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Skeleton Joe Cardamone, and King Woman opening. It was a full moon out, and…

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The Cult to Resurrect Death Cult for 40th Anniversary With Los Angeles Concert and UK Tour

The echoes of the past are set to shake through the present as Death Cult, the storied post-punk progenitor to The Cult, announces a return for a sole U.S. performance…

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The Cult are in the Studio Working on a New Album Says Billy Duffy

“I think it’s healthy to have creative tension. There’s nothing worse than walking into a room where nobody’s got any ideas. I’d rather have an argument about something creative than…

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Death Cult’s 1983 Debut EP (Ghost Dance)

On July 29th, 1983 Death Cult released their self-titled debut EP, which would later be re-released in 1996 as the Ghost Dance compilation. Earlier that year, frontman Ian Astbury had…

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Concerts

Billy Duffy Invites Johnny Marr to Join The Cult On Stage to Perform ‘Rain’

Last Thursday night in Manchester, former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr was invited by his lifelong friend and fellow guitar legend Billy Duffy to join his band The Cult onstage to…

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The Cult | Dreamtime

On September 10th, 1984 The Cult released their debut album Dreamtime on Beggars Banquet. The album’s single “Spiritwalker” went straight to #1 on the UK Indie charts. Dreamtime was the first…

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