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The Cult (Band)

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2012

    Dancing and Laughing With Gene Simmons All the Way to South America

    I grew up in a really great time for rock and roll. Three-chord songs with a couple mean riffs and rebellious lyrics were the audible backdrop to my formative years. KISS' first live record, Alive! (duh), was an epic collection of riffs and chords that filled in a few questions I had about chicks an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2012

    Alert: SXSW Coverage Ahead

    "What I want from each and every one of you is a hard-target search of every gas station, residence, warehouse, farmhouse, henhouse, outhouse and doghouse in that area." -- Tommy Lee Jones, The Fugitive You don't have to spend much time at South By Southwest to know that all of the above building ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 1, 2011

    Iceage Storm Through Seattle Last Night at the Croc

    ​Iceage, Cult of Youth, Grave Babies, King Dude The Crocodile Sunday, July 31st A four band bill on a Sunday night often means a headliner going on way too late, with people either leaving early or suffering a shit Monday morning if they stay--but the Crocodile and bands ran an amazingly tigh ... More >>

  • Music

    July 27, 2011

    The Short List: This Week's Recommended Shows

    From Willie Nelson to The Divorce.

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2011

    Last Call on the Tour That Shouldn't End

    Duff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb. His sports column on ESPN.com runs every Wednesday.​Some of you know that I am currently on tour in Europe with my band Loaded. A lot of the gigs we are doing are at those magical European festivals with names ranging from the self-explanato ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2011

    Ivar's and Peep Show Find Joy in Vinegar

    Sarah Anne Lloyd, 2011.​ The Night-In: Fish and Chips with White Clam Chowder from Ivar's to be eaten in front of Channel 4's Peep Show (although us Americans will most likely be watching it on Hulu.) The Restaurant: Although the story of Ivar's may be flush with folksy exaggerations and pla ... More >>

  • Film

    June 1, 2011

    SIFF: Week 3 Picks & Pans

    Sarah Anne Lloyd, 2011.​ The Night-In: Fish and Chips with White Clam Chowder from Ivar's to be eaten in front of Channel 4's Peep Show (although us Americans will most likely be watching it on Hulu.) The Restaurant: Although the story of Ivar's may be flush with folksy exaggerations and pla ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2010

    Tonight: The Cult and Lyfe Jennings at the Showboxes, Hot Hot Heat at Chop Suey

    ​The Cult, with Black Ryder. Showbox SoDo, 1700 First Ave. S., 628-3151. 7 p.m. $35. All ages. It would be easy to dismiss the Cult's Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy as the Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley of British hard rock, as they have burned through sideman like Lil' Wayne though rolling papers ... More >>

  • Music

    September 15, 2010

    The Short List: The Week's Recommended Shows

    ​The Cult, with Black Ryder. Showbox SoDo, 1700 First Ave. S., 628-3151. 7 p.m. $35. All ages. It would be easy to dismiss the Cult's Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy as the Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley of British hard rock, as they have burned through sideman like Lil' Wayne though rolling papers ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2010

    Music In Today's Paper/Fall Arts Guide: The Moondoggies, La Sera, and Ravenna Woods

    Renee McMahonThe Moondoggies, or, at least three of them.​Between this week's music section, and the Fall Arts Guide--you can read them over here--here's a look at the music stuff inside this week's paper: Fall Arts: -- The Family Dog: With a new album and world tour on the horizon, the Moon ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 23, 2010

    Tonight: Boris, Red Sparowes, & Helms Alee at Neumos

    ​Boris, with Red Sparowes, Helms Alee. Neumos, 925 E. Pike St., 709-9467. 8 p.m. $15. Behold: the utterly hypnotic Boris. It's really very simple. If you want to get your mind blown to shiny little smithereens, this Japanese trio is wielding the sonic hammer. The tag 'experimental' barely cont ... More >>

  • Music

    August 18, 2010

    The Short List: The Week's Recommended Shows

    ​Boris, with Red Sparowes, Helms Alee. Neumos, 925 E. Pike St., 709-9467. 8 p.m. $15. Behold: the utterly hypnotic Boris. It's really very simple. If you want to get your mind blown to shiny little smithereens, this Japanese trio is wielding the sonic hammer. The tag 'experimental' barely cont ... More >>

  • Music

    January 6, 2010

    Rio Fame

    In this series’ final installment, Duff explains what it’s really like to play in the biggest band in the world.

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2009

    Rock in Rio, Billy Idol, and Loving What You've Got

    Duff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb. He writes about what's circulating through his iPod every Monday.​As our flight took us somewhere above Central America, the pilot came on to tell us the United States had just attacked Iraq in something that the Pentagon dubbed "Operation: ... More >>

  • Arts

    September 23, 2009

    The Weekly Wire: The Week’s Recommended Events

    Duff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb. He writes about what's circulating through his iPod every Monday.​As our flight took us somewhere above Central America, the pilot came on to tell us the United States had just attacked Iraq in something that the Pentagon dubbed "Operation: ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 26, 2009

    The Cult

    Wednesday, August 26

  • Music

    August 26, 2009
  • Blogs

    August 26, 2009

    Live Music Roundup: Wednesday, August 26

    Jay Reatard​Bat for Lashes, Other Lives at Neumos, 8 p.m., $14 adv. I wonder if David Lynch knows he has an English-Pakistani doppelganger running around named Natasha Khan, a modern musical mystic who includes Lynch as one of her major influences, goes by the stage name of Bat For Lashes and ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 16, 2008

    Gram Rabbit

    Wednesday April 16

  • Music

    May 12, 2004

    Adult Entertainment

    Best Indie Rock/Garage band XXX Audio pump gas on the fire.

  • Music

    February 5, 2003

    Rhymes with Seltzer

    Best Indie Rock/Garage band XXX Audio pump gas on the fire.

  • Music

    July 24, 2002

    Strokes make a video; Doors make a comeback, sorta.

    Best Indie Rock/Garage band XXX Audio pump gas on the fire.

  • Food

    June 19, 2002

    Where to Eat Outside

    Best Indie Rock/Garage band XXX Audio pump gas on the fire.

  • Music

    June 19, 2002

    Days of our nights

    Best Indie Rock/Garage band XXX Audio pump gas on the fire.

  • Music

    December 12, 2001

    Musical readings

    Should old rockers be stopped, and does your band IQ need a boost?

  • Music

    August 1, 2001

    Days of our nights

    Should old rockers be stopped, and does your band IQ need a boost?

  • Music

    June 6, 2001

    Days of our nights

    Should old rockers be stopped, and does your band IQ need a boost?

  • Arts

    June 6, 2001

    Book Shorts

    Should old rockers be stopped, and does your band IQ need a boost?

  • Music

    May 16, 2001

    Days of our nights

    Should old rockers be stopped, and does your band IQ need a boost?

  • Music

    April 18, 2001

    Basement flacks

    Should old rockers be stopped, and does your band IQ need a boost?

  • Arts

    February 2, 2000

    Movies, cell phones, and rock 'n' roll

    Independent spirit thrives amid the celebrity crush of Sundance 2000: a report from Park City, Utah.

  • Film

    December 15, 1999

    I pinned Andy Kaufman

    Wrestling with the ghosts of the past.

  • Arts

    August 11, 1999

    Personality CULT-ivation

    The rise of an impossible breed: the celebrity violinist.

  • Music

    July 14, 1999

    Highway to Auburn

    For those (in the 15-24 demographic) about to rock, New American Shame salutes you.

  • Music

    July 14, 1999

    Missy Elliott, Hughscore, June of 44, Mr. Bungle

    For those (in the 15-24 demographic) about to rock, New American Shame salutes you.

  • Music

    June 9, 1999

    The Metro Gnome

    For those (in the 15-24 demographic) about to rock, New American Shame salutes you.

  • Music

    May 26, 1999

    PUGET SOUNDS

    For those (in the 15-24 demographic) about to rock, New American Shame salutes you.

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