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The Cult’s Ian Astbury on a Lifetime of Touring and His New Brian Jones-Inspired Album
This week on SPIN Presents Lipps Service, host Scott Lipps caught up with frontman of The Cult Ian Astbury, who is currently on the road touring for the first time in two years. The vocalist spoke about how he began traveling at a very young age up through joining The Cult and the band’s formation when he met guitarist Billy Duffy. Astbury continued by discussing how he met legendary producer Rick Rubin and the hip hop scene surrounding the Beastie Boys, who Rubin famously produced. He also shared stories about the band opening for David Bowie and Iggy Pop. It’s no surprise that Astbury has been surrounded by musical legends and cultural icons throughout his blistering career, and he spoke with Lipps about Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone, and famed psychologist Timothy Leary. In the le...
Matt Sorum Looks Back at Drumming for Some of the Biggest Bands in History
Matt Sorum has seen it all. If not all, well, then he’s seen a lot. From his days growing up as a hustler in Long Beach getting entangled in the drug trade, Sorum not only made it out alive but drummed for some of the monsters of rock. No one else can boast a resume that includes stints with The Cult, Guns N’ Roses, Velvet Revolver and a stint with Hollywood Vampires. These days, Sorum is living the good life out in the Southern California desert with his wife and young daughter. But, while there, he found time to write his autobiography, Double Talkin’ Jive: True Rock ‘n’ Roll Stories from the Drummer of Guns N’ Roses, The Cult, and Velvet Revolver . It took him and two writers four years to get it done, which was slowed down by the pandemic. Looking back at a nearly four-decade care...
