Ian Astbury

8years for pal in flat rob terror; 'Heavies' brought in over money row.(News)
Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England); 10/24/2009; 695 words; ...out and disagreed over money. Philip Astbury, prosecuting, told the court on June...Kulczycki and threatened to kill him. Mr Astbury said one of the men then got a knife from...who knew what would happen in the flat. Ian Whitehurst, defending, said Mistarz...

Music review: The Cult
The Scotsman; 10/9/2009; 541 words; ...and The Cult (especially frontman Ian Astbury) are not known for pithiness. The...age, a portentous hangover from Astbury's abiding interest in native American...bloated Jim Morrison by the frontman. Astbury has taken on the role of Lizard King...

The Cult; reviews live.(Features)
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland); 10/9/2009; 374 words; ...Love, 28 years after it was released. Billy Duffy's hair is still as big as his mammoth-sized Gretsch guitar and Ian Astbury comes across like Jim Morrison dressed for a biker's rally. Exploding on to the stage with Nirvana, lighters were...

You gotha see them.(Features)
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland); 10/3/2009; 281 words; Old school goth rockers. The band have had various line-ups and the longest serving members are vocalist Ian Astbury and guitarist Billy Duff - who also write all the material. 31 Lothian Road, Edinburgh. 0844 847 1740.

MUSIC FOR YOUR WEEKEND.(Arts and Lifestyle)
The Boston Herald; 9/11/2009; 899 words; ...At the C Note, Hull, 781-925-4300. THE CULT/THE LIVING THINGS: The updated Doors didn't work out; so now Ian Astbury's back with his old crew. Garage punks the Living Things just might steal this show. At House of Blues, 888-693...