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	Ian Astbury on MSN Music
		Biography: Best known as the longtime frontman for the Cult, singer Ian Astbury was born on May 14, 1962 in Merseyside, England.
		The son of a career merchant naval officer, he led a peripatetic childhood, finally settling in the Yorkshire area in 1981; there Astbury formed the goth-rock outfit the Southern Death...Read full biography
		Ian Astbury's long-delayed solo debut shifts the focus from metal to the kind of ragged industrial trip-hop heard on the Cult's 1992 single "The Witch" (a new version of which is also included here).
	music.msn.com /artist/?artist=16109023 (124 words)

	Ian Hunter - Biography
		Ian Hunter's musical pedigree should require no explanation, but, for the uninitiated, the primer is as follows.
		By the mid '80s however, Ian's output was less frequent, being restricted to occasional songs for movie soundtracks, until he resumed his partnership with Mick in 1988, when they recorded and toured for the first and only time as 'Hunter Ronson'.
		Ian has been cited as a major inspiration and reference point for numerous bands including the Clash, Kiss, Def Leppard, REM, Motley Crue, Blur and Oasis.
	www.ianhunter.com /bio.shtml (569 words)

	Ian Astbury (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Ian Astbury is a English rock singer and guitarist.
		Astbury's career began with the Southern Death Cult, a 1980s Gothic rock band.
		Always influenced by Jim Morrison, Astbury in 2001 filled his hero's footsteps by becoming lead singer in a new version of the Doors with Robbie Krieger and Ray Manzarek.
	www.teachersparadise.com /ency/en/wikipedia/i/ia/ian_astbury.html (189 words)

	Ink 19 :: Ian Astbury
		Ian Astbury, lead singer for the Cult, is back with a solo effort.
		Astbury croons over a couple ballads, "Devil's Mouth" and "Tonight," before experimenting with the sounds of trip-hop on "Holy Traffic." A remake of the Cult's "The Witch" rocks hard, with fuzzy guitar riffs and vocoder-distorted vocals.
		Astbury has clearly been listening to a broad range of musical styles, and does them all justice on Natural Born Guerilla.
	www.ink19.com /issues/july2000/wetInk/musicAB/ianAstbury.html (125 words)

	REVIEW
		Above all, Astbury shows that not only has he kept up with some of the more significant developments in certain variants of popular music over the last decade but, more importantly, he's able to craft his own distinctive and relevant contribution that doesn't sound out of place alongside many of today's younger acts.
		Astbury reports being inspired both by the emotive resonance of some of the songs from the rock opera and by its treatment of the notion of martyrdom, one of his own long-held lyrical preoccupations.
		While Astbury's "electronic landscapes" are fresh and compelling, with their driving beats and layers of sound, and while his voice is as effortlessly commanding and evocative as ever, on occasion you can hear the lyrics just a little too clearly.
	www.westnet.com /consumable/2000/06.27/revastbu.html (730 words)

	IAN ASTBURY interview that was posted on both The Doors message board and the D21C message board (Site not responding. Last check: )
		IAN ASTBURY interview that was posted on both The Doors message board and the D21C message board
		Ian Astbury has had a long emotional involvement with the music of The Doors, but never expected to wind up as their lead singer.
		Ian Astbury says his first UK tour with the reformed Doors next month will also be his last.
	www.idafan.com /IanAstbury-interview.htm (505 words)

	Ian Astbury Quits Doors, Re-forms The Cult
		Meanwhile, with Astbury aiming to get the Cult going again, fans of his and Duffy’s hirsute brand of hard rock are no doubt salivating.
		I have to admit that Astbury earned my admiration and appreciation back in the late ‘80s: The Cult was touring with Metallica, and I was photographing one of the concerts for the newspaper I worked at.
		Astbury’s girlfriend happened to be in the vicinity and sat down to talk with me, and after finding out what had happened, she went back to the dressing room and told Asbury about it.
	www.harpmagazine.com /news/detail.cfm?article=10921 (608 words)

	Cal Song The One and Only "Golden State" - Wide Music Mag Ian Astbury
		Ian charmed us all with the prowess in which he resurrected Jim's image upon the stage, and more impressively the potency with which he reincarnated Jim's essence inside the songs!
		Ian was 10 years old the first time he heard The Doors on Radio Luxembourg in the UK.
		Ian sat at the table with one hand propping up his chin.
	www.angelfire.com /ca6/cornwall/csm/IanAstbury.html (1048 words)

	The Cult's Ian Astbury slams the critics (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Astbury described himself as following in the rock tradition of 'super-predator performer.' Anyone who has witnessed him stalk a stage knows what he's talking about.
		Astbury is proud that The Cult was making music that was for 'working' people 'who maybe didn't read books (and) wanted to go to a space where they could rock out and get together with friends - people who weren't looking for a big intellectual experience.'
		Astbury explained that Krueger and Manzarek pushed him to find the inflection in songs and the experience changed his approach to much of The Cult's material.
	www.topix.net /content/kri/3692630373280287204724762745940358645143 (1013 words)

	Ian Astbury - Spirit Light Speed
		If Ian was ever to give up his rock and rolling, I would hope he would continue to write poetry, because man, he can touch emotions in ways I never knew.
		Since Ian Astbury bolted from the Cult tour in 1995, he's come up with music that's bound to leave some fans scratching their heads.
		Ian Astbury, lead singer for the Cult, has just released his solo album entitled "Spirit\Light\Speed." For those of you who are fans of the Cult's raw, guitar driven assault, it may take a few listens to get comfy with this disc.
	www.cultcentral.com /reviews/Review-SpiritLightSpeed.html (4698 words)

	Amazon.com: Spirit\Light\Speed: Music: Ian Astbury (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Ian Astbury's (so far) only solo effort, 2000's "Spirit\Light Sound", was the singer's attempt at living up to his declaration that "Rock is dead".
		To begin with, it's clear that Astbury and produer Chris Goss were not the best pair-- neither seemed to really have a good grasp for assembling an electronica piece, and samples come floating in and out seemingly at random (check the irritating processed noise on "Tyger" for a good example of this).
		In the end, Astbury's partnership with Billy Duffy and the tension the two generated is the real strength of the Cult-- I'd love to see the pair attempt an album in the electronica vein, but this one is pretty much dead on arrival.
	www.amazon.com /Spirit-Light-Speed-Ian-Astbury/dp/reviews/B00000K29Y (1439 words)

	Ian Astbury - Music Downloads - Online
		Bio: Best known as the longtime frontman for the Cult, singer Ian Astbury was born on May 14, 1962 in Merseyside, England.
		The son of a career merchant naval officer, he led a peripatetic childhood, finally settling in the Yorkshire area in 1981; there Astbury formed the goth-rock outfit the Southern Death Cult, which following a series of roster shifts and name truncations emerged as simply the Cult in 1984.
		The Holy Barbarians proved short-lived, however, and in 1999 Astbury reunited with Duffy to tour under the Cult banner; that same year, he issued his solo debut Natural Born Guerilla.
	musicstore.connect.com /artist/081/Ian-Astbury/11650781.html (198 words)

	The Rock Radio: Ian Astbury quits Doors alumni group Riders On The Storm
		Astbury had been with the group for a few years and did several tours with them, but he's decided to focus his energies on restarting his band the Cult with guitarist Billy Duffy.
		Krieger, Manzarek, and Astbury had worked as the Doors Of The 21st Century, but they were forced to change their name after losing a court fight with Doors drummer John Densmore and the estates of the late Doors singer Jim Morrison and his wife Pamela Courson.
		Ian Astbury quits Doors alumni group Riders On The...
	www.therockradio.com /2007/02/ian-astbury-quits-doors-alumni-group.html (299 words)

	Amazon.ca: Spirit/Light/Speed: Music: Ian Astbury (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Astbury, declaring the death of rock, came up with a peculiar and somewhat prophetic marriage of rock and electronica that sat in the can for a couple of years before its eventual release.
		Ian's not trying to break new ground, he's just playing what he wanted.
		Astbury, the lead singer of The Cult shows another side of his talents on his solo debut.
	www.amazon.ca /Spirit-Light-Speed-Ian-Astbury/dp/B00000K29Y (1175 words)

	UnEarthed Archive :: News :: Ex-The Cult Singer Ian Astbury Says He Was Asked To Audition For Velvet Revolver ::. (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Former THE CULT frontman Ian Astbury recently gave an interview to the Poptones web site about his work with THE DOORS 21ST CENTURY and his near-audition with VELVET REVOLVER, among other topics.
		Ian Astbury: "You have to realise that was in 1989.
		Ian Astbury: "I'm putting together a band at the moment called WARRIOR OF THE MYSTIC PLAINS.
	archive.unearthed.com /?news,2004,08,0000035838 (383 words)

	Spirit Light Speed - Ian Astbury, Music Downloads - Online
		Review: Ian Astbury's long-delayed solo debut shifts the focus from metal to the kind of ragged industrial trip-hop heard on the Cult's 1992 single "The Witch" (a new version of which is also included here).
		Spirit/Light/Speed is probably indistinguishable from what a Cult album would've sounded like circa 2000: rough and earthy, full of the mystic lyrics and extroverted performances that Astbury's been doing since early in the Cult's career.
		Though this is a solo album only a fan could really love, Astbury's transcendent voice -- one of the best of any British band during the '80s -- makes highlights out of a few songs here, including the ballad "Tonight (Illuminated)." ~ John Bush, All Music Guide
	musicstore.connect.com /album/081/Ian-Astbury/Spirit-Light-Speed/500000000000010240326.html (192 words)

	Ian Astbury: Spirit Light Speed
		The album reflects Astbury’s personal taste for electronic sounds, groovy rhythms, and pure rock, what shouldn’t be a surprise for those who spotted him here in LA attending shows of major electronic acts such as Primal Scream.
		With Spirit Light Speed, Ian Astbury proves that his talent goes further than holding the microphone on an album that should reach far beyond The Cult’s fans.
		Astbury is one of the last of his breed: a rock star with no need for whiny sarcasm.
	www.plume-noire.com /music/releases/ianastbury.html (345 words)

	CBC.ca Arts - Ian Astbury reviving the Cult
		Ian Astbury is closing one door to reopen another.
		Astbury has performed the past four years with Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek, 68, and guitarist Robby Krieger, 61, under the name Riders on the Storm.
		Astbury, a singer heavily influenced by the late Doors front man Jim Morrison, will now focus on reviving the Cult with guitarist Billy Duffy.
	www.cbc.ca /arts/music/story/2007/02/16/astbury-cult-reunion.html (1313 words)

	AxeMojo.com - Legends of Rock - Singer Ian Astbury of The Cult and The Doors
		Ian Astbury started his musical career with Southern Death Cult during the 80’s but differences within the band led them to change to Death Cult and eventually simply The Cult, a successful British band.
		In 1994, they returned with a self-titled album but while on tour in Brazil, Astbury and Billy Duffy had some creative differences and Astbury walked out.
		That same year, Astbury became the lead singer in the updated version of The Doors with original members Robby Krieger and Ray Manzarek.
	www.watchmojo.com /music/rock/singers/ian_astbury.htm (553 words)

	Definition of Ian Astbury
		Personnel and stylistic changes transmutated the band into The Death Cult, and then The Cult, one of the finest hard rock bands of the late 1980s and early 1990s.
		The record married a modern sound with Astbury's growing interest in electronica.
		More recently, Ian Astbury and co-frontman Billy Duffy regrouped to release the "Beyond Good And Evil" album, which featured a harder, darker sound.
	www.wordiq.com /definition/Ian_Astbury (318 words)

	Ian Astbury
		But nothing came easily for Astbury's "Spirit\Light\Speed" (released June 20 on Beggars Banquet).
		Through it all, Astbury stuck to his guns, determined to marry electronica and rock music.
		It's also a deeply personal album for Astbury, who tried the best he could to pack away all his troubles for the sessions.
	www.pauseandplay.com /astbury.htm (1730 words)

	Ian Astbury Trivia -- notstarring.com
		Astbury (lead singer of the Cult and Riders On the Storm) reportedly turned down the role becuase he didn't like how the screenplay portrayed Jim Morrison.
		Note: This Ian Astbury trivia and all movie trivia on notstarring.com is provided for entertainment purposes only.
		Please help by reporting rumors or corrections for Ian Astbury trivia or any other movie trivia.
	www.notstarring.com /actors/astbury-ian (133 words)

	Spirit\Light\Speed - Ian Astbury - Similar Albums
		Ian Astbury's long-delayed solo debut shifts the focus from metal to the kind of ragged industrial trip-hop heard on the Cult's 1992 single "The Witch" (a new version of which is also included here).
		With the exception of two previously unreleased new songs, "In the Clouds" and "Beauty's on the Street," plus a couple of tweaks here and there, High Octane Cult is virtually identical to the previously import-only collection, Pure Cult, (released in 1993 and re-released stateside in 2000 with a slightly altered track listing).
		Death Cult collects material recorded by Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy prior to their success as simply the Cult; many of the songs later appeared in dramatically different versions on the group's debut album, Dreamtime.
	www.mp3.com /albums/375547/similar.html (921 words)

	Ian Astbury leaves gig with Doors members to relaunch The Cult
		Ian Astbury has moved on from playing in a band with members of the Doors to relaunch his '80s hard rock group The Cult, the singer said Thursday.
		Astbury has been performing with Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek, 68, and guitarist Robby Krieger, 61, under the name Riders on the Storm for the past four years.
		Astbury, a singer heavily influenced by the late Doors frontman Jim Morrison, will now focus on "relaunching" The Cult with guitarist Billy Duffy.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/02/15/entertainment/e165758S35.DTL (425 words)

	Ian Astbury - Spirit, Light, Speed : album review
		Ian Astbury - Spirit, Light, Speed (Beggars Banquet)
		With a murky-looking album cover and a reminder that Astbury is in The Cult, you'd be forgiven for thinking that this is all a rather mediocre affair, for indeed it is.
		It's not that it's terrible - Astbury and collaborator Chris Goss achieve some startling effects with the production of the album and in places the atmospherics are arresting.
	www.musicomh.com /albums/ian-astbury.htm (404 words)

	Ian Astbury
		He was there as my foil, but he would come up with a chord or an arrangement to smooth things out.
		Astbury says there was a lukewarm response from record companies when word got out that they had reunited and were shopping for a deal.
		The label executives changed their minds after seeing them perform last year on a U.S. tour, which closed with a performance at last year's Tibetan Freedom Concert.
	pauseandplay.com /astbury.htm (1730 words)

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