NOTE: The Cult performs three times during SXSW in Austin this week. Two of the three shows are free to the public. Info below. The band is promoting its upcoming new album, “Choice of Weapon,” due May 22. By Metal Dave If there’s common ground between an intellectual and a rock star, the stereotype would…
“I think that’s one of the things that makes the Cult unique,” says guitarist Billy Duffy. “We’re a punk band that learned how to play.”
“With ‘Choice of Weapon,’ we just said, ‘(Screw) it! We’re going to grab every jewel we can find. We’re going to play the ace and go as deep as we can.”
By Metal Dave Glessner Scott Dalhover has come a long way since his days of terrorizing Denny’s restaurants. In fact, even he can’t count the miles between then and now. Best known as the longtime lead guitarist for Austin-based hard rockers Dangerous Toys, Dalhover is now a ridiculously fit cycling enthusiast who probably has less…
It seems I went through a Rob Zombie/Phil Anselmo phase in 1997 as evidenced by the above photo of me and my beard hanging out with Slash.
ABOVE: Ten Boots Stompin: Dangerous Toys in 1989 with Watson far right. By Metal Dave It seems a lifetime of rock’n’roll has turned Mike Watson into a stark, raving, uhhhh … miniature tree enthusiast! Say wha? It’s true, but more on that later. More pressing is welcome news that Watson and his hard-rocking Dangerous Toys are…