Article: “The Cult returns to rock with new album ‘Choice of Weapon‘” by Grace Stanisci
Artist: The Cult’s Ian Astbury
Outlet: Yahoo! Canada Music – Sound Check
Date: Tue, 22 May, 2012

Sitting with The Cult’s Ian Astbury at Cherry Cola’s Rock & Roll Cabaret Lounge was a privilege and listening to him divulge everything about the new record at the time (“Choice of Weapon”) was a dream come true. Yahoo! Canada Music wanted to know what he thought of 2012’s women in Canadian music and he did not let us down.

Here is an excerpt where he speaks about the Canadian ladies:

The Cult have always been a band that has set precedents in music and in the words of Astbury, “made it okay to mix Joy Division with Led Zeppelin.” Today, the frontman thinks that there are a few Canadian female artists who are examples of musicians who are getting it right and giving back to the craft.

“A lot of the women get it. Feist gets it [and] Crystal Castles are a genius band. ‘Violent Dreams’ destroys me. I put a mixed tape on before we play live and they are incredible. It’s pretty much the established bands in rock who have pulled up the ladder and began keeping it for themselves. There was no giving back. I think it’s why the grunge generation and Seattle movement came along.”

For the full article, click the link at the top of the page.