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DARK SECRETS: Cult - The Real Truth

“I knew the guitar was valuable, but this was before Slash blew up, so nobody really wanted Les Pauls. They all wanted Charvels”: Billy Duffy on his greatest guitar deals – and the one he regrets selling to Bob Rock

The Cult six-stringer looks back on Les Pauls loved and lost, plus the latest and greatest from his mostly back-to-basics rig

Guitar World

Cult. Fit IPO: Actor Hrithik Roshan set to sell 6.33 lakh shares in Rs 3,500-4,000-crore offer

Actor Hrithik Roshan plans to sell shares in Cult. Fit's upcoming public offering. The company aims to raise Rs 3,500-4,000 crore through its initial public offering. This IPO includes a fresh issue and an offer for sale by existing investors.

The Economic Times

“He called me in ’87 and said, ‘There’s this band from America called Guns N’ Roses. They’re really good. We should take them on tour with us’”: Billy Duffy recalls the shenanigans and stupidity of The Cult’s tour with Axl & Co as their opening act

“Nothing evil – just a lot of high jinks”

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Cultfit files papers for Rs 3,500-4,000 crore IPO; fresh issue at Rs 950 crore

The IPO will comprise a fresh issue of shares worth Rs 950 crore and an offer for sale of up to 178.6 million shares by existing investors and individual shareholders, according to the DRHP. The total offer size will be finalised after the price band is set.

The Economic Times

Lili Reinhart's Dreamy Pink Cult Gaia Gown Is Giving Serious '90s Vibes—and It Was Created Just for Her

From its sheer chiffon layers to a thigh-high leg split.

Marie Claire

“The violin bow was laying on the floor of the studio. Just to be class clown, I picked it up and tried to emulate Jimmy Page from The Song Remains The Same”: How The Cult created their classic signature song

“The words give hope, which marries well with the uplifting nature of the music”

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“I sold the guitar to Bob Rock like an idiot for $10,000. Then Slash blew up, and I immediately missed out on about $150,000": Billy Duffy on the one guitar he wish he never sold

Duffy’s timing could hardly have been worse

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“Rick put me on the spot. He said, ‘So, this is a Les Paul.’ I was like, ‘I know.’ Then he went, ‘Okay, and this is a Marshall…’”: Why The Cult scrapped an entire album and re-recorded it with Rick Rubin

“It was the record we needed to make”

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“Bob Rock said, ‘Don’t worry, I’m gonna help you become a guitar hero.’ And he did!” Billy Duffy on how The Cult made their most challenging hit single

The guitar icon explains how tours with Billy Idol and Guns N' Roses shaped their 1989 hit, Fire Woman

Guitar World

New York woman orders $600 bag from Revolve. She sees it came with a potential biohazard when she opens it: ‘I actually have no words’

Unboxing a $600 designer bag should feel glamorous, not like opening evidence in a crime scene. But that’s exactly the vibe one New York woman says she got after ordering a sleek Cult Gaia piece from Revolve.

The Mary Sue

“Jimmy had his own viewpoint when he started working with Robert again. It meant having to dive much deeper into the Led Zeppelin catalog”: How Charlie Jones became the ‘other bassist’ to work with Robert Plant and Jimmy Page

He may have started in music by buying the wrong instrument, and thrown his Grammy certificate in the garbage without realizing it, but his eclectic attitude has made him a session star –and landed his dream gig with The Cult

Guitar World

“I had to go outside to the garbage bags and find the certificate because I’d thrown it away!” The Cult’s Charlie Jones didn’t know about his Grammy win for Please Read the Letter… because he didn’t read the letter

Irony is alive and well

Guitar World

“The perfect marriage of Aerosmith and the Cult. An Aerocult, if you will”: November 2025 Guitar World Editors’ Picks

The new guitar music that GW editors have been obsessed with this month: fresh names, old hands and trailblazing players

Guitar World

Hailey Bieber Pauses Her Saint Laurent Streak for $90 Gap Jeans and a Vintage Gucci Bamboo Bag

It's HB-core at its finest.

Marie Claire

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Gothic rock legends The Cult to press pause on touring

The Cult have announced that once they conclude their 40th anniversary tour they will press pause on touring and shift their focus to writing music.

The Guardian - UK

Pickled plants, mussel magic and ‘cult’ dining hotspots: my week in gastronomic heaven

Two standout restaurants, two very different experiences, made possible by a Mastercard perk that gives diners behind-the-scenes access and gets them into ‘fully booked’ places

PC Gamer

Swery/Suda51 collab Hotel Barcelona sheepishly apologises for AI content, promises 'We are opposed to any professional GenAI use' that kills the planet, steals jobs, or is otherwise 'Unethical'

How'd that get in there?

Cinemablend

I'm So Obsessed With Ana De Armas Assembling A Gun In 14 Seconds In Ballerina, And This BTS Footage Confirms The Stunt Was Done Practically

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How to watch Ballerina online from anywhere

Ana de Armas stars as Eve Macarro, an assassin with ties to both the Cult and the Ruska Roma crime syndicate – here's how to watch Ballerina online.

PC Gamer

Total War: Warhammer 3's new random locations can cause a game-ending plague, plant nukes under your settlements, or even buff you in all future campaigns thanks to the power of Tzeentchian time-warpery

Creative Assembly really cooked with its latest batch of reality-altering Unusual Locations.

Marie Claire

Selena Gomez's Bachelorette Trip Was a Little White Dress Convention

The bride-to-be went all-out for Cabo.

Marie Claire

Selena Gomez's Red Turtleneck Cult Gaia Dress Is Everything I Need in a Fall Wedding Guest Gown

This transitional find is under $500.

Guitar World

“I sold it to Bob Rock for the same amount I paid for it. Just after that, the ‘Slasheffect’ happened… he sold it for 15times what he paid”: Billy Duffy on the Les Paul ’Burst he sold on the cheap – and why player-grade beats all-original every time

Think of Billy Duffy and it’s Gretsch White Falcons, Les Paul Customs or maybe an LP Junior. Here he explains why these three iconic six-strings have been the tools of his trade for over 40 years

Louder

"At a self-described 'post-punk festival', they've put the guy who defined both punk AND post-punk on a little stage in a car park. Lydon is raging…" PiL, Johnny Marr and Death Cult thrill at 'post-punk festival' Forever Now

The National Bowl at Milton Keynes plays home to an underserved tribe in a celebration of 80s alternative music

Guitar World

“I liked Bad Company and Free. Those bands, like David Bowie and Roxy Music, were all pop. But their albums had deeper cuts. That’s what I hoped we could pull off”: Billy Duffy on the making of The Cult’s 1985 breakout album – and why Rain made him sweat

Led by the stunning She Sells Sanctuary, Love was the sound of a band experimenting at scale, finding the great enabler in producer Steve Brown, and it just so happens to be Duffy's favorite

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