A Gift from the Culture
"A Gift from the Culture", published in 1987, is a short work of space opera, by the Scottish science fiction author Iain M. Banks. The story is an early venture into the "complex and unusual and very distant" setting of the Culture, which Banks would further develop through various of full length novels, stories, and his essay "A Few Notes on the Culture".
The Cult
On 5 November 2015, it was announced that The Cult would release their new album, entitled "Hidden City", on 5 February 2016. The album is said to be the final part of a trilogy that began with "Born into This", and marks the fifth time Bob Rock had produced a Cult album. The band also announced that they had hired bassist Grant Fitzpatrick as the replacement for Chris Wyse. Chris Chaney (Jane's Addiction, Camp Freddy) and producer Bob Rock performed session bass on the album. In support of "Hidden City", The Cult opened for Guns N' Roses on the Not in This Lifetime... Tour.