As 2011 groans to a close, our In Photos editor has picked his favourite photos of the year. It isn't so much a numerical list, more a visual sample of some of the great shots we've run last year. And once you make it to the bottom, you'll see a little competition.»
WIN SOME GREAT STUFF FROM NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS.»
Given that a lion's share of music news is of the "Hear this new song by..." variety, we thought it best to catch up on the past month or so within the context of the tunes themselves. At best, I hope to serve up a healthy dose of the cream of the crop, while the worst you might endure is a tasty feast for your ears above some recent facts to complete a well-rounded stew of new tune nutrition. So, without further ado, behold! The first-ever music news mixtape.»
Nick Cave is a great man. He's also a very busy man. Following on from the new Grinderman album, Grinderman II, released earlier in the year. He's got more on the horizon, though, including the band he's most famous for being in, The Bad Seeds. He revealed a few nuggets of information on his plans for next year to Spinner.com.»
You should have noticed that on our front page there is a trio of reviews of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds records, they being Henry's Dream, Tender Prey and The Good Son, along with a photo of Imelda Marcos. That's because they've been remastered and re-»
Shane MacGowan has made the video for his star-studded Haiti benefit single available online. As previously reported, MacGowan rounded up an assortment of debauched rock star friends for the cover of Screamin’ Jay Hawkins’ ‘I Put A Spell On You’. Nick Cave, Mick Jones and Bobby Gillespie were joined in the studio by Glen Matlock, Chrissie Hynde, Cait O’Riordon, Paloma Faith and Eliza Doolittle. »
Shane MacGowan has rounded up a motley crew including Nick Cave, Mick Jones and Bobby Gillespie to record a cover of Screamin’ Jay Hawkins’ ‘I Put A Spell On You’. The track will be released as a charity single to raise money for the Haiti earthquake relief effort at the end of February.»
Let them roll in.»
The annual Glasgow Music And Film Festival is this year dedicated to, or focused on, the soundtracks and music from the films of cult directors David Lynch and John Carpenter, and also features some pretty nifty musicians giving their take on this particular theme.»
Nick Cave's new novel, The Death of Bunny Munro is to get an audiobook release, narrated by the author himself.»
DrownedinSound always thought Nick Cave looked like the type of man who should have a degree and clearly Caulfield Campus of Monash University agree, the establishment Cave dropped out of in 1978 awarding him an honorary doctorate»
The leader of Grinderman and the Bad Seeds has a screenplay and novel in the works»
DrownedinSound has learned that Monday will be a very special day in east London – hipsters, quake, Nick Cave is coming to Rough Trade East to be sworn in as their very first ‘Counter Culture Icon’»
Cover versions, eh? Seems you can’t move for them at the moment. There's Mark Ronson and Patti Smith, Sugababes and Girls Aloud, that bloke from Little Britain...
Gareth Dobson wonders if we should ban this sick filth, but then remembers that he loves that ska version of 'The Final Countdown'...»
The powers that be at ATP have revealed the running order - well, the daily line-ups - for the first of two weekenders forthcoming at Butlins in Minehead...»
Scottish almost-instrumental rockers Mogwai have today confirmed that they will appear at ATP's Versus The Fans weekend in May...»
January 29 - hey, that's next year! - will see the release of The Abattoir Blues Tour, a double-disc DVD set featuring live songs from said tour, as performed of course by Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds...»
The frankly legendary Nick Cave - I played The Boatman's Call on the way into work, y'know - is to headline April's All Tomorrow's Parties festival... »
Another Rough Trade Shops compilation is due to hit store shelves pretty soon. Rough Trade Shops: Singer Songwriter 01 will be released via Mute on July 3rd...»
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