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Nick Cave has spoken about what to expect from the next Bad Seeds album, and if there’s a chance of more music from Grinderman any time soon.Earlier this year, the Australian musician was criticised by a fan for losing the anger that was present in much of his earlier work.In a post on his blog The Red Hand Files, Cave shared a note from the fan who asked: “When did you become a Hallmark card hippie? Joy, love, peace. Puke! Where’s the rage, anger, hatred?”In response, Cave said the death of his son Arthur was behind the shift in his energy. “Things changed after my first son died,” he wrote.

Nick Cave has defended his decision to accept an invite to King Charles’ coronation this weekend, insisting that he is “not a monarchist”.It was reported this weekend that Bad Seeds singer would attend the coronation as part of an Australian delegation, alongside prime minister Anthony Albanese, footballer Sam Kerr and others.Addressing the invitation on his blog The Red Hand Files, Cave responded to fans who appeared confused at his decision to attend, with one writing: “What would the young Nick Cave have thought of that?!”“I’ll make this a quick one because I’ve got to work out what I am going to wear to the Coronation,” Cave replied in his post.He continued: “I am not a monarchist, nor am I a royalist, nor am I an ardent republican for that matter; what I am also not is so spectacularly incurious about the world and the way it works, so ideologically captured, so damn grouchy, as to refuse an invitation to what will more than likely be the most important historical event in the UK of our age. Not just the most important, but the strangest, the weirdest.”The musician then went on to recall once meeting the late Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace, which he described as a “mostly awkward affair”, but that the Queen herself “seemed almost extraterrestrial and was the most charismatic woman I have ever met”.“Maybe it was the lighting, but she actually glowed,” he continued.

Nick Cave has paid tribute to The Pop Group‘s frontman Mark Stewart.The pop-punk pioneer’s passing was announced on April 21, with The Pop Group honouring the 62-year-old icon by saying: “Mark is in Communion with Love. As Sufis say; there is no such thing as death, no one is going to die, but since death is so valuable, it has been hidden in the safe of fears.”Following his passing, Bad Seeds frontman Cave took to his Red Hand Files newsletter to share the impact that Stewart and The Pop Group have had on his career when he first moved to the UK with his early band The Birthday Party.“When The Birthday Party moved from Australia to the UK in 1989, it was partly because of The Pop Group,” he shared.

Nick Cave has announced a series of ‘In Conversation’ events for his memoir, Hope, Faith And Carnage, taking place across Europe later this year.Eight dates are included in the tour – which begins next month – and includes in-store book signings and Q&A sessions.The dates kick off in the UK, with an appearance at the upcoming Hay Festival on May 28. From there, the tour continues throughout the beginning of June, and features two dates in Amsterdam and two dates in Brussels.Events in Koln and Hamburg are also listed, before the tour draws to a close with a final Q&A session at the Heartland Festival in Denmark – set for June 8.What is included in each date varies, with some events only offering in-store signings, while others also provide a Q&A session with the Bad Seeds frontman.

Nick Cave has opened up about holding centrist political views, saying that he doesn’t “really know about anything for sure”.In the latest post on his Red Hand Files Q&A website, the Bad Seeds frontman responded to a fan, Daphne, who asked him if he liked raisins.She said: “I feel like I don’t ever know what I want or what to think and how I am just always confused about things, and I suppose hating raisins has been a pretty consistent thing in my life and in that sense I guess I should be grateful for it. And maybe try to like them in that way.”Another follower, Alister, submitted the question: “Where do you sit politically[?] I can never work it out.

Nick Cave has shared his thoughts on the AI-based platform, ChatGPT, saying that it should “fuck off and leave songwriting alone”.The Bad Seeds frontman made headlines back in January after sharing his less-than-enthusiastic views on using AI platforms to write songs – stating that the process is a “grotesque mockery of what it means to be human”.The comments were initially raised after a fan contacted Cave via his Q&A site, The Red Hand Files, and shared some lyrics generated in his style, made by the AI computer program ChatGPT. “Thanks for the song,” he wrote in his initial response. “But with all the love and respect in the world, this song is bullshit, a grotesque mockery of what it is to be human”.Now, the rock icon has once again spoken out about the AI service being used to create lyrics, and said that he wants it to “fuck off and leave songwriting alone”.“My objection is not with A.I.

Nick Cave has called late poet and novelist Charles Bukowski “the bukkake of bad poetry.”Cave was responding to a comment on his Red Hand Files blog, in which a fan wrote: “No question, a statement instead. In my opinion you are one of the bonzerist geezers around, like Bukowski with a geetar. Thank you Mr.

Scream VI has been released – check it out below.Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, the slasher sequel takes place one year after the events of previous instalment Scream (2022) and transports masked villain Ghostface from Woodsboro to New York.Melissa Barrera, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding, Jenna Ortega, Hayden Panettiere and Courteney Cox all reprise their roles, who join newcomers Jack Champion, Henry Czemy, Liana Liberato, Josh Segarra and Samara Weaving.It marks the first Scream movie not to feature Neve Campbell aka Sidney Prescott, who turned down a role in the sequel over a pay dispute.The Scream VI score is composed by Brian Tyler (Iron Man 3) and Sven Faulconer. You can stream the entire 38-song album below.The film’s soundtrack features songs by other artists – which includes a new track by Demi Lovato titled ‘Still Alive’, co-written and produced by Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda.You can check out the full list of songs featured in Scream VI below.In a four-star review, NME wrote: “Scream VI isn’t perfect: the constant meta references felt inventive in last year’s reboot, but here grow tiresome….

Scream VI and Wednesday, has revealed the music she’s had on repeat during her meteoric rise to fame.“I listen to a lot of ‘Discovery’ by Daft Punk or ‘Homework’ by Daft Punk. [Those two albums] have been heavy on my playlist recently,” Ortega told NME.  “I don’t know why. I think I’m re-going through my Daft Punk phase.”Released in 1997, ‘Homework’ was the French electronic duo’s debut album, while ‘Discovery’ hit the charts in 2001.

Nick Cave is creating a new installation and shop at London’s Dover Street market.The Bad Seeds singer is launching the unique space in the capital on March 17, which will also feature a whole new range of products from his online store ‘Cave Things’. The range includes apparel, books, homeware, prints and limited edition recordings, as well as new ‘Cave Things’ products exclusive to Dover Street Market.The brand will also re-introduce several sellout items from their archive and very first collection from 2020, including limited edition Polaroids and four picture discs. You can view many of the products here and some exclusive to the unique space below.Cave is set to make an appearance himself at the installation on March 19, where he will sign copies of his 2021 children’s book The Little Thing Is Sad.   According to a press release, the unique space was designed in close collaboration with Cave, with “personal touches throughout that reference Nick and his wife Susie’s home, including their inimitable use of playful pink.

Nick Cave has responded to a teenaged fan who sought advice from him about how to “live life to the absolute fullest” when there is “so much hate and disconnect” in the world.The Bad Seeds singer was contacted by 13-year-old Ruben from Melbourne, Australia, who asked him for guidance. The Australian songwriter responded on his Red Hand Files blog, assuring Ruben that he has “nothing to worry about” because he appears to be a creative individual who is engaged precociously with the world.Ruben asked: “I’m 13. In a world ridden with so much hate, and disconnect; How do I live life to its absolute fullest, and not waste my potential? Especially as a creative.

Nick Cave has shared his thoughts on music being ‘cancelled’, saying that he “like[s] the fact that some songs are controversial enough to be outlawed”.In the latest entry to his Red Hand Files Q&A site, the Bad Seeds frontman was asked about his opinion on Tom Jones’ classic track ‘Delilah’ being banned at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff recently.The lyrics of Jones’ ballad are the reason why it has been removed. In the song, “Delilah” is stabbed after her jealous husband discovers her flirting with another man, and the husband later pleads for forgiveness of her dead corpse.A fan called Tom asked Cave: “As an artist who released a whole album of murder ballads, actually called ‘Murder Ballads’ [1996], just how worried are you about your future cancellation, and what is your view on such censorship?”The singer-songwriter responded by first explaining that he’s not a fan of ‘Delilah’.

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds have shared a live concert on the 10 year anniversary of their album ‘Push The Sky Away.’The band performed tracks from the record at Los Angeles’ Fonda Theatre on February 21, 2013. Three days earlier the album was released.For a limited time the band are allowing fans to stream the concert, watch a performance of ‘Mermaids’ from the show and a video showing how the album was made.

Nick Cave has named the Marilyn Monroe biopic Blonde his favourite film of all time.The musician, who composed the score for the Netflix film with Warren Ellis, was asked to name his favourite film ever by a fan on his newsletter The Red Hand Files.In response to the question, Cave simply wrote: “Blonde. Love, Nick.”Directed by Andrew Dominik and starring Ana de Armas, Blonde is based on a novel by Joyce Carol Oates and is described as a “reimagining” of Monroe’s life.A synopsis reads: “Blonde boldly reimagines the life of one Hollywood’s most enduring icons, Marilyn Monroe.

Nick Cave has shared a previously-unseen performance of ‘Earthlings’ – you can watch the video below.The track, an outtake from the Bad Seeds‘ ‘Ghosteen’ era, was originally released last year as a preview of the band’s ‘B-Sides & Rarities Part II’ album.“‘Earthlings’ is the missing link that binds ‘Ghosteen’ together,” Cave explained of the cut. “A lovely song that just got away.

Netflix film Blonde has been released – check it out below.Directed by Andrew Dominik and adapted from the novel by Joyce Carol Oates, Blonde stars Ana de Armas as Marilyn Monroe in a reimagining of her life.A synopsis reads: “Blonde boldly reimagines the life of one of Hollywood’s most enduring icons, Marilyn Monroe. From her volatile childhood as Norma Jeane, through her rise to stardom and romantic entanglements, Blonde blurs the lines of fact and fiction to explore the widening split between her public and private selves.”The film, which has divided many critics, also stars Adrien Brody, Bobby Cannavale, Xavier Samuel and Julianna Nicholson.Blonde’s soundtrack consists of an original score by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, along with tracks pulled from films Monroe starred in – including Some Like It Hot, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and Niagara.You can check out a list of the songs featured below:You can listen to the original score by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis below.In a four-star review of Blonde, NME wrote: “It’s not an easy watch and there is a lingering sense of a film trying to have its cake and eat it.

Nick Cave has responded to a fan who asked him what he thinks “the point of life” is.The Bad Seeds singer answered Beau on his The Red Hand Files blog earlier this month, laying out his argument that “we must first understand what it is to be human” in order to find meaning.“We are capable of the greatest atrocities and the deepest sufferings, all culminating in a vast, collective grief. This is our shared condition,” part of Cave’s blog post reads.“Yet happiness and joy continue to burst through this mutual condition.

Nick Cave has announced an audiobook to accompany his new memoir Faith, Hope And Carnage, which he also narrates.The artist’s upcoming work is based on 40 hours of interviews between Cave and his friend, the Observer journalist Seán O’Hagan, and is released on September 20. It’s not clear if the audiobook is released on the same day – you can pre-order it in the UK here.Faith, Hope And Carnage will cover Cave’s perspective and personal life over the six years following the death of his son, Arthur, who died in July 2015 at the age of 15.

Nick Cave has opened up about how the parents of Love Island contestant Luca helped him and his wife through the “unspeakable” tragedy of losing their son.Arthur Cave died after he fell from a cliff in Ovingdean, East Sussex in 2015. He was 15 years old.For the latest entry into his long-running Q&A site Red Hand Files, Cave was asked what the “major difference” is between him and his wife, Susie. In response, the Bad Seeds frontman explained that “Susie watches Love Island, and I don’t”.He went on to talk about the couple’s connection to a current contestant on the ITV2 reality series, Luca Bish.“Luca was a school friend of our twins, Arthur and Earl,” Cave wrote.

Secret Machines have announced a new EP titled ‘Day 21’ alongside a reissue of their 2008 EP ‘Dreaming Of Dreaming’ featuring a track with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds‘ Jim Sclavunos.The duo of Brandon Curtis and Josh Garza have announced that both EPs will be released on July 15. They’ve also released the title track from the ‘Day 21’ EP and ‘Dreaming of Dreaming (Mavrogeorgis and Sclavunos Version)’ from the reissue.Per Stereogum, Curtis said in a statement that ‘Day 21’ was “a bit of a departure” for the band.

Nick Cave has laid out his argument that listening to opposing ideas makes for a healthier society and that free speech isn’t a right but is a tool to “liberate the soul of our world”.In the latest instalment of his The Red Hand Files fan Q&A website, the singer-songwriter responded to two fans about questions on freedom of speech and religion.One fan named Lorraine, who wrote from Berlin, asked him: “What are your thoughts on free speech? Do you think it is a right?”, while Jason from London sought a response about Christianity, writing: “For fuck’s sake, enough of the God and Jesus bullshit!”Cave, who is a defender of free speech including those of Morrissey’s, wrote in his answer to Lorraine that he’s “not so sure free speech is a right” but that it’s “something we, as a community, can use to enliven, embolden and liberate the soul of our world”.He explained that he sees each person possessing “individual sovereignty, their specialness” that is “a distinctiveness that is the very thing that should be prized”.

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Nina Kravitz and more.Put together by the organisers of Spain’s Bilbao BBK Live, the inaugural edition of the Spanish festival takes place September 1-3, 2022 in the town of Mijas, just south of Malaga.Arctic Monkeys, Liam Gallagher, Chemical Brothers and Kraftwerk were previously confirmed as headliners, with other names on the bill including Marc Rebillet, Röyksopp, Hot Chip, Chet Faker and Blossoms.Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds will now headline alongside Chemical Brothers and Kraftwerk on the Friday (September 2).

Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds have been announced as the final headliners of Portugal’s MEO KALORAMA Festival.The inaugural edition of the festival will take place from September 1-3 at Bela Vista Park in Lisbon.Joining The Chemical Brothers and Arctic Monkeys at the top of the bill will be Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, who will headline the final night of MEO KALORAMA Festival on September 3.Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds’ performance will come ahead of sets from Disclosure, Chet Faker, Ornatos Violeta, Meute, Peaches and Club Makumba on September 3.The likes of Kraftwerk, James Blake, Bonobo, Róisín Murphy, Years & Years and Blossoms will also perform at MEO KALORAMA Festival this year.

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds played Primavera Sound Festival last night (June 4) and dedicated a song to Cave’s two sons.Before performing ‘I Need You’, from 2016’s ‘Skeleton Tree’, Nick Cave told the crowd “This is a song I want to dedicate to my two boys, Luke and Earl. They’re probably over there waiting for Bauhaus to begin.”“Hang on, is my hair alright,” he joked after the emotional performance, before performing ‘Waiting For You’ from 2019’s ‘Ghosteen‘.Yesterday’s show was only the second gig Nick Cave has played since the death of his son Jethro Lazenby, after The Bad Seeds headlined Northside Festival earlier this week. Jethro passed away at the start of May at the age of 31.

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds have started their summer tour – see photos and check out the setlist from their first gig since 2018 below.The band headlined Denmark’s Northside Festival last night (June 2) and treated fans to some special performances including playing ‘Get Ready for Love’ for the first time since 2009, according to notes on SetlistFM.They also gave ‘Vortex‘, a song recorded in 2006 and shared last year as part of the band’s ‘B-Sides & Rarities Part II’ release, its live debut.The show comes weeks after Cave‘s son Jethro died at the age of 31. Cave issued a statement to NME at the time saying, “We would be grateful for family privacy at this time.”Since then, the singer has thanked fans for their support in the wake of his son’s death.Cave lost another son, Arthur, 15, in 2015 after he fell to his death from a cliff in Brighton.The Bad Seeds’ show last night ushers in a busy summer of festival appearances including the band’s headline show at London’s All Points East on August 28.They last played the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Canada in 2018 and had a handful of other shows planned before the COVID pandemic scuppered live music.Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds’ setlist for their opening tour show 01. ‘Get Ready For Love’02. ‘There She Goes, My Beautiful World’03. ‘From Her to Eternity’04. ‘O Children’05. ‘Jubilee Street’06. ‘Bright Horses’07. ‘I Need You’08. ‘Waiting for You’09. ‘Carnage’ 10. ‘Tupelo’11. ‘Red Right Hand’12. ‘The Mercy Seat’13. ‘The Ship Song’14. ‘Higgs Boson Blues’15. ‘City Of Refuge’16. ‘White Elephant’ 17. ‘Into My Arms’18. ‘Vortex’ (live debut)19. ‘Ghosteen Speaks’Meanwhile, NME have an exclusive new clip of Nick Cave and Warren Ellis‘ film This Much I Know To Be True featuring Marianne

Nick Cave has sent a thank-you note to his fans in the wake of his son’s death.Jethro Lazenby died aged 31 earlier this month, with Cave issuing in a statement to NME: “We would be grateful for family privacy at this time.”A fan has now written to Cave, as featured on the artist’s The Red Hand Files blog, saying that they were sending “collective love” on behalf of all his fans amid the recent tragedy.“I have no question for you today,” Teresa from Australia wrote. “I just wanted to send my heartfelt condolences on the tragic loss of Jethro.

Nick Cave’s son Jethro Lazenby has died, aged 31.The news was confirmed in a statement to NME from the Bad Seeds frontman that read: “With much sadness, I can confirm that my son, Jethro, has passed away.“We would be grateful for family privacy at this time.”Cave lost another son, Arthur, in 2015 after he fell to death from a cliff in Brighton. He was 15-years-old.Jethro was born in Melbourne in 1991 and only learned that Cave was his father aged eight.He became a model after being scouted out while in the city, but had also tried his hand at acting, with roles in 2007’s Corroboree and 2011’s My Little Princess.

Nick Cave has announced a new series of spoken word pieces set to music that was created in collaboration with Warren Ellis.Titled ‘Seven Psalms’, the project comprises seven spoken word cuts along with a 12-minute instrumental. It’ll be released on June 10 as a limited edition 10″ vinyl and will also be available on streaming services – pre-order/pre-save here.Fans can purchase the physical edition from Cave Things – the online store that Cave launched back in 2020 – as well as at record shops worldwide.“While in lockdown I wrote a number of psalms, or small, sacred songs—one a day for a week,” Nick Cave explained of ‘Seven Psalms’ in a statement.“The seven psalms are presented as one long meditation—on faith, rage, love, grief, mercy, sex and praise.

Nick Cave and Warren Ellis have shared a performance from their upcoming film This Much I Know To Be True – watch it below.The Andrew Dominik-directed movie serves as a companion piece to the 2016 music documentary One More Time With Feeling, and premiered at the Berlin Film Festival in March.It’ll be released in cinemas globally on May 11, with the first full trailer arriving last month.Per an official description, the project captures Cave and Ellis’ “exceptional creative relationship as they bring to life songs from albums ‘Ghosteen’ [Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds] and ‘Carnage’ [Nick Cave And Warren Ellis].Today (April 14) the pair have released a special This Much I Know… performance of ‘Ghosteen Speaks’, which appears on the aforementioned 2019 Bad Seeds album. Tune in here:The first clip from This Much I Know To Be True arrived in February, and saw Cave discuss his own definition of his artistry.In the full trailer, Cave said, “We all live our lives dangerously, in a state of jeopardy, at the edge of calamity” while music from ‘Ghosteen’ played in the background.The film features also features a special appearance by Cave and Ellis’ close friend and long-term collaborator, Marianne Faithfull.

Nick Cave has responded to criticism over his views on Palestine after cancelling forthcoming gigs in Russia and Ukraine.Earlier this week (March 1), Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds announced that they had cancelled their scheduled concerts in Russia and Ukraine this summer due to Vladimir Putin’s invasion, saying: “Ukraine, we stand with you.”In a post on his Red Hand Files website, Cave responded to a fan criticising him for cancelling these gigs, but refusing to do so with shows in Israel back in 2017, when he went ahead with shows and told local press that doing so would be a defiant statement against anyone “who tries to censor and silence musicians”.“At the end of the day, there’s maybe two reason why I’m here. One is that I love Israel and I love Israeli people, and two is to make a principled stand against anyone who tries to censor and silence musicians,” Cave said at the time.