It’s a strange thing to look back to the release of Ghosteen on October 4th 2019 with anything other than stilted wonder. A beautiful, wounded record, it would come to suit the times, overshadowed by the advent of the Covid-19 pandemic that saw, death, dislocation and loneliness become a global concern that would ironically bringContinueContinue reading “FIRE IN THE LIGHT – NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS MASTERPIECE”
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Blood, Tooth and Claw – A Nick Cave Bestiary
Nick Cave has long used classical imagery of plants as metaphors in his songs, from flowers and trees to a bestiary of birds, bees, and hounds from hell. So much of Cave’s work feeds on the inspiration of the natural world as totemic symbols of beauty and threat.
ROCK AND ROLL SAVIOUR – NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS BATTLE WITH THE BLUES – PART II
Finding a new beginning in a new country, Nick Cave’s 1992 song “When I First Came Town” would draw upon his time living in the city of São Paulo, Brazil.
ROCK AND ROLL SUICIDE – NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS BATTLE WITH THE BLUES – PART I
From his earliest days with The Birthday Party, Nick Cave has turned traditional blues music on its head to realise an alternative sound that goes beyond genre
PRAYERS ON FIRE: NICK CAVE AND THE BATTLE FOR TRUE FAITH
The songs of Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds have long explored religion as a continued struggle between doubt, dogma and belief
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