Normally when I find out that a feature film is being made from one of my favorite novels, I immediately prepare myself for disappointment. But, when it comes to The Road , I don't know what to tell you -- for once I'm convinced everything is going to work out just fine. Although that's probably the...

In this podcast and interview ED KUEPPER explains how he is joining NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS for their next European tour this Summer !! He is playing guitar in the band for a lot of festivals after Mick Harvey one of the founding member and guitarist left at the end of the ATP 2009 in Australia....

Between this Monday's release of the latest covers-stuffed War Child charity album—which includes the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' take on "Sheena Is A Punk Rocker" and Lily Allen's drowsy reworking of "Straight To Hell"—and the "what are your favorite cover songs" meme going around Facebook lately,...

Mute Records is re-releasing Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' Kicking Against the Pricks with a bunch of extra goodies. To remind us of this, they've uploaded a video of "The Singer." Seeing as how my love affair with all things Nick Cave shows no signs of ending anytime soon, it should come as no sur...

In this week's top 12: A song that was thought to be lost to the demise of the VHS era, Justin Timberlake pouring out his heart, televised baseball signaling the possible thawing of the northeast, and Nick: The Twitter. 1. Finding the video for Juniper's "Making Gerard Smile" on YouTube after years ...

Mick Harvey has finally fled the pod, as he leaves the Bad Seeds after quarter of a century: "For a variety of personal and professional reasons I have chosen to discontinue my ongoing involvement with Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds. "After 25 years I feel I am leaving the band as it experiences one of...

Just wanted to chime in with my disappointment at the news of the departure of Mick Harvey from Nick Cave's ace backing band, The Bad Seeds. It stung when Blixa Bargeld left in 2003, but this one really hurts. Harvey's been involved since the beginning, and he's always been a stolid live presence in...

Some news from pitchfork.com that bears repeating. Apparently, Mick Harvey has left the Bad Seeds. He and Nick Cave have been making rad music together for well over 20 years now, going back to pre-Bad Seeds, pre-Birthday Party days. This is definitely unfortunate news, but I don't think we should w...

Elbow's Mercury Prizewinning album The Seldom Seen Kid has come top of a "poll of polls" list to win the critics' album of the year....

These are the records I, who just so happens to be a person I respect quite highly for his great taste in all art, felt were the top 10 records of this year. The records were determined through a scientific process that involved a mouse in a maze being chased by a ferret, throwing watermelons off a ...