Nick Cave Explains Why His Songs Aren’t Overtly Political

Nick Cave has shared the first trailer for a new live-streamed solo show, filmed in an empty Alexandra Palace.Idiot Prayer sees the Bad Seeds frontman deliver a unique performance of tracks from throughout his career, including early rarities and songs from Grinderman, right up to his latest acclaimed album ‘Ghosteen’.In the new clip from the show, Cave is seen writing in a notebook ahead of the performance before he walks through the bowels of the iconic venue and eventually settles down at a

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 Double cooked pork, Duck and ginger and Lamb cutlets with lemongrass and ginger. Australians are taking to social media to express what a loss his retirement will be to the Aussie food sector.

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Nick Cave, like the rest of us, is stuck in lockdown and waiting for the (coronavirus) cloud to lift.

Nick Cave has announced details of a new livestreamed solo show, filmed in an empty Alexandra Palace.Idiot Prayer sees the Bad Seeds frontman deliver a unique performance of tracks from throughout his career, including early rarities and songs from Grinderman, right up to his latest acclaimed album ‘Ghosteen‘.The show was filmed in the West Hall of the iconic London venue by award-winning cinematographer Robbie Ryan (The Favourite, Marriage Story, American Honey) and was edited by Nick Emerson

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True History of the Kelly Gang.Mackay, who portrays Australian outlaw Ned Kelly in the crime drama, told NME how the pair first joined forces after director Justin Kurzel asked them to perform as part of a bonding exercise.“Justin [Kurzel] was just like ‘I see those boys in a punk band and I want you to form a band before rehearsals'”, Mackay said.“We had four weeks before we were all together for the shoot and he just said ‘I’ve booked you a gig in a bar in Melbourne.

Nick Cave has discussed why he doesn’t write political songs in a new edition of his Red Hand Files newsletter.Replying to a fan on the website, which he regularly updates with musings and answers to fan questions, Cave was asked: “I love your music and its ability to relate common suffering, as you have discussed in the past.“Do you ever look back at your anthology and wish you had been more overtly politically outspoken – referring to activism rather than politics per se – in your art?”Cave