Back in 2000, director Ridley Scott took us back to 180 Ad for Gladiator, which told the story of Roman general Maximus Decimus Meridius (played by Russell Crowe), who is favored by Emperor Marcus Aurelius to be his successor because his own son, Commodus, is unfit to rule. Commodus disagrees, so he murders his father, has Maximus arrested, and has Maximus’s wife and son killed. While Commodus establishes himself as the new emperor, Maximus escapes from captivity – only to be captured again, this time by slavers who sell him off to become a gladiator. Soon he’s fighting in front of Commodus in Rome’s Colosseum… and it all builds up to Commodus challenging Maximus to a duel. Gladiator was a major box office success and racked up multiple Academy Award wins, including Best Picture. So there was already talk of a sequel in 2001, but it ended up taking more than...
- 5/7/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Nick Cave has released “Song for Amy,” a new track appearing on both his score and the soundtrack for the Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black. Stream it below.
On “Song for Amy,” Cave sings over a gorgeous arrangement of piano, flute, and strings while delivering somber lyrics like, “I’d give you anything for you to stay/ But if you go now, I won’t stay in your way.”
In addition to “Song for Amy,” the Back to Black soundtrack features highlights from Winehouse’s discography and several songs from artists who inspired her, including Billie Holliday and The Shangri-Las. The film’s score was composed by Cave and his longtime collaborator Warren Ellis. Stream both albums below.
Back to Black has already opened in the UK, but won’t arrive in US theaters until May 17th. Directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson off a script penned by Matt Greenhalgh, the...
On “Song for Amy,” Cave sings over a gorgeous arrangement of piano, flute, and strings while delivering somber lyrics like, “I’d give you anything for you to stay/ But if you go now, I won’t stay in your way.”
In addition to “Song for Amy,” the Back to Black soundtrack features highlights from Winehouse’s discography and several songs from artists who inspired her, including Billie Holliday and The Shangri-Las. The film’s score was composed by Cave and his longtime collaborator Warren Ellis. Stream both albums below.
Back to Black has already opened in the UK, but won’t arrive in US theaters until May 17th. Directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson off a script penned by Matt Greenhalgh, the...
- 4/12/2024
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis have shared their “Song for Amy” from the new Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black.
The Bad Seeds duo also composed the score for the film, but the swirling ballad “Song for Amy” features vocals by Cave, who croons on the track, “You needn’t care what they say / I’ll still love you anyway / Love kills everything / Just to take it away.”
“Nick and Warren were the only musicians in my mind to score Back to Black,” director Sam Taylor-Johnson previously said of working with Cave and Ellis.
The Bad Seeds duo also composed the score for the film, but the swirling ballad “Song for Amy” features vocals by Cave, who croons on the track, “You needn’t care what they say / I’ll still love you anyway / Love kills everything / Just to take it away.”
“Nick and Warren were the only musicians in my mind to score Back to Black,” director Sam Taylor-Johnson previously said of working with Cave and Ellis.
- 4/12/2024
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Ahead of the release of the Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black in the U.K. this weekend, the singer’s “Tears Dry on Their Own” has been re-uploaded onto YouTube with a visual featuring previously unseen footage from the single’s original music video shoot.
Like the recently rereleased video for “In My Bed” — which arrived earlier this year to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Winehouse’s 2004 debut album Frank — the new “Tears Dry on Their Own” visual combines the original clip with never-before-seen behind-the-scenes footage and outtakes, in this case,...
Like the recently rereleased video for “In My Bed” — which arrived earlier this year to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Winehouse’s 2004 debut album Frank — the new “Tears Dry on Their Own” visual combines the original clip with never-before-seen behind-the-scenes footage and outtakes, in this case,...
- 4/10/2024
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
When Grammy-winning musician Jack Antonoff was curating the music for AppleTV+’s series “The New Look,” he shared ideas of instrumentation and a list of artists he had in mind for who could form the soundtrack.
“We started looking at the wish list and who was realistic,” says the show’s music supervisor Mark Wike. “We looked at who was touring and who was doing what. It was all about the different variables to make it happen.” In the end, Bartees Strange, Lana Del Rey, Florence Welch and Nick Cave were among the artists who Antonoff gathered to help curate contemporary and new original recordings of classics.
The series follows the rise of Christian Dior (Ben Mendelsohn) as a designer living and working in Paris during the Nazi occupation. Juliette Binoche plays Coco Chanel, already established herself as a grand designer, and the series follows the pivotal moment when Dior...
“We started looking at the wish list and who was realistic,” says the show’s music supervisor Mark Wike. “We looked at who was touring and who was doing what. It was all about the different variables to make it happen.” In the end, Bartees Strange, Lana Del Rey, Florence Welch and Nick Cave were among the artists who Antonoff gathered to help curate contemporary and new original recordings of classics.
The series follows the rise of Christian Dior (Ben Mendelsohn) as a designer living and working in Paris during the Nazi occupation. Juliette Binoche plays Coco Chanel, already established herself as a grand designer, and the series follows the pivotal moment when Dior...
- 4/2/2024
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Harry Potter alum Jessie Cave is sharing her thoughts on her former co-star Miriam Margolyes’ comments that people who are still superfans of the franchise “should be over that by now.”
Cave, who played Lavender Brown in three films based on J.K. Rowling’s book saga, was asked about Margolyes’ statements during a recent appearance at Dream It Con. She starred in Half-Blood Prince and Deathly Hallows, parts one and two.
“It’s such a shame that that happened,” she said. “You know how she is — she’s just a bit funny. And I think she didn’t mean for it to be taken like that, I hope.”
Cave added, “I really don’t like that she said that.”
Earlier this month, during an interview with New Zealand’s 1News network, Margolyes, who portrayed Professor Pomona Sprout, shared that she’s worried about adults who grew up with the Harry...
Cave, who played Lavender Brown in three films based on J.K. Rowling’s book saga, was asked about Margolyes’ statements during a recent appearance at Dream It Con. She starred in Half-Blood Prince and Deathly Hallows, parts one and two.
“It’s such a shame that that happened,” she said. “You know how she is — she’s just a bit funny. And I think she didn’t mean for it to be taken like that, I hope.”
Cave added, “I really don’t like that she said that.”
Earlier this month, during an interview with New Zealand’s 1News network, Margolyes, who portrayed Professor Pomona Sprout, shared that she’s worried about adults who grew up with the Harry...
- 3/28/2024
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jessie Cave has shared her thoughts after Harry Potter co-star Miriam Margolyes divided opinions after saying adult fans of the Jk Rowling book saga-based films worried her.
Cave appeared at Dream it Con and was asked about Margolyes’ comments about fans, who are now adults, needing to outgrow the franchise.
“It’s such a shame that that happened,” she said. “You know how she is — she’s just a bit funny. And I think she didn’t mean for it to be taken like that, I hope.
She then added, “I really don’t like that she said that.”
Cave played the role of Lavender Brown in three films, starting with Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince in 2009 and followed by the last two films, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
Margolyes caused uproar among Harry Potter fans when she appeared on a New Zealand show dissing adult fans of the fantasy saga.
Cave appeared at Dream it Con and was asked about Margolyes’ comments about fans, who are now adults, needing to outgrow the franchise.
“It’s such a shame that that happened,” she said. “You know how she is — she’s just a bit funny. And I think she didn’t mean for it to be taken like that, I hope.
She then added, “I really don’t like that she said that.”
Cave played the role of Lavender Brown in three films, starting with Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince in 2009 and followed by the last two films, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
Margolyes caused uproar among Harry Potter fans when she appeared on a New Zealand show dissing adult fans of the fantasy saga.
- 3/27/2024
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Nick Cave and his longtime collaborator Warren Ellis have teamed up to score the forthcoming Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black.
Cave and Ellis composed “about 20-30 minutes” of music for the film’s score. Additionally, Cave has contributed a new song called “Song for Amy” that will appear on the soundtrack.
“Nick and Warren were the only musicians in my mind to score Back to Black,” said director Sam Taylor-Johnson in a statement. “Over the years I’ve listened to everything they’ve composed and longed to realize the dream of working together. Their sensibility as well as understanding of this story has led to a profoundly deep and moving film score.”
The soundtrack also includes six songs from Winehouse, as well a five songs from artists who inspired her, including Billie Holliday and The Shangri-Las. It will be released on May 17th.
Cave and Ellis most recently composed...
Cave and Ellis composed “about 20-30 minutes” of music for the film’s score. Additionally, Cave has contributed a new song called “Song for Amy” that will appear on the soundtrack.
“Nick and Warren were the only musicians in my mind to score Back to Black,” said director Sam Taylor-Johnson in a statement. “Over the years I’ve listened to everything they’ve composed and longed to realize the dream of working together. Their sensibility as well as understanding of this story has led to a profoundly deep and moving film score.”
The soundtrack also includes six songs from Winehouse, as well a five songs from artists who inspired her, including Billie Holliday and The Shangri-Las. It will be released on May 17th.
Cave and Ellis most recently composed...
- 3/20/2024
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Film News
Nick Cave and his longtime collaborator Warren Ellis have teamed up to score the forthcoming Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black.
Cave and Ellis composed “about 20-30 minutes” of music for the film’s score. Additionally, Cave has contributed a new song called “Song for Amy” that will appear on the soundtrack.
“Nick and Warren were the only musicians in my mind to score Back to Black,” said director Sam Taylor-Johnson in a statement. “Over the years I’ve listened to everything they’ve composed and longed to realize the dream of working together. Their sensibility as well as understanding of this story has led to a profoundly deep and moving film score.”
The soundtrack also includes six songs from Winehouse, as well a five songs from artists who inspired her, including Billie Holliday and The Shangri-Las. It will be released on May 17th.
Cave and Ellis most recently composed...
Cave and Ellis composed “about 20-30 minutes” of music for the film’s score. Additionally, Cave has contributed a new song called “Song for Amy” that will appear on the soundtrack.
“Nick and Warren were the only musicians in my mind to score Back to Black,” said director Sam Taylor-Johnson in a statement. “Over the years I’ve listened to everything they’ve composed and longed to realize the dream of working together. Their sensibility as well as understanding of this story has led to a profoundly deep and moving film score.”
The soundtrack also includes six songs from Winehouse, as well a five songs from artists who inspired her, including Billie Holliday and The Shangri-Las. It will be released on May 17th.
Cave and Ellis most recently composed...
- 3/20/2024
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds tell a freewheeling story of a deity roaming the planet on their new single, “Wild God,” which will appear on their upcoming album, also titled Wild God, due out Aug. 30. The album will be the band’s 18th overall and first since 2019’s Ghosteen.
The group blends rock, gospel, and even a little harpsichord to create a five-minute journey. “I’m a wild god flying and wild god swimming, and I’m an old sick god dying and crying and singing,” Cave sings before...
The group blends rock, gospel, and even a little harpsichord to create a five-minute journey. “I’m a wild god flying and wild god swimming, and I’m an old sick god dying and crying and singing,” Cave sings before...
- 3/6/2024
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds have announced a new album called Wild God, which will arrive on August 30th. Today, the band shared the album’s title track and lead single.
Released via Bad Seed in partnership with Play It Again Sam, Wild God will span 10 tracks, each produced by Cave and Warren Ellis. In addition to the band’s lineup — consisting of Cave, Ellis, Thomas Wydler, Martyn Casey, Jim Sclavunos, and George Vjestica — Luis Almau and Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood made contributions to the album.
Speaking about Wild God in a new statement, Cave expressed a “hope [that] the album has the effect on listeners that it’s had on me.” Continuing, he explained: “It bursts out of the speaker, and I get swept up with it. It’s a complicated record, but it’s also deeply and joyously infectious. There is never a master plan when we make a record.
Released via Bad Seed in partnership with Play It Again Sam, Wild God will span 10 tracks, each produced by Cave and Warren Ellis. In addition to the band’s lineup — consisting of Cave, Ellis, Thomas Wydler, Martyn Casey, Jim Sclavunos, and George Vjestica — Luis Almau and Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood made contributions to the album.
Speaking about Wild God in a new statement, Cave expressed a “hope [that] the album has the effect on listeners that it’s had on me.” Continuing, he explained: “It bursts out of the speaker, and I get swept up with it. It’s a complicated record, but it’s also deeply and joyously infectious. There is never a master plan when we make a record.
- 3/6/2024
- by Jo Vito
- Consequence - Music
Nick Cave has released a cover of Édith Piaf’s 1940s hit “La Vie En Rose,” which appears on Jack Antonoff’s soundtrack for the Apple TV+ series The New Look. Stream it below.
On the Antonoff-produced piano cover, Cave takes on the French singer’s signature track in English, giving it a new dimension as he delivers the tender ballad in his distinct voice: “When you speak, angels sing from above/ Everyday words, they turn into love songs.”
Cave’s version of “La Vie En Rose” follows Lana Del Rey’s take on Irving Berlin’s “Blue Skies,” Florence + The Machine’s cover of “White Cliffs of Dover,” and The 1975’s rendition of “Now Is the Hour.”
You can catch the first five episodes of The New Look now. Filmed in Paris, the series centers around Christian Dior, Coco Chanel, and their contemporaries as they launch modern fashion after World War II.
On the Antonoff-produced piano cover, Cave takes on the French singer’s signature track in English, giving it a new dimension as he delivers the tender ballad in his distinct voice: “When you speak, angels sing from above/ Everyday words, they turn into love songs.”
Cave’s version of “La Vie En Rose” follows Lana Del Rey’s take on Irving Berlin’s “Blue Skies,” Florence + The Machine’s cover of “White Cliffs of Dover,” and The 1975’s rendition of “Now Is the Hour.”
You can catch the first five episodes of The New Look now. Filmed in Paris, the series centers around Christian Dior, Coco Chanel, and their contemporaries as they launch modern fashion after World War II.
- 2/28/2024
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis are composing the score for the upcoming Amy Winehouse biopic, Back to Black.
Director Sam Taylor-Johnson shared a few photos of her in the studio with the two musicians on Instagram, saying it was “a dream” to work with Cave and Ellis. In a statement, she added: “Nick and Warren were the only musicians in my mind to score Back to Black. Over the years, I’ve listened to everything they’ve composed and longed to realize the dream of working together. Their sensibility as...
Director Sam Taylor-Johnson shared a few photos of her in the studio with the two musicians on Instagram, saying it was “a dream” to work with Cave and Ellis. In a statement, she added: “Nick and Warren were the only musicians in my mind to score Back to Black. Over the years, I’ve listened to everything they’ve composed and longed to realize the dream of working together. Their sensibility as...
- 2/7/2024
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Florence + The Machine are back with their rendition of “White Cliffs of Dover,” the first single from Jack Antonoff’s official soundtrack for the forthcoming Apple TV+ series The New Look.
The New Look centers around Christian Dior (Ben Mendelsohn), Coco Chanel (Juliette Binoche), and their contemporaries as they navigate the fashion industry in a post-World War II climate. And so it makes sense for Florence Welch and company to put their own spin on “White Cliffs of Dover,” a 1941 song made famous by Vera Lynn to boost morale amid a war-torn Britain.
Produced by Antonoff, The New Look soundtrack comprises mid-twentieth century songs covered by contemporary artists including Lana Del Rey, The 1975, Nick Cave, Beabadoobee, and, of course, Antonoff’s Bleachers. See the full tracklist and stream Florence + The Machine’s version of “White Cliffs of Dover” below.
The first three episodes of The New Look premiere on Wednesday,...
The New Look centers around Christian Dior (Ben Mendelsohn), Coco Chanel (Juliette Binoche), and their contemporaries as they navigate the fashion industry in a post-World War II climate. And so it makes sense for Florence Welch and company to put their own spin on “White Cliffs of Dover,” a 1941 song made famous by Vera Lynn to boost morale amid a war-torn Britain.
Produced by Antonoff, The New Look soundtrack comprises mid-twentieth century songs covered by contemporary artists including Lana Del Rey, The 1975, Nick Cave, Beabadoobee, and, of course, Antonoff’s Bleachers. See the full tracklist and stream Florence + The Machine’s version of “White Cliffs of Dover” below.
The first three episodes of The New Look premiere on Wednesday,...
- 1/31/2024
- by Abby Jones
- Consequence - Music
Earlier this month, Nick Cave paid tribute to his longtime friend, The Pogues’ Shane MacGowan, by performing a cover of “A Rainy Night in Soho” at MacGowan’s funeral. Now, Cave has honored the late Irish songwriter again by penning an obituary for The Guardian, published on Thursday, December 21st.
After explaining how he and MacGowan first met — a “summit” organized by NME to bring the two writers, plus The Fall’s Mark E. Smith, together — Cave touched on the early days of the two’s friendship. “I was excited [to meet him] because I was a fan, completely in awe of Shane’s songwriting,” he wrote. “Unfortunately, it was my first day out of rehab, and it probably wasn’t the greatest idea to spend the day with two people who were not known for their moderation… Not the most auspicious start to a friendship, but Shane and I did become close friends soon afterwards.
After explaining how he and MacGowan first met — a “summit” organized by NME to bring the two writers, plus The Fall’s Mark E. Smith, together — Cave touched on the early days of the two’s friendship. “I was excited [to meet him] because I was a fan, completely in awe of Shane’s songwriting,” he wrote. “Unfortunately, it was my first day out of rehab, and it probably wasn’t the greatest idea to spend the day with two people who were not known for their moderation… Not the most auspicious start to a friendship, but Shane and I did become close friends soon afterwards.
- 12/21/2023
- by Jo Vito
- Consequence - Music
The Pogues’ “Fairytale of New York” has been a left-field Christmas classic since Shane MacGowan and Kirsty MacColl first sang it in 1987, but this year — three weeks after MacGowan’s death (and 23 years since MacColl’s) — the song feels more maudlin. The Libertines recently gave the song a couple of performances in tribute.
In the first, the group’s Pete Doherty and Carl Barât recorded a typically free-wheeling performance and posted it to Instagram, leaning deep into the tune’s natural sodden sentimentality. “Rip Shane, this one’s for you,...
In the first, the group’s Pete Doherty and Carl Barât recorded a typically free-wheeling performance and posted it to Instagram, leaning deep into the tune’s natural sodden sentimentality. “Rip Shane, this one’s for you,...
- 12/21/2023
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
The Pogues are reissuing their drunk tank Christmas classic, “Fairytale of New York,” on seven-inch vinyl with proceeds benefiting a charity long supported by late frontman Shane MacGowan.
The new seven-inch is available to pre-order now, and £6 (about $7.50) from each sale will be donated to the Dublin Simon Community, which works to end and prevent homelessness. MacGowan frequently performed at the Dublin Simon Community’s annual Christmas Eve Busk — and in fact his last public performance before his death occurred at the 2021 event.
“Music is an emotional and visceral gift...
The new seven-inch is available to pre-order now, and £6 (about $7.50) from each sale will be donated to the Dublin Simon Community, which works to end and prevent homelessness. MacGowan frequently performed at the Dublin Simon Community’s annual Christmas Eve Busk — and in fact his last public performance before his death occurred at the 2021 event.
“Music is an emotional and visceral gift...
- 12/13/2023
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
The Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan has officially been laid to rest. On Friday, December 8th, fans, friends, and collaborators alike came together to honor the Irish icon’s life and legacy with a moving funeral in Dublin. Outside the St Mary’s of the Rosary Church where the ceremony was held, though, another touching tribute was taking place: mourners took to the streets of Dublin to sing MacGowan’s songs.
As captured in videos posted on social media, fans who had been waiting on the streets to see MacGowan’s funeral procession pass stuck around, which led to an impromptu jam session. Musicians equipped with banjos, harmonicas, and tin whistles led the arrangements, as the chorus of Dubliners sang songs like “Dirty Old Town” and the Pogues Christmas masterpiece, “Fairytale of New York.”
In a testament to the boundary-breaking appeal and strikingly resonant nature of MacGowan’s songs, the crowd...
As captured in videos posted on social media, fans who had been waiting on the streets to see MacGowan’s funeral procession pass stuck around, which led to an impromptu jam session. Musicians equipped with banjos, harmonicas, and tin whistles led the arrangements, as the chorus of Dubliners sang songs like “Dirty Old Town” and the Pogues Christmas masterpiece, “Fairytale of New York.”
In a testament to the boundary-breaking appeal and strikingly resonant nature of MacGowan’s songs, the crowd...
- 12/8/2023
- by Jo Vito
- Consequence - Music
Thousands of mourners converged on St. Mary of the Rosary Church in Nenagh, Ireland, on Friday to pay their respects to the late Pogues frontman, Shane MacGowan. MacGowan died of complications from pneumonia on Nov. 30.
Those in attendance included Nick Cave, Johnny Depp, Bob Geldof, and Ireland’s President, Michael D. Higgins, according to Sky News. MacGowan’s sister, Siobhan MacGowan, told the congregation that her brother’s veins had run “with Irish blood.”
Cave performed the Pogues song “A Rainy Night in Soho” at the service. His face looked emotional,...
Those in attendance included Nick Cave, Johnny Depp, Bob Geldof, and Ireland’s President, Michael D. Higgins, according to Sky News. MacGowan’s sister, Siobhan MacGowan, told the congregation that her brother’s veins had run “with Irish blood.”
Cave performed the Pogues song “A Rainy Night in Soho” at the service. His face looked emotional,...
- 12/8/2023
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Nick Cave paid tribute to the late Shane MacGowan during The Pogues frontman’s funeral on Friday, December 8th, by covering the band’s 1986 song “A Rainy Night in Soho.” Watch the heartfelt performance below.
Produced by Elvis Costello, “A Rainy Night in Soho” originally appeared on The Pogues’ Poguetry in Motion EP. Cave later recorded a cover of the song for What a Wonderful World, a 1992 split EP with MacGowan. That track would later appear on the 2005 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds compilation B-Sides & Rarities.
Elsewhere during MacGowan’s funeral, Glen Hansard and Lisa O’Neill gave a rousing performance of “Fairytale of New York,” and The Pogues reunited to play “The Parting Glass.” And as funeral procession made its way through Dublin, mourners sung some of his iconic songs.
MacGowan died on Thursday, November 30th at the age of 65 from what was later revealed to be complications from pneumonia and viral encephalitis.
Produced by Elvis Costello, “A Rainy Night in Soho” originally appeared on The Pogues’ Poguetry in Motion EP. Cave later recorded a cover of the song for What a Wonderful World, a 1992 split EP with MacGowan. That track would later appear on the 2005 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds compilation B-Sides & Rarities.
Elsewhere during MacGowan’s funeral, Glen Hansard and Lisa O’Neill gave a rousing performance of “Fairytale of New York,” and The Pogues reunited to play “The Parting Glass.” And as funeral procession made its way through Dublin, mourners sung some of his iconic songs.
MacGowan died on Thursday, November 30th at the age of 65 from what was later revealed to be complications from pneumonia and viral encephalitis.
- 12/8/2023
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
Several more musicians have paid tribute to Shane MacGowan, including Tom Waits, Bruce Springsteen, Nick Cave, and Bono.
Waits addressed McGowan’s passing in a rare public statement issued with his wife, Kathleen Brennan. “Ah, the blessings of the cursed. Shane McGowan’s torrid and mighty voice is mud and roses punched out with swaggering stagger, ancient longing that is blasted all to hell. A Bard’s bard, may he cast his spell upon us all forevermore.”
Waits and Brennan closed their statement by quoting a lyric from The Pogues’ “If I Should Fall from Grace with God”: “Let him go boys, let him go down in the mud where the rivers all run dry…”
Bruce Springsteen and Nick Cave also shared new tributes to MacGowan.
“The passion and deep intensity of his music and lyrics is unmatched by all but the very best in the rock & roll canon,...
Waits addressed McGowan’s passing in a rare public statement issued with his wife, Kathleen Brennan. “Ah, the blessings of the cursed. Shane McGowan’s torrid and mighty voice is mud and roses punched out with swaggering stagger, ancient longing that is blasted all to hell. A Bard’s bard, may he cast his spell upon us all forevermore.”
Waits and Brennan closed their statement by quoting a lyric from The Pogues’ “If I Should Fall from Grace with God”: “Let him go boys, let him go down in the mud where the rivers all run dry…”
Bruce Springsteen and Nick Cave also shared new tributes to MacGowan.
“The passion and deep intensity of his music and lyrics is unmatched by all but the very best in the rock & roll canon,...
- 12/2/2023
- by Alex Young
- Consequence - Music
Bruce Springsteen paid tribute to one of his “all-time favorite writers,” the former Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan, in an Instagram tribute on Friday.
“The passion and deep intensity of his music and lyrics is unmatched by all but the very best in the rock & roll canon,” he wrote. “I was fortunate to spend a little time with Shane and his lovely wife Victoria the last time we were in Dublin. He was very ill, but still beautifully present in his heart and spirit. His music is timeless and eternal. I...
“The passion and deep intensity of his music and lyrics is unmatched by all but the very best in the rock & roll canon,” he wrote. “I was fortunate to spend a little time with Shane and his lovely wife Victoria the last time we were in Dublin. He was very ill, but still beautifully present in his heart and spirit. His music is timeless and eternal. I...
- 12/1/2023
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Former ‘Doctor Who’ and ‘The Crown’ actor, Matt Smith, has signed on to star and exec produce the series adaptation of Nick Cave’s ‘The Death of Bunny Munro.’
The darkly comic series will consist of six episodes is written by Pete Jackson (Somewhere Boy) and to be directed by Isabella Eklöf.
Smith will play the titular role of Bunny Munro, a sex addict, door-to-door beauty product salesman and self-professed lothario whose life is derailed by his wife Libby’s suicide. Together with 9-year-old son Bunny Junior, he embarks on an increasingly out-of-control road trip across Southern England as the two struggle to handle their grief. Bunny tries to seduce any woman he meets, Bunny Junior by talking to the ghost of his mother as he slowly realizes his father is a mess.
Also in news – First Look Images drop for Guy Ritchie’s ‘The Gentleman’ series
Eklöf and Cave...
The darkly comic series will consist of six episodes is written by Pete Jackson (Somewhere Boy) and to be directed by Isabella Eklöf.
Smith will play the titular role of Bunny Munro, a sex addict, door-to-door beauty product salesman and self-professed lothario whose life is derailed by his wife Libby’s suicide. Together with 9-year-old son Bunny Junior, he embarks on an increasingly out-of-control road trip across Southern England as the two struggle to handle their grief. Bunny tries to seduce any woman he meets, Bunny Junior by talking to the ghost of his mother as he slowly realizes his father is a mess.
Also in news – First Look Images drop for Guy Ritchie’s ‘The Gentleman’ series
Eklöf and Cave...
- 11/29/2023
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
By now, you should be aware that Nick Cave is more than just a singer/songwriter, artist, and musician. On top of his many bands, The Bad Seeds, Birthday Party, and his solo projects, Cave has been involved in dozens of film projects; he and creative partner Warren Ellis have scored over two dozen films—for filmmakers like John Hillcoat, David McKenzie, David Michôd, and Taylor Sheridan—and he’s been the featured player in two documentaries by Andrew Dominik (Cave and Ellis’ score to the “Assassination of Jesse James” remains one of the decades best).
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- 11/28/2023
- by Edward Davis
- The Playlist
Nick Cave’s 2009 novel The Death of Bunny Munro is being adapted for a limited television series, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Matt Smith, best known for his roles in House of the Dragon, Doctor Who, and The Crown, is set to star in and produce the series.
“Finally, someone with the courage to take on this unholy tale,” Cave said in a statement. “I am thrilled that Sky and Clerkenwell Films are bringing Bunny to life, in all his flawed glory, and I can think of nobody better than Matt Smith to play him.”
The TV series will follow Smith as Munro, a traveling beauty product salesman and sex addict in Brighton, England. Faced with the aftermath of his wife’s unexpected suicide, Munro sets out on the road with his son — who idolizes him. Their trip holds severe roadblocks, as Munro faces his mortality and Munro Junior reckons...
“Finally, someone with the courage to take on this unholy tale,” Cave said in a statement. “I am thrilled that Sky and Clerkenwell Films are bringing Bunny to life, in all his flawed glory, and I can think of nobody better than Matt Smith to play him.”
The TV series will follow Smith as Munro, a traveling beauty product salesman and sex addict in Brighton, England. Faced with the aftermath of his wife’s unexpected suicide, Munro sets out on the road with his son — who idolizes him. Their trip holds severe roadblocks, as Munro faces his mortality and Munro Junior reckons...
- 11/28/2023
- by Emma Carey
- Consequence - Music
Matt Smith has signed on to executive produce and star in an adaptation of Nick Cave’s novel The Death Of Bunny Munro.
The former Doctor Who star is swapping dragons and incest for… sex addiction. Smith is starring as the titular character, as well as executive producing, a TV adaptation of Nick Cave’s novel The Death Of Bunny Munro.
Smith’s Bunny, a self-professed lothario and a sex-addicted door-to-door salesman, will find himself a little out of his depth after his wife Libby dies and he is left with a 9-year-old son, Bunny Jr., to take care of. The two Bunnies embark on an epic road trip across southern England in this tale of grief.
The Death Of Bunny Munro is Cave’s second novel and was published in 2009. Cave has published several collections of essays, lyrics and poetry as well as the two novels, but The Death...
The former Doctor Who star is swapping dragons and incest for… sex addiction. Smith is starring as the titular character, as well as executive producing, a TV adaptation of Nick Cave’s novel The Death Of Bunny Munro.
Smith’s Bunny, a self-professed lothario and a sex-addicted door-to-door salesman, will find himself a little out of his depth after his wife Libby dies and he is left with a 9-year-old son, Bunny Jr., to take care of. The two Bunnies embark on an epic road trip across southern England in this tale of grief.
The Death Of Bunny Munro is Cave’s second novel and was published in 2009. Cave has published several collections of essays, lyrics and poetry as well as the two novels, but The Death...
- 11/28/2023
- by Maria Lattila
- Film Stories
House of the Dragon and The Crown actor Matt Smith has signed on to star in and executive produce The Death of Bunny Munro, a limited series adaptation of Nick Cave’s darkly comic novel of the same name.
The six-part series, written by Pete Jackson (Somewhere Boy) and to be directed by Isabella Eklöf (Industry, Holiday) is being produced by Clerkenwell Films (The End of the F***ing World, Misfits) in association with Sky Studios. The series is set to begin filming next Spring. Sky Atlantic and streaming service Now will carry the show in the U.K., with NBCUniversal Global Distribution handling international sales on behalf of Sky Studios. Sky is a subsidary of NBCUniversal parent company Comcast. Clerkenwell Films are wholly owned by BBC Studios.
Smith will play the titular role of Bunny Munro, a sex addict, door-to-door beauty product salesman and self-professed lothario whose life is...
The six-part series, written by Pete Jackson (Somewhere Boy) and to be directed by Isabella Eklöf (Industry, Holiday) is being produced by Clerkenwell Films (The End of the F***ing World, Misfits) in association with Sky Studios. The series is set to begin filming next Spring. Sky Atlantic and streaming service Now will carry the show in the U.K., with NBCUniversal Global Distribution handling international sales on behalf of Sky Studios. Sky is a subsidary of NBCUniversal parent company Comcast. Clerkenwell Films are wholly owned by BBC Studios.
Smith will play the titular role of Bunny Munro, a sex addict, door-to-door beauty product salesman and self-professed lothario whose life is...
- 11/28/2023
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Sir Ridley Scott, the legendary filmmaker and grumpy grandpa extraordinaire, should probably be pictured in the dictionary next to the term "straight shooter." So when you ask him why he finally decided to make a sequel to "Gladiator", he's not going to default to studio-approved talking points. Instead, he'll cut right to the chase and tell you it all came down to finding a reason to make "Gladiator 2" other than for money.
"Well, economically, it makes sense," Scott told Deadline. (See what I mean?) Like most people, Scott felt the first film was "completely satisfactory, creatively complete, so why muck with it, right?" Of course, money talks in Hollywood, so he kept having conversations about the project for the next 20 years, to the point where it "started to spell itself out as an obvious thing to do, and that's how it evolved." Notably, the sequel nearly went in a...
"Well, economically, it makes sense," Scott told Deadline. (See what I mean?) Like most people, Scott felt the first film was "completely satisfactory, creatively complete, so why muck with it, right?" Of course, money talks in Hollywood, so he kept having conversations about the project for the next 20 years, to the point where it "started to spell itself out as an obvious thing to do, and that's how it evolved." Notably, the sequel nearly went in a...
- 11/15/2023
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
Two years ago, Marianne Faithfull told Rolling Stone about her ongoing battle with Covid-19. “It’s terrible,” she said. “I got long-term Covid, where you get better from the virus, but you have leftover [symptoms]. Apparently, they now think that you do get better from long-term Covid; it’s not forever. That is good.”
To help Faithfull with mounting health costs, more than a dozen artists have recorded covers of songs for a benefit album, The Faithful: A Tribute to Marianne Faithfull, for her. Cat Power and Iggy Pop teamed to...
To help Faithfull with mounting health costs, more than a dozen artists have recorded covers of songs for a benefit album, The Faithful: A Tribute to Marianne Faithfull, for her. Cat Power and Iggy Pop teamed to...
- 11/7/2023
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
In the 15 years between the 1981 release of the Gun Club’s first album and their frontman’s death in 1996, the bleached-blond rock & roll typhoon known as Jeffrey Lee Pierce touched the lives of Nick Cave, Blondie’s Debbie Harry, Depeche Mode’s Dave Gahan, filmmaker Jim Jarmusch, Lydia Lunch, and countless others. His music could be invigorating and/or mysterious, sometimes at the same time. With the Gun Club and as a solo artist (sometimes billing himself cheekily as Ramblin’ Jeffrey Lee), he recorded revved-up punk, Delta-style blues, brooding folk,...
- 10/5/2023
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
At the end of “Balcony Man,” Nick Cave’s ponderous and playful song about hope, romance, and grief, he sings, “What doesn’t kill you just makes you crazier.” The words are a wry twist on Friedrich Nietzsche’s famous aphorism — but Cave says they’re also an improvement upon it.
“I don’t think Nietzsche’s quote of ‘What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger’ is remotely true,” he says. “It is bad, unhelpful information that suggests we are somehow weak if we succumb to our griefs. It lacks compassion.
“I don’t think Nietzsche’s quote of ‘What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger’ is remotely true,” he says. “It is bad, unhelpful information that suggests we are somehow weak if we succumb to our griefs. It lacks compassion.
- 9/26/2023
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Outlander’s midseason finale may have found Claire and Jamie back in Scotland, but their characters have recently been spotted reincarnated — as stuffed animals traipsing through the online world of the Build-a-Bear Workshop. Here’s everything you need to for getting your hands on the cutest Outlander collectible.
On Wednesday, Build-a-Bear announced it’s release of collectible Outlander characters through its online store, The Bear Cave.
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- 9/21/2023
- by Claire Franken
- TVLine.com
A new documentary, Mutiny in Heaven, will explore the history and legacy of the gothic-tinged art-punk group the Birthday Party, which featured singer Nick Cave and lasted from the late Seventies through 1983. The doc will premiere in the U.S. later this week.
A clip from the film shows how loose and unwieldy the band’s concerts could get. In the clip, drummer Phill Calvert describes gigs circa 1981 as “very violent and dangerous between the band and the audience.” Multi-instrumentalist Mick Harvey, who is also one of the film’s producers,...
A clip from the film shows how loose and unwieldy the band’s concerts could get. In the clip, drummer Phill Calvert describes gigs circa 1981 as “very violent and dangerous between the band and the audience.” Multi-instrumentalist Mick Harvey, who is also one of the film’s producers,...
- 8/29/2023
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Nick Cave has announced a fall US book tour in support of last year’s Faith, Hope and Carnage, which is out in paperback on September 19th.
Cave will be joined by his co-author, Sean O’Hagan, for a series of in-store signings and conversations about the memoir, which focuses on the artist’s life following the death of his 15-year-old son, Arthur, in 2015. The events will take place in New York City, Chicago, West Hollywood, Nashville, DC, and more. Find out ticket information here, and grab your copy of the book here.
The book tour will be nestled between dates from Cave’s previously announced North American solo tour, during which he’ll be accompanied by Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood on bass. See his full touring itinerary below, and grab tickets for those shows here.
In late July, Cave confirmed that he’s been in the studio finishing a new album with the Bad Seeds.
Cave will be joined by his co-author, Sean O’Hagan, for a series of in-store signings and conversations about the memoir, which focuses on the artist’s life following the death of his 15-year-old son, Arthur, in 2015. The events will take place in New York City, Chicago, West Hollywood, Nashville, DC, and more. Find out ticket information here, and grab your copy of the book here.
The book tour will be nestled between dates from Cave’s previously announced North American solo tour, during which he’ll be accompanied by Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood on bass. See his full touring itinerary below, and grab tickets for those shows here.
In late July, Cave confirmed that he’s been in the studio finishing a new album with the Bad Seeds.
- 8/18/2023
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
Nick Cave has confirmed that he is in the studio finishing a new album with the Bad Seeds.
The musician shared the news in the latest post on his website, The Red Hand Files. “I’d like to let everyone know that I am now back in the studio finishing the new Bad Seeds record,” he wrote, before explaining that he would be taking a “few weeks” off from his website-managing duties to focus on record-making. The new album will mark the first release from the Bad Seeds since 2019’s Ghosteen.
Cave first confirmed the existence of the new project in January, replying to a question about his plans for 2023 by saying: “My plan for this year is to make a new record with the Bad Seeds. This is both good news and bad news. Good news because who doesn’t want a new Bad Seeds record? Bad news because...
The musician shared the news in the latest post on his website, The Red Hand Files. “I’d like to let everyone know that I am now back in the studio finishing the new Bad Seeds record,” he wrote, before explaining that he would be taking a “few weeks” off from his website-managing duties to focus on record-making. The new album will mark the first release from the Bad Seeds since 2019’s Ghosteen.
Cave first confirmed the existence of the new project in January, replying to a question about his plans for 2023 by saying: “My plan for this year is to make a new record with the Bad Seeds. This is both good news and bad news. Good news because who doesn’t want a new Bad Seeds record? Bad news because...
- 7/24/2023
- by Jo Vito
- Consequence - Music
Ridley Scott's 2000 historical epic "Gladiator" -- based very, very, very loosely on real history -- follows a fictional Roman military commander named Maximus Decimus Meridius (Russell Crowe) who suffers a long string of terrible tragedies. Maximus is poised to be the next Roman emperor, but the sniveling, Richard III-like Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix) usurps the throne instead. Maximus is arrested for not pledging loyalty, but evades capture and flees home ... only to find that his wife and child have been crucified. Maximus is then kidnapped by slave traders and sold into the gladiatorial arena. He now has to murder others to stay alive and keep his true identity secret, all while Commodus becomes more and more corrupt.
Eventually, at the end of a 155-minute movie, Commodus is punished for his evil. Maximus, however, also dies while fighting the villain. Justice is done, and Maximus can finally succumb to mourning. The...
Eventually, at the end of a 155-minute movie, Commodus is punished for his evil. Maximus, however, also dies while fighting the villain. Justice is done, and Maximus can finally succumb to mourning. The...
- 7/24/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Nick Cave has teamed up with the Miraculous Love Kids of Afghanistan — a musical group of girl refugees — for their new single “Breathless/Beautiful.” Listen to it below.
Based on “Wife With Eyes Closed,” a poem Cave wrote about his wife Susie for Issue #60 of his The Red Hand Files, “Breathless/Beautiful” is a resonant number heightened by the children’s saccharine harmonies. Group founder Lanny Cordola intros the track with gravelly vocals backed by slow acoustic guitar before Cave’s gruffness enters the picture.
“The words resonated deeply in my soul and it struck me how even in loss, grief, and the harsh agonies of the world, we can create a sacred chamber in the heart to keep our loved ones,” Cordola said in a press release. It was his idea to expand on the poem, having first read it just two days after losing his brother. “Then the...
Based on “Wife With Eyes Closed,” a poem Cave wrote about his wife Susie for Issue #60 of his The Red Hand Files, “Breathless/Beautiful” is a resonant number heightened by the children’s saccharine harmonies. Group founder Lanny Cordola intros the track with gravelly vocals backed by slow acoustic guitar before Cave’s gruffness enters the picture.
“The words resonated deeply in my soul and it struck me how even in loss, grief, and the harsh agonies of the world, we can create a sacred chamber in the heart to keep our loved ones,” Cordola said in a press release. It was his idea to expand on the poem, having first read it just two days after losing his brother. “Then the...
- 7/11/2023
- by Cervanté Pope
- Consequence - Music
For a writer who spent most of his career outside the limelight, the outpouring of public admiration in the wake of Cormac McCarthy’s death on June 13 at 89 testified to the power of his work. An obscure figure with a cultish following for much of his writing life, McCarthy had long been esteemed by members of the literati. The late literary scholar Harold Bloom placed him on his very short list of American authors in the 20th century who had in their writing achieved the sublime, naming him alone as...
- 7/3/2023
- by Caine O'Rear
- Rollingstone.com
Nick Cave and Debbie Harry have linked up for a cover of Jeffrey Lee Pierce’s “On the Other Side.” It’s the first single from The Task Has Overwhelmed Us, an upcoming tribute album dedicated to the late Gun Club bandleader.
The Task Has Overwhelmed Us is the fourth installment of the Jeffrey Lee Pierce Sessions Project series, in which Cave and Harry are regulars: They’ve previously done renditions together of “Free to Walk” on 2009’s We Are Only Riders, “The Breaking Hands” from 2012’s The Journey Is Long, and “Into the Fire” from 2014’s Axels and Sockets.
The focus of the series is to flesh out demos Pierce began before he died of a cerebral hemorrhage in 1996. On their version of “On the Other Side,” the Bad Seeds and Blondie vocalists — both of whom Pierce admired a lot — spend the majority of the song singing in unison,...
The Task Has Overwhelmed Us is the fourth installment of the Jeffrey Lee Pierce Sessions Project series, in which Cave and Harry are regulars: They’ve previously done renditions together of “Free to Walk” on 2009’s We Are Only Riders, “The Breaking Hands” from 2012’s The Journey Is Long, and “Into the Fire” from 2014’s Axels and Sockets.
The focus of the series is to flesh out demos Pierce began before he died of a cerebral hemorrhage in 1996. On their version of “On the Other Side,” the Bad Seeds and Blondie vocalists — both of whom Pierce admired a lot — spend the majority of the song singing in unison,...
- 6/30/2023
- by Abby Jones
- Consequence - Music
“In a world where crests decide one's fate, Prince Heale is born with Cave King—a crest just as worthless as he is. Deemed a disgrace to his family, he's exiled to a barren, deserted island with not a plant nor soul in sight. Alone, miserable, but determined to survive, he reaches for a pickaxe to expand the cave he intends to make his new home—and discovers the true power of his crest!” (J-Novel Club)
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By the full title of “A Cave King's Road to Paradise: Climbing to the Top with My Almighty Mining Skills!”, Hajime Naehara approaches the light novel format with a relaxed flow that focuses on building a community around its protagonist, Heale. The book stays light on conflict, and every element of the story falls into place with predictability to ensure no shocking revelations or twists.
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By the full title of “A Cave King's Road to Paradise: Climbing to the Top with My Almighty Mining Skills!”, Hajime Naehara approaches the light novel format with a relaxed flow that focuses on building a community around its protagonist, Heale. The book stays light on conflict, and every element of the story falls into place with predictability to ensure no shocking revelations or twists.
- 6/14/2023
- by Adam Symchuk
- AsianMoviePulse
Julia Jacklin has released a cover of the Boys Next Door’s — Rowland S. Howard and Nick Cave’s band — “Shivers,” written by Howard.
Her spin evokes its namesake with its shimmery, harmonic arrangements, and Jacklin’s gorgeous, emotive vocals reflecting the yearning of the original song while giving it a fresh take. “My heart is really on its knees/But I keep a poker face so well/That even mother couldn’t tell,” she sings. “That my baby’s so vain/She is almost a mirror/And the sound...
Her spin evokes its namesake with its shimmery, harmonic arrangements, and Jacklin’s gorgeous, emotive vocals reflecting the yearning of the original song while giving it a fresh take. “My heart is really on its knees/But I keep a poker face so well/That even mother couldn’t tell,” she sings. “That my baby’s so vain/She is almost a mirror/And the sound...
- 6/13/2023
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
Welcome to this review of this past Friday’s episode of Friday Night Smackdown, right here on Nerdly. Let’s see what went down on this week’s show as the “Night of Champions” gets ever closer!
Match #1: World Heavyweight Title Tournament Triple Threat Match – Aj Styles def. Edge and Rey Mysterio The following is courtesy of wwe.com:
In an incredible Triple Threat Match filled with explosive moments, Edge foiled Rey Mysterio’s attempt to attack from the top rope. As The Rated-r Superstar turned, though, Aj Styles hit Edge with the Phenomenal Forearm to pick up the victory over his two WWE Hall of Fame opponents. As a result, The Phenomenal One advanced to the semifinals of the World Heavyweight Title Tournament later in the same evening.
My Score: 3 out of 5 Match #2: World Heavyweight Title Tournament Triple Threat Match – Bobby Lashley def. Sheamus and Austin Theory...
Match #1: World Heavyweight Title Tournament Triple Threat Match – Aj Styles def. Edge and Rey Mysterio The following is courtesy of wwe.com:
In an incredible Triple Threat Match filled with explosive moments, Edge foiled Rey Mysterio’s attempt to attack from the top rope. As The Rated-r Superstar turned, though, Aj Styles hit Edge with the Phenomenal Forearm to pick up the victory over his two WWE Hall of Fame opponents. As a result, The Phenomenal One advanced to the semifinals of the World Heavyweight Title Tournament later in the same evening.
My Score: 3 out of 5 Match #2: World Heavyweight Title Tournament Triple Threat Match – Bobby Lashley def. Sheamus and Austin Theory...
- 5/15/2023
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
At the turn of the millennium, Gladiator revived Ridley Scott_. But despite constant rumours, he’s never returned to the world of his greatest hit… until now.
Here’s what you need to know.
1) It’s a Ridley Scott joint
Scott might have ceded the director’s chair for Blade Runner 2049 to Denis Villeneuve, but rather than delegate the Gladiator sequel, he’s kept it for himself. Production is set to get underway when he finishes his quiet, intimate drama (read: massive battle-tastic historical epic) Napoleon, which is currently in post-production.
It’s funny to see him taking on back-to-back sword-swinging behemoths – back in the early 2000s, Scott nearly turned down the offer from super-producer Dino De Laurentiis to direct Hannibal, because he thought it was about the Carthaginian general and his elephants, and couldn’t face climbing another Gladiator-sized mountain straight away.Apparently he has even more energy today,...
Here’s what you need to know.
1) It’s a Ridley Scott joint
Scott might have ceded the director’s chair for Blade Runner 2049 to Denis Villeneuve, but rather than delegate the Gladiator sequel, he’s kept it for himself. Production is set to get underway when he finishes his quiet, intimate drama (read: massive battle-tastic historical epic) Napoleon, which is currently in post-production.
It’s funny to see him taking on back-to-back sword-swinging behemoths – back in the early 2000s, Scott nearly turned down the offer from super-producer Dino De Laurentiis to direct Hannibal, because he thought it was about the Carthaginian general and his elephants, and couldn’t face climbing another Gladiator-sized mountain straight away.Apparently he has even more energy today,...
- 5/9/2023
- by Owen Williams
- Empire - Movies
London, May 6 (Ians) As is the norm at all globally televised events such as these, the performing arts were well represented at the coronation of King Charles III. Notable among the Hollywood celebrities who were present at the majestic Westminster Abbey, a couple of hours before the coronation, as listed by ‘Variety’, included Judi Dench, Emma Thompson, Stephen Fry, Lionel Richie and Katy Perry.
Although Charles ascended to the throne the minute Queen Elizabeth II died last year, the coronation was a ceremony to mark the formal investiture of his regal powers.
The 2,200-strong congregation who gathered to watch the St Edward’s Crown being placed atop King Charles’ head includes members of the royal family, including Prince Harry consigned to the third row, politicians, aristocrats, international dignitaries and celebrities.
There were a number of familiar faces in the audience hailing from the worlds of media and entertainment, says ‘Variety...
Although Charles ascended to the throne the minute Queen Elizabeth II died last year, the coronation was a ceremony to mark the formal investiture of his regal powers.
The 2,200-strong congregation who gathered to watch the St Edward’s Crown being placed atop King Charles’ head includes members of the royal family, including Prince Harry consigned to the third row, politicians, aristocrats, international dignitaries and celebrities.
There were a number of familiar faces in the audience hailing from the worlds of media and entertainment, says ‘Variety...
- 5/6/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Red Right Hand: An Oral History – How the Nick Cave Song Became the Anthem of the ‘Scream’ Franchise
In October of 1994, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds unleashed their eighth studio album Let Love In. Three singles were released in conjunction with the certified silver UK collection leading up to its formal launch. And while “Do You Love Me?” and “Loverman” set the stage for the prolific album and its harmonic tenor, it was the third single that would go on to cross the boundaries of its art form and firmly implant itself in the hallowed halls of horror history.
Scream (1996) slashed its way to genre hungry audiences several years after “Red Right Hand” hit the shelves in music stores. Although the song was written independently of the film, it’s difficult to imagine one without the other. From the second it begins, “Red Right Hand” ushers forth a domineering force, guided by the bloody governing appendage of a madman that perfectly encapsulates the film’s ever encroaching threat.
Scream (1996) slashed its way to genre hungry audiences several years after “Red Right Hand” hit the shelves in music stores. Although the song was written independently of the film, it’s difficult to imagine one without the other. From the second it begins, “Red Right Hand” ushers forth a domineering force, guided by the bloody governing appendage of a madman that perfectly encapsulates the film’s ever encroaching threat.
- 5/3/2023
- by Paul Farrell
- bloody-disgusting.com
We’ve learned a lot about Nick Cave recently thanks to the fan-sent questions he answers in his Red Hand Files newsletter. In its latest edition, the Bad Seeds musician responded to a batch of lumped-together submissions along the lines of: “Why the fuck are you going to the King’s coronation?”
Cave is a native of Australia, a Commonwealth nation, although he’s spent a good portion of his life in England. In his newsletter, Cave wrote: “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 vour age. Not just the most important, but the strangest,...
Cave is a native of Australia, a Commonwealth nation, although he’s spent a good portion of his life in England. In his newsletter, Cave wrote: “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 vour age. Not just the most important, but the strangest,...
- 5/2/2023
- by Abby Jones
- Consequence - Music
Musician after musician turned down invitations to perform at King Charles’ Coronation concert and it’s likely that even more declined invitations to just show up as attendees. Not Nick Cave, though. In a newsletter to his fans, addressed specifically to four who inquired about why he’ll be attending, the singer put it pretty simply: There was no way he was going to willingly miss the trainwreck of a century.
“I am not a monarchist, nor am I a royalist, nor am I an ardent republican for that matter,...
“I am not a monarchist, nor am I a royalist, nor am I an ardent republican for that matter,...
- 5/2/2023
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
At the start of 2023, Nick Cave got angry. Angry at artificial intelligence for making a mockery of his career. Songwriting has long been associated with the inherent ability to be soulful. But now one Google search will throw up endless AI capable of making lyricism universal: Audoir for song lyrics and poetry, Jarvis for banishing writer’s block, and ChatGPT for anything, everything and more. To put it plainly, the 65-year-old singer had had enough of being simulated.
“With all the love and respect in the world, the track is bulls*** and a grotesque mockery of what it is to be human,” he responded in a blog post to a fan who’d sent him song lyrics “in the style of Nick Cave”, generated by ChatGPT.
“Songs arise out of suffering… as far as I know, algorithms don’t feel,” he added. “Data doesn’t suffer. ChatGPT has no inner being,...
“With all the love and respect in the world, the track is bulls*** and a grotesque mockery of what it is to be human,” he responded in a blog post to a fan who’d sent him song lyrics “in the style of Nick Cave”, generated by ChatGPT.
“Songs arise out of suffering… as far as I know, algorithms don’t feel,” he added. “Data doesn’t suffer. ChatGPT has no inner being,...
- 4/18/2023
- by Lydia Spencer-Elliott
- The Independent - Music
Back in 1988, Shannon Strong was a scrappy young Denver punk musician playing in a band called the Pagan Cowboys while dreaming of something else. Inspired by the magazine ads of Neve recording consoles she taped on her bedroom wall as a kid and the flashing buttons at the fingertips of Star Trek’s Lieutenant Uhura, she wanted to be behind the recording desk as well as in front of it.
She fled the shackles of Reagan’s America first for London, then, after witnessing a “mindblowing” Einstürzende Neubauten gig, decided to explore Berlin.
She fled the shackles of Reagan’s America first for London, then, after witnessing a “mindblowing” Einstürzende Neubauten gig, decided to explore Berlin.
- 4/7/2023
- by Lo Carmen
- Rollingstone.com
Nick Cave has announced a rare North American solo tour, with accompaniment from Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood on bass.
Cave’s solo tour begins in Asheville, North Carolina on September 19th and features shows at Washington, D.C.’s Lincoln Theatre, Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre, Austin’s Moody Center, and New York’s Kings and Beacon Theatres before wrapping up with a two-night stand at Los Angeles’ Orpheum Theatre on October 27th and 28th. Check out his full tour itinerary below.
Pre-sale tickets to Cave’s 2023 North American tour go on sale Monday, March 27th at 10:00 a.m. local time (register here), while general on-sale begins Friday, March 31st at 10:00 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster.
Once tickets are on sale, you can also find them at StubHub, where orders are 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s FanProtect program. StubHub is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be...
Cave’s solo tour begins in Asheville, North Carolina on September 19th and features shows at Washington, D.C.’s Lincoln Theatre, Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre, Austin’s Moody Center, and New York’s Kings and Beacon Theatres before wrapping up with a two-night stand at Los Angeles’ Orpheum Theatre on October 27th and 28th. Check out his full tour itinerary below.
Pre-sale tickets to Cave’s 2023 North American tour go on sale Monday, March 27th at 10:00 a.m. local time (register here), while general on-sale begins Friday, March 31st at 10:00 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster.
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- 3/23/2023
- by Carys Anderson
- Consequence - Music
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