Literary honour? Nov 20, 2009
Nick Cave's The Death of Bunny Munro ... On a shortlist of 10, singer Nick Cave was picked for his second novel, The Death of Bunny Munro, about a sex-obsessed salesman. (The Age, Australia)
Nick Cave and the Bad Sex: up for a rude award Nov 20, 2009
Nick Cave nominated for The Death of Bunny Munro ... NICK CAVE is used to being nominated for awards ... Nick Cave … nominated for The Death of Bunny Munro. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
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Nick Cave is used to being nominated for awards. But his latest is not exactly cause for wild celebrations. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
"Sharing Hopes and Dreams: a Ground-Breaking Web Initiative to Mark the Twentieth Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child" Nov 20, 2009
If TV editors want further pictures, world renowned novelist and childrens' storyteller Philip Pullman, musician and writer Nick Cave, and other prominent individuals have recorded video messages in support of the HOPING-UNRWA initiative, and these will be available online on November 19th at. Buzz up. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
The bitter tears of Johnny Cash Nov 10, 2009
" Johnny Cash, a Bodhisattva in my book, was finished with his work here on earth. Thank you, J.C., for a job well done. -- Brian Johnson Share: Friday, Sep 12, 2003 13:00 PDT He was the Man in Black and the man with the voice that sounded like black coffee. America's greatest protest singer, a seminal figure in both rock and country, is dead at 71. By If you took every note that didn't quite hit and laid them end-to-end, they'd probably reach clear around the world. And so what? His was one of... (Salon)
Anthology of Australian history launched Oct 8, 2009
A collaboration six years in the making, it includes literary pieces from well known authors such as Peter Carey, Patrick White, the poetry of Henry Lawson, rocker Nick Cave and Judith Wright. A speech by former prime minister Paul Keating, a memoir by Germaine Greer and a few works of Barry Humphries, a la Dame Edna Everage, are also among the more than 500 pieces by 300 authors. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
* With so many options, whats en e-reader to do? Oct 1, 2009
Nick Cave, a rock musician and sometime author, used an iPhone to write one chapter of his second novel, The Death of Bunny Munro. He and his longtime musical collaborator, Warren Ellis, then developed an original score for the book. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
* Hardcover: UK: Nick Caves Bunny Munro: all mouth and trousers Sep 20, 2009
Hardcover: UK: Nick Caves Bunny Munro: all mouth and trousers. The misogynistic, cocaine-fueled protagonist of Nick Caves dark novel is a scarily real send-up of contemporary Britains uber-lad culture ... According to Nick Cave, the two main influences for The Death of Bunny Munro, his second novel, are the Gospel According to St Mark and the Scum Manifesto by militant feminist Valerie Solanas, a woman perhaps more famous for shooting Andy Warhol. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Musician and Author Nick Cave Sep 17, 2009
Qician and Author Nick Cave - TIME ... Nick Cave appears in Sydney, Australia ... Nick Cave threatened to murder me if I didn't like his book. (Time.com)
For a dark topic, White turns to black humour Sep 7, 2009
The boldy named Suicide Show opens at the Arts Centre's BlackBox theatre space on September 30 and features music spanning Queen, Bananarama, John Lennon and Nick Cave. The words ''cabaret'' and ''suicide'' with Bananarama thrown in don't normally spring to mind for a night on the town but director Martin White, who's tackling feeling blue at the BlackBox, explains: ''It's a show to raise awareness. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Leaves and pages turn in the fall books preview Sep 7, 2009
by Nick Cave (Faber ). The second novel from the singer-songwriter; this one's about a randy door-to-door salesman. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Mightier than the guitar Jul 23, 2009
- Nick Cave There is nothing holding you back ... for Nick Cave, songwriting "is always agony" ... He enters a field populated by a fairly select band of musicians, most notably Nick Cave, Bob Dylan, Steve Earle, Leonard Cohen and Billy Bragg, who have written and published works of serious literary intent, aspiring beyond music criticism, memoir or autobiography. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Poetry and pop Jul 16, 2009
The intimate event features a programme of theatre, poetry, film, literature and dance - and the music stages include Pet Shop Boys, Grace Jones and Nick Cave ... Indie rock band Editors will play the main stage on Sunday night, supporting headliner Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds ... Also, just supporting Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds is exciting. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Headless Heroes, 'The Silence of Love' Jul 6, 2009
Those lines come from the song Nobody s Baby Now, originally by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, and Diane is reflecting in a haunted house of pathos. It s a devastatingly beautiful moment, one among many, on The Silence of Love, a gorgeous new album of cover songs all about the joy - but mostly the sorrow - of love. (Boston Globe)
Husband and wife duos for top APRA gong May 27, 2009
Others in the category are Nick Cave for Dig Lazarus Dig, Empire of the Sun's Walking On A Dream, and Chris Cheney for The Living End's White Noise. The nominations were announced at an event in Sydney today, with The Potbelleez dominating with three nods. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Status Quo booked for Glastonbury May 26, 2009
Among other performers confirmed for the festival are The Prodigy, Glasvegas, Kasabian, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Doves and Will Young. US hip-hop group Black Eyed Peas will be taking to the Jazz World stage, alongside The Streets, Jamie Cullum and Roots Manuva. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Radiohead piece together new LP May 19, 2009
Greenwood will contribute to Loops, which will also feature writing by the likes of Nick Cave, Paul Morley, Simon Armitage and Jon Savage. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
A 'Spring' sing May 15, 2009
"The Road" is directed by Australian John Hillcoat, with music composed by countryman Nick Cave. (Cave worked on Hillcoat's movies "Ghosts of the Civil Dead" and "The Proposition," and Hillcoat directing a video for Cave's song "Babe I'm on Fire.") The Schwartzes, who run the Waltham-based PR firm Schwartz Communications, have other projects in the works, including a film based on Pete Takeda's nonfiction book "An Eye at the Top of the World" and a script by Paul Schrader. (Boston Globe)
Worthy Versions Apr 12, 2009
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, "Tower of Song" ... But in the hands of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, it becomes a boisterous rockabilly rave-up that the band would stretch out to more than 30 minutes when it performed live. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Growing in extremes Mar 27, 2009
Harvey has collaborated with Mark Lanegan, Josh Homme (above), Gordon Gano, Tricky, Sparklehorse, Thom Yorke and Nick Cave, but these are her defining albums. Rid of Me (1993). (The Age, Australia)
Pet Shop Boys to head up Latitude Mar 25, 2009
The Pet Shop Boys will headline the Latitude Festival alongside Grace Jones and Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds. Festival chief Melvin Benn said the pop duo's singer Neil Tennant had asked to play at the three-day event. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
