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CRAZY DIAMONDS – Inca Babies’ Harry Stafford Covers Pink Floyd On New ‘Bone Architecture’ Album Collaboration With Marco Butcher

September 20, 2021

Cut from the same jagged cloth as The Birthday Party and trash rockers The Cramps – Bone Architecture is a rambunctious new collaboration between…

Luke MacRoberts Asks Us To ‘Take Me For A Ride’ With New Single

August 20, 2021

With sultry vocals strikingly resonant of Nick Cave, ‘Take Me For A Ride’, by Luke MacRoberts, sweeps up the listener on a journey of musical bliss, supported by strings and horns.

Davey Ray Moor Speaks To Essentially Pop Ahead Of Release Of New CousteauX Album, ‘Stray Gods’

August 19, 2021

‘Stray Gods’, the new album from CousteauX, is out tomorrow August 20, and will be available from CousteauX’s official website, and Bandcamp. Offered the opportunity to speak to another Aussie expat in the UK, and to talk about one of her pet subjects, David Bowie, Lisa leapt at the chance.

Song of Co-Aklan by Cathal Coughlan album cover

RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL – ‘Song of Co-Aklan’ Sees Microdisney’s Cathal Coughlan Back With A Vengeance On His First Solo Album In 10 Years

March 8, 2021

Cathal Coughlan has always been one of rock’s outliers. Operating from the fringes, he’s been a wry and frequently abrasive commentator on society and…

NICK CAVE Announces Lockdown Opera ‘L.I.T.A.N.I.E.S’

October 9, 2020

Deutsche Grammophon announces a brand new work, L.I.T.A.N.I.E.S, by Australian singer-songwriter Nick Cave and Belgian composer Nicholas Lens, set for release in digital, CD and vinyl formats on 4th December 2020.

Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone At Alexandra Palace – Live Album, Cinema Release

September 3, 2020

Following the extraordinary response to the online streaming event in July, audiences will have another chance to experience ‘Idiot Prayer – Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace’ as it screens in cinemas globally via Trafalgar Releasing from 5 November. The cinematic release of this remarkable and compelling film will be followed by an album on 20 November, available on vinyl, CD and streaming services worldwide.

Watch Trailer For IDIOT PRAYER: Nick Cave Alone At Alexandra Palace

July 13, 2020

Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace – Nick Cave performs solo at the piano in a film shot this June, at the iconic London venue. Join the global live streaming event on 23 July 2020.

Parker Longbough – ‘Green and Gold/Drink the Hemlock’

October 7, 2019

Parker Longbough is the recording nom de plume of Anchorage Alaska musical artist, Matthew Witthoeft. His latest album – his fourth – is set for release on November 22, while new single, ‘Avalanche Beacon’, comes out on October 11.

Lucy And The Night Sky Releases Second Album ‘Light Needs the Dark’

July 4, 2019

They say never judge a book by its cover, and likewise never judge a band by its name, but when you hear a name like ‘Lucy And The Night Sky’, the curiosity is piqued, and you get more than a suspicion that this is going to be a band who produces interesting music.

Jim Clements’ Releases New Track ‘The Comet I Was Waiting For’ From Fourth Album ‘A Failure’

November 11, 2018

Jim Clements’ voice sounds to us like a cross between Donovan and Marc Bolan, with their lyrical abilities crossed with Bob Dylan, Nick Cave, and Leonard Cohen. In the ultimate sense of the word, Clements is a songwriter’s songwriter – we’re not listening for his voice, which is still quite appealing – but we’re hanging onto his every word as it drops from his lips.

New Video: Marianne Faithfull In Deeply Insightful Interview With Nick Cave Behind The Scenes Of New Album, ‘Negative Capability’

November 8, 2018

Marianne Faithfull’s latest album, ‘Negative Capability’ is out now on BMG, available here. The twenty-first studio album for the singer songwriter, it was released on November 2, and produced by Rob Ellis, Warren Ellis, and Head.