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In his 4-decade career, Nick Cave has covered literally dozens of famous songs, either as a solo artist or with the Bad Seeds, the Boys Next Door, or the Birthday Party. A few well-known versions aside (“Stagger Lee,” “Mack the Knife,” “Mother Mother,” etc.), many of Cave’s covers hadn’t reached my ears… until digging through YouTube over the weekend that is. Lo and behold: they’re all quite good.
Hear a collection of 28 renditions found online of songs by the likes of Neil Young, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Roy Orbison, Nina Simone, Pulp, Nancy Sinatra, and more below.
Watch: Grinderman Rock Fallon - “Mickey Mouse and the Goodbye Man”
We’re well aware by now that Nick Cave, Warren Ellis, Martyn Casey, and Jim Sclavunos can unleash the fury of Grinderman 2 cut “Worm Tamer” on television, not to mention live in a famous recording studio, but that tune is by no means the only scorching jam in their unrelenting arsenal. Enter “Mickey Mouse and the Goodbye Man,” the menacing opening track off their second album. Cave and Co. brought it to Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night.
Watch: Grinderman - “Worm Tamer” (RAK Session)
We saw Nick Cave, Warren Ellis, and their fellow Grindermen unleash this scorching new Grinderman 2 cut live on Jools Holland’s show, and now for a more intimate take on “Worm Tamer,” filmed at London’s famous RAK studios — where Radiohead, David Bowie, The Smiths, Pink Floyd, and countless others have put classics to tape.
Watch: Grinderman Rock “Worm Tamer” on Later… with Jools Holland
Nick Cave, Warren Ellis, Martyn Casey, and Jim Sclavunos stopped by Later… with Jools Holland last night for this scorching rendition of “Worm Tamer” off their new album, Grinderman 2. Apparently, there are still tickets available for their imminent Europe/U.S. tour, but that shouldn’t last long once this little reminder of what you’d be missing makes the rounds. They could rest on the laurels of their epic new music video, but here’s proof instead that Grinderman don’t need laser beams, godlike powers, or automatic weapons to deliver the deliciously mischievous goods in real life.
Grinderman Unveil “Heathen Child” Video
-As odd and foreboding as director John Hillcoat’s 30-second teaser trailers have been, I, for one, still didn’t see this one coming. Playlist notes frames of Nick Cave dressed up as Krishna, P4k lists various Grindermen destroying civilizations with laser beams among the clip’s wonderful WTFery, and Sasha Frere-Jones points to 1977 Japanese horror/comedy Hausu, but you could really take analysis of this 3-minute video in a dozen directions.
It’s like a Rorschach inkblot test; what themes stand out to you in the Grinderman “Heathen Child” video? Beware, though: it’s mildly NSFW at parts and entirely awesome (via Pitchfork).
Following a month or so of cryptic, John Hillcoat-directed teaser videos, Nick Cave, Warren Ellis, Martyn Casey, and Jim Sclavunos of Grinderman have finally dropped the first single off their bluntly titled second album, Grinderman 2. In addition to the Murder Ballads-meets-“No Pussy Blues” A-side, “Heathen Child,” the quartet revealed that a revamped B-side (“Super Heathen Child”) featuring King Crimson’s Robert Fripp will appear on the flip side of the forthcoming 12” vinyl release. The digital version comes bundled with another non-LP track, “Star Charmer.”
I first heard a radio rip of this jam a week ago, and it’s been slaying me ever since. Stream “Heathen Child” below (via Pitchfork):
As it turns out, that John Hillcoat-directed teaser video starring a wolf on the prowl was also the set of Grinderman’s album art photo shoot: “HERE COME THE WOLFMAN,” the band declared today before announcing details to their second album, Grinderman 2. In addition to the album cover (above) and tracklist (below), Nick Cave, Warren Ellis, Martyn Casey, and Jim Sclavunos also dropped a new animated teaser video — this time with a bit more music.
Watch: John Hillcoat Directs Grinderman 2 Teaser
Not only are Interpol and the Walkmen set to drop new albums on September 14, but Grinderman will drop the follow-up to their self-titled debut on that date as well. In our first peek of what’s to come from Nick Cave, Warren Ellis, and co., Anti Records posted this teaser video of a wolf stalking past a candlelit bathtub, followed by a 5-second clip of deliciously violent rock. Directed by the band’s previous co-conspirator John Hillcoat, of The Proposition and The Road fame, this brief glimpse all but ensures that Grinderman 2 won’t be any less tame than it’s predecessor. I can’t wait to hear it.
Back in April, I mentioned that a tribute concert for the late Kate McGarrigle at the Richard Thompson-curated Meltdown Festival would feature performances by her children, Rufus and Martha Wainwright, Lisa Hannigan, Emmylou Harris, Teddy Thompson, her sister Anna, and many more. What we didn’t know at the time was that Nick Cave was set to stop by, as well.
As Telegraph notes, the Cave/McGarrigle connection isn’t entirely out of the blue as the McGarrigle sisters once performed on Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds’ 2001 album No More Shall We Part. Fortunately, decent-quality footage from Sunday’s show has hit the Web, including Cave’s duet cover of “Blues In D” with Jenni Muldaur, Martha Wainwright, Cave, Anna McGarrigle, and Lily Lanken singing “Mother Mother,” and Hannigan’s stunning performance of “Tell My Sister.” Check out the clips below:
As previously reported at the very end of last year, Rowland S. Howard, the vastly influential guitarist from the Birthday Party, the Boys Next Door, and collaborator with the likes of Henry Rollins, Lydia Lunch, and many more, passed away at the age of 50 while waiting for a liver transplant amid his fight against cancer. Now, just three months later, what looks to be a wonderful documentary about the Howard’s troubled life, influence, and legacy is on the way.
Given Howard’s estimable discography, it comes as no surprise that a handful of very famous past collaborators have offered interviews for the film, Rowland S. Howard - Autoluminescent, including Rollins Lunch, Thurston Moore, Mick Harvey, Yeah Yeah Yeahs guitarist Nick Zinner, and of course, the man who described Howard as “Australia’s most unique, gifted and uncompromising guitarist,” Nick Cave.
Further details about screenings or a release date for Autoluminescent are unknown at this time, but we will post an update as soon as they’re available. In the meantime, you can’t miss the over 6-minute trailer below (via Pedestrian):