Karin Dreijer's take on Nick Cave, Anita Lane, and, really, Blixa Bargeld's "Stranger Than Kindness" has graduated from that limited-edition tour 7" to a spot on the second disc of the new Fever Ray…   Read Story »

When we posted the video for Fever Ray's "Seven," I included a stream of her (and Van Rivers and The Subliminal Kid's) take on Vashti Bunyan's "Here Before." As mentioned then, it shows up on a…   Read Story »

Our second year at Kutsher's was rainier than the first, but that didn't matter so much to us or, seemingly, the other attendees: If anything, this year felt more celebratory (and debauched) than…   Read Story »

For someone as musical as Jimmy Fallon, it's surprising he doesn't seem moved one way or another by his (fairly awesome) musical bookings. The most you get out of the guy when he walks over to…   Read Story »

Aside from some heavy rains on Thursday and some quick showers Sunday, the throngs at Worthy Farm this year enjoyed some of the best weather in Glastonbury history. In return, the impressive lineup…   Read Story »

The new Marianne Faithfull -- her 22nd album in all, if you're counting -- will feature a number of guests, including Chan Marshall, Anthony Hegarty, Sean Lennon, Keith Richards, Teddy Thompson, and…   Read Story »

Alan Vega and Martin Rev, aka dark lo-fi electro-duo Suicide, were amazing in their heyday, especially when you consider they formed in 1971, pre-dating and influencing a shit-load of post-punk,…   Read Story »

A couple days ago we saw Nick Cave going through his "Night Of The Lotus Eaters" and then yesterday heard Phosphorescent covering one of his oldies. Showing no end to the influx of Cave and his Bad…   Read Story »

We enjoyed it mightily when Matthew Houck, aka Phosphorescent, added his "Little Boxes" to the Weeds canon. He also does something worth the while with Nick Cave's "Right Now I'm A-Roaming." Houck's…   Read Story »

Nick can pull of a mustache like nobody's business (except maybe Angus Andrew's business). In the Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard-directed video for "Night Of The Lotus Eaters," we see Cave…   Read Story »