Friday, June 24 2011
The Piano Bares Its Teeth: Reversals and Redemption in Nick Cave’s ‘90s Albums
Through a series of reversals -- of sound, of focus, of theme, of our expectations -- Nick Cave, ever the demonic circus hawker, turned his sights onto something different as he emerged from the '90s: Himself.
Tuesday, August 10 2010
New Grinderman video for “Heathen Child”: Fun Costumes and General Deviance Included
Wednesday, January 20 2010
Wings of Desire
If you Google the phrase “Criterion has done it again”, you will get 37,500 hits. I have a hunch that now that Wings of Desire is back on the streets, this number is going to increase significantly.
Monday, November 23 2009
Hitting ‘The Road’ with Director John Hillcoat
Director John Hillcoat talks to PopMatters about the hazards of being intimidated by legends, the funny side of cannibalism and Viggo Mortensen's sweet tooth as his adaptation of the seminal apocalyptic novel The Road hits theaters.
Tuesday, October 28 2008
Murder, My Sweet
They might kick me out of the feminist club for this, but I love murder ballads, even the ones in which women get killed—though, to be fair, I am an equal opportunity advocate when it comes to a good killing narrative.
Monday, April 14 2008
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!
On his 14th studio album, Australia’s crown prince of goth manifests into its unheralded king of rock.
Monday, February 4 2008
The Light Within: The 21st Century Love Songs of Nick Cave
As the Bad Seeds prepare to release their new album, Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!, Burt considers the mythological symbols in Nick Cave's songs and what they say about the time we live in.
