The Music Fix — Rock greatness from Nick Cave's garage groovers more info

Guardian Music — (Mute)On the eve of the recent Australian election, MySpace held a poll asking voters which native singer they would most like to see running the country. Surprisingly, Nick Cave came in first, ahead of such national treasures as Kylie and Dame Edna ... more info

DrownedInSound — It’s difficult not to love an album that segues from a track called ‘Evil’ into one named ‘Kitchenette’, but Grinderman 2 is less of an instant thrill than its predecessor. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Guardian Music — (Mute)Grinderman began life with tongues in cheek – songs about mid-life crises referencing combovers and interviews mentioning "sheilas". However, their second album suggests they are now seriously rivalling their members' alter ego, the Bad Seeds... more info

ContactMusic — A gallery of fans' "shocking" portraits of Nick Cave hangs at his record company's offices.The frontman of rock groups The Bad Seeds and Grinderman said he gets sent... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Swan-diving into rock 'n' roll's primordial ooze, the Jim Jones Revue previewed their new album, 'Burning Your House Down,' with a combustible set that recalled the holler of Little Richard and the electric energy of the MC5 at intimate London club M... more info

Guardian Music — From Kings of Leon to Kanye West, Nicki Minaj to Robert Plant and Grinderman to Elton John and Leon Russell, we count down the best of the autumn's new releases1 KINGS OF LEON Come Around Sundown (Columbia) 18 OctoberPerhaps it was the moment that t... more info

Guardian Music — PICK OF THE WEEK Pulled Apart By Horses High Five, Swan Dive, Nose Dive (Transgressive) A structureless blast of lunatic energy, the second single from this Leeds quartet's durr-core debut features loud things falling into other, louder, things, and ... more info

Guardian Music — With one band Nick Cave has a carefully built musical legacy. With his other, he can visit his 'lower self' and make chaotic noise. Alexis Petridis meets GrindermanYou would be hard-pushed to call the video for Grinderman's new single Heathen Child a... more info

The Quietus — Two of our favourite bands collide. more info