Stereogum — On Saturday the post-punk, new wave, and goth-leaning festival Cruel World returned to Pasadena for its 2025 iteration. Along with big-font players like New Order, and Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds, the Go-Go’s, and more, the stacked lineup also f... more info

Stereogum — Cinematic icon Nicolas Cage and musical icon Nick Cave don’t look much like each other, and they have very, very different voices. But they’ve got very similar names, and they’re both intense, dark-haired white guys in their sixties, so peop... more info

Stereogum — You, Stereogum reader, are probably well aware that Nicolas Cage and Nick Cave are two different people. But some people aren’t quite as attuned to eccentric pop culture figures, and according to Cage himself, he encounters those people on a reg... more info

Stereogum — Cameron Winter is offering salvation. The Geese frontman stole indie rock fans’ hearts with his idiosyncratic solo debut Heavy Metal in December, garnering praise from Nick Cave and performing on Kimmel in the meantime. Now he’s back with “... more info

Magnet Magazine — Have you ever witnessed a more smiling Nick Cave—his Bad Seeds, too—than you have during his 2025 tour for latest album Wild God? I haven’t. Certainly not since a then decidedly unsmiling Cave and his then decidedly unsmiling Bad Seeds (Barry A... more info

Magnet Magazine — 35 years ago today, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds released The Good Son. Still a little mystery to us every time you come around. Read our classic Nick Cave cover story: The post Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Released “The Good Son” 35 Years Ago Today ap... more info

Obscure Sound — Norwegian band Transcending Into the Unknown strut a powerful rock sound on The Journey, an EP that succeeds in its blend of soaring ’80s rock nostalgia and more menacing metal-tinged pursuits. The four members come from eclectic musical background... more info

Stereogum — There’s a famous Nick Cave quote that gets passed around whenever anyone wants to dismiss the music of a certain long-running Los Angeles funk-metal act: “I’m forever near a stereo saying, ‘What the fuck is this garbage?’ And the answer ... more info

Antimusic Rock — Los Angeles Rising a benefit comp for Los Angles Fire Victims has been released more info

Stereogum — Kevin Haskins of Bauhaus and producer Nick Launay have joined forces for a stacked wildfire relief compilation titled Los Angeles Rising, out today. It has previously unreleased recordings from Nick Cave, PJ Harvey, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and more. more info