Guardian Music — (Real World)This English songwriter has been dubbed "la grande sensation de 2009" by the French, who bought enough copies of Hobo to make it one of the biggest selling albums of the year over there. At home, though, it was completely overlooked, prob... more info

My Old Kentucky — Well, we got some great entries for the My Old Kentucky Bookclub - Nick Cave contest, but as is so often the case in life, there are winners, and then there are the rest of the great unwashed masses. And yes, I realize this giveaway took forever to j... more info

Music is Art — Rolling Stone is proud to premiere the video for Thom Yorke’s cover of “All For the Best” from the upcoming tribute disc Ciao My Shining Star: The Songs of Mark Mulcahy. Directed by Melinda Tupling, the video is a David Lynch-like ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — National Post: What new band gets you going? Nick Cave: Have you heard of Shilpa Ray? National Post: Who? Nick Cave: F--k! I know someone new you don't. She plays the harmonium. She has a band called the Happy Hookers,... more info

Guardian Music — Camille O'Sullivan is terrified of the stage. But once on it she is a singer possessedLast Saturday, Camille O'Sullivan stood on stage at London's Royal Albert Hall in front of 5,000 people. She wore a black strapless dress, fishnet stockings, and re... more info

Pitchfork - TV — Nick Cave sits in on keyboard while his mates churn out this epic instrumental live from a hotel room at this year's ATP NY. more info

NME - Pinglewood — Naming yourself after a Nick Cave song, especially one that describes Orpheus' suicide, can probably be considered a statement of intent. O Children don't smile much, but they might just have a sense of humour. Here they get a disco band to remix ... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Q's Artists Of The Century Issue, featuring:Amy Winehouse, Noel Gallagher, U2, Dave Grohl, Paul McCartney, Matt Bellamy, Lily Allen, Kings Of Leon, Billie Joe Armstrong, Guy Garvey, Robert Plant, Gary Lightbody, Florence Welch, Coldplay, Mika, Pink, ... more info

Stereogum — Few things have been as consistently immersive and reliably creepy as the unending flow of official videos from Fever Ray's self-titled debut. They've been practically episodic in nature, this being the fifth (including one for her Nick Cave cover... more info

Traditionally it's the literary award no one wants but Cave's British publisher Canongate told the Guardian. "Frankly, we would have been offended if he wasn't shortlisted." more info