LargeHeartedBoy — Marilynne Robinson shared an essay on writing and language at the New York Times. The graphic novel biography Nick Cave: Mercy on Me is out this week. The Quarterly Conversation interviewed author Rodrigo Hasbún. Stream a new Stars song. Jonathan.... more info

Stereogum — Over the past few years, Nick Cave and Warren Ellis have become a film scoring power couple -- they did the score for Wind River this year -- and Pitchfork reports that their next collaboration is the score for the upcoming film Kings. It's directe... more info

The Quietus — Nick Cave will feature as the subject of a new graphic novel described as "a chilling and completely bizarre journey into Cave World" more info

Stereogum — Mercy On Me is the title of a new graphic novel written by Reinhard Kleist that celebrates the life and mythology of Nick Cave. The book tells Cave's story from his early years through the time he spent performing in Birthday Party as well as the Bad... more info

Sweeping The Nation — We haven't read Meet Me In The Bathroom yet apart from some bookshop flickage, but we're delighted that it gives over a chapter to Jonathan Fire*Eater. Their apparent spiritual bretheren got people all het up from 2001 on, but beyond those 20... more info

Stereogum — While 2016 was a year dominated by high-profile albums from visionary pop stars and rappers (Kanye West, Solange, Frank Ocean, Chance The Rapper, Beyoncé, Rihanna) and a few stunning comebacks from established elder statesmen of various generations ... more info

Stereogum — Until now, Alabama-born sisters Shelby Lynne and Allison Moorer have basically had two completely separate careers, each finding their own independent success as singer-songwriters. But on the new Not Dark Yet, the two come together for their first-e... more info

The Quietus — Jlin, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and more feature amongst the nominees for this year's AIM Awards celebrating independent music more info

Sweeping The Nation — The year of Live Aid, of course, and with it and We Are The World came the birth of the superstar, so much so that by September Michael Jackson could outbid Paul McCartney for the Beatles' publishing. Wham! went to China, Brothers In Arms popular... more info

Obscure Sound — “I’ll Stick With You” is a great showing of the atmospheric power conveyed by Last Days of Elvis, a project originally formed in Glasgow, Scotland by Andrew Stark and Seán Gallen, who bonded over their love of artists such as Arthur Russell an... more info