Nick Cave
‘Not for the fragile’: Film charts Nick Cave and co’s ascent into hell
Forty years after it all ended, the Birthday Party’s rise is retraced in Mutiny in Heaven.
- by Michael Dwyer
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‘Stupefyingly spectacular’: Why Nick Cave is attending the coronation
The veteran Australian singer-songwriter says Queen Elizabeth II was the most charismatic woman he has ever met.
- by Rob Harris
Nick Cave review: A gloriously uplifting night of laughs, hope and serenades
Nick Cave delivered an evening of fun, with the audience sent home buoyed rather than buffeted, assured instead of afraid.
- by Bernard Zuel
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Arts
NGV offers a rare glimpse into its hidden treasures
With works by Nick Cave, Patricia Piccinini and KAWS, NGV’s new exhibition brings together familiar and rarely seen works to explore what it is to be human.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
★★★★½
Arts
Nick Cave flirts with chaos at intimate Palais performance
The former prince of gloom exuded joy in a tender yet energetic performance that overflowed with elation.
- by Michael Dwyer
★★★★★
Performing arts
Catharsis and revelations as Nick Cave enraptures Hanging Rock
Performing alongside Warren Ellis, yesterday’s performance crackled with manic energy and marked a return to showmanship and bombast.
- by Nadia Bailey
‘Each life is precarious’: Nick Cave’s harrowingly open book is essential
His conversations with old friend Sean O’Hagan reveal much about Cave’s enduring spirit and soul and his defiance in the face of the world’s “casual cruelty”.
- by Michael Dwyer
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Australian music
‘A different place now’: How tragedy has shaped Nick Cave’s longing for home
The acclaimed musician says he’s “aching to get back” to Australia and reflects on the personal losses that make his return especially poignant.
- by JP O’ Malley
‘It took devastation to find hope’: How Nick Cave was transformed by grief
The death of his son Jethro, from causes undisclosed, is the second such cruel loss that Nick and his family have faced in recent years.
- by Michael Dwyer
Nick Cave announces death of son Jethro, 31
It comes seven years after the death of Cave’s 15-year-old son, Arthur, who fell from a cliff after taking LSD.
- by Sarah Keoghan