…a four-day community-focused programme rounded off by three standalone APE Presents… shows. Those previously announced for the final shows include Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Patti Smith, St. Vincent…

…the likes of Nick Cave, Mazzy Star and Portishead, it’s a classics-packed, murky mix that offers insight into The Bug and Dis Fig’s shared interests and the musical direction they’ve…

…memories of all in attendance.   Sunday Cultivated but raw, dignified yet gloriously sleazy – Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds’ set reminded us that the world would be a…

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…the next big thing? We began with buzz band of the moment, Londoners Palma Violets, recently signed off the back of a handful of low key shows. Spotting Nick Cave,…

…be plucked from a Nick Cave screenplay (though not as good, obviously), is transformed into a foot-stomping riot. Album opener Church Song becomes vast and celebratory, and Patton State Hospital…

…unleashing the deranged scraps that float around the gutter of his psyche, alternating between corrosive screams and threatening coos that recall a particularly strung-out Nick Cave. He paints portraits of…

…summoning a goth-rock vibe reminiscent of Nick Cave during the heroin years. Jehnny Beth tries to locate their agent in the crowd before Flying To Berlin from the Husbands 7″…

…heading to the site for a breathtaking evening of music including Iceage, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, !!! and Fuck Buttons. Here are some of the highlights. – –…

…demonstrates Lanegan’s enthralling capabilities as a soaring crooner. Nick Cave’s Brompton Oratory then floats in as the epitome of the album’s stunning instrumentation: twinkling acoustic arpeggios, softly swept bass lines…

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…you a bad one later, its not like I’m gonna go Nick Cave on them and write a song like Scum, which is what he did. Do you feel that…

…shoegaze and psych is not just restrained to UK shores. Their closing set benefitted from an added splash that recalled Nick Cave and PJ Harvey at their most twisted, bringing…

…of pedals, Circuit des Yeux dial in sounds ranging from sitar-esque to all out walls of noise whilst wailing, growling and muttering, channeling Nick Cave and David Lynch for some…

…gravelly voice is a major asset of this show – the theatrical works from his time as one of Nick Cave’s Bad Seeds are transferred seamlessly. Sophia Brous is dazzling…

…voice, avant-garde pop and alt-rock material, and astonishing virtuoso guitar style woke up a snoozy Sunday crowd, pitched somewhere between Nick Cave and PJ Harvey. After a disappointingly shambolic half-hour…

…London’s Southbank Centre. Previous Meltdown directors include Yoko Ono, Scott Walker, Nick Cave, John Peel, Patti Smith, Lee “Scratch” Perry, James Lavelle and Massive Attack. Details regarding this year’s David…

…at Best remains the standout: the raucous Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!– era Nick Cave wordplay stands up well with the stripped-back garage rock stomp of the backing and endlessly replayable chorus…