Interview from NICK CAVE NIGHT ON BBC FOUR - 4th JULY 2008
Thx to Otholar - Special hugs to Judit, for sending this link.
Here’s the program schedule and the BBC4 Sessions link:
BBC FOUR SESSION: NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS
9.30 - 10.30pm
SONGWRITER’S CIRCLE
10.30 - 11.20pm
NICK CAVE ON LATER…WITH JOOLS HOLLAND
11.20pm - 12.20am
*The above interview and three ‘exclusive tracks’ (Into My Arms, Moonland and Tupelo) can be viewed at the special Nick Cave Page on BBC Music: www.bbc.co.uk/musictv/nickcave/
The LSO St. Luke’s concert was filmed last month in London for tonight’s broadcast. Nigel Smith, who was there to watch this wondrous thing go down, wrote the following in his Carnival Saloon Blog on Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds (June 30, 2008):
At times Cave came across like a revival preacher, stomping his feet and converting any non-believers there might have been in the audience, yet one of my favourite moments was not musical. After being told that the curfew meant there would be no time for an encore, Cave said that BBC Four was a “crappy channel” and he was “more of an ITV man”. I love the image of the Cave family sitting down to Coronation Street after their tea. READ IT
That’s our Nick-ster. Never bow to Establishment Rules without first doing some damage. Here’s the set list, which makes me insane with envy. Lucky UK folks!
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds LSO St Luke
HAPPY 4TH OF JULY TO MY AMERICAN FRIENDS (’FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA’) & A JOYOUS WEEKEND TO FRIENDS AND READERS WHO ARE SCATTERED ALL AROUND THIS BEAUTIFUL WORLD!
there she goes
my beautiful world
there she goes, again
Why does a specific animal–or that certain person–instantly feel like family? Cancer rules family connections. And, with the Sun and Venus traveling through that nurturing sign during the first half of July, all of our hearts are more open than usual. READ IT
Contemplate the mystery of your physical incarnation on this particular planet in the universe. Just as you traced your family heritage, so, too, unearth your spiritual inheritance…As the Sufi teacher Pir Vilayat asks, “Can you remember your face before you were born?” READ IT
One of the most interesting things about astrology is that it can be used as a tool to predict all kinds of events, based on the planetary energies, even election outcomes. (Ronald Reagan was quite serious about astrology, if you can recall that flap, even though it was downplayed in the media.) Since I’ve only got a rudimentary sense of how to ‘read’ the signs, I go to the experts.
One fantastic blog I’d recommend is Jude Cowell’s Stars Over Washington. Her June 28th post, The crystal ball of Underdog McCain, is most enlightening. She beats John McCain up pretty well, which I enjoyed, but if you’re a McCain supporter, don’t read it. (Then again, why are you reading THIS? *Cheek*)
Other astrologers are predicting high weirdness surrounding this year’s elections.
In 2008, astrologers are again energetically analyzing the astrological charts of the presumptive candidates, John McCain and Barack Obama. A big impediment has been the lack of reliable birth times for all of the candidates, but there is a bigger problem. This year, something doesn’t seem right. No one feels good about the astrological conditions on election day, nor the conditions on inauguration day. There is a shadow looming over the charts. READ IT
Orr highlights an emerging popular consensus that there are three possible outcomes: 1) suspended elections 2) sudden candidacy changes or 3) grand scale election fraud.
Personally, I already think #1 might happen. I’m not sure about #2, and pray not! As for #3, on some level, it’s a given, which is truly heartbreaking as we Americans are poised to celebrate our country’s birthday. This truly seems to be ‘the worst of times’, to employ a well-worn Dickensian phrase. How ‘worst’? View clips.
Well, friends, I leave you with a beloved Woody Guthrie song. It’s my personal ‘national anthem’ and means more to me than the one we stand and salute the flag to. Tears stream down every time I hear it. I’ve included the lyrics below the screen, so, stand up, be proud, and sing it loud. When you get to that last verse, remember the hungry, tired, and poor of America, then think hard on what you can do for them.
A blessed 4th of July to you and yours!
Morgan Wolf
Chorus:
This land is your land, this land is my land
From California, to the New York Island
From the redwood forest, to the gulf stream waters
This land was made for you and me
As I went walking that ribbon of highway
I saw above me that endless skyway
I saw below me that golden valley
This land was made for you and me
I’ve roamed and rambled and I’ve followed my footsteps
To the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts
And all around me a voice was sounding
This land was made for you and me
When the sun comes shining and I was strolling
The wheat fields waving and the dust clouds rolling
The voice was chanting as the fog was lifting
This land was made for you and me
Chorus
As I was walkin’ - I saw a sign there
And that sign said - no tress passin’
But on the other side …. it didn’t say nothin!
Now that side was made for you and me!
In the squares of the city - In the shadow of the steeple
Near the relief office - I see my people
And some are grumblin’ and some are wonderin’
If this land’s still made for you and me.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Midnight Man LIVE
Directed by Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard, from the Miloco Sessions in London.
This is one hot video; the song effing rocks. ‘Midnight Man’ is the third single off Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! Release date is July 28th and features original art by Nick Cave, who just published a little book about the album’s cover art. People just can’t get enough of it. Old Nick is getting to be so famous. Pretty soon, he might not be cool anymore. :)
Speaking of which - I’m in my bedroom with the A/C cranked. Massive heat/humidity outside. It’s nice to have music and videos, which I’m thoroughly enjoying thanks to my friend Hawk, who came over yesterday and installed a new video card in my computer, now completely rebuilt, thanks to him. What a lovely birthday present!
Speaking of birthdays, I treated myself to The Birthday Party’s Pleasure Heads Must Burn DVD (waiting for shipment!). That’s going like hotcakes, too. The Mutiny EP arrived today. I’m including an image so you can see Anita Lane’s beautiful cover art.
Have a wonderful weekend, everyone. Don’t forget to *Dig Yourself* !!!
Chuckles, Morgan
I will not be posting for a few days, as I’m celebrating the Summer Solstice this weekend and my birthday on Monday. However, I will log on to check e-mail and approve comments in the moderation queue.
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