Before Nick Cave became an elder statesman, goth troubadour, novelist, and surprisingly wise and compassionate advice columnist, he was l’enfant terrible of Australia’s burgeoning post-punk scene, first with The Boys Next Door, then with The Birthday Party, a band characterized by madness and excess like few others. “What made The Birthday Party so important,” writes … Continue reading "When Nick Cave Led The Birthday Party, Once Called a “One Band War” and “The Most Violent Band in Britain”"