Nick Cave Live DVD, Grinderman LP Revealed
I pledge allegiance to the grind
Lock up your daughters! Nick Cave is back on the prowl. The notorious Australian lothario is gearing up to make 2007 his bitch, with a live DVD/CD set and a new album from a sorta-new band in the works.
On January 29, Mute UK will release The Abattoir Blues Tour, a live double DVD of Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds in all their, er, seedy glory. The first disc captures a performance at London's Brixton Academy on November 11, 2004, when the band was supporting the 2004 double album Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus. The second, from London's Hammersmith Apollo on June 7, 2003, comes from the Nocturama tour. The set is rounded out by a bunch of music videos and a "behind the scenes" film by guitarist Mick Harvey.
The 2xDVD is available on its own and as a limited edition "deluxe" box set which also includes a 2xCD set of 2004 live songs. Those songs can also be purchased as downloads or as a double CD set from Mute's online store.
As previously reported, Cave and Bad Seeds Warren Ellis (also of Dirty Three), Martyn Casey, and Jim Sclavunos have a new band, Grinderman. The horny scuzz-punk group features Cave back on electric guitar (as well as vocals, organ, and piano), with Ellis on guitar, viola, violin, and, why not, electric bouzouki, Casey on bass and guitar, and Sclavunos on drums.
Grinderman's self-titled debut is out on Mute UK on March 5 and in North America on Anti- on April 10. The band's first single, "Get It On", comes out on Mute on February 8 on vinyl and download. The limited-to-1000-copies 7" is a one-sided dealie featuring cover art and a b-side etching by Cave himself. You can hear "Get It On", as well as the charming "No Pussy Blues", on Grinderman's MySpace page now.