Different Songs With The Same Names

By Kate Kiefer at 7:00 AM on July 9, 2009

There are a lot of songs out there—every artist runs the risk of doubling up on a title or two. Here are some of our favorite songs with the same titles. As you read this list, my fellow editor Steve is writing a song called "Stairway to Heaven" for his band Attractive Eighties Women. And it's not a cover. ...  read more

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50 Best Bob Dylan Covers of All Time

By Josh Jackson at 6:00 AM on April 28, 2009

As we began to compile this list of the 50 Best Bob Dylan Covers of All Time—asking for input from Paste readers, writers and editors—someone suggested that it might be easier to compile a list of artists who haven't covered Dylan. I've listened to literally hundreds of Dylan covers over the course of the past week, trying to weigh choices like, "Who's version of 'Tomorrow Is a Long Time' is better, Nick Drake or Nickel Creek?" But I don't mean to make it sound like grueling work. My biggest take-away from this exercise is that going to Dylan for source...  read more

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Marianne Faithfull's Easy Come, Easy Go to feature Nick Cave, Antony, Cat Power, Keith Richards and more

By Rachel Dovey at 9:39 AM on January 27, 2009

On March 17, via Decca Records, Marianne Faithfull will be releasing a collaborative cover album, Easy Come, Easy Go with a powerhouse group of musicians, including Nick Cave, Chan Marshall (a.k.a. Cat Power), Antony Hegarty, Sean Lennon, Keith Richards, Teddy Thompson and Rufus Wainwright. ...  read more

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Twenty Songs not by The Decemberists About Kids Meeting Unfortunate Ends

By Rachael Maddux at 7:00 AM on January 18, 2009

The Decemberists offered up "The Rake's Song," a track from their upcoming Hazards of Love LP, as a free download last week, which means that lots of people were probably struck with the same two thoughts that hit me upon my own first listen. One, this is a song about a dude killing his kids. Two, there are not many songs about that. ...  read more

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The Flaming Lips to curate ATP Sunday

By Mary Kate Varnau at 2:13 PM on January 6, 2009

All Tomorrow's Parties announced the Sunday curator for its 2009 season. The Flaming Lips will headline festivities for the last day of the three-day event, which runs Sept. 11-13, in Monticello, N.Y. Other confirmed performers include Panda Bear, Animal Collective, Atlas Sound, Dirty Three, Suicide and David Cross....  read more

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Signs of Life 2008: Best Music

By Paste Staff at 8:00 AM on November 21, 2008

Check out Paste's top 50 albums of 2008...  read more

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Catching Up With... Nick Cave

By Michael Tedder at 7:00 AM on November 5, 2008

When Paste caught up with Nick Cave, he discussed the new Grinderman record, writing the script for a film adaptation and working on the score for The Road...  read more

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Nick Cave writes book, curates/headlines Aussie ATP

By Loren Lankford at 2:24 PM on October 14, 2008

Nick Cave sure is busy these days. After the critically acclaimed release of Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!! (accompanied later by a little book) and a tour filled year, Cave has announced plans to release a new book entitled The Death of Bunny Munro. This will be, of course, his second work of fiction after releasing And the Ass Saw the Angel in 1989....  read more

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Live Review: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds @ Riviera 9/28

By Joshua Klein, photographs by Andy Argyrakis at 11:10 AM on September 30, 2008

Each night, Nick Cave aims to knock you on your ass, wait for you to get up, and then knock you down again. For decades now, his trademark intensity has served him well, but it's only been in recent years that he's allowed his subtle sense of humor to sneak out from under all the fire and brimstone of his live oeuvre. Backed by the ever-reliable Bad Seeds (the untamed outback equivalent of the E Street Band), Cave relished the over-the-topness of his Old Testament rants and poetic excursions at Chicago's Riviera Theatre, the first of two sold out nights...  read more

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Nick Cave releases mini-book, wants you to Dig it

By Valentina Tapia at 1:24 PM on July 11, 2008

Nick Cave has released a limited edition four-inch, hardcover book detailing the conception of his last album, Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!, in addition to explicating and illustrating the story of its title track. ...  read more

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