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Shane MacGowan‘s funeral have now been released.The lead singer of The Pogues died on November 30 aged 65, passing away peacefully surrounded by friends and family.Tributes have poured in from his family and the entertainment world. His wife Victoria Mary Clarke called him “the most beautiful soul”, whilst close friend Nick Cave said MacGowan was “the greatest songwriter of his generation”.

U2 have paid tribute to Shane MacGowan by playing a cover of The Pogues’ ‘A Rainy Night in Soho’ at Las Vegas’ Sphere. On November 30, it was announced that MacGowan, lead singer of The Pogues, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family and friends. U2 were playing the latest show of their residence at the venue on Friday (December 1) when they decided to perform a stripped-back, acoustic guitar-led version of the song.

Tom Waits has made a rare public comment by paying his own tribute to the life and work of Shane MacGowan. On November 30, it was announced that MacGowan, lead singer of The Pogues, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family and friends.

Nick Cave has written a tribute to Shane MacGowan and Sinéad O’Connor following their deaths.On November 30, it was announced that MacGowan, lead singer of The Pogues, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family and friends. His death came five months after the news of Sinéad O’Connor’s passing.

Bruce Springsteen has written a touching tribute to Shane MacGowan following the news of his death.On November 30, it was announced that MacGowan, lead singer of The Pogues, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family and friends. So far, the likes of Pete Doherty and Nick Cave have paid tribute to MacGowan- a running list of tributes can be found here.Now, Springsteen has written his own homage to the iconic singer in a post shared to social media: “Over here on E Street, we are heartbroken over the death of Shane MacGowan.”“Shane was one of my all-time favorite writers,” he continued.

Nick Cave has paid tribute to his close friend and “the greatest songwriter of his generation”, Shane MacGowan of The Pogues.Upon the news of MacGowan’s passing on November 30 at the age of 65, Cave paid tribute to his friend by sharing that the singer was “A true friend and the greatest songwriter of his generation. A very sad day.”Cave and MacGowan had been friends for a long time. Back in 1992, the two shared a cover version together of Louis Armstrong’s ‘What a Wonderful World’ and have gone on to perform together as well.In an interview with The Irish Times in celebration of MacGowan’s 60th birthday, Cave spoke about meeting The Pogues frontman.

A.D. Amorosi Regarded for his wrenching, joyful lyricism as a bard of all things Irish, Shane MacGowan – the singer-songwriter known mostly for his work as frontman of the Celtic punk phenomenon the Pogues – was truly a tender poet of universal concern.

The legendary singer of The Pogues, Shane MacGowan, has tragically died at the age of 65 following a long health battle after a lifetime of success in the music industry.

Nick Cave’s novel, The Death Of Bunny Munro.The actor, known for roles in Doctor Who and House Of The Dragon, will also executive produce the six-part series alongside Cave. Isabella Eklöf (Industry) will direct the Sky Original series, from a screenplay written by Pete Jackson (Somewhere Boy).Per a press release, a synopsis for the show reads: “Following his wife Libby’s suicide, sex addict, door-to-door beauty product salesman and self-professed lothario Bunny Munro finds himself saddled with a young son and only a loose concept of parenting.

Matt Smith is to star in and EP a Sky adaptation of Nick Cave‘s sophomore novel The Death of Bunny Munro.

Nick Cave has responded to a hopeful teenage singer who was looking for advice on confidence.17-year-old Eugenio from Rome, Italy spoke about his lack of confidence in his singing for his band’s forthcoming EP and asked the Bad Seeds singer on his Red Hand Files blog whether he should wait until he creates something he is 100 per cent proud of or just record and publish what they already have.“I don’t know if I want to record and publish an EP that I’ve been working on with a band with some friends of mine and that I’m very proud of for what regards the instrumental part,” began the fan’s message. “But I know that my singing could be better and that I could wait a little bit more to create something I’m 100 per cent proud of, but still I don’t want to wait anymore because we have the chance of recording in a great studio and I don’t want to slow down the process.

Nick Cave, Lana Del Rey, Matty Healy and more have recorded covers of World War II-era songs for the official soundtrack to The New Look.Due to premiere on Apple TV+ on February 14, the series follows Christian Dior, Coco Chanel and the fashion industry in Paris during the Second World War. It stars Maisie Williams, John Malkovich, Juliette Binoche, Ben Mendelsohn and Emily Mortimer.According to Deadline, The New Look will boast an “immersive and contemporary soundtrack” produced by Jack Antonoff who has previously worked with Del Rey, Healy’s band The 1975, and Taylor Swift.It’ll also feature new versions of early to mid-20th-century tracks recorded by Florence Welch of Florence + The Machine, Beabadoobee, Perfume Genius and Antonoff’s band Bleachers.A tracklist for the collection has not yet been revealed.

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds are about to start mixing their new album, Cave has revealed.Writing on Facebook, the singer confirmed that having concluded his recent solo tour in North America, he is now due to “head to Buffalo to mix the new Bad Seeds album”.In July, Cave said that he was “finishing” work on the new album with the band he has led since 1983. In an entry on his Red Hand Files website, he told fans that he was to take a short break from replying to questions from fans to finish work on the album.“Thank you for your kind words,” he told a fan who asked a question about soulmates, “but before I answer I’d like to let everyone know that I am now back in the studio finishing the new Bad Seeds record.”Last month at a concert in Chicago, he debuted a new song ‘To Be Found’.

Eric Cantona has described his newly launched music career as being the “closest thing” that comes to his time on the football pitch.The retired Manchester United legend first teased a career in music earlier this year via a post on Instagram, which shared a preview of the music video for his lead single, ‘The Friends We Lost’. The clip showed him in a Shakespearean pose, holding a model of his own head and singing: “Watch yourself in the mirror – someone you hate, someone you love.”Now, he has described the new venture as the next best thing from being on the football pitch.“If you have a dream it should be a big dream.

Nick Cave has debuted a brand new song at his recent concert in Chicago – watch the full video below.On September 29 in Chicago, Cave performed an intimate piano ballad, and later responded to a fan who asked about the song in his newsletter. The Australian musician has slowly been releasing details about the new Bad Seeds album, revealing earlier this May that the music was “just so instantly interesting” as well as “different all the time”.In Issue 255 of The Red Hand Files, Cave elaborated on the process of writing ‘Euthanasia’, which he performed at Alexandra Palace, and a new song which he called ‘To Be Found’.“When I’m working on an album with The Bad Seeds, I occasionally record a song alone at the piano,” he wrote.

Nick Cave has shared his views on the stages of grief and how it is bullshit and shared that the process is a mess similar to love.After being asked if he believes in “acceptance” as the final stage of grief according to the Kübler-Ross model in an interview with Rolling Stone, Cave responded: “In my experience, the Kübler-Ross model of the stages of grief is full of shit. Grief portioned into orderly stages does not make sense, on any level.”He continued: “Grief, like love, is a mess.

Nick Cave has responded to a fan who has asked for advice about how to enrich their current gap year.El from Frankfurt in Germany asked The Bad Seeds singer on his Red Hand Files blog how one might find purpose in “this bizarre and temporary world”.“I am 20, high school graduant, in my gap-year and I find it pointless to pursue anything in this bizarre and temporary world that is so much against my values in every way possible,” the fan’s message began. “I believe I am speaking for a generation here.

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Nick Cave has shared a playlist that was created of his “15 best songs” after being asked to make a compilation for new fans.After being asked for a playlist of his songs for new listeners who were looking for a way to navigate Cave’s “immense and bewildering” back catalogue on his site, Red Hand Files, the singer compiled a list of tracks that were sent in by his readers.The Bad Seeds frontman shared: “Feeling not best placed to judge, I instead turned to the readers of The Red Hand Files for help, asking you to send in playlists of your 15 favourite songs.”He continued: “The response was overwhelming and well over two thousand playlists have come in so far (please stop sending them now!).

Limited Edition radio show is returning to BBC Radio 6 Music this month.The actor and musician has hosted two previous instalments of the show, both in the autumns of 2020 and 2021, and kicks off this year’s 10-part series on September 17.Murphy will broadcast a “nocturnal playlist to end the weekend” from 10pm-12pm on Sundays in which he’ll “share songs from all corners of his record collection and share why they hold a special place in his life”, a press release states.The Oppenheimer star announced the news during a chat with Nemone (sitting in for Lauren Laverne) on BBC Radio 6 Music earlier today (September 1). You can listen back to the interview here (at 9.05am or 1 hour and 35 minutes into the programme).Murphy said: “It’s been a while, but I am thrilled to be back playing tunes on 6 Music, my favourite radio station in the world… the show will be a sound collage of new, old and limited edition tunes for your discerning ears… can’t wait.”Artists whose records were featured across the previous two series include Bicep, Big Thief, Carly Simon, David Bowie, Grace Jones, Julia Holter, Laura Marling, Laura Veirs, Madlib, Marvin Gaye, Max Richter, Micah P.

The Birthday Party, Mutiny In Heaven.The film is directed by Ian White and will feature new interviews with Nick Cave and bandmates Mick Harvey, Rowland S. Howard and Phill Calvert.It will screen in select cinemas in September and October and then be available to stream online later in the year.A new clip of the film is now available to watch below.Discussing the band’s shows in a new interview with Rolling Stone, Harvey said: “It was frightening being onstage before things got out of control.