NICK CAVE Kicking Against The Pricks: An Armchair Guide To (2005 UK 256-page softback book, career retrospective up to the release of Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus, taking in the Birthday Party, Bad Seeds & more, chronicling the diverse personalities & musical landscapes that Cave has inhabited, a penetrating commentary on all his themes & influences, his collaborations & forays into other media are covered too, duets with Kylie, PJ Harvey & Shane MacGowan, his novels, film appearances & his stint as Meltdown 2000 curator, revealing Cave as the always-relevant musical force he is)