A new documentary, Mutiny in Heaven, will explore the history and legacy of the gothic-tinged art-punk group the Birthday Party, which featured singer Nick Cave and lasted from the late Seventies ...

See a clip from the upcoming documentary, 'Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday Party,' about Nick Cave's first band.

The Birthday Party sounded like early PiL and the Stooges in a knife fight at a Cramps concert and the band's shows were transgressive, confrontational and sometimes violent.

There’s little question that the Birthday Party — Nick Cave’s first major band — was one of the most aggressive and confrontational groups of the ‘80s if not all of rock history. Their ...

It seems glib to say that the Birthday Party's demise was germinating in their success, but the idea that a band built on both danger and intellect could survive seems absurd.