Nick Cave is an artist originaly from Australia, who leads the musical group
Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds.
Never able to be catagorized, most of his music gets tossed in the 'alternative' bin in the US, whereas his popularity is much greater in Europe and in Oz.
The Bad Seeds have consisted of a variety of musicians, though Mick Harvey, Blixa Bargeld of (Einstruzende Neubauten fame) and Thomas Widler have made the core of the group.