Video: birthday party- release the bats (live hacienda 1982)

Nick Cave left his collegiate studies after two years to do drugs and yell about violence with the Birthday Party. Thirty years later, his alma mater has handed him an honorary degree of Doctor Of Laws. Said Monash University Vice-Chancellor Professor Richard Larkins, "Nick Cave's substantial achievements in the creative arts and in raising Australia's profile internationally make him a worthy candidate for recognition by Monash University. In addition to his musical contributions, Nick Cave has shown an outstanding ability to contribute to writing and acting—he is truly an extraordinary creative talent." You forgot "sex vampire," Dr. Larkins. [...]

Bummed (like us) that your ghouls night out got cancelled at the last minute? Stuck fending off ungrateful brats in costumes? Stomachache from binging on three-for-one sacks of discount candy from Wal-Mart? Release your Halloween-related frustration by watching the Birthday Party stumble and rumble through an unhinged "Release The Bats" at the Hacienda in '82. The Birthday Party - "Release The Bats" [YouTube]