Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, “Wild God.” One of the surest signs that our culture is in decline is that we don’t have that many ways of discussing truly great art anymore. Take the new Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds album, Wild God. Wild God Nick Cave…

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds perform at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley on June 24, 2017. Photo: Paige K. Parsons. The first year of this column was dedicated to listing my five (or so) favorite songs of every year, so I’ve had three Octobers of writing this where…

Photos: Chloe Catajan BERKELEY — Nick Cave, namesake of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, was in nothing short of a generous and trusting mood at the Greek Theatre Saturday night. During several songs that night, beginning with “Higgs Boson Blues” from the band’s 15th studio album, Push The Sky Away, Cave…