Nick Cave - The Red Hand Files - Issue #280 - I am finding your religious turn and proselytising difficult. How do you reconcile your faith with the church’s devastating...
I’m an atheist , but I believe in religion. I’ve always been aware of the downsides, but when I got interested in gospel music I started to see what it could do for people, that it could create a place where you could surrender and become part of something bigger. I think we all want to achieve that, and we all do it in different ways. Sex, drugs,... See more
James McMahon • Brian Eno: ‘Sex, drugs, art… they’re all ways of surrendering’

The Red Hand Files
ISSUE #337 / SEPTEMBER 2025
PHOTOGRAPH BY PALMA REPOLE
I’ve had several disagreements with friends about where you stand on things. Where do you...stand?
ALISTAIR, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
Dear Alistair,
I acknowledge that this may be, to you and your friends, an unhelpful admission, but I’m not entirely sure where I stand on anything... See more
ISSUE #337 / SEPTEMBER 2025
PHOTOGRAPH BY PALMA REPOLE
I’ve had several disagreements with friends about where you stand on things. Where do you...stand?
ALISTAIR, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
Dear Alistair,
I acknowledge that this may be, to you and your friends, an unhelpful admission, but I’m not entirely sure where I stand on anything... See more