Everything about the Birthday Party was deceptive ... so unhinged and strung out that they firmly believed that "Release the Bats" was a catchy pop song (which it is, with Cave's coda that ...

BATS Theatre turns 14 years old in April 2003! To celebrate we hare having a Las Vegas themed birthday fundraising party to raise money to buy our sound system (which we currently hire).

In addition to helping Nick Cave cut his teeth and become the artist we know and love today, Australian post-punk troupe the Birthday Party ... the tracks "Release the Bats" and "Blast Off ...

So sang Nick Cave in his gloomy 'The Birthday Party' days. But it is the residents of Yamanto who will be throwing a party now that the pall of gloom - a large bat colony - has lifted off and ...