Wolfmother are BACK!
July 2, 2010 by chimaera
After their mysterious hiatus recently following a still unknown illness, the band have just announced a new gig! It’s a charity gig to benefit The Regent (I guess Aussies may know more about this than me!).
Tickets are on sale at: http://www.globetheatre.com.au/music.html
I have to say, I am very relieved … I was starting to wonder if the band would ever return. I should learn to have more faith!
Wolfmother Cancel European Dates!
May 29, 2010 by Jimmy/i
Rock stars across the globe are all falling down due to illness! Bono recently cancelled his headline slot at Glastonbury and postponing many other gigs due to his back. Well it seems Andrew Stockdale is doing something similar!
Wolfmother are due to play at the Oxegen Festival in Ireland in July however an announcement on the festivals website says that Wolfmother have pulled out of that slot due to illness (despite the festival being 2 months away).
Also Main Square Festival also shares the same message of Wolfmother cancelling their venue. The French festivals website also says its due to Andrew Stockdale is unable to fly due to medical reasons.
Wolfmother are due to play on AC/DC’s own stage at the Download festival in the UK on June 11 th and many fans on the forum have tickets for Hard Rock Calling at Hyde Park on June 25th however it is unclear whether they have cancelled their many other dates which are scheduled for the following months.
If you are due to go to a Wolfmother gig anytime soon, I would give the venue a call to find out if the gig is cancelled and please leave a message if you have been affected by this. Also I would like to wish Andrew the best on a speedy recovery!
I will update if I head anything! Watch this space!
Update: Fellow forum member, Sinclaire, has pointed out to me that the Oxegen Festival website reports Wolfmother have indeed cancelled their full european tour. Sorry folks, it does appear that those hoping to see Wolfmother in June or July are not going to be doing that! watch this space!
Update 2: Ok folks, it is now official that Wolfmother have cancelled ALL of their european gigs (including Download Festival and Hard Rock Calling) and if there are any other gigs outside of europe, I expect them to be cancelled to! If you have a ticket to a Wolfmother gig (not a festival) please contact the venue! If you are going to a festival.. Please still enjoy yourself!
Dave Atkins leaves Wolfmother
April 23, 2010 by Andre
It seems things are changing yet again in the Wolfmother camp… after under two years of service, drummer David “Acosta” Atkins has decided to leave the band. In an email sent to mailing list subscribers, it was revealed that “Dave Atkins has decided to leave the band to spend much-needed time at home with his family”, possibly choosing to favour his other music endeavours (Resin Dogs, drum tuition) over The Wolfies. The email went on to say that “Dave has had a great experience touring and recording with the band … and may well still be around for future recordings”, although let the history books read that Atkins left the band in April 2010. We here at WM.net would like to say thanks for everything, Dave!
But Wolfmother will not be without a member, as they have wasted no time in hiring an American drummer called…
Will Rockwell-Scott!
Rockwell-Scott has performed with an American garage rock band called The Mooney Suzuki since its foundation in 1996, and has now joined Wolfmother on a temporary trial basis until the end of the Cosmic Egg touring cycle, until at least the end of this summer, although it is likely (dare I say) that he will then stay on full-time. The Mooney Suzuki are a great, fast-paced, all-out rock band, who you may recognise as the creators of “Shake That Bush Again”, which was featured on the video game Burnout 3, and/or “Alive & Amplified”, which was featured in a number of video games and performed well in the charts. The story of Rockwell-Scott’s enlistment is as follows: “After Andrew’s performances in L.A with Slash, the band decided to audition a few drummers whilst they were in town. And we’ve come across a young gun by the name of Will Rockwell-Scott of ‘Mooney Suzuki’ and ‘Har Mar Superstar’ fame. We’re very happy to have him on board and Will is keen as mustard to enter into the realm of Wolfmother.”
So turn those frowns upside down — we’ve got a new Wolfie on board, and it seems Dave could be hanging about making some rare appearances… WOLFMOTHER! Discuss it on the forums :)
Music video for “Far Away” released!
April 9, 2010 by Andre
The new music video for the fourth single from Cosmic Egg, “Far Away”, has been released! Directed by production team “Hydra” (who I know also directed Muse’s fantastic video for “Uprising”), the video has been well-received over at the forums and proves to be a lot more fruitful than the plain videos for “New Moon Rising” and “White Feather” (as well-done as they were). Click here to check out the video!
Words on the video from the forums:
thematinator: “God that was great, definitely my favourite Wolfmother video…”
turdface: “Probably their best music video.”
b-RyCe: “AWESOME … I likez what I see!”
Want to star in a Slash/Stockdale music video?
April 2, 2010 by chimaera
Well if you are in LA, you have a chance! 75 lucky people will be chosen as extras for the shoot next weekend. Interestingly, you must be willing to have your clothing trashed and get dirty – sounds like it will be lots of fun!!
More details as posted on Facebook:
Andrew Stockdale of Wolfmother and legendary guitarist Slash will be shooting a music video for the single “By The Sword” FRIDAY April 9th and SATURDAY April 10th in the Los Angeles area.
This video is being directed by Director/Cinematographer Vance Burberry.
We are looking for 75 extras male/female 18-22 yrs old – all ethnicities. Punk/rock and roll types, anyone who is into great Rock and Roll, for a concert crowd/mosh pit setting. You must be available for a long day of 12-14 hours, as the extras are a major creative factor in this video. We will need people to crowd surf, slide down a tube and more. You should be ready to take clear direction. Locations are interior/dark and exterior day.
Please note there is no pay involved however we will provide lunch and drinks.
Important: Extras must be willing to get dirty, in their own clothing, which will need to get trashed with help from our wardrobe department.
If you would like to be a part of this fun music video that will get some great exposure, please submit full name, photo, age, and cell number to slashmusicvideo@gmail.com
Thank you for your time and submissions.
In other news, you can now get the band’s Live From Sydney EP on iTunes – awesome show, worth a few bucks to get:
Track Listing:
1. Dimension
2.Cosmic Egg
3.Woman
4.Pilgrim
5.Joker and the Thief