A Sound Relief for those who missed out on the event!
July 28, 2009
On March 14, in response to the tragic misfortune of the February 2009 Victorian Bushfires, Sound Relief took place in Melbourne and Sydney simultaneously, with artists and bands such as Kings of Leon, Paul Kelly, Hunters & Collectors, Midnight Oil, Coldplay, Jet and of course Wolfmother performed in either city.
Over $8 million was raised by the Sound Relief concerts, with the funds going to the Red Cross Victorian Bushfire Appeal ($7,159,760) and The Queensland Premier’s Disaster Relief Appeal ($874,416).
But for those who missed tickets to Sound Relief, don’t fret because on October 2nd a 4-disc DVD compilation will be released with proceeds going to Red Cross.
Not much is known about the content of the DVDs as of yet other than every artist who performed in either city will be included on the disc, furthermore Sound Relief organiser Michael Gudinski has had this to say about the release “Some acts have their whole set on there, some just a few songs, but it’s all music. We didn’t want to clutter it up with interviews.”
Let’s just hope the entire Wolfmother set is included!
Andrew Stockdale at Sound Relief
White Feather – formally known as Wolfmother(?)
February 3, 2009
Many of you will have seen the emailer about the new gig coming up and the apparent band name change (personally I haven’t officially had the email yet – damn mailing system). Without an announcement alongside this, it is difficult to know what is behind this – is it:
- a permanent band name change to reflect the new direction, or “phase II” if you wish?
- a temporary change aimed at ‘testing the waters’ with a new lineup, in the hope that if things don’t go so well the Wolfmother name won’t be too badly tarnished?
- simply a promotional stunt aimed at getting mugs like us speculating what is going on to regenerate interest in the band?
- something else entirely?
My speculation is that it’s point 2 or 3 and not a permanent move.
Anyway, the upshot for now is that there are two gigs coming up very soon – click the images for tickets:
More news when I get it!
Guitar Hero World Tour Australian Track Pack
January 9, 2009
I played Guitar Hero for the first time this Christmas (I know, where have I been?!) and loved rocking out to Woman. I actually got fairly decent by the end of the holidays and managed to complete it on Hard (oh shut up all of you Expert ‘experts‘).
Well, Wolfmother fans, you’ll now be able to have a crack at another Wolfmother classic, Dimension. In honour of Australia day, Activision are releasing a special “Australian Track Pack”, available on Xbox live Jan 22, and PS and Wii Feb 5.
Oh, you also get Silverchair’s Tomorrow and The Vine’s Outtathaway if you are interested.
Rock on, Wayne. Rock on, Garth.