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Don’t Wait: Get Your Scene & Heard Tickets Now!

Have you got your tickets for Scene & Heard yet? If not, what are you waiting for? This year’s event is bigger and better than ever, with shows in Cairns and Brisbane complementing the original Newcastle gig.

The line-up is also the stuff early noughties dreams are made of, with The Dandy Warhols, Wolfmother, Alex Lloyd, and Sneaky Sound System all on the bill. There are also a few acts exclusive to each venue, including British India in Brisvegas and Eskimo Joe in Newie. Brisbane and Newcastle also get the Don’t Come Monday Stage, a party zone headlined by the Potbelleez DJs.

Scene & Heard aims to create more than a festival. It’s all about making memories and connecting to the music and one another, rather than worrying about capturing images for your social media profiles. If you’re into that vibe, make sure to snap up your tickets soon!

27 October 2019 – Barlow Park, Cairns
2 November 2019 – Eatons Hill Outdoors, Brisbane
10 November 2019 – Wickham Park, Newcastle

Image used with permission from GYRO Pr; photo credit: J Munns

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Wolfmother Make a “Victorious” Return

I must admit, I haven’t always been the biggest Wolfmother fan. While I appreciated the band’s classic rock sensibility, most of their stuff felt a little too derivative for me. So I was pleasantly surprised to hear how fresh the new single “Victorious” sounds.

The title track from the band’s highly anticipated new album has that same retro rock feel the band’s famous for, but it’s got a lightness and optimism that I’m really responding to.

“We wanted to get back to that big sound,” Andrew Stockdale said in a press release. “The album is a balance of garage-y energy and big production. It’s wild, energetic and,” he muses, “perfect for a festival main stage.”

If this single is any indication, fans are going to go nuts for the album Victorious when it hits stores on February 19.

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Download New Wolfmother for Nix

You can experience the all-new Wolfmother for free, with the band offering their new song “Back Round” as a complimentary download.

Despite a brand new line-up featuring Aidan Nemeth, Ian Peres, and Dave Atkins alongside original lead singer Andrew Stockdale, the all-new Wolfmother sounds a lot like the old Wolfmother. That’s good news for dedicated fans, but bad news for those of us waiting for them to stop sounding like a pale imitation of classic rock bands.

“Back Round” is set to feature on the band’s brand new album, which they are currently recording in Los Angeles. you can get it now from the Wolfmother website.

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Wolfmother Back in Action

Wolfmother is back with a brand new band and a batch of new songs. Andrew Stockdale road-tested his new outfit with shows in Sydney and Brisbane over the weekend.

Andrew was joined by guitarist Aidan Nemeth, bass player Ian Peres, and drummer Dave Atkins. They played new songs including “White Feather,” “Pilgrim,” “Phoenix,” and “Far Away,” and plenty of Wolfmother favourites.

“A few things have happened,” Andrew told the crowd at Sydney’s Oxford Arts Factory.

“I have got to say it’s so great just to be able to play some music and share the music – do what we know, do what we love.”

They played under the name White Feather, which is thought to be reference to the 1970s Australian band Blackfeather. But the name change was simply a temporary measure to keep things low key. In future they’ll return to the Wolfmother name, despite the absence of founding members Chris Ross and Myles Heskett.

Their next performance is scheduled for March 22 at Adelaide’s Clipsal 500.

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Wolfmother Split Official

It shouldn’t come as any surprise considering reports earlier this week, but Wolfmother has called it a day. Bass/keyboard player Chris Ross and drummer Myles Heskett cited long-standing personal and musical differences as the reason for the split.

“Wolfmother toured the world virtually non-stop through 2006 and early 2007 on the back of their acclaimed self titled debut album,” reads a statement on the band’s website.

“Longstanding frictions within the group then led them to take an extended break during the second half of 2007 to consider their future.”

Apparently the time apart didn’t diffuse the situation any, and Chris made the decision to quit the band after last week’s Splendour in the Grass performance.

“Following that show Chris Ross decided to announce that he was leaving the band due to irreconcilable personal and musical differences,” the statement continued.

“Myles Heskett has also decided to leave the band rather than continuing as part of a changed lineup. The pair has been working together on songs for some time and they plan to focus their energies on that new project in the future.”

Andrew Stockdale plans to recruit new musicians before commencing work on another Wolfmother album. Hopefully the new kids will find him a little easier to work with!

Image source: Nick Helderman @ Flickr

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Will Wolfmother Call It Quits?

Is it all over for Wolfmother? Rumour has it that the band’s performance at Splendour in the Grass last weekend may have been their last, at least with the original line-up.

The rumours all stem from a rift between Andrew Stockdale and the band’s other founding members, Chris Ross and Myles Heskett.

“That was their last show. It is all over for Wolfmother,” an insider told Undercover News.

And they might be right. While manager John Watson stopped short of confirming the split, he hasn’t done a lot to extinguish the rumours.

“Unfortunately I can`t make any comment other than to say that as soon as the band has clear future plans they will issue a statement and we hope to be able to do that in the next week or two,” he told Undercover.

Word is that Andrew Stockdale will join two American players and continue to perform under the Wolfmother name. Considering the average punter doesn’t know who the other two guys are anyway, it’s probably not such a bad move!

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Jet and Wolfmother Are Wannabes, Say Airbourne

Airbourne may have their sights set on finding new fans in America, but they’re certainly not going to make any new friends back home. Lead singer Joel O’Keefe has slammed other local success stories Jet and Wolfmother in an interview with Canada’s Chart Attack.

“Jet and Wolfmother are not for real. We are. That’s the difference. They’re not for real. They’re doing it to be cool, and you can tell,” he said.

“Wolfmother and Jet are a bad example of rock that comes out of Australia. They’re just carbon copies of something they want … they’re wannabes. They’re like American Idol or something like that. They’re not legit.”

Joel said Airbourne plan to focus on the American market and treat Australia as a “tourist destination.”

“We intend to move here [North America] for good. Australia will become a tourist destination for us. We’re all going to live in a house together. We’re here to get drunk and get wasted and have a party with everyone.”

Funnily enough, I don’t think Australia’s going to miss them. “Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast” was a minor hit, but they haven’t really made a big impression. And we don’t tend to like bands who turn their back on Oz and rubbish our other artists. Good riddance Airbourne!

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Wolfmother’s Missing Grammy

Wolfmother may have won the hard rock Grammy in February, but the Sydney Morning Herald reported the band still hasn’t received the prestigious trophy.

As is the usual practice, the band posed with a dummy trophy on the night. Bands then receive their awards when they have been engraved.

No one’s sure quite what the hold-up is, but the hairy lads aren’t too concerned. They’re too busy preparing for Saturday’s Sydney Live Earth show.

The final details are still being ironed out, with organisers still unsure whether Wolfmother or Jack Johnson will precede headliners Crowded House. My vote’s for Wolfmother. While they may not be the most original band around, at least they’re an Australian one.

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