Do You Remember Rock N Roll Radio? Northfork Sound do

The aristocrats of the airwaves: those heavyweight DJs with impeccable credentials, impossible record collections and the keenest of ears have tuned into the sugary goodness of The Wolfmen's new sing July 20 playing - and repeat playing the track.

In the UK, life-long broadcasting legends Don Letts and Gary Crowley have both found a place in their hearts and playlists for July 20. While in the US, music biz blue-blood Howard Thompson has hand-picked a selection of Wolfmen wallopers for regular rotation on his Northfork Sound show.

Howard's three hour DJ jam broadcast's live on Fridays from 12 - 3 pm (5 - 8 UK time) so retune your radios to WPKN (or listen live here). Cranking out cool, cult and classic rock and roll cuts - it's the radio equivalent of CBGB's and somewhere your sure to spot The Wolfmen.

And be sure to check out Howard's North Fork blog for track-listings, listener favourites and the Legend Of The Month feature.

You can read how Howard's history inter-weaves with The Wolfmen here at The Family of Noise

Place your pre-orders for the new single here..

With less than two weeks to go until The Wolfmen's minty new tune July 20 is officially released - why not get ahead of the game by placing an advance order.

It's dead simple. Just click here to pre-order July 20 at iTunes.

Oh, and did we reveal the secret behind the title/date yet? Here's a clue: birthdays

July 20 - One New Single In Five New Flavours

Exactly three weeks from today, a new single from The Wolfmen will be with us - July 20 - the second single from the second album, Married to the Eiffel Tower.

You may remember mover, groover, shaker and film-maker Don Letts was the first to pick up on the pop potential of this tune playlisting it on his radio show. July 20 is a peachy, perfect scoop of summer pop - hot like a heatwave and sultry like a summer. Expect The Wolfmen's signature sound and wall of wallop with added Beach Boys style layers, flavours and honeycomb harmonies. A special guest stars involved with this summertime special is The Dandy Warhols Courtney Taylor-Taylor on remixer duties.

July 20 is released on July the 19th and available in five distinctive mixes - a handful of which are now live on The Wolfmen's myspace page - so why not hoof on over and taste-test a selection.

So what's the significance of the date July 20? More on that later. Of the five mixes that will be flying out from the 19th - today we'll fire up the take from long-term Wolfmen collaborator Steve Musters..

The Wolfmen July 20 (Steve Muster's Mix)

Do Elephants Pray - Director's Cut

Remember how we promised a taste test of The Wolfmen's contribution to Paul Hill's multi-award winning movie Do Elephants Pray?

True to our word, here unwrapped for the first time, is the world exclusive of Nothing Else Matters - a bespoke piece created for Do Elephants Pray's heady, closing moments. It's a track featuring the full Wolfmen line up with Chris doubling up on flute and bass.



As a bonus feature why not beam yourself here - to get inside the mind of director Paul Hills' when he takes a trip to The Wolfmen's lair for the recording session of Nothing Else Matters, and Pete Stevenson's explosive enthusiam for the band goes into overdrive.

Wolfmen in Award Winning Film: Do Elephants Pray?

Question? What is the connection between Dr Who, Jackie Says, Cecilie and Do Elephants Pray ? Answer:Director Paul hills

It's no overstatement to say the latest Paul Hills movie Do Elephants Pray is a critical smash-hit. The film (featuring an unreleased Wolfmen tune) has won multiple industry and festival awards and looks to be the most explosive cinematic project The Wolfmen have been involved with to date. Paul has previous history with The Wolfmen having directed videos for Jackie Says , and Cecilie - and prior to this working with Chris and Jackieonassid videos.

So what song appears on the soundtrack - a minty new tune Nothing Else Matters featuring the full band line up in a scene described as trippy and viby. We may post a snippet of the song soon, so check back.

But, while you're waiting - why not head over the official Do Elephants Dream website to have your say on poster designs. Oh, and the Dr Who connection, Paul Hills was the first to give Life on Mars and Dr Who star John Simm his break in Boston Kickout

Jackie and Jonesy

Have you heard the news? Steve 'Sex Pistol' Jones has a limited edition show on BBC 6 Music. 'A Month of Sundays with Steve Jones', which, airs between 3:30 - 5:30 on Sundays.

And guess who's made this week's show? The Wolfmen of course! Yes, Jonesy has playlisted Jackie, Is It My Birthday for a spin this coming sunday.

Whatever you're doing this weekend tune in here and tell your friends..

And if you're any sort of a Pistols fan you must see this...

Play In A Day The Steve Jones Way

So You Wanna Hear Some New Tunes?

Friends of The Wolfmen The Dandy Warhols have embeded the Courtney Taylor-Taylor mix of a minty new Wolf-tune Wham Bam JFK on the DW website. 'The record is fantastic' - is the official verdict from Courtney himself - but click on the link to hear this galloping piece of pop-rock 'n' roll for yourself

WAM BAM JFK - Courtney Taylor-Taylor mix

And if you haven't grabbed a listen of Cat Green Eyes yet - set to be the second single, preceeding Married To The Eiffel Tower's release - check out the recent podcast Podrophenia from Piley and Mondo - where Chris makes an appearance at 29:45 introducing 'Cat'

Podrophenia - Rock 'n' Roll Animals

I Am A DJ, I Am What I play *

Radio plays for new and vintage Wolfmen tunes continue appear on domestic and worldwide radio shows.

On the UK's most listened to station - BBC Radio 2, Jackie, Is It My Birthday? has been hand-picked by presenter Alex Lester for his inclusion in his exclusive Lester's Library collection.

While back in the USSA Little Steven's Underground Garage show have been hitting Needle in The Camel's Eye with a run of heavy rotation and officially labelling Needles one of The Coolest Songs In The World

* It's a pop quiz - which Bowie song is this line lifted from?

Wolf Wide Web

Glowing web-whispers, internet interest and reviews for Jackie, is It My Birthday? continue to reverbarate around the interweb's hottest music sites.

Ataricoolkids 'The MTV of Blogs' - pitches in with a piece here

While Altsounds.com Describes Jackie as 'a spine- tingling duet' and 'the biggest, grittiest ballad you'll hear this year' along with some comments from Courtney Taylor-Taylor on The Wolfmen's output and influence - you can check the full feature here

And have you ever wondered why the name The Wolfmen was chosen (or what the alternatives were)? How about strange venues? What would they ask themselves in an interview? All this and more is revealed over at The Devil Has The Best Tuna

Fiends Reunited

When The Wolfman met The Banshee.

Almost 33 years to the day that Siouxsie and Marco played the 100 Club Punk Festival together (September 20th 1976) debuting the earliest incarnation of Siouxsie and The Banshees - a line-up that also included Sid Vicous on drums - Siouxsie and Marco were reunited at London Fashion Week..

Is Jackie The Ghost of Christmas Future ?

And yet another sighting/airing of the The Wolfmen and Jackie, Is It My Birthday? on BBC six music - this time on the Chris Hawkins Show - Chris touched on a subject that's been batting about at Wolfmen Central for a while now

Should 'Jackie' be released as a Christmas single?

All the codes and conventions would seem to be in place: the arpeggios chiming like church bells, Sinead's saintly vocals - the swirling snow flurry of the backwards riffing, and lyrical references to angels

For a refresher have a listen here

And then decide what do you think - would Jackie make a Christmas cracker of a single? The vote button's on the side bar - let us know by registering your vote..

Six & Drums & Rock & Roll

With another radio appearance on the way this weekend, the new single available for digital download and the physical edition due in September - it really is all going on in the world of The Wolfmen.

This coming Saturday (29th August) Marco and Chris will be David Quantick's guests on BBC 6 Music between 12:00 and 14:00 as he fills in for Liz Kershaw. You can listen live, or listen again via the BBC iPlayer.

If you haven't downloaded Jackie, is it My Birthday yet - the duet between Chris and Sinéad O'Connor - it's available from The Wolfmen's iTunes store (along with a previously unreleased track). And the vinyl countdown has begun, as the hard-copy - Vinyl and CD formats - ship to the shops in September..

The new album Married To The Eiffel Tower is being written and in production right now. With Steve Musters (PJ Harvey, Tom Vek) producing and post-production and remixing from Courtney Taylor-Taylor of The Dandy Warhols and Jacob Portrait (Foo Fighters, Queens Of The Stone Age ...)

Jackie, is it My Birthday? - Download Today

You've had a peep at the cover art here, and a preview of the tune here.

Now, from today, the digital edition of Jackie, is it My Birthday (featuring Sinéad O'Connor) is downloadable via the iTunes store.

Backed with a Courtney Taylor-Taylor and Jacob Portrait remix of another new tune Plastic Charm - why not get on over and grab a copy right here....

Jackie, is it My Birthday

Breaking News - The Wolfmen Live On Air Tonight

News just in: The Wolfmen are appearing live on BBC Tees Bob Fischer Show tonight for some tunes and some chat. The programme airs at 8:30 GMT. Subjects up for discussion are likely to include..

New Single Jackie Is It My Birthday - available for download here from 24th August and The Wolfmen's online Shop from September.

And who's been doing exlusive remixes for the new album due soon.

Tune in and listen live here..

BBC Tees

8:30 - Make a date

Make A Date With Jackie This Weekend

So watcha doing this weekend Wolf-Cubs? How about hoofing yourselves over to David Quantick's show on BBC 6 Music this coming Sunday?

Why - because he'll be spinning the world premiere of The Wolfmen's new single Jackie Is It My Birthday? a duet between the Wolfies and Sinéad O'Connor , mixed by Courtney Taylor-Taylor from The Dandy Warhols. How's that for a heavy-hitting line-up?

If you can't make a date for Sunday, simply catch the show again (and again and again) via BBC 'iPlayer'

In Other News..

Forthcoming attractions you can expect to see being logged in the blog include: interviews with Wolfmen producer Steve Musters. Shots from a new photo session and soon to be released album info...

Make A Date

Nmgyal Lhamo friend and collaborator of The Wolfmen has a couple of upcoming live dates to pencil in your Rock Date Diaries

You can catch Namgyal at the UK Sunrise Celebration Festival, in south Somerset - 'Sunrise' starts today and runs until the 31st May

Followed by an appearance at the Inauguration of Tibet Night at The Melkweg Amsterdam. An evening of events attended by the Dalai Lama , and taking place on the 5th June

Namgyal's album, due out at the tail end of this year, features co-writes with The Wolfmen on three tracks.. including the award nominated Paradise Lost

Wolfmen International

Just in case you may have missed them, some very postive ravings and wolf-whispers have working their way around the web..

Bobby Friction (pictured stage left above) has been keeping George Lamb's seat warm on the 6 Music breakfast Show this week, and spinning 'Thieves and Liars' (a Daler Mehndi & the Wolfmen collab').

Bobby has previous form in bigging up the Wolfies on his shows...
" The Wolfmen have got pedigree, a full-on pedigree. I’ve been playing them on Radio 1 but – you know what? – f*** pedigree, they’re an amazing band and they’re going to take you somewhere else musically..."

While the good people at American Label Burning Sky Records have been spreading the Word of The Wolf

UK superband The Wolfmen’s amazing cover of Brian Eno’s 1973 glam classic “Needles In The Camel’s Eye” is going to appear on our upcoming release Take Refuge In Pleasure: The Songs of Roxy Music Revisited as one of our “Roxy Progeny Revisited” Bonus Tracks. It is a fabulous cover of a fabulous song.

The Wolfmen have also created a stellar video to go with the song - Identifying the references you may recognize is fun in and of itself, and the whole effect is really rather staggering. You have to check it out!



And if you happen to be one of our inter-continental readers based in South America Modernity Killed Every Night is now available in your corner of the 'globo'

Spots Before Your Ears

Have you checked out the wonderful world of Spotify yet? The super-speedy online jukebox?

If you have - did you know The Wolfmen are on there?

If you haven't - what are you waiting for, get on over and get listening!

www.spotify.com

Re-make/Re-visit

If you're a Bocca browser you'll probably know by now that Roxy Music (and related artists) are regulars on The Wolfmen's personal playlists. But you may be surprised to learn that The Wolfies will be contributing to a Roxy Music covers project compiled by the good people of Burning Sky Records titled

Take Refuge In Pleasure: The Songs of Roxy Music Revisited

A release that will be available as an 'edition of two'. A fifteen track one-disc release or 3-disc Special “Deluxe & Delightful” Limited Edition box set.

What's the tracklisting and who's on the guest list you ask? Well all is revealed tonight as the running order for the one disc'er is announced, and The Wolfies tune added to the player right here at the official ...

Songs of Roxy Music Revisited - myspace page

And while you're on the buzz-about, why not check out friend of the Bocca-blog Elektra Luxx who's been whispering lovely things about The Wolfmen for some while now..

Snapping At The Wolfmen

Some exclusive new shots of The Wolfmen at work were taken by Mark B recently while the band were warming up for the Sinead sessions. We thought you may enjoy the first peep at a fistful here...