Jackie Is It My Birthday - Released On Vinyl And CD Today!

Possibly, in recent weeks, you've heard Jackie, Is It My Birthday? during repeat plays on a cross-section of BBC Radio formats : regional shows, 6 Music or perhaps Radio 2 - where last Saturday Dermot O Leary (also of Big Brother and X Factor fame) give Jackie a good plugging, describing the combined line up Chris Constantinou, Sinead O'Connor, Marco Pirroni and Courtney Taylor-Taylor as "a dream team" and "the Harlem Globe Trotters of the music scene"..

Now, from today Jackie is yours to have and to hold as the single is released on hard-copy formats - vinyl and CD, both are available from Cargo Records..

Jackie, Is It My Birthday? - CD single

Jackie, Is It My Birthday? - 7" single

Or a digital download is available via iTunes..

And while your clicking around and about on the net, and if you're a Facebooker - why not come on over and join the The Wolfmen's offical Facebook page simpy click on the Wolf-widget at the top right of this page..

Plectrum Analyzer

There's a triple-whammy of Wolfmen goodies grabbable over at our favourite new webzine (and bi-monthly magazine) Plectrum - The Cultural Pick

Plectrum is both a website and hard-copy magazine keeping a contemporary eye on all areas of the arts - fashion, film, music, books and performance. A kaleidoscopic mix where Beatle Boots and Biba, Nigel Weymouth and The Wolfmen appear on the pop-culture playlist. So what was Plectrum's take on Jackie ?

'Surreal, transcendent, glamorous pop'

Is just one line from possibly the review of the year. It's a must-read and is viewable right here.

And, as a Bocca bonus, check out Plectrum's Guy Sangster Adams in-depth interview with Wolf-meisters Marco and Chris. A pitch perfect contextulisation, threading together and time-lining Ants history, Wolfmen formation and current collaborators and projects.

You can dig in here, and watch the video interview via the Plectrum Broadcast Player

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

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..

Jackie's Got Six Appeal

Jackie, Is It My Birthday? has been spun up on BBC 6 music again, this time on girl-about-the-arts Lauren Laverne's Saturday show. So what does the lovely Lauren think of Jackie? She "loves it" apparently - describing Jackie as "amazing", "cracking" and also seems heavily impressed with rocking roll call featured on the single - Courtney Taylor-Taylor, Sinéad O'Connor, and of course Marco and Chris.

But don't just take our word for it - tune in here at 53.24 to experience the full feature..

You can grab Jackie, Is It My Birthday? via iTunes by clicking on the pic below...