Tooty Fluty - July 20 Limited Edition Mix

It's buoyant, bouncy and springs along with the swing of a summer breeze. What are you creaking on about - they chorused.

Chris Constantinou's limited edition mix of July 20 of course!

The Wolfmen - July 20 (CC's Canned Heat Summer Flute Mix)



If you were lucky enough to be at the Dandy Warhol's recent London date, you'd have seen Chris appearing as a special wolf-guest adding some fluty toots to the Dandy's boho-beats on Lou Weed.

Don't forget wolf cubs the original July 20 is buyable right here at iTunes

July 20 the New Single is Out Now

Its a triple whammy of treats on the Bocca blog today - celebrating the release and red carpet arrival of minty new single July 20 - coming at you in a fistful of five mixes. So what's on the menu?

An exclusive interview The Dandy Warhols Courtney Taylor-Taylor
who has post produced and mixed The Wolfmen's new Album ' Married to The Eiffel Tower '

Two mixes by Courtney of July 20 one he did with Jacob Portrait and the other with Jeremy Sherrer.

A preview of the follow up single ' Cat Green Eyes ' .

Bocca Di Lupo speaks to Courtney Taylor-Taylor

What vibe were after with the July 20 remixes - one with Jacob and the other with Jeremy - were there any influences or source material you used for reference?
With Jake we referenced "Never Met a Girl Like You Before" by that cat from Orange Juice. With Jeremy we referenced that Stranglers tune with the harpsichord (Golden Brown) that got so big again a few years back. Ultimately though, once ya get into a mix it doesn't really help listening to anything else. We only listen for fun at the beginning. Once you start a mix in earnest you're on your own.

Will you be producing/remixing any other Wolfmen tunes
Oh I'm sure I probably will. They know they can count on me and my guys to churn out cool stuff and since I don't have to pay for studio time at the Odditorium it saves them a lot of heartache as well as money.

July 20 is a birthday shared by you and Chris - are you typical Cancerians
Yeah I think we are. I know that I am fer sure. Very homebody. I'm obsessive about my interiors and they are not only spectacular but ergonomically borderline genius. They have to be, what with me having such a low tolerance for wasted time/space/energy. Another cliché' is being hard, cold and business-like on the outside but a Mr. Snugglycuddlyman on the inside. That pretty much describes my days to a T.

What’s been your wildest or most memorable birthday
Oh I really think that more amazing than all the sex drugs rock n roll birthdays that I can't quite remember was the fifty foot slip-n-slide on the hill behind my house for my birthday last year. All the booze and chemicals and partying in the world, all the drunk driving and sad lonely endings only happened because there wasn't a fifty footer in the back yard.

Are there any plans for a Dandy Wolfmen team-up? What cover would you use as an ice-breaker at a both band-jam
An icebreaker jam has to just sort of "happen" but if I were to script it into the
movie I'd have it be "Suffragette City"(sp) or "Bela Lugosi's Dead".

Have you managed to see any gems from Marco's legendary guitar collection.
Nope. Not seen Marco's guitars.

A big thank you is due to Courtney and Jo Ryan for making this interview happen

July 20 The Birthday Mix (Courtney-Taylor-Taylor & Jeremy Sherrer)

You can buy all five mixes of July 20 over at The Wolfmen's iTunes store - right here

Cat Green Eyes - due soon

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

The Wolfmen's World Cup Anthem.

Getting into the whirl of World Cup mania, did you know The Wolfmen field a selection of international players - Italian, Greek, Austration and American are all represented in the group lineup.

And how about this Wolfmen walloper for the 2014 World Cup anthem? If you fancy a grabbing a copy you'll find Room 103 on the B-side of Wak That Bass

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

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?

Don Letts Digs The Wolfmen

Old punks don't die - they just get cooler. Take John Cale, the New York Dolls or Don Letts, legendary author, film-maker, musician, DJ and now resident of BBC Six Music with his own Saturday night shindig - Culture Clash Radio

Let's make this clear Don Letts has pedigree. Originally, resident DJ at the infamous hangout 'The Roxy' where he turned punky young raggamuffins onto reggae and roots rockers. The former writing partner of Mick Jones in Big Audio Dynamite - knows how to turn a tune and maintains a refined ear for what rocks, rolls and rumbles.

So what made Don's most recent Culture Clash crate-digging playlist? A previously unheard cut from The Wolfmen titled July 20, a track taken from the upcoming album Married To The Eiffel Tower.

Believe us - July 20 is a scorcher of a summer sounding rock-pop nugget. Like the Velvet Underground bootleg remixed with the Beach Boys to make a space age sci-fi surf tune.

Turn on, tune in and bliss out here - July 20 is at 23:39

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...

With The Radio On

New music from The Wolfmen continues to pick up plays from all around the airwaves.

Further to the new single Jackie Is It My Birthday? being playlisted on the Bob Fisher (BBC Tees), Gary Crowly (BBC London) and Gideon Coe (BBC 6 Music) shows. The soon-to-be released second single Cat Green Eyes made an appearance during David Quantick's recent spell filling in for Liz Kershaw on (BBC 6 Music) - during an interview with Marco and Chris on BBC 6 Music..

Whereas Jackie is an almost other-worldy duet - Cat Green Eyes is a slinking, walloping wall of sound that swishes, stomps and stamps like a champ, heavy with the hooks and harmonies of top quality pop. Imagine Slade going toe-to-toe with The Supremes in whirling swirl of feedback and flutes and you're getting close. Cat Green Eyes should be scheduled for an October release (production and remixing allowing) - however speed your way to the BBC iPlayer, and a preview play is available here until this coming Saturday - You'll find the interview starting at 1 hour 37 mins.

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...

A Basketful Of Goodies

If you were quick enough last Christmas, you may just have managed to catch the strictly limited freebie download of Nothing To Say To You - hidden Easter Egg style on The Wolfmens website.

So as another seasonal celebration rolls around, we thought it may be an appropriate time offer up a fistful of tasty treats - perhaps other alt.mixes of 'Nothing' - like....

Nothing To Say To You (Chris Hughes Mix)



Nothing To Say To You (U2 Version)



Nothing To Say To You (Alan Moulder Mix)



Nothing To Say To You (Alt Musters Mix)

Wak This Space

One month from today 23rd March - sees the release of The Wolfmen's walloping new single Wak This Bass. It's the first release of 2009, and the favoured place to get your paws on the good stuff is....

The Wolfmen's online shop...

Wak This Bass is available as a Digital Download, CD single or 7" vinyl. Double A-sided with Cecilie, all formats are backed with two new tunes Lola and Room 103 (a track packed with a chorus catchier than bird flu). You may possibly have caught a sneaky peek of 103, during it's early doors appearance soundtracking this Heineken Ad'...



But the question is do The Wolfmen have anyone in mind, that needs a 'Wakking' ?

Chris...
The lyrics were inspired by some bullish bossy type who was driving me f***ing mad !! Ha ha ha - I love the vibe of this one - and it's so good to play live. The harp solo - was inspired by'Groovin' With Mr. Bloe' . We recorded this live at Raezor and Steve Musters mixed it, with some great drumming by swizzy.

And if you haven't heard Wak That Bass - you can taste test a minute and a bit below..

Wolf-Fact:The cover of Wak is lifted from the April 1980 edition of New Statesmen, starring Wolfman Chris

Hot Dogging

There's a line spoken by Eno on his debut album - 'Oh cheeky, cheeky - oh naughty, sneaky' - that could almost be a thumbnail summary for one steamy scene appearing in a new brand new, Brit-flick - 'Dogging:A Love Story' - that's hitting UK cinemas this spring

So why are we previewing this romping 'n' rolling snippet of cinematic action on the Bocca Blog? Because Director Simon Ellis, has chosen to soundtrack this moment of 'in car entertainment' with The Wolfmen's cover of Eno's 'Needles In The Camel's Eye'

But, be warned sensitive bloggers and browsers, it is slightly lively, so best be discreet when having a peep or two...

Radio Wolfmen

It's all sounding wolfishly good over at NME Radio...

As well as Cecilie being the subject of some heavy rotation on the NME's Skins Radio (a tie in with the super-trendy C4 programme), this coming Thursday (5th of Feb) sees The Wolfmen appearing on Neil Cole's show (from 11:30 am UK time) for a live interview, which you can catch by redirecting your dials right here...

But for now, let's have another listen to the tune that's getting all the good reports - well, an alt.non-album-version, mixed by Steve Musters and taken from the Limited Edition EP..

Cecilie



Or perhaps a peep at the Hills/Richards Edit of the video