There's A New Sensation

It's no secret that The Wolfmen are lifelong fans of the uber-cool, endlessly influential Roxy Music - see here for Marco's Roxy related tale (he's even got a Phil Manzanera style Firebird stashed in the collection you know).

Typically Roxy rarely get the credit they deserve for their huge musical impact and influence - which stretches from proto-punks to eighties icons and Eno's work with Bowie and U2. But the balance is tipped in the correct direction with release of Take Refuge In Pleasure: The Songs of Roxy Music Revisited

Take Refuge In Pleasure collects together a catwalk quality set of cover versions from a rocking role call of acts and artists giving classic Roxy material a bespoke makeover and re-tailoring tunes to fit as slinkily as an Antony Price suit. Strutting and striding amongst the remake remodels you'll find The Wolfmen's heavy-level take of Eno's Needles In The Camel's Eye.

Brought to you by Burning Sky Records Take Refuge In Pleasure comes in two versions. The single disc release - or the 3-disc, strictly limited Deluxe & Delightful Edition!

You can get your well manicured hands on both versions here

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..

Through A Glass Darkly

Remember a couple of weeks back we gave you an early doors tip off about The Wolfmen's cover of a long lost Velvet's track..

Well - here for you ears and eyes are a couple of work-in-progress clips of 'I'm Not A Young Man Anymore' being recorded at the Wolf's Lair.

It comes in two flavours.....



Or

The Velvets Meet The Wolfmen Uptown

Marco's "Velvet Underground tribute band" set-up

Thursday and Friday of last week saw The wolfmen recording their version of one of the Velvet Underground's most obscure songs, 'I'm Not A Young Man Anymore',which was never officially recorded, and only appears on various bootlegs from the late 60s. It gave everyone an excuse to wear black Levi jackets and wraparound shades - and for Marco to stand in front of a 60s Fender amp with a Gretsch Country Gentleman and do loads of feedback for three hours. Just like Uncle Lou used to back in the day.

The surviving members of the Velvet underground are said to be "deeply honored" and can't believe that, their favorite band of all time, The Wolfmen are covering one of their little ditties, and are expecting to make trillions of dollars in publishing royalties off this one track. (We made that last bit up actually)