Cosmic Egg In Stores Now!

Legendary rock guitarist Slash recently joined Aussie rock quartet Wolfmother on stage in front of a sold-out crowd at Los Angeles' Wiltern Theater for an epic rendition of "By The Sword".

The track, which came together as a collaboration between Slash and Wolfmother front man Andrew Stockdale, will be featured on Slash's forthcoming solo album.

In a fan captured video both the band and crowd rock out while Slash gives the audience a flawless guitar solo.

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Wolfmother's latest album, Cosmic Egg, is available for purchase on iTunes and in stores everywhere.

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Starting Monday, October 5, 2009, Aussie Rockers Wolfmother will be featured as the house band on Fuel.Tv’s “Daily Habit” for a full week.

The band will perform songs from Cosmic Egg, including “New Moon Rising”. In addition, one lucky fan who tunes in will win the Gibson guitar used by lead singer/guitarist Andrew Stockdale throughout the week-long stint.

Enjoy a preview of “New Moon Rising”

The band will also head on tour this fall, dates are below. For all ticket links, pre-sale information and up to the minute news on everything Wolfmother visit www.Wolfmother.com.

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Wolfmother 2009 tour dates:

(Dates and information subject to change.)

October 2009

29 - House of Blues - Dallas, TX
30 - Stubbs - Austin, TX
31 - Voodoo Festival - New Orleans, LA

November 2009

2 - Tabernacle - Atlanta, GA
3 - The Fillmore - Charlotte, NC
4 - 9:30 Club - Washington, D.C.
6 - Electric Factory - Philadelphia, PA
7 - House of Blues - Boston, MA
8 - Terminal 5 - New York, NY
11 - Kool Haus - Toronto, ONT
12 - Clutch Cargo - Pontiac, MI
13 - Riviera Theater - Chicago, IL
14 - State Theater - Minneapolis, MN
16 - Ogden Theater - Denver, CO
17 - The Depot - Salt Lake City, UT
19 - Roseland Theater - Portland, OR
20 - Paramount Theatre - Seattle, WA
21 - Queen Elizabeth Theater - Vancouver
23 - Fox Theater - Oakland, CA
24 - The Wiltern Theater - Los Angeles, CA

Series of behind the scenes videos:

Watch The Cosmic Egg – Episode 1:

The Cosmic Egg- Episode 2
The Cosmic Egg- Episode 3
The Cosmic Egg- Episode 4

Artist: Wolfmother
Release: Cosmic Egg
Label: Interscope
Release Date: October 27th

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Neil Young
No Doubt
Jimmy Buffett (Saturday Only)
Chris Martin of Coldplay
Adam Sandler (Sunday Only)
Sheryl Crow
Fleet Foxes
Monsters of Folk
(with Conor Oberst, Yim Yames, M. Ward and Mike Mogis)
Wolfmother
Gavin Rossdale

Saturday, October 24, 2009 - 5:00pm
Sunday, October 25, 2009 - 2:00pm
Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View, California

Tickets went on sale Sunday, September 20 at 10:00 a.m.

The lineup for the 23rd annual Bridge School Benefit concerts was unveiled, bringing another star-studded lineup to Shoreline Amphitheatre including acoustic performances by Neil Young, No Doubt, Jimmy Buffett (performing Saturday only), Chris Martin of Coldplay, Adam Sandler (performing Sunday only), Sheryl Crow, Fleet Foxes, Monsters of Folk (featuring Conor Oberst, Yim Yames, M. Ward and Mike Mogis), Wolfmother and Gavin Rossdale.

These iconic annual concerts hosted by Neil and Pegi Young benefit The Bridge School, a program for the communicative and educational development of children with severe speech and physical impairments.

Tickets for the 23rd Annual Bridge School Benefit Concerts went on sale Sunday, September 20th at 10am at Livenation.com or charge by phone at (877) 598-6659.

Tickets may be purchased at the Shoreline Amphitheatre Box Office between 10am to 2pm on Sundays with no service charge. Advance tickets are $150.00 and $75.00 for reserved seating and $39.50 for general admission plus applicable service charges. Four packs of general admission tickets may be purchased for $99.00. There is a 4 ticket limit for reserved seats and 8 ticket total purchase limit for these shows.

There are a limited number of lower level reserved seats available via auction at Livenation.com beginning September 20th at 10am. Proceeds from these auction tickets will benefit the Bridge School.

2009 Annual Bridge School Benefit Lineup:

Past performers at the Bridge School Benefit concerts have included Paul McCartney, Metallica, Nine Inch Nails, Pearl Jam, Phish, Thom Yorke, Elton John, Bruce Springsteen, Foo Fighters, Green Day, Dashboard Confessional, Death Cab For Cutie, Wilco, Beck, David Bowie, Bonnie Raitt and dozens more.

Vapor Records' Jets Overhead will also be on the bill.

Here's an acoustic version of "Heading For Nowhere" by Jets Overhead recorded at XM Live at The Verge:

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For more information, go to:

The Bridge School Official Website

Fans to get an early earful of new songs during six Killer North American Dates

New album, 'Cosmic Egg', coming October 13th

Wolfmother is back with sharpened chops, and the band will preview new material on the road this summer, including a run of shows with The Killers.

The Sydney, Australia, rockers have joined on as the main support for six shows in the Northeastern U.S. and Canada, where they'll unveil the songs they've spent months recording in L.A.

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Tickets are now on sale for the following dates

August/September 2009 tour dates:

(Dates and information subject to change.)

Mon-Aug-31 Columbia, MD Merriweather Post Pavilion
Tue-Sep-01 Wantagh, NY Jones Beach
Wed-Sep-02 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
Fri-Sep-04 Boston, MA TD Banknorth Garden
Sat-Sep-05 Montreal, QC Quai Jacques Cartier
Sun-Sep-06 Toronto, ON Molson Amphitheater

Fans in L.A. can experience the whole album set to mind-blowing visuals on July 27th at the Laserium Cyber Theater at the historic Vine Theater in Hollywood. Wolfmother also plays August 22nd at KROQ's Epicenter '09 festival at the Fairplex at Pomona in California.

The Grammy-winning four-piece recently dropped teaser track "Back Round" on iTunes, MySpace.com/wolfmother and wolfmother.com. And the foot-stomping, fuzz-drenched song will soon challenge players of Activision's Guitar Hero 5.

Wolfmother is also opening for AC/DC on its "Black Ice Tour," beginning in February 2010.

The down-under tour, featuring two groups of Sydney's finest sons, sold out faster than any in the Australia's history.

Led by hirsute shredder Andrew Stockdale, the band cooked 'Cosmic Egg' for three years, taking time to lock in a permanent lineup and build on the self-titled album that gave the world the insta-classic track "Woman."

They recorded over the course of two months with heralded UK producer Alan Moulder (Smashing Pumpkins, The Killers, My Bloody Valentine). His sweeping and storied career as an iconic record-maker coupled with Wolfmother's immortal song craft add up to nothing short of a rip in the time-space continuum. But each one of these face-melting tunes was written to be played live and loud.

Wolfmother plans to headline a U.S. tour after the album's release later this year.

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The Australian Music Prize (The Amp) returns in 2008 to encourage, reward and promote Australian music of excellence.

Now in its fourth year, The Amp is calling for all Australian artists across every musical genre to submit original album-length works (released in 2008) to go into the running to win the cash prize, which this year has increased to $30,000.

Prize Director of The Amp 2008, Tracey Grimson, says: "The Amp is thrilled to offer an increased cash prize to its winner this year, thanks to the ongoing support of one of our principal partners, PPCA. PPCA has been with us since the word go. It's a happy marriage and we're grateful for their continued support."

Stephen Peach, Chief Executive of PPCA, says all Australian artists can benefit by becoming a PPCA member: "PPCA collects licence fees from commercial users of recorded music like radio, TV, retail stores, bars and nightclubs. We then distribute the net income we've collected direct to registered Australian artists and to their record labels." He adds that PPCA, which is a non-profit organisation, shares The Amp's commitment to the promotion of Australian recordings: "We're delighted to be continuing our partnership with The Amp in 2008."

Last year's winner of the Australian Music Prize was The Mess Hall, awarded the esteemed prize for the album 'Devils Elbow'. The prize money has been a "blessing", according to the band. "We've used the bulk of it on touring and we've also gotten ourselves a permanent space where we can record and rehearse," says the band's drummer Cec Condon. "It's enabled us to have a bit of financial breathing space before we start the recording process again." But The Amp is not only about the prize money.

In the short years since its birth, The Amp has become Australia's most prestigious music award, renowned for its objectivity and its integrity. Like the UK's Mercury Music Prize, The Amp is intended to encourage excellence and to attract the broadest spectrum of entrants.

"Every Australian artist who released an original album in 2008 should enter the Australian Music Prize," says Tracey Grimson. "The judging panel is comprised of some of the best sets of ears in the country - whether artists, music media or retailers. These judges are huge music fans who are open to listening to every style of music. And they're unbiased in their approach to judging the award."

The winner and finalists (known as the Shortlist) will share in widespread media and retail exposure thanks to their association with The Amp 2008. And along with the Australian Music Prize itself, The Amp also awards an encouragement prize (supported by Red Bull), as well as including a public vote component.

More details of the Red Bull Prize will be announced very soon, along with a couple of exciting developments which will make The Amp 2008 the biggest and best yet. Artists intending to enter should note there is an early bird entry fee of only $55 applicable from 1st to 31st October. Entries received after that date will attract a $95 fee. Final entries close on 21st November 2008, no exceptions.

To enter (from 1st October, 2008), go to:

Australian Music Prize Official Website

2005 SHORTLIST:

Ben Lee - Awake Is The New Sleep
Devastations - Coal
The Drones - Wait Long By the River And The Bodies Of Your Enemies Will Float By
The Go-Betweens - Oceans Apart
The Mess Hall - Notes From A Ceiling
Tex, Don And Charlie - All Is Forgiven
TZU - Smiling At Strangers
Wolfmother - Wolfmother

2005 WINNER

The Drones - Wait Long By the River And The Bodies Of Your Enemies Will Float By

2006 SHORTLIST

Augie March - Moo, You Bloody Choir
Bob Evans - Suburban Songbook
The Drones - Gala Mill
Gotye - Hearts A Mess
The Grates - Gravity Won't Get You High
Howling Bells - Howling Bells
Jackie Marshall - Fight 'n' Flight
Lisa Gerrard - The Silver Tree
Sarah Blasko - What The Sea Wants, The Sea Will Have

2006 WINNER

Augie March - Moo, You Bloody Choir

2007 SHORTLIST

Architecture In Helsinki - Places Like This
Bluejuice - Problems
Dardanelles - Mirror Mirror
Devastations - Yes, U
Lisa Miller - Morning In The Bowl Of Night
The Mess Hall - Devils Elbow
Midnight Juggernauts - Dystopia
New Buffalo - Somewhere, Anywhere
Perry Keyes - Last Ghost Train Home
Urthboy - The Signal

2007 WINNER

The Mess Hall - Devils Elbow

Cage The Elephant (average age of 20) are a five piece from Bowling Green, Kentucky who are set to win hearts and minds in the UK in 2008 as they bring their incendiary live show back to the UK.

Like Beck's anti-hero anthem "Loser", Cage The Elephant's first single "In One Ear" is a tounge-in cheek riposte to any possible doubters: "They say the devil is my pal / I do a lot of drugs / The crowd will only like me if they're really f*@k!ing drunk". Ushered in by a bass line of Herclean proportions, it soon becomes apparent Cage The Elephant don't just want to rock hard, they want to make people dance.

Onstage fights and broken amps being hurled into the audience are just some of the elements likely to occur at a Cage the Elephant show. Most importantly, the staple of all of their live performances is brilliant rock 'n' roll music: as thrillingly aggressive as the Stooges and as anthemic and raw as the Kings of Leon's first LP, coupled with the groove of Rage Against The Machine, this is a band that will remind you why you fell in love with rock 'n' roll.

Led by brothers Matt and Brad Shultz, the band create a real sense of drama, tension and heart-in-mouth thrills with their onstage love-hate relationship. A recent show saw lead singer Matt compliment his brother by launching him across the stage, face first, into the front row barrier: Brad returned the favour with an equally affectionate gobful of spit to his brother's face.

The band are one of the buzz acts in the US going into 2008. This is off the back of their explosive performance at Lollapalooza last summer and some riotous gigs during main tour supports with Queens of the Stone Age and Wolfmother. On the QotSA North American tour last year, Cage won over many of the Queens' fans and struck up a strong rapport with the band during their time together on the road.

Cage The Elephant then came across the pond to support Foals, The Ravonettes and Wombats on their respective UK Autumn / Winter tours. Some legendary nights were had and friendships struck as Cage proceeded to tear up venues and win many new friends up and down the country.

Lock up your daughters: Cage The Elephant are coming to town...

Upcoming show: NME Show with 9 Black Alps - Koko, Camden, London - Friday 8th February, London

More UK live dates to be announced shortly.

Their proper first single "In One Ear" is set for release March 10th, 2008 on Relentless / DSP. Format: CD single / 7" vinyl / digital download (download release: March 2nd).

"Who needs indie whimsy when you've got scorched-earth desert punk as venomous as this?" - NME

Cage The Elephant are: Matt Shultz - Vocals; Brad Shultz - Guitar; Jared Champion - Drums & Percussion; Daniel Tichenor - Bass/Vocals; Lincoln Parish - Lead Guitar

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The Live Earth Australia concert will also include live performances by acts Crowded House, Jack Johnson, Wolfmother, John Butler Trio, Eskimo Joe, Sneaky Sound System, Paul Kelly, Ghostwriters, Blue King Brown and Toni Collette and The Finish.

Based in Melbourne, Australia, Missy Higgins has had great success in her home country with both her debut album, The Sound of White and her second and most recent album, On a Clear Night released in April 2007. With Missy's upcoming appearance at Live Earth this will certainly help to introduce her and her music to more fans from around the world.

Watch Missy Higgins "Steer" video

By: Jenny May

So far the bands scheduled to play at the Australian Live Earth Concert, set to take place at Aussie Stadium in Sydney include: Crowded House, Jack Johnson, Wolfmother, John Butler Trio, Missy Higgins, Eskimo Joe, Sneaky Sound System, Paul Kelly, Ghostwriters, Blue King Brown and Toni Collette and The Finish. The Live Earth worldwide concert event is on 7/7/07.

Tickets for Live Earth Australia go on sale in Australia Friday May 18, 2007 at 9.00 a.m. AEST at: www.ticketek.com.

Other Live Earth concerts are being held in Tokyo, Shanghai, Johannesburg, Wembley Stadium in London and Rio de Janeiro before concluding at Giants Stadium in New Jersey.

For more information go to the Live Earth Official Website.

A few of my favorite bands of the year are playing which include: Franz Ferdinand, Guillemots, Muse, Dirty Pretty Things, (Wolfmother - one to watch) The Raconteurs and Goldie Lookin' Chain (Dave loves them). There are a few bands on the line up that I haven't heard yet and I'm sure I'm not the only one which means that this festival will give many people the opportunity to introduce themselves to a lot of most likely good music with all the different stages and bands throughout the weekend. Here is the line up as listed on the official Carling Weekend: Reading and Leeds Festivals' website:

FRIDAY 25TH - READING / SATURDAY 26TH - LEEDS

MAIN STAGE
Franz Ferdinand
Kaiser Chiefs
YEAH YEAH YEAHS
BELLE AND SEBASTIAN
FALL OUT BOY
THE SUBWAYS
PANIC! AT THE DISCO
DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL
FIGHTSTAR
TOWERS OF LONDON

RADIO 1 / NME STAGE

PRIMAL SCREAM
DIZZEE RASCAL
THE VINES
SECRET MACHINES
MYSTERY JETS
PEACHES
GOGOL BORDELLO
GUILLEMOTS
THE LONG BLONDES
FIELDS
DUELS
comperes/DJs
BETHAN ELFYN & THE VINYL VENDETTAS - READING
PHELUM O’NEILL - LEEDS

CARLING STAGE

BEDOUIN SOUNDCLASH
TWILIGHT SINGERS
EAGLES OF DEATH METAL
HOWLING BELLS
BROMHEADS JACKET
THE SUNSHINE UNDERGROUND
LITTLE MAN TATE
GET CAPE, WEAR CAPE, FLY
FIELD MUSIC
SCISSORS FOR LEFTY
PIGEON DETECTIVES
ZOX
MUMM RA

RADIO 1 LOCK UP STAGE

SICK OF IT ALL
THURSDAY
BODY COUNT featuring ICE-T
HUNDRED REASONS
BOUNCING SOULS
RISE AGAINST
BOYSETSFIRE
LIGHTYEAR
MUNICIPAL WASTE
SEND MORE PARAMEDICS
KING BLUES

COMEDY & CABARET STAGE

SATURDAY 26TH - READING / SUNDAY 27TH - LEEDS

MAIN STAGE

Muse
Arctic Monkeys
THE STREETS
FEEDER
DIRTY PRETTY THINGS
THE FUTUREHEADS
THE CRIBS
WOLFMOTHER
FLOGGING MOLLY
AIDEN

RADIO 1 / NME STAGE

THE RACONTEURS
COHEED AND CAMBRIA
JET
CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH
THE FALL
THE AUTOMATIC
BE YOUR OWN PET
MILBURN
PLAN B
GIANT DRAG
747s
BETHAN ELFYN & THE VINYL VENDETTAS - READING
PHELUM O’NEILL - LEEDS

CARLING STAGE

NOUVELLE VAGUE
THE FRATELLIS
TV ON THE RADIO
THE ORGAN
THE LIKE
THE SPINTO BAND
THE NOISETTES
GOODBOOKS
TILLY AND THE WALL
RUMBLE STRIPS
SERENA MANEESH
THE MACCABEES
THE MORNING AFTER GIRLS

RADIO 1 LOCK UP STAGE

REEL BIG FISH
ANTI FLAG
MILLENCOLIN
FLOGGING MOLLY
ALEXISONFIRE
HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS
AGAINST ME!
CAPDOWN
THE BLED
PARAMORE
CAPTAIN EVERYTHING!*
ADEQUATE SEVEN*

*please note: at the Leeds Site, Captain Everything will open the stage to be followed by Adequate Seven

COMEDY & CABARET STAGE

SUNDAY 27TH - READING / FRIDAY 25TH - LEEDS

MAIN STAGE

Pearl Jam
Placebo
MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE
SLAYER
BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE
LESS THAN JAKE
TAKING BACK SUNDAY
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE
MASTODON
plus more to be announced

RADIO 1 / NME STAGE

MAXIMO PARK
THE RAKES
THE KOOKS
BOY KILL BOY
BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE
GOLDIE LOOKIN' CHAIN
HOPE OF THE STATES
THE DRESDEN DOLLS
¡FORWARD, RUSSIA!
TAPES ‘N TAPES
METRIC
THE MARSHALS
BETHAN ELFYN & THE VINYL VENDETTAS - READING
PHELUM O’NEILL - LEEDS

CARLING STAGE

ANIMAL COLLECTIVE
HOT CHIP
LARRIKIN LOVE
THE KLAXONS
LETHAL BIZZLE
STATIK (DJ)
THE RESEARCH
GOOD SHOES
SEMIFINALISTS
YOU SAY PARTY! WE SAY DIE!
HUMANZI
SWITCHES
THE ON OFFS
KHARMA 45

THE DANCE STAGE

RADIO SOULWAX PRESENTS:
SOULWAX - NITE VERSIONS SET (live)
VITALIC (live)
GOOSE (live)
2 MANDY DJ’s
HEADMAN DJ Set (Reading only)
EROL ALKAN (Leeds only)

ALSO APPEARING:
COLDCUT
LADY SOVEREIGN
SWAY
SPANK ROCK
SHITDISCO
SUPERTHRILLER

DAVE BEER - DJ
(Leeds only - between early live sets)
READING DJs to be announced

COMEDY & CABARET STAGE

MANY MORE ACTS TO BE ANNOUNCED

For any changes and a much more detailed list of acts please refer to the Reading and Leeds Festival Official website.

By: Jenny May

After watching footage of T in the Park in Scotland over the weekend, Wolfmother was one of the truely stand out acts. How about, for all you rock fans, a band who can in one song alone, sound like Led Zeppelin, White Stripes, Jeff/Tim Buckley and Black Sabbath? No I'm not making this up.

Check out their myspace page if you don't believe me!

Wolfmother - Myspace

Wolfmother - Official Site

If you don't have time to click on one of the above links, here is a quick schedule of upcoming shows. Wolfmother is from Australia, btw.

Jul 13 2006 8:00P
Thebarton Theatre Adelaide
Jul 14 2006 8:00P
Thebarton Theatre Adelaide
Jul 15 2006 8:00P
Festival Hall Melbourne
Jul 16 2006 8:00P
Challenge Stadium Perth
Jul 20 2006 8:00P
Hordern Pavilion Sydney
Jul 21 2006 7:00P
Hordern Pavilion Sydney
Jul 22 2006 8:00P
The River Stage Brisbane
Jul 23 2006 8:00P
Splendour In The Grass Byron Bay
Jul 29 2006 8:00P
Fuji Rock Festival Niigata
Aug 3 2006 3:00P
92.3 K-Rock Presents Kuyahoga Cleveland (Cuyahoga Falls), OH
Aug 4 2006 8:00P
Street Scene Festival San Diego, CA
Aug 5 2006 8:00P
Lollapalooza Festival Chicago
Aug 12 2006 8:00P
107.7 The End's Endfest Auburn, WA
Aug 16 2006 8:00P
DeBaser Stockholm
Aug 18 2006 8:00P
Lowlands Festival Biddinghuizen
Aug 19 2006 8:00P
Highfield Festival Erfurt
Aug 20 2006 8:00P
Atomic Cafe Munich
Aug 22 2006 8:00P
Lido Berlin
Aug 23 2006 8:00P
Molotow Hamburg
Aug 25 2006 8:00P
Rock En Seine St Cloud
Aug 26 2006 8:00P
Reading Festival, Carling Weekend Reading UK
Aug 27 2006 8:00P
Leeds Festival Leeds
Aug 29 2006 8:00P
Arnhern Gelderdrome Arnhem,
Aug 30 2006 8:00P
Sporthallais Antwerp
Sep 9 2006 4:00P
McCarren Park Pool Brooklyn, NY
Nov 5 2006 8:00P
Glasgow Carling Academy Glasgow
Nov 6 2006 8:00P
Dublin Olympia Theatre Dublin
Nov 8 2006 8:00P
Leeds University Leeds
Nov 9 2006 8:00P
Manchester Academy Manchester
Nov 10 2006 8:00P
Birmingham Carling Academy Birmingham
Nov 12 2006 8:00P
Bristol Carling Academy Bristol
Nov 15 2006 8:00P
Brixton Carling Academy Brixton

(Dates could change, check official website for confirmed schedule!)

-Jenny May-