Wildhearts – Scarborough Castle Gig
By Kris | July 21, 2005
The Wildhearts will play a special all-day gig at Scarborough Castle on 17th September, featuring the classic line-up of Ginger, CJ, Danny and Ritch. The show will be filmed for a DVD and will be a historical event for any fans of The Wildhearts, past or present. The line-up also includes Terrorvision, with many more names to be added between now and the day. “The bands we are approaching are all favourites of the fans,” promises Ginger, “so the day will be the last word in entertainment. Trust us, this will be worth attending.
Word From The Wild West
By Ginger | June 15, 2005
Recording at Willie Nelson’s Studio, June 2005 · Words by Ginger
Texas. How can anyone not love this place? There’s a little sticker in Willie’s studio (among the tons of pictures of Willie and his favourite people/things adorning the walls) that says “there’s a little bit of everything in Texas”. Behind the bar at Elmo’s there’s a quote from some famous female poet that goes “I found myself in Texas and now I’ll never be lost again”. Both statements are about a place that you would have to wholeheartedly agree with if you were there. I have fallen in love geographically for the first time in my life. Ever wondered why people travel the world? It’s probably because they haven’t found a home, and until one finds them, they would rather go looking than procrastinate. It is the way of spiritual evolution for the ultra-curious soul. In a worst case scenario, people with high expectations and super human output run the risk of disappointment so huge that it threatens the very fabric of their mental safety. It is also a gamble where the dividends reward the punter with a panoramic understanding of the politics of mankind, and equally important, a truer picture of oneself.
I love Texas. Read More »
Studio report / acoustic tour dates
By Kris | June 13, 2005
We’ve got another studio report from Ginger along with another new song for you to feast your ears on at the MySpace site.
Don’t forget the forthcoming acoustic tour:
Jun 17 Rugely Red Rose (support Jackdaw4, Plan A)
Jun 18 Glasgow Barfly
Jun 19 Newcastle Archer (support Jackdaw4)
Jun 20 Wrexham Talbot
Jun 21 Manchester Dry Bar
Jun 22 Leeds Josephs Well (support Jackdaw4)
Jun 23 Liverpool Barfly (support Jackdaw4)
Jun 24 London Barfly (support Jackdaw4, The Hitchers)
Jun 25 London Barfly (support Jackdaw4, The Hitchers)
Jun 27 Southampton Joiners (support Jackdaw4)
Jun 28 Plymouth Phoenix (support Jackdaw4)
Jun 29 St Albans Horn (support Jackdaw4)
Jun 30 Wolves Civic (support Jackdaw4)
Jul 01 Hull Adelphi
Jul 02 Nottingham Rock City
Jul 03 Newport TJs (support Jackdaw4)
And finally, we’ve got some news from Org Records about Jon Poole’s new band ‘The Goddamn Whores’:
The debut single from THE GOD DAMN WHORES is officially released on June 27th,as part 27 of the ORG-AN-ISED SINGLES SERIES by us here at ORG RECORDS. The four track CD single will be on the streets from JUNE 27th (no no, not one of those download things, this is a proper CD single). There’s a My Space page so if you’re on there My Space go link and tell others, if not then you can till go listen/see/taste – and a Tribe.Net group just went up for those who want to talk about anything vaguely Whores released. Further. Don’t tell anyone I said this but it sounds like CARDIHEARTS or maybe WILDIACS to me. Jon says it sounds like the New York Dolls meets XTC…..
The My Space page has the lead track from the single loaded on to it for you to hear – http://www.myspace.com/thegoddamnwhores
Studio Report
By Kris | May 29, 2005
Ginger has been recording at Willie Nelson’s studio; check out his studio report and new song in the features section.
Additionally, we’re hearing that Willie Dowling’s band Jackdaw4 will be supporting Ginger on the acoustic tour in June – check the gigs page for dates and further details
In the Lonestar State of the Stars and Bars
By Ginger | May 15, 2005
Recording at Willie Nelson’s Studio, May 2005 · Words by Ginger
From LA to Texas in a dramatic flare up of events (as detailed in the recent Ginger Says – Ed), recording began at the home of a living legend, Willie Nelson’s studio in Austin, Texas.
Willie has been a hero of mine since forever and I am so honoured to be recording in this wonderful place, complete with incredible scenery and the ghost of Country, Rock n Roll and maverick spirit embedded in the very walls of the wooden studio. Read More »
Clam Abuse – rerelease
By Kris | May 11, 2005
For all those who missed out on the unhinged bedlam first time around, the Clam Abuse album ‘Stop Thinking’ is re-released on Monday 16th May and will be available from all the usual suspects online and on the high street, including Amazon, HMV and Townsend Records
The tracklist is as follows:
1. Sing Like A Girl
2. I Think I Love You
3. Message To Geri
4. Unlucky In Love
5. .com Together
6. Falling In Bed With You Again
7. Sunday Driving On A Thursday Afternoon
8. For That Girl Everything Is Groovy
9. Barney Sings The Blues
10. She’s So Taboo
11. There’s Always Someone More Fucked Up Than You
Bonus Tracks:
12. I Think I Love You (remix)
13. Message To Geri (remix)
14. She’s So Taboo (remix)
Acoustic tour – Summer 2005
By Kris | May 11, 2005
Ginger is on the road for a UK acoustic tour in June and July. These are the dates that have been announced and we’re told there are more on the way:
June
Fri 17 – Rugeley Rose
Sat 18 – Glasgow Barfly
Sun 19 – Newcastle Archer
Mon 20 – Wrexham Talbot
Tue 21 – Manchester Dry Bar
Wed 22 – Leeds Joseph’s Well
Thu 23 – Liverpool Barfly
Fri 24 – London Barfly
Sat 25 – London Barfly
Mon 27 – Southampton Joiners
Tue 28 – Plymouth Phoenix
Wed 29 – St Albans Horn
Thu 30 – Wolves Civic
July
Fri 1 – Hull Adelphi
Sat 2 – Nottingham Rock City
Silver Ginger 5 – Black Leather Mojo – rerelease
By Kris | March 23, 2005
The Silver Ginger 5 album, Black Leather Mojo is re-released next week (28th March). The Santuary Records Ecard featuring the artwork and soundclips is now available at: HMV, Amazon and Townsend Records
Wildhearts Merchandise
By Kris | March 13, 2005
Well it has been promised for some time – and to be honest has taken a bit longer than we anticipated – but finally we are proud to finally announce that you can buy Wildhearts Merchandising through the official website at www.thewildhearts.com.
It is early days for us so please be gentle, we have just a few items up online for now and it’s new water for us; we hope if it proves successful to start adding new lines very soon, so the only way for that to happen is to get shopping!
Note some items are quite rare and on sale for the first time to people outside of the US (including children’s shirts) so get in there quick! We also hope to bring you some of the more difficult to obtain Ginger releases real soon so please keep popping back for updates!
Please note we only accept payment through PayPal – this is above everything so we can safely and securely handle your transactions – note however that you don’t need a PayPal account to shop with us as they’ve recently started accepting payments without registration, protecting your privacy further.
If you have any issues you can contact the shop directly through its own dedicated email address – either use the contact form on the site or mail direct to merchandising@thewildhearts.com.
Silver Ginger 5 – Black Leather Mojo – rerelease
By Kris | March 9, 2005
The fantastic Silver Ginger 5 album – Black Leather Mojo – is to be re-released this month by Sanctuary Records.
The 2CD set features all the tracks from the original Japanese release, twinned with the bonus disc featuring live tracks and demos from the limited UK edition. The album is scheduled for release 28th March.
The full tracklisting is as follows:
CD1:
Sonic Shake
Divine Imperfection
Anyway But Maybe
Girls Are Better Than Boys
Brain Sugar
(Whatever Happened To) Rock ‘N’ Roll Girls
The Monkey Zoo
Too Many Hippies (In The Garden Of Love)
Inside Out
I Wanna Be New
Church Of The Broken Hearted
Take It All, Why Don’tcha
Doggin’
To Love Somebody
CD2:
I Wanna Be New
Divine Imperfection
Motorvate
Star / Groovus Maximus
He’s A Whore
Inglorious
Too Many Hippies (In The Garden Of Love)
Medley (Acoustic)
Love U ‘Til I Don’t
Don’t Worry ‘Bout Me
I Wanna Go Where The People Go (Acoustic)
Greetings From Shitsville (Acoustic)
Walk Like A Motherfucker (Demo)
More Is The Law (Demo)
Last Bastard In Heaven (Demo)