If you haven't heard about Wolfmother yet, then you really need to get out more. We here at LiquidGeneration have been gushing about them for the last month and we were thrilled when we actually had a chance to put them to the test with our weekly e-mail interview. It turns out that not only can they bring the Rock proper and correct, but they're also funny! Surely this band shall take over the planet and we, the followers, shall collectively be known as "The Pack."
The band just released their new EP, Dimensions, and will have their debut self-titled full-length out on May 2, 2006. They hit the road today for a US mini tour, so if they're in your town you would just be silly not to go check 'em out. Here are the dates:
2/10 - Seattle, WA - Chop Suey
2/11 - San Francisco, CA - Popscene
2/13 - Silverlake, CA - Spaceland
2/14 - Los Angeles, CA - Cinespace
2/16 - Chicago, IL - The Empty Bottle
2/17 - Toronto Ontario - Drake Hotel
2/19 - Brooklyn, NY - North Six
2/20 - New York City - Mercury Lounge
Listen to the title track while you check out the interview below: "Dimension" Windows Real
LIQUIDGENERATION: If you could fight any celebrity past or present who would it be and why? And the follow-up: If you could party with any celebrity past or present who would it be and why?
WOLFMOTHER: Mr. T, because he's the baddest dude in the world. My grandma bought me a full set of Mr. T jewellery when i was a kid, it was awesome, all the rings and necklaces. I would definitely party with Mr. T cause he is the baddest dude in the world.
Mr. T - The Toughest Man In The World.mp3 We know, it's almost too good to be true!
LG: Who’d you rather? Kylie or Dannii Minogue 
WOLFMOTHER: Poor Dannii, it must be hard living in her sisters shadow. She used to be on a show here called Young Talent Time and she was one of the biggest stars, I'll vote for her for old times sake. She would win in a fight for sure, I would get her to help me fight Mr. T cause I would definitely need it.
LG: What’s the worst band name you’ve ever heard? Bad because it’s trying too hard to be smart, bad because it doesn’t make sense or bad because it’s just annoying as sh*t.
WOLFMOTHER: Insane Clown Posse. I think they are trying to be sinister like Mr. Bungle or something but they don't have the intelligence or talent, they just look retarded.
LG: What’s the last record you bought borrowed or stole?
WOLFMOTHER: Boards Of Canada "The Campfire Headphase" - sweet album dude. First I borrowed it from a friend, then I stole it for myself but i felt guilty so I went back and bought a copy.
LG: You have a really “big sound” on your record, do you add a couple of members to the band when touring or do you play as a trio? And, if you play as a trio what are a couple tricks you can use to make your sound translate in a live setting?
WOLFMOTHER: It's just the three of us. The main trick is to plug the guitars and organ into the amps and turn it up nice and loud, and mic up the drums and hit them and yell into the microphone. Loud noises.
LG: You have had some success with your debut record and EPs in your home country and in the UK. Is it frustrating or kind of refreshing to come to the US and start from the bottom playing small clubs again?
WOLFMOTHER: We just love getting on stage and playing for people, we'll play anywhere really. As long as us and the audience are having fun its all good.
LG: We hear that people in Sydney like to get drunk, which is awesome because we here at LiquidGeneration also love to get drunk! Where would you take us and what might happen if we went out and got drunk together?
WOLFMOTHER: We prefer to stay at home and play monopoly and watch family feud and bake cakes and matchbox cars and stuff like that, you can come over if you like, unless you're drunk. One time Chris and Andrew stayed up till midnight!
LG: We have already heard Wolfmother being touted as the “next Darkness” or the “best band from Australia since Jet.” Do these generic and ultimately stupid comparisons start to bother you at any point? Or do you just try to ignore them?
WOLFMOTHER: We don't really pay much attention to those sort of things. People can say whatever they want really, I guess it's good that they are talking about us.
LG: How did you come up with the name for the band? We here at LG think it’s quite possibly one of the best (and most fitting for your music) band names of this millennium.
WOLFMOTHER: We all had the same recurring dream. We were being chased by roman soldiers through the desert, they were throwing spears at us and just as they were about to catch us we came across a lake. We dived into the water and sank to the bottom as spears launched past us. As we sat on the bottom of the lake slowly drowning the water began to turn into a room filled with dense ferns and palm trees, we realised we were surrounded by 12 wolves, they spoke to us without talking. They took us to a door. Through the door was a large chamber. Seated on a throne at the far wall was the wolf mother. She comforted and fed us, she taught us many things and trained us for war. 
LG: Finally, do you hate that Crocodile Dundee guy as much as we do?
WOLFMOTHER: No we all think he's really cool..."That's not a knife this is a knife" He he, what a cool guy.
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