Vanilla Radio Released
By Kris | September 28, 2002
Two things:
1) Don’t forget to pick up a copy of Vanilla Radio on Monday. Make no mistake, this sucker’s heading for the charts!
2) There are still tickets left for the Kerrang! Weekender that’s taking place next, er, weekend at Camber Sands Holiday Centre.
The Wildhearts headline the Big K! stage on Sunday 6 October.
Full line-up and ticket-purchase info can be found at the official Kerrang! site.
Wildhearts extra tour date and confirmed support bands
By Kris | September 14, 2002
The Wildhearts have added another date to their forthcoming UK tour:
- Monday 23 September – Sol Bar, Llanelli
The Sol Bar is “a recent conversion from the longstanding Stepney Hotel” in Park Street. There are no advance tickets for this show, so if you’re going, get there early! Doors open at 7.30pm, and it’ll cost you ?10 to get in. Capacity is 1,000.
The support bands for the tour are as follows:
- Sugarcoma – Leicester, Cambridge, Bristol and Cardiff.
- Dog Toffee – Glasgow, Aberdeen, Sheffield and Bradford.
- The Darkness – Northampton, Dudley, London and Brighton.
The supports for Liverpool, Middlesbrough and Manchester have yet to be confirmed. There’ll also be one more band added to the London bill.
Wildhearts – Vanilla Radio Single
By Kris | September 1, 2002
The Wildhearts’ first single in five years, Vanilla Radio, will be released on 30 September. It features six new songs spread across three formats:
CD1
1. Vanilla Radio
2. Putting It On
3. Looking For The One
CD2
1. Vanilla Radio
2. O.C.D.
3. Let’s Go
7″ single (limited edition picture disc)
1. Vanilla Radio
2. Better Than Cable
You can pre-order it now from Amazon, Changes One and other good record stores. If you wait to buy the single locally, try to use a chart return shop!
All of the above songs are also available on the Japanese 7-track mini-album, Riff After Riff After Motherfucking Riff, which Changes One is also selling on import. The seventh track is Stormy In The North, Karma In The South, which will be the next UK single release.
Ginger’s next solo single, the fourth Singles Club release, is also expected very soon. The tracklisting is:
1. The Saga Of Me And You
2. Naked Innocence
3. A Better Man
Again, it’s available to pre-order now from Changes One.
Wildhearts Tour Changes
By Kris | August 23, 2002
Due to a double-booking, the Wildhearts gig that was originally announced for the Exeter Lemon Grove will now take place at the Bristol Bierkeller instead. The date, 30 September, remains unchanged.
The band apologise for any inconvenience that this shuffle has caused.
Tickets are on sale now from Aloud.
Wildhearts – Vanilla Radio on Kerrang TV
By Kris | August 21, 2002
From next Monday, the Vanilla Radio promo video will be available to request on Kerrang! TV (it’ll have its own number). So if you wanna see it, let ’em know!
Also, a new date has been added to The Wildhearts’ forthcoming UK tour:
- Saturday 5 October – Concorde 2, Brighton
Tickets are on sale now from Ticketweb and Aloud.
New site design to focus on The Wildhearts
By Kris | August 20, 2002
A quick update to the news item below:
Ginger’s decided that he’d like The Wildhearts to be the focus of the new web site, as he wants the entire band to have an official online presence.
So when designing, please design for thewildhearts.com, rather than silverginger.com
Search for New Webmasters
By Kris | August 20, 2002
Dear Ginger fans and friends
Forgive us for getting formal for a second – normal service will be resumed in a short while. We just thought that, in the circumstances, we’d at least have a go at poshing up, for we have an ‘official announcement’ to make. And here it is (deep breath)…
We’ll soon be bowing out of the running of this ‘ere web site.
It’s been an amazing three-and-a-half years. Heck, it’s given us enough good memories to last us well into our old age. We’ve met some fantastic people, and been a part of many wonderful happenings. And we’re still huge fans of everything Ginger’s done, and continues to do. But, we feel, the time has come to move on. We’ve taken this thing as far as we can. It’s now time for someone else to have a crack.
We ‘tendered our resignation’ last Tuesday, and Ginger has been very cool and supportive – it’s a totally amicable split, and big hugs have been exchanged all round. Like us, he’s looking forward to some new opportunities.
We’ve waited a week before making an announcement, as we wanted to put a plan of action into place so as not to worry you good folks. Rest assured, Ginger will continue to have an official web site. And the current site will be maintained and updated right up until the day when the new one opens.
In a quest to find a replacement webmaster, Ginger will be accepting applications. If you fancy it, and think you have what it takes to oversee Ginger’s online presence (and do be aware that there’s more to it than just updating a web site – think ‘fan club manager’ and you’re not far off), here’s what you’ll need to do:
- Design a mock-up site for Ginger and put it online (and yes, finding web space is a test of initiative!). You don’t need to go mad – a few pages will be fine. Remember, though, not to use any copyrighted artwork or text. Any work of Ginger’s from the current site is obviously OK, and we’re fine with you using anything from the site that we’ve written. But please get permission from the artists – their email addresses are all on the Contacts page.
- Write a letter or brief essay outlining why you think you’re the right person for the post, and include any cool ideas that you might have for the future direction of the site. Your writing and communication skills are just as important as your Internet skills, so don’t skimp on this part!
- Email your letter of application, along with a link to the address of your mocked-up site, to mockup@scuzz.com
The application process will probably take a good few weeks, so please be patient. We’ll make sure that everyone who applies gets a response when a decision has been made (and Ginger will be making the final decision, so bribing us won’t work!).
We’ll also be cashing in our chips with regard to The Wildhearts Mailing List. Six years on from its creation, we’re both very proud of everything that the ‘LiST’ has achieved. It’s jam-packed with cool people – people who’ve done some amazing and very worthy things over the years. But again, the time is right for us to move on. We’ve been focusing so much of our energy and so many of our thoughts in one place for so long that, well, we’re knackered, to be honest!
The good news is, the Mailing List will be getting two new moderators in the form of Jason and Trudi Knight – yup, another married team who met through a shared love of The Wildhearts! These are good, even-handed people who know their onions, having been around from pretty much the beginning. So please give ’em a warm welcome to the moderators’ bench, and treat ’em well. We expect the hand-over will be sorted out within a few days.
And that’s it. Thanks to everyone who’s supported us, and to Ginger for giving us the opportunity to make a little dent in his world. He’s made a heck of a dent in ours.
Lots of love –
Darren and Tara
xxx
Wildhearts – Tour Dates – Autumn 2002
By Kris | August 10, 2002
As promised, The Wildhearts have extended their September / October tour. The new dates are:
- Thursday 26 September – Garage, Glasgow
- Wednesday 2 October – JB’s, Dudley
- Sunday 6 October – Kerrang! Weekender, Camber Sands
- Monday 7 October – Coal Exchange, Cardiff
- Tuesday 8 October – University, Liverpool
- Thursday 10 October – MDH, Manchester
Also, the date of the Middlesbrough Town Hall show, originally announced as 26 September, has been changed to 9 October.
Wildhearts – Bulldog Bash latest
By Kris | August 1, 2002
Bulldog Bash latest: The Wildhearts’ headlining status is no more.
The band will still be playing the festival, but the line-up has had another shuffle. Gary Moore joins the bill as Saturday’s headliner, pushing the ‘Hearts into second place.
“Apologies to everyone travelling to the festival to see The Wildhearts headline,” says Ginger. “No one is more disappointed than us.”
Wildhearts – Bulldog Bash latest
By Kris | July 25, 2002
The Wildhearts have been promoted!
It’s true. The band, originally booked as special guests for the Saturday night of this year’s Bulldog Bash, will now be headlining – and it’s all apparently down to popular demand.
The lads wanna thank both their fans and the Angels for making this happen.