It was announced in Sydney, Australia this morning that the mighty WOLFMOTHER have been nominated for a 2008 ARIA Award.

The band were nominated in the category of BEST MUSIC DVD for the “Please Experince Wolfmother” DVD.

The other nominees are… *drum rolls*

• Hilltop Hoods for “City of Light”
• Paul Kelly for “Live Apples”
• Powderfinger / Silverchair for “Across the Great Divide”
• The John Butler Trio for “Live At Federation Square”

The Awards will be held in Sydney on Sunday October 19 and telecast on the Ten Network in Australia.

My only thought is, if Wolfmother win the award, will Chris and Myles join Andrew on-stage? Or, if no news of the new Wolfmother members have been revealed by then, will they join Andrew that night?

(August 7, 2008 @ 6.05pm AEST)
Grammy Award winning rock band Wolfmother has announced the resignation of bass/keyboard player Chris Ross and drummer Myles Heskett effective immediately.

Singer/guitarist Andrew Stockdale now plans to find other musicians over coming months and to then begin making a new Wolfmother album.

Wolfmother toured the world virtually non-stop through 2006 and early 2007 on the back of their acclaimed self titled debut album. Longstanding frictions within the group then lead them to take an extended break during the second half of 2007 to consider their future.

In early 2008 they regrouped and worked on new material. Initially encouraged by those sessions, they committed to a handful of live shows to ‘road test’ the new songs and to try to find a way forward.

Those dates concluded with a headlining slot last Sunday at the Splendour In The Grass Festival in Australia’s Byron Bay where rumours circulated about possible lineup changes.

Following that show Chris Ross decided to announce that he was leaving the band due to irreconcilable personal and musical differences. Myles Heskett has also decided to leave the band rather than continuing as part of a changed lineup. The pair has been working together on songs for some time and they plan to focus their energies on that new project in the future.

Wolfmother’s self titled debut album is one of the most successful Australian rock releases this century. It has sold over 1.3 million copies and received multiple ARIA Awards and a Grammy – making them the first Aussie band to receive such an award in 25 years. Other highlights for the group have included appearances at just about every major music festival in the world, sharing stages with Pearl Jam, The Who and The Strokes, and a special performance inducting the legendary Led Zeppelin into the UK’s Rock’n’Roll Hall of Fame.

Andrew Stockdale, Myles Heskett and Chris Ross will make no public statements at this time except to say that they are each really looking forward to making their new music over the years ahead.

In the meantime they simply ask all Wolfmother fans to please understand that in spite of their best efforts over a long period of time, they just could not find a harmonious way to work together and that has lead to the decisions announced today.