Wolfmother may sound like a bit of a throw back to rock's glory days, but don't try to put a that label on the Australian power trio. In an interview that appears in the May issue of Guitar World, they reject the specific label of "retro-style heavy rock."

"I just call it rock and roll, and rock and roll is part of our culture in Western civilization?we don't have anything else," guitarist Andrew Stockdale tells Guitar World. "It's not like we're Greeks and we play the pan flute and dance around in [expletive] leotards and do a do-se-do. This is Western civilization: we go to rock shows, we get drunk, we go to mosh pits, we try and get laid, we take drugs...or at least some people do."

Wolfmother also recorded their self-titled album at the Sound City studios in LA where Nirvana recorded Nevermind. The band found some inspiration from Cobain and crew. Stockdale says: "...[Nevermind] knocked Michael Jackson from the No. 1 spot! If that doesn't inspire bands to kick ass, then nothing will."

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