According to CD NOW, Breach was named one of the top 10 Essential Rock Albums of 2000. Way to go guys!
If you like the Wallflowers then you should give TangleTown's new release a chance. Seth Zimmerman (Jakob's cousin)is the vocalist of the band just in case you were wondering how this was all Wallflowers related. :)
Mike said in his interview this past April 7 with Mix 94.7 that he and his wife have an 8 month old son! Congrats to Mike!
BDTH is listed as one of the "Essential Albums of the Decade" in the issue of Rolling Stone (with Kurt Cobain on the cover). A picture of Jake is also included with the article
Jakob and Bob Dylan will be featured on an episode of Celebrity Death Match sometime in the next few weeks.They will be the "main event" and will be fighting against Ben and Jerry Stiller.
The Wallflower's song "Used To Be Lucky" is one of the songs on the "No Boundaries" Album, a record to benefit the refugees of Kosovo. The album was released June 15, and will also feature rare, live, and unreleased tracks by other artists such as Pearl Jam, Neil Young, Korn, Alanis Morissette, Tori Amos, Rage Against the Machine, Oasis, and more.
The Wallflowers were one of the bands nominated for GQ Men of the Year for 1999.
There are efforts to make a quilt or (and) a scrapbook to give to the guys. If you want to participate go here.!!
There is a Pop-Up Video of 6th Avenue Heartache on VH1. You might catch it one day.
All The Miserable Times is another band Mike has formed with his wife, Terri. The CD is titled "I Love You Loudly". It contains 16 tracks and the music is much more different than The Wallflowers. Go to Mike's Official Page to find out more info and to order the CD.
At the Orville H. Gibson Guitar Awards, which was held on Feb.23, 1999, Michael Ward won the Les Paul Horizion Award for Promising New Guitarist beating out Ed Mundell (Monster Magnet) and Ryan Newell (Sister Hazel). Way to go Mike!
"Eat You Sleeping" and "Hand Me Down" are 2 of the new tracks that will show up on their new album. The producer of Fastball's recent album is producing this one and is giving Jakob and his band a different sound. Click here for more details!
The guys were nominated this year's Grammy Awards and lost to Aerosmith. But that's ok, they have 2 from the year before : )
I finally got around to remembering of putting this link up! This link is to "Kristin's Corner," who is Lance Armstrong's wife, who is the bicyclist that knows Mike. She talks about Mike in her little article! Just scroll down to find him mentioned a couple of times! Click on Kristin's Corner!
There's this place in Rolling Stone called Rolling Stone Online: Battle of the Bands-Bob Dylan vs. Jakob Dylan where you vote either Bob or Jakob for best performer. Might want to check it out!!
Well the list of addresses petitioning a Wallflower Fan Club were faxed to Andrew Slater. So lets keep our fingers crossed!!
If you want to check out two stories I wrote over the guys be sure to click here and here!!!
The Wallflowers have been Toonized!! Click here and check it out!
There was a Pop-Up Video of "Heroes" which showed facts about the video and Godzilla.
"Rugrats: The Movie" Soundtrack featured the song "The World Is Something New To Me." Jakob and other well known artists join in to sing this song.
Jakob won an audience poll for him to be on the Teen People magazine. Let's hope he graces the cover soon!!!