(Just kidding. But seriously... it's in there.) It’s thought that Lupercalia took place to honour the She-Wolf and please the Roman fertility god Lupercus. Zelda described it as "a symphony of ...

Despite winning Lady Gaga’s endorsement, Patrick Wolf has failed to break through to the wider public. His fifth album Lupercalia, named after an ancient festival of love, finds the Londoner in ...

were believed to have been cared for by a she-wolf or lupa. Vestal virgins would bring sacred cakes made from the first ears of last year’s grain harvest to the fig tree. Two naked young men ...

The original Lupercalia was a pre ... Street’’s opening couplet shows Wolf’s skills for nuance – encapsulating a small world in 30 syllables – “She kisses him on Bermondsey Street ...

Today, Patrick Wolf named his baby—the follow-up to 2009’s The Bachelor. Previously called The Conqueror, the disc is now titled Lupercalia. The new title not only plays into Wolf’s Wolf theme, but is ...

Old West troubadour — Patrick Wolf’s fifth album is an insanely melodramatic and heartfelt record from a quintessential aesthete. Lupercalia‘s well-orchestrated bravado suggests a fussy ...

Lupercalia is strongest when it's in full swing, and that's most of its forty minute running time, but with his flawless tenor Wolf certainly knows how to carry a ballad. Pairing his deep ...