Hawkwind

Hawkwind are an English rock band, one of the earliest space rock groups.
Their lyrics favour urban and science fiction themes. They are also a noted
precursor to punk rock and now are considered a link between the hippie and
punk cultures. Formed in November 1969 by singer-songwriter and guitarist
Dave Brock, Hawkwind have gone through many incarnations and styles ... read more

Readers' panel: Richard Hawley – Standing at the Sky's Edge

Four readers on the Sheffield singer's latest albumEarlier this week we asked readers to submit their own reviews of Richard Hawley's latest album Standing at the Sky's E...
Posted 11 May 12.40pm — Comment on this

Puff Tube's Quark, Strangeness,

I always thought it was a bit of a bummer that while I was enjoying myself at Hawkwind's Strange Daze festival somewhere on the other side of the ocean (well, Paris) ...
Posted 20 February 6.05pm — Comment on this

Live music: coming up

Take a look at the gigs our writers will be reviewing this week, and tell us about any live music you've seen recentlyHere are a couple of the gigs our writers will be re...
Posted 19 December 2011 3.09pm — Comment on this

Metal Blade Records signs GYPSYHAWK

Metal Blade Records is pleased to announce the signing of GYPSYHAWK, a band who hails from Pasadena, CA and is part of the Modern Wave of Classic Heavy Metal. Combining t...
Posted 10 September 2011 8.17pm — Comment on this

End of the Road – review

Larmer Tree Gardens, North DorsetSo joyfully varied is the lineup at the much-loved End of the Road festival that themes emerge by chance. So it proved this year: where o...
Posted 5 September 2011 6.30pm — Comment on this

This week's festival news

Looking beyond summer, Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks will be playing Constellations (Leeds University, 12 Nov), where Three Trapped Tigers, Spectrals, Vondelpark and Braids...
Posted 13 August 2011 12.07am — Comment on this

Whit3 Hills - S/T

Thrill Jockey / 2010Here's White Hills eponymous Thrill Jockey album - a tremendous slab of Hawkwind style bludgeoning psychedelia and grunge-era riffing, with a good mea...
Posted 8 July 2011 8.00am — Comment on this

Glastonbury 1971: the mystic misfits

The truth-seeking season has come again to King Arthur's Vale of Avalon - the beautiful people celebrate the summer solstice at a gathering called Glastonbury Fair.With t...
Posted 22 June 2011 3.35pm — Comment on this

Huw Lloyd - Langton "Hard Graft" To Be Released June 21

Huw Lloyd-Langton's music history spans over 40 years. He has been on the road with various bands since 1967 - all catalogued in his biography. Huw has been associated...
Posted 11 April 2011 7.02pm — Comment on this

saturday evening updates

ROCKTIME said...ROCKTIME - Podcast Edition - n.01/11--- THIS IS OUR MUSICAL PODCAST --- You can hear 60 years of Rock 'n' Roll in 60 minutes! Enjoy the last episode. ...
Posted 1 January 2011 5.55pm — Comment on this

tuesday evening updates

W said...A look at cosmic bands playing in cosmic places.* PINK FLOYD At Pompeii (1972)* HAWKWIND At Stonehenge (1984)* GRATEFUL DEAD At The Giza Pyramids (3CD 1978)...
Posted 28 December 2010 9.59pm — Comment on this

Captain Beefheart, who has died aged 69, was provocative and unpredictable

The influence of Don Van Vliet, aka Captain Beefheart, stretched from the Grateful Dead to the Sex Pistols and beyondDon Van Vliet, better-known as Captain Beefheart, one...
Posted 18 December 2010 1.45am — Comment on this

Captain Beefheart obituary

Discordant and mesmeric, the 1960s Magic Band singer Don Van Vliet was rhythm and blues based but completely unorthodox; latterly he won fame as an artistCaptain Beefhear...
Posted 18 December 2010 1.16am — Comment on this

Hawkwind: Blood of the Earth, CD review. Rating: * * *

Hawkwind's Blood of the Earth is thoroughly entertaining.
Posted 26 November 2010 5.26pm — Comment on this

Cinema: Lemmy movie finally set for wide release next year

Lemmy Kilmister, more than anyone else in the entirety of the living world, is the embodiment of true grit, noise and rock 'n' roll. Playing in bands since 1965, acting a...
Posted 24 November 2010 2.53am — Comment on this

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Top songs

The 5 most played Hawkwind songs in the past year.

  • Silver machine  173 plays

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Absolute Radio stations playing songs by Hawkwind over the past year.

  1. Absolute Classic Rock 172 plays
  2. Absolute Radio 3 plays
  3. Absolute Radio 70s 1 plays

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