Tag Archives: Hawkwind

HAWKWIND: two historic blasts

February 3, 2015

It’s still unknown whether this year will see a new studio album by HAWKWIND, but the start of 2015 is marked with two live ones from the legendary space-rockers. The first, out now, is titled “Coded Languages” and documents the band’s concert … Continue reading →

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HAWKWIND – The Flicknife Years: 1981-1988

January 7, 2015

Flicknife 1981-1988 / Atomhenge 2014 Stray strands of space rockers’ labyrinthine DNA given a Schrodinger’s box treatment on five CDs. One may think the ’80s weren’t the greatest of times for HAWKS, yet leaving ‘s stable didn’t prevent the band … Continue reading →

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ROBERT CALVERT – Lucky Leif And The Longships

June 5, 2014

United Artists 1975 / Atomhenge 2013 From the Vikings to the vanity fair: the HAWKWIND warbler recounts how the West was won – and lost to whiskey and good vibrations. Long before Columbus set his foot in The New World … Continue reading →

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NIK TURNER – Space Gypsy

March 1, 2014

Cleopatra 2013 HAWKWIND’s original reedsman returns to the cosmic playground with a motley caravan in tow. A scandal caused by the concurrent touring plans by Dave Brock’s band, who retained the name coined back in the day in Ladbroke Grove, … Continue reading →

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Dennis Rea records with Nik Turner

October 23, 2013

“Space Ritual,” a current tour that sees former HAWKWIND wind-blower Nik Turner play America, will almost certainly result not only in a series of shows but also in a joint studio effort with Dennis Rea, one of the most innovative guitarists on … Continue reading →

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