Download or read book Hawkwind Days of the Underground written by Joe Banks and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2021-02-24 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An account of the English rock band Hawkwind shows them to be one of the most innovative and culturally significant bands of the 1970s. Fifty years on from when it first formed, the English rock band Hawkwind continues to inspire devotion from fans around the world. Its influence reaches across the spectrum of alternative music, from psychedelia, prog, and punk, through industrial, electronica, and stoner rock. Hawkwind has been variously, if erroneously, positioned as the heir to both Pink Floyd and the Velvet Underground, and as Britain's answer to the Grateful Dead and Krautrock. It has defined a genre—space rock—while operating on a frequency that's uniquely its own. Hawkwind offered a form of radical escapism and an alternative account of a strange new world for a generation of young people growing up on a planet that seemed to be teetering on the brink of destruction, under threat from economic meltdown, industrial unrest, and political polarization. While other commentators confidently asserted that the countercultural experiment of the 1960s was over, Hawkwind took the underground to the provinces and beyond. In Days of the Underground, Joe Banks repositions Hawkwind as one of the most innovative and culturally significant bands of the 1970s. It's not an easy task. As with many bands of this era, a lazy narrative has built up around Hawkwind that doesn't do justice to the breadth of its ambition and achievements. Banks gives the lie to the popular perception of Hawkwind as one long lysergic soap opera; with Days of the Underground, he shows us just how revolutionary Hawkwind was.

Download or read book Hawkwind A Visual Biography written by Martin Popoff and published by . This book was released on 2021-10-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Hawkwind written by Ian Abrahams and published by SAF Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2004-07-30 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hawkwind's fusion of agit-prop and improvised space rock-including Lemmy and lyrics by Michael Moorcock-made them intriguing outsiders in rock. For over 30 years, Hawkwind have successfully existed outside the traditional music business, and spawned a fanatical fanbase. This high quality, authoritative biography contains dozens of new interviews with band members and over 100 rare illustrations, many published for the first time. With a cover designed by Hawkwind's own sleeve artist Peter Pracownik and full co-operation of the all the key protagonists, this authoritative, high-quality biography is the definitive account of one of the UK's most innovative bands.

Download or read book Hawkwind On Track written by Duncan Harris and published by Sonicbond Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2020-06-02 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Always enigmatic and outside of the mainstream, most people associate Hawkwind with 'whoosh' noises, ‘Silver Machine’, Lemmy and 'Space Rock' music. From the beginning, Hawkwind have been trailblazers, even when they have explored blind alleys and cul-de-sac’s, and have never been afraid to innovate and mutate into strikingly different musical arenas. The band have a unique history in the world of rock music and have inspired not just other bands but also an entire sub-genre of music: Stoner Rock. Hawkwind's stated aim was to be a substitute for mind-expanding drugs. Instead, they used music, poetry, lights, projections, theatre and dance in an assault on the senses. Albums such as X In Search Of Space and Warrior At The Edge Of Time as well as classic live album Space Ritual set a template for their astonishing take on rock music. This book is a track-by-track analysis of every studio album and major live release to date. Beginning with the highly-regarded early albums of the 1970s, it continues through the hard rock hardships of the 1980s and the sometimes awkward musical dalliances of the 1990s, finishing on the unexpectedly triumphant return of the band in the 2010s. It presents an illuminating companion to the extraordinary recorded works of a band no-one thought would achieve any longevity. Duncan Harris started as a music journalist and interviewer in the 1980s, writing for fanzines and magazines. He contributed to the Rough Guides to Music series and, until recently, maintained a long series of reviews for the website The Dreaded Press. One of his proudest achievements is to have interviewed graphic novel guru Alan Moore in the late 1980s, just after the rise of Watchmen. Amongst other subjects, Alan and Duncan had a long talk about Hawkwind. Duncan lives in Wiltshire with his adorable wife, dog Willow and two cats named Loki and Lilith.

Download or read book The Saga of Hawkwind written by Carol Clerk and published by Omnibus Press. This book was released on 2009-11-04 with total page 713 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hawkwind emerged in 1969 from Ladbroke Grove, the heartland of London’s counterculture, to become a ‘people’s band’ supported by bikers and hippies alike as they staged free gigs, benefits and protests and welcomed the involvement of any number of creative people – writers, poets, dancers – from within their community. They insisted upon all these things even with the Top Three success of 1972’s enduring anthem Silver Machine and the pioneering Space Ritual projects. They have had more line-up changes than their only remaining founder member Dave Brock, can remember. Motorhead’s Lemmy and legendary Cream drummer Ginger Baker were just two of the musicians sacrificed along the way as the band went head to head with the police, customs, the taxman – and each other. With the memories of many of those who were there, this is the story of an extraordinary 35-year career, the music and the band, whose fans still loyally turn out for conventions and are rewarded with ‘private festivals’, set against a background of sex, drugs, madness, writs, rage and revenge.

Download or read book Hawkwind written by Source Wikipedia and published by University-Press.org. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 76. Chapters: Hawkwind albums, Hawkwind members, Hawkwind songs, Barney Bubbles, Michael Moorcock, Lemmy, Robert Calvert, Jonathan Smeeton, Ginger Baker, Hawkwind discography, Nik Turner, Quark, Strangeness and Charm, Silver Machine, Levitation, Doremi Fasol Latido, In Search of Space, Hawkwind videography, Hawklords, Warrior on the Edge of Time, Motorhead, Astounding Sounds, Amazing Music, Dave Brock, Bridget Wishart, Hall of the Mountain Grill, Centigrade 232, 25 Years On, Space Ritual, Paul Rudolph, List of Hawkwind band members, PXR5, Church of Hawkwind, Urban Guerrilla, The Chronicle of the Black Sword, Choose Your Masques, Sonic Attack, Stacia, Steve Swindells, Simon House, Kings of Speed, The Xenon Codex, It Is the Business of the Future to Be Dangerous, Simon King, Alien 4, Space Bandits, Electric Tepee, The Earth Ritual Preview, Alan Davey, Sonic Assassins, Andy Anderson, Hawkfest, Who's Gonna Win The War?, Hurry on Sundown, Spirit of the Age, Distant Horizons, Blood of the Earth, Alan Powell, Shot Down in the Night, Take Me to Your Leader, In Your Area, Dead Fred, Harvey Bainbridge, Take Me to Your Future, Huw Lloyd-Langton, Spacebrock, Motorway City, White Zone, Del Dettmar, Tim Blake, Ade Shaw, Future Reconstructions - Ritual of the Solstice, Back on the Streets, Kerb Crawler, Psi Power, The Psychedelic Warlords, Angels of Death, The Hawkwind Remix Project, Bob Walker. Excerpt: Ian Fraser "Lemmy" Kilmister (born on 24 December 1945 in Burslem, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England) is an English rock musician. He is best known as bassist, vocalist, songwriter and founding and sole constant member of the heavy metal band Motorhead as well as a member of Hawkwind. His appearance, including his friendly mutton chops, prominent mole and gravelly voice, have made him a cult icon. Lemmy was born on Christmas Eve in 1945...

Download or read book Reinventing Pink Floyd written by Bill Kopp and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-02-09 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In celebration of the 45th anniversary of The Dark Side of the Moon, Bill Kopp explores the ingenuity with which Pink Floyd rebranded itself following the 1968 departure of Syd Barrett. Not only did the band survive Barrett’s departure, but it went on to release landmark albums that continue to influence generations of musicians and fans. Reinventing Pink Floyd follows the path taken by the remaining band members to establish a musical identity, develop a songwriting style, and create a new template for the manner in which albums are made and even enjoyed by listeners. As veteran music journalist Bill Kopp illustrates, that path was filled with failed experiments, creative blind alleys, one-off musical excursions, abortive collaborations, general restlessness, and—most importantly—a dedicated search for a distinctive musical personality. This exciting guide to the works of 1968 through 1973 highlights key innovations and musical breakthroughs of lasting influence. Kopp places Pink Floyd in its historical, cultural, and musical contexts while celebrating the test of fire that took the band from the brink of demise to enduring superstardom.

Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Popular Music written by Colin Larkin and published by Omnibus Press. This book was released on 2011-05-27 with total page 4183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text presents a comprehensive and up-to-date reference work on popular music, from the early 20th century to the present day.

Download or read book Hawkwind Albums written by Source Wikipedia and published by University-Press.org. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Commentary (music and lyrics not included). Pages: 28. Chapters: Quark, Strangeness and Charm, Levitation, Doremi Fasol Latido, In Search of Space, Warrior on the Edge of Time, Astounding Sounds, Amazing Music, Hawkwind, Hall of the Mountain Grill, Centigrade 232, 25 Years On, PXR5, Church of Hawkwind, The Chronicle of the Black Sword, Choose Your Masques, Sonic Attack, The Xenon Codex, It Is the Business of the Future to Be Dangerous, Alien 4, Space Bandits, Electric Tepee, Distant Horizons, Blood of the Earth, Take Me to Your Leader, In Your Area, Take Me to Your Future, Spacebrock, White Zone, Future Reconstructions - Ritual of the Solstice, The Hawkwind Remix Project. Excerpt: Quark, Strangeness And Charm is a 1977 (see 1977 in music) studio album by the English space rock group Hawkwind. It spent 6 weeks on the UK albums chart peaking at #30. This is Hawkwind's seventh studio album, hence "The Hawkwind Part 7" title on the inner sleeve. It is the band's first album without co-founding member Nik Turner, and drummer Alan Powell had also departed. In addition, Adrian "Ade" Shaw from Magic Muscle replaced Paul Rudolph during the recording session. Robert Calvert starts to dominate proceedings with his science fiction inspired lyrics, whereas the music is lighter and more commercial than with their previous offerings. At the end of 1976, after their Astounding Sounds, Amazing Music album and tour, the group were reduced to a five-piece following the departure of saxophonist Nik Turner and drummer Alan Powell. They recorded the single "Back on the Streets," and undertook an eight date tour of England in December which featured embryonic versions of this album's tracks "Spirit Of The Age," "Hassan I Sahba" and "Damnation Alley." The group entered Rockfield Studios to record this album in January and February 1977, self-producing the...

Download or read book Freaks Out written by Luke Haines and published by Nine Eight Books. This book was released on 2024-03-28 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Dividing pop sheep from out-there GOATS with spite and guile, it's part SCUM manifesto, part insane hot or not list.' SUNDAY TIMES The followers - this book is not for you. The salt of the earth - this book is not for you. The worthy - this book is not for you. The ideologists - this book is not for you. Hedonists and bohemians - this book is not for you. The middlebrow - this book is not for you. The highbrow - this book is not for you. Dilettantes - this book is not for you. 1970s middle school RE teachers - this book is not for you. The England football team (women's and men's) - this book is not for you. The litanists - this book is not for you. Gatekeepers - this book is not for you. Gamekeepers - this book is not for you. (Not even for the poachers...) The curators - this book is not for you. The left, the right - this book is not for you. The list-makers - lists are for shoppers not rockers, and this book is not for you. This is not a list - this is a manifesto, and this book is for ... the Freaks. Musician and author Luke Haines embarks on an odyssey through the ages, exploring how the 'freaks' infiltrated modern culture - and almost won the rock 'n' roll wars - only to lose to the rise of Cool Britannia and TV 'talent' shows that turned the strange and the outsiders into fodder for laughter. In this ultimate celebration of freakdom, Haines tells the story of pivotal freaks - including Johnnie Ray, Gene Vincent, Hank Marvin, Syd Barrett, the Incredible String Band and Big Youth - through the prism of rock 'n' roll and explains how freaks infiltrated wider culture through history in the form of the Cathars, the Ranters, Hells Angels and the Yippies. Part memoir, part manifesto, Freaks Out! is a righteous alternate history of rock 'n' roll.

Download or read book Billboard written by and published by . This book was released on 1996-09-28 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.

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Download or read book The Pink Floyd Encyclopedia written by Vernon Fitch and published by Burlington, Ont. : Collector's Guide Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Self-proclaimed rock historians will delight in the scope and detail of this all-inclusive encyclopedia of Pink Floyd. A close study of each album is accompanied by an exhaustive listing of their songs, cover art, production credits, recording and sales information, and U.S. and U.K. release dates. The promotional art of each concert and tour is also provided, along with details on independent solo concerts and albums produced by individual band members, six appendices providing the dates of every performance arranged in chronological order, and an equipment appendix describing the make and model of every Pink Floyd amplifier, guitar, and cymbal since the band's creation. This new edition features thousands of new band-related facts and a bonus CD featuring a rare version of "Interstellar Overdrive" and tracks from the British sci-fi band Hawkwind.

Download or read book UK Chart Yearbook 2016 written by Michael Churchill and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-01-02 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book lists every record that reached the top 100 of the singles chart and the top 100 of the albums chart of the United Kingdom between 7 January 2016 and 29 December 2016. The charts are (c) The Official UK Charts Company Limited and taken from http: //www.officialcharts.com. The chart dates are the Thursday of each week and the charts are published on Friday, 6 days before.

Download or read book Rock Legends at Rockfield written by Jeff Collins and published by University of Wales Press. This book was released on 2022-09-22 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This updated edition will feature new interviews with bands who have recorded at the Studios since 2007, as well as the owner and producer at Monnow Valley recording studios. Sales of the first edition have increased in recent years despite no marketing spend, reflecting a renewed interest in the Studios, in part thanks to their on-screen appearances in Bohemian Rhapsody and Rockfield: The Studio on the Farm. Contains a plate section featuring images of the artists at the Studios. The new edition will be repackaged as a B-format paperback, with a new cover and images as well as new and updated text.

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Download or read book UK Chart Yearbook 2012 written by Michael Churchill and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-01-17 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book lists every record that reached the top 100 of the singles chart and the top 100 of the albums chart of the United Kingdom between 7 January 2012 and 29 December 2012. The charts are (c) The Official UK Charts Company Limited and taken from http: //www.officialcharts.com. The chart dates are the Saturday of each week and the charts are published on Sunday, 6 days befo