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Mantra of the Cosmos Release New Single 'X (Wot You Sayin?)'
by Michael Major - August 16, 2023 Made up of Shaun Ryder (Happy Mondays, Black Grape), Zak Starkey (The Who, Oasis), Andy Bell (Oasis, Ride), Bez (Happy Mondays, Black Grape) and latest members Brix Smith of The Fall and Sharna Starkey of SSHH, who joined the band for their Glastonbury show, Mantra Of The Cosmos is more supernova th...
GELD Release New Single 'The Fix Is In'
by Michael Major - May 11, 2023 While oft compared to the athletic determination of Equalizing Distort-era Gauze, or the motorik-flying-off-the-rails, oddball sensibility of Hawkwind, Geld’s approach to hardcore on their forthcoming album, Currency // Castration bears closer spiritual resemblance to the throbbing, crushingly direc...
Native Sun Share New Single 'When She' From 'Off With Our Heads' EP
by Michael Major - October 11, 2022 The band is sharing one of their most vulnerable and deeply personal songs to date with “When She”, which lead singer Gomez wrote while his mother’s health declined. While the loss of a parent is a profoundly painful experience for anyone to process, both bassist Barry and drummer Espinosa have expe...
Rebellion Festival and R-Fest Announce Stages and Set Times
by Michael Major - June 20, 2022 It’s the news Rebellion Festival regulars have been waiting for! Now is the time to start planning and scheduling as stages and times for both Rebellion Festival in The Winter Gardens and the new R-Fest outdoor festival, situated in front of Blackpool Tower on the promenade directly down from the Wi...
Cleopatra Records Issues Deluxe Collector's Edition of Nik Turner's 1978 Album XITINTODAY!
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 25, 2021 The album, which is officially credited to Nik Turner’s Sphynx, is an adventurous, groundbreaking collaboration with several alums from prog rock legends Gong including Steve Hillage (who produced the album), Miquette Giraudy, Harry Williamson, Mike Howlett, Tim Blake and more....
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Announces New Album Out Next Week
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 18, 2021 The album serves as a direct follow-up to last year's full-length K.G., and is the third volume in the band's explorations into microtonal tunings (which began with 2017's Flying Microtonal Banana)....
Leading Figures Of Modern Electronic Rediscover the Music of Robert Calvert
by Sarah Jae Leiber - January 21, 2021 Robert Calvert was one of the most charismatic and cutting-edge visionaries to emerge out of London's psych rock scene of the '60s & '70s, first as the frontman for the behemoth that is Hawkwind and later as a solo artist whose avant garde albums made him a highly influential art rock raconteur. ...
BOND Announce COVID-Safe Show at the London Palladium
by Sarah Jae Leiber - November 27, 2020 Platinum selling classical quartet BOND have announced a Covid-safe, socially distanced show at The London Palladium on February 4th....
Ministry of Sound Classical Announce Socially Distanced Show at The London Palladium
by Sarah Jae Leiber - November 23, 2020 Ministry of Sound Classical have announced a Covid-safe, socially distanced show at The London Palladium on 21st February 2021....
'God of Hellfire' Arthur Brown Releases New Single
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 29, 2020 Arthur Brown is a truly groundbreaking rock music icon who pioneered a theatrical approach to musical performance that has been cited as an influence on Rock Hall of Famers Alice Cooper and KISS....
HAWKESTREL Release Second Album 'PIONEERS OF SPACE'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 29, 2020 Hot on the tail feathers of last year’s debut album from Hawkestrel, the project spearheaded by former Hawkwind bass player Alan Davey, comes this brand-new album from the quintessential Hawkwind supergroup!...
SpaceFest! 2019 Will Launch in December
by Sarah Jae Leiber - December 11, 2019 On December 13-14 , the city of Gdańsk will again be the East European hub of psychedelic sounds, celebrating guitar distortions, noise drones and other mysterious sounds created under the influence of cosmic energy: ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the ninth SpaceFest!, organized by the Nasiono Ass...
Ninth Annual Spacefest! Scheduled For Dec. 13-14
by Sarah Jae Leiber - November 26, 2019 On December 13-14 , the city of Gdańsk will again be the East European hub of psychedelic sounds, celebrating guitar distortions, noise drones and other mysterious sounds created under the influence of cosmic energy: ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the ninth SpaceFest!, organized by the Nasiono Ass...
PROG ROCK CHRISTMAS Album Features Members of YES, Renaissance, Utopia, Focus, Curved Air, Hawkwind & More
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 21, 2019 Join producer Billy Sherwood (Yes, Circa) for an expansive musical journey through Christmas classics of yesterday and today, all performed by leading figures in Prog Rock music!...
Hawkestrel Releases New Album THE FUTURE IS US
by Tori Hartshorn - August 02, 2019 DO NOT PANIC, Hawkwind fans! Alan Davey, the former bass player of that legendary UK rock band, has put together an incredible project involving no less than 9 members of the Hawkwind family including co-founder Nik Turner, original bassist Lemmy Kilmister, drummer Ginger Baker, violinist Simon Hous...
Detroit Music Legend Mitch Ryder Reimagines 14 Soul & Rock Classics With The Help Of An All-Star Cast Of Friends
by Tori Hartshorn - June 12, 2019 After wowing audiences with a rollicking Christmas-themed release at the close of 2018, the icon of Detroit rock and soul, Mitch Ryder, returns with this superb collection of all-new recordings - Detroit Breakout! The album celebrates both the music of Detroit as well as the classic, timeless songs ...
Hawkwind Co-Founder Nik Turner Boldly Goes Into THE FINAL FRONTIER
by Tori Hartshorn - March 12, 2019 After suiting up as the Space Gypsy in 2013, blasting off on an epic Space Fusion Odyssey in 2015 and enjoying Life In Space in 2017, pioneering musician/songwriter Nik Turner is now set to venture to the outer reaches of space rock with his awe-inspiring new studio album The Final Frontier! Picking...
International Rock Collective Sontaag Release Hawkwind Cover SILVER MACHINE feat. Nik Turner
by Tori Hartshorn - March 08, 2019 International rock collective Sontaag, whose conceptually ambitious, eponymous debut album (a sonically cinematic, cross-generic space opera) arrived into the progressive firmament to critical acclaim in 2014, are finally set to re-establish contact with our much-troubled earthly realm....
The Premiere Of The Documentary Film BAND VS BRAND To Screen At The Hall Of Heavy Metal History Gala
by A.A. Cristi - January 09, 2019 The premiere of BAND VS BRAND, a feature-length documentary film directed by Bob Nalbandian (Director of the Inside Metal series) will make its screening debut on Wednesday, January 23, 2019 at the Marriott Delta Garden Grove just prior to the annual The Hall of Heavy Metal History Gala. The documen...
Arthur Brown Joins As Vocalist On Hawkwind's UK Tour, Starts 10/18
by Tori Hartshorn - October 10, 2018 Almighty space rockers Hawkwind kickstart their highly anticipated orchestral tour 'In Search of Utopia - Infinity and Beyond' in a week's time, and have revealed some exciting new additions to what promises to be amongst their most ambitious live concerts to date....
Black Sedan to Release New Album ADVENTURE LIT THEIR STAR July 20
by Macon Prickett - May 29, 2018 Black Sedan is a collective of musicians rallied by the journalist/author/publisher, Mark Hodkinson....
Post-Punk Visionaries Chrome Announce 2nd Leg of US Tour in May to Support 21st Studio Album TECHROMANCY
by Macon Prickett - April 11, 2018 From the band's formation by the late Damon Edge in 1975, joined by longtime vocalist/guitarist Helios Creed in '77, Chrome has developed a unique methodology within the band, bringing art into sound, splicing in a Sci-Fi collage of sound bites, combining searing rock with noise, weirdness, pile dri...
Post-Punk Visionaries Chrome Embark on US Tour in March to Support Release of 21st Studio Album TECHROMANCY
by Tori Hartshorn - March 01, 2018 From the band's formation by the late Damon Edge in 1975, joined by longtime vocalist/guitarist Helios Creed in '77, Chrome has developed a unique methodology within the band, bringing art into sound, splicing in a Sci-Fi collage of sound bites, combining searing rock with noise, weirdness, pile dri...
HIS NAME IS ALIVE Release Debut Single Off Upcoming Album BLACK WINGS
by Macon Prickett - February 20, 2018 His Name Is Alive return and debut first single 'Energy Acceleration' off their upcoming double album Black Wings on Athens, GA imprint HHBTM Records. Release Date for Black Wings is set for April 6th, 2018....
Hawkwind 'IN SEARCH OF UTOPIA - INFINITY AND BEYOND' Orchestral UK Tour Adds Six New Dates
by Macon Prickett - January 30, 2018 Due to overwhelming public demand and having sold out the iconic London Palladium 10 months in advance, renowned space rock band Hawkwind have announced further UK dates with their brand new concept show 'In Search of Utopia - Infinity and Beyond'.... |