Hawkbinge

"This is the last but one" So reads the cryptic message on the back of PXR5, the final Hawkwind studio release of the 1970's, the final release with Robert Calvert and the final release on the Charisma label. It's also the final release of season 1 of Hawkbinge but not the final Hawkbinge release of year - watch this space... In this episode Matt & Andy explore the music of...

Hawkbinge: Reality you can rely on. Yes, Hawkbinge is back! Or is it Bingelords? If so, why? And what will it be next time? All these things and more in this episode as Matt & Andy explore this album released during a most confusing period of Hawkwind history.  On top of the music and art, a global super organisation bent on a new world order is revealed to the world as we dig in to the fabulo...

Hawkbinge is back with no less than two hours of Quark, Strangeness and Charm.  Yes, once more our attempt at being concise has resulted in a dramatically longer episode than the last. In this episode: Hawkwind's influence on punk is discussed as we enter 1977 and those Calvert lyrics are the focus of much of the album chat. Andy & Matt go thru some messages from listeners and choose trac...

Hawkbinge was last seen back in 1976, moving steadily towards 1977 and the forthcoming "Quark, Strangeness & Charm" episode (in edit mode as this is written). Then, boom! A new Hawkwind album drops. We are scheduled to arrive at "Somnia" for a full deep-dive episode in mid-2024, but clearly this new Hawkwind music needs to be addressed... So, we fired up the DeLorean and tr...

Hawkbinge weighs in with a mammoth 115 minute podcast about this transitional and rather divisive album in the Hawkwind discography - there's just so much to get into about this music and the rather sliding-doors time period in band history. Several references to Banks' & Abraham's excellent coverage of this fascinating chapter. Where do we end up? Surprises await. We also have...

Hawkbinge returns with 105 minutes on Warrior On The Edge Of Time. Another hugely extended episode is required to unpack this milestone album and everything that surrounds it.  Andy & Matt get into not only the music, but also Michael Moorcock and The Eternal Champion books upon which it is based, yet another signature piece of cover art, the Steven Wilson remastered edition and accompanying b...

Hawkbinge is back!! After something of an unintended hiatus, Andy & Matt return with a bumper episode, really the triple-album-box-set of episodes, coming in at around 90 minutes. In it, they arrive at  Hall of the Mountain Grill - Andy's first ever Hawkwind album. In addition to Matt's hot-take and the usual track-by-track rundown, Matt discusses his process for listening to all of...

Hawkbinge returns with the Space Ritual bonus episode!  Matt & Andy talk about the place that live albums play in their respective musical backgrounds before taking a dive deep into this landmark album from Hawkwind, compare live & studio versions of tracks such as "Seven by Seven" and "Time We Left This World Today" and get stuck into new ones such as "Born To Go&...

Finally, Hawkbinge returns to tackle Hawkwind's third album. Andy & Matt get deep into this particular monster, Matt tries to pick a favourite track and, as usual, they take a look at what else was released that same year, (a pretty eclectic one), and go over the state of the band in the wake of the success of Silver Machine.  As usual, they also chat about what else has been on their tur...

Our path on the Hawkbinge journey generally leads us through all of Hawkwind's vast array studio albums.  However, it happens to be the case that the biggest (and only) Hawkwind hit and their most well-known song by far is a non-album single, the legendary Silver Machine.  It would seem like a dereliction of duty for us to skip over this landmark, heralding, as it does, the arrival on one Lem...

It took a little longer than anticipated but Hawkbinge is back with a bumper second episode.  Hear Andy and Matt unpack everything that comes with Hawkwind's breakout second album - the music, the packaging and the Log Book that accompanied the original vinyl.  Also, a look at 1971 and its rather stellar list of album releases and a heartfelt plea to help The Black Heart music venue in Camden...

Matt's introduction to Hawkwind - will he overcome his confusion?  Will he like "Hurry On Sundown"?  How will he cope with "The Reason Is?" and "Paranoia"?  All this, plus we catch up on what else we've been listening to, look at the music scene of 1970 and chat about where the Hawkwind concept seems to be headed.  Catch us, correct us and share your views o...

Andy & Matt introduce HawkBinge, their journey through every Hawkwind album from 1970 to the present day.  While Andy has been into Hawkwind for many many years and knows all the albums very well, Matt has never heard any of them and so will be hearing all this music for the first time each episode.  In this introduction, Andy and Matt talk about music history they share, the perspective they&...