Hawkwind

This is site made by a fan, for the fans of The Original Hawkwind.



Up until Lemmy left the band Hawkwind was originally a psychedellic, space/glam-rock, blues group formed right at the end of the 60's. The band Motörhead was started after Lemmy was sacked from Hawkwind, following his arrest during a Hawkwind North American tour. Lemmy was arrested at customs with suspected Cocaine, although analysis revealed it was amphetamines. He was ultimately released because he had been charged with the wrong crime, not because amphetamines were legal in Canada, as some have maintained.



Hawkwind has influenced many artists such as Former Black Flag and current Rollins Band singer Henry Rollins is a fan, as is Jello Biafra. The Sex Pistols included "Silver Machine" in their reunion performances of 2002; while reviewers may have seen this as "ultra ironic" , John Lydon made it clear that this was a tribute. Early Monster Magnet albums have a distinct Hawkwind feel, and they covered Brainstorm on their 3rd album, "Superjudge". Another musician who also claimed Hawkwind as an influence is Joy Division /New Order bassist Peter Hook, who claimed to have taken his father to a Hawkwind concert as a teenager. Without Lemmy the band Hawkwind has gone on making many albums to this day.