It's a monster 2 hours of Hawkbinge this time around – Matt has chosen his masque, which side will he be on? Find out here, as Hawkbinge deep dives into 1982’s Choose Your Masques… As ever, we look at what was going in the music world in 1982 and take stock of where the band…

The Church of Hawkbinge opens it's doors once again, and everyone is welcome! Yes, the oddity that is Church of Hawkwind in the focus this time. Regardless of whether one considers it “Hawkwind canon” or not, (Wikipedia says it is, and that's good enough for Hawkbinge), it's a key moment in Hawk history and a…

Do not panic! Hawkbinge returns with the long-awaited Sonic Attack episode. The record label has changed, so has the line-up and so has the music. Ginger has gone. So has Tim. And Keith, whoever he was. But Mike is in! And so is Martin! And the band are talking and sounding tough. What will Matt…

Boom! Hawkbinge kicks off season 2 big time with “Levitation”, the album by Ginger Baker's Air-Hawks. The first album of season 2, the first album of the 1980's and the first, and only studio album on the Bronze label. In this episode Andy & Matt look back on the new releases from 1980, check out…

The Hawkbinge Master Playlist on Spotify is made up of one track from each album as selected by Matt, our first-time listener. While we wait patiently for season 2 to begin (it's very close now…) we take a little look back at the tracks Matt chose from the 1970's albums and revisit the discussion we…

The Hawkbinge NEW YEAR SPECIAL episode! We're at the end of 2021 and we find Hawkwind at the end of Calvert's tenure, the end o f their Charisma contract, at the end of the 1970's and possibly at the end of the band. What better time to take stock of the state of play both…

“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…

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…

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…

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…