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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…