Press articles - 1970-1980
- Joe Banks
- May 7, 2022
- 7 min read
Updated: Feb 25, 2023
This is a list of feature articles on Hawkwind ie. where (for the most part) at least one member of the band is quoted. It doesn't include news items or reviews, though some of the pieces are based on live performances. Click on the title to read the article online (you may sometimes have to scroll down the page to find it!).
1970
Hawkwind Sur Les Traces De Grateful Dead (Hawkwind In The Footsteps Of The Grateful Dead) / Pop Music (France) / September 1970 The Hawk: Sailing In The Face Of The Wind / Melody Maker / 5 September 1970 When It Comes To Mind-Blowing, Hawkwind Are Really Into It / Sounds / 17 October 1970 Hawkwind / International Times / 22 October 1970 Journey Into Space / Friends / 13 November 1970 'Free' Hawkwind Slam Expensive Bands Like Free! / Disc / December 1970
1971
Hawkwind - Music More Important Than Money / NME / 16 January 1971 Hawkwind’s Space Trip / Sounds / 4 September 1971
Hawkwind - Still The Naughty Boys Of Pop / Disc & Music Echo / 30 October 1971 The Spaced Out People’s Band / Melody Maker / 27 November 1971 Hawkwind More Serious Now / NME / 27 November 1971 In Search Of Space / Beat Instrumental / December 1971 Hawkwind Becoming Reluctant Rock-Stars / Sounds / 25 December 1971
1972
Sci-Fi Rock / Record Mirror / 15 January 1972 The Truth About Hawkwind / NME / 5 February 1972 Not A Particular Slice…The Whole Cake / Muther Grumble / March 1972
Sound Of The Future / Sanity (CND magazine) / March 1972 Hawkwind: A Space Odyssey / Melody Maker / 29 April 1972 Il Falco Spaziale (The Space Hawk) / Ciao 2001 (Italy) / 21 May 1972 Gone With The Wind / Frendz / 14 July 1972 Wind Into Space / Sounds / 15 July 1972 A Fantasy of Sound and Colour / Disc / 15 July 1972 Hawkwind: The Alternative Band / NME / 22 July 1972 Space In The Charts For Hawkwind? / Record Mirror / 22 July 1972 Whatever Turned Me On (Dave Brock) / NME / 5 August 1972 The Joke Band That Made It / Melody Maker / 12 August 1972 Tripping The Light Fantastic (Stacia) / Melody Maker / 12 August 1972 How Will Success Affect The Freaks? / NME / 12 August 1972 In Search Of Hawkwind / Sounds / 23 September 1972 Some Facts From The Freedom Freaks / NME / 30 September 1972 Watch This Space / Melody Maker / 28 October 1972 In Search Of The Future (Doug Smith) / ZigZag / November 1972
1973
Home Is Where Your Van Is (Graham Reynolds, HW tour manager) / Sounds / 6 January 1973 Throwing A Little Light On Hawkwind (Liquid Len) / Disc / 6 January 1973 Stacia: Happy Amazon of the Cosmic Trailways / NME / 10 March 1973 The Sonic Warlords In Belfast / NME / 24 March 1973 Hawkwind – Band Breakdown / Melody Maker / 7 April 1973 The Street People’s Machine / Sounds / 26 May 1973 Heroes Of The Cosmos, Flat Broke On Earth / Melody Maker / 30 June 1973
I Sette Falchi Dello Space Rock (The Seven Hawks Of Space Rock) / Qui Giovani (Italy) / 5 July 1973 Blowin’ in the Wind / Disc / 14 July 1973 Take Me To The Pilot (Robert Calvert) / Melody Maker / 4 August 1973 Under The Influence – Simon King / NME / 18 August 1973 Poetry in Motion (Robert Calvert) / Disc / 25 August 1973
The Days Of Future. Now (written by Robert Calvert) / Music Scene / September 1973 Simon King In The Talk-In / Sounds / 1 September 1973 Hawkwind’s Rocket Goes Astray / Sounds / 24 November 1973 Planetarium Aids Rock Band’s Debut / New York Times (US) / 26 November 1973 Spaced Out USA! / Melody Maker / 1 December 1973
Strong 'Wind Over Gotham City / Record Mirror / 22 December 1973 Of Space Rituals & Topless Dancers / Los Angeles Free Press (US) / 28 December 1973
An Interview Special With Hawkwind / Penetration / ?? 1973
1974
Long, Tall Stacia / Penthouse / ?? 1974 Une Saga D'Outre Monde (A Saga From Out Of This World) / Best (France) / January 1974 In Search Of New Space / Record & Radio Mirror / 5 January 1974 The Ridiculous Roadshow / NME / 26 January 1974 Grandfathers Of The Universe / Sounds / 2 February 1974
Pulsating Vibes Of Hawkwind / St Louis Post Dispatch (US) / 10 March 1974 America Sees The Light / Melody Maker / 23 March 1974 Blown To The Stars / Circus (US) / April 1974
Captain Lockheed (Robert Calvert) / Disc / 22 April 1974 Hero With A Wing (Robert Calvert) / Sounds / 27 April 1974
Talk Of The Scene (Robert Calvert) / Music Scene / May 1974 Hawkwind’s Ridiculous Roadshow / Beetle (Canada) / May 1974 The World Ends In Half An Hour / NME / 4 May 1974 Baptism of Fire / Sounds / 1 June 1974
How Shy Stacia Took Off For Fame! / The Sun / 7 June 1974 (featured in DOTU) Dorkwind In Dutchland / NME / 6 July 1974 Hawkwind: Winning Or Waning? / Sounds / 6 July 1974 Hawkwind Hypnose (Hawkwind Hypnosis) / Oor (Netherlands) / 17 July 1974 Stacia, The Girl In The Band / Record Mirror / 3 August 1974
Hawkwind Music Like Sci-Fi Adventure Show / The Cincinnati Enquirer (US) / 5 October 1974 Busted! But Not Broke / Sounds / 12 October 1974 Tax, Tattoos & Deep Throat / NME / 12 October 1974 House Of Keyboards / Melody Maker / 19 October 1974 Hawkwind / Howard Stern’s Academy Of Music Concert News (US) / November 1974 Stacia: She Used To Wanna Be A Ballerina / NME / 23 November 1974 The Regular 'Wind Miracle / NME / 30 November 1974 Triple Albums Make Very Good Doorstops / Sounds / 30 November 1974
Dig The Showbiz (Andy Dunkley) / Sounds / 30 November 1974 Spock It To Me! / Let It Rock / 1 December 1974
1975
Stacia Et Les Planeurs (Stacia And The Gliders) / Rock & Folk (France) / January 1975 No Change In The Wind / Sounds / 18 January 1975 Lemmy the Terrible / Melody Maker / 18 January 1975
Hawkwind Interview / Cracker / February 1975
"Knock Knock!" "Who's There?" "Lemmy"... / NME / 8 February 1975 Hawk-Lord Of The Manor / Melody Maker / 22 February 1975
Deep Fix In A Deep Fix (Michael Moorcock/Deep Fix) / NME / ?? May 1975 Hawklord In A Deep Fix (Michael Moorcock) / Melody Maker / 10 May 1975 Not A Single-Minded Band / Sounds / 10 May 1975 An Interview With Nik Turner / International Times / 1 June 1975 The Trials Of Lemmy / NME / 28 June 1975 A Tale Of Two Drummers / Beat Instrumental / July 1975 Blowin' In The Wind / Melody Maker / 12 July 1975
Untitled (Hawkwind in Dijon) / NME / 2 August 1975 Hawkwind / Fapto / September 1975 Hawkwind! / Trouser Press (US) / September 1975 Some Thoughts On The Underground From Hendon Cemetery (Robert Calvert) / NME / 20 September 1975
1976
Have The Hawks Become Doves Or Just A Vision Of The Future That Went Wrong? / Sounds / 20 March 1976 Hawklords Taking Care Of Business / Beat Instrumental / May 1976
How To Pick Up Girls In Paris: The Calvert Method (Robert Calvert) / Sounds / 10 July 1976 (incorrectly titled as "Calvert interview (from Sounds, 1978)" on Starfarer) 8 Days A Week (written by Robert Calvert) / Melody Maker / 2 October 1976
10 Stone Warriors That Shattered The Earth / Sounds / 2 October 1976 Hawkwind's Space Rock - A New Songwriting Trend? / Beat Instrumental / November 1976
1977
Brock/Calvert 77 Interview / Sniffin’ Flowers / 1977 Pulsating Poets Of Sturm Und Drang / Album Tracking / July 1977
Stonehenge report plus letters from Adrian Shaw and Robert Calvert/Dave Brock / NME / 9-16 July 1977
And You Thought Hawkwind Were Just A Bunch Of Old Cosmic Hippies / Sounds / 16 July 1977 Mindless Aggreshun On Hippy Farm / NME / 23 July 1977
1978
1979
1980
Free Fall / Hawkfan / March 1980 (titled 'Hawklords Interview (Jonathan Hope)')