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A founding person in Hawkwind, Langton stayed with them in those days for just two years, saving two albums with them. He experienced a sickness in 1971 that had taken him from Hawkwind, however, not permanently. Langton continued to do a lot of smaller sized gigs, but also discovered time …

The co-founder and longtime creative spark behind space rock pioneers Hawkwind, guitarist/singer Dave Brock was created in Isleworth, Britain. After first finding a banjo from his uncle, he was later on given a acoustic guitar by his parents. Primarily affected by jazz, the youthful Brock spent his formative years frequenting …

Any sci-fi fan with an extended memory space probably remembers those 1970s’ DAW paperback editions of Michael Moorcock’s sword-and-sorcery novels, making use of their pictures of heavily armored, very muscular warriors carrying huge swords and standing up against eerie scenery and starscapes. Consider that imagery, toss in some brands and …

With vocalist Anna Meek and saxophonist Robert Calvert at the forefront, British progressive rock-band Catapilla created a few of England’s state-of-the-art music of the first ’70s. Although they disbanded soon after the release of the second album, Adjustments, the group’s impact is still felt.

For many, rock was personified by way of a single person — unforgettable Motörhead bassist/shouter Lemmy. Blessed Ian Fraiser Kilmister on Dec 24, 1945, in Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire, Britain, not much is well known about Kilmister’s early years, that he was the kid of the vicar. Using the Uk Invasion of …

A single performer and the area rock-band Hawkwind’s “citizen poet,” Robert Calvert was created in Pretoria, South Africa in 1945. As a child, he and his family members relocated to London, where he was raised to first start working being a building surveyor; nevertheless, his long-held literary dreams drew him …

A mainstay from the Uk psychedelic motion, singer/drummer Twink was created John Alder, initial surfacing in 1963 as an associate from the Colchester-based Dane Stephens as well as the Deep Beats; once the group agreed upon to Decca the next year, they followed the name the Fairies. Rechristened Twink, Alder …

Canadian-born guitarist Paul Rudolph offers led a multifaceted career in psychedelic music, rock, proto-punk, and intensifying rock. He came into the music background books in 1969, when he changed Sid Bishop within the lineup from the Deviants, the renowned past due-’60s Uk underground band, with time to appear on the …