Writer and counter-cultural connoisseur Joe Banks joins us to talk about Hawkwind: Days Of The Underground, his sparkling account of the rise and 51 year trajectory of the unsung revolutionary heroes. All the following are entertainingly included – their ‘creation myth’ in the white heat of Ladbroke Grove and days as the house band of Radical Politics, the sci-fi adventure with Michael Moorcock and Robert Calvert, the Silver Machine saga, the pioneering rock theatre of Space Ritual, their roles in punk and Krautrock and the saucer-eyed cast members who’ve kept them “the alternative to the alternative”. Key fact: Joe has a Labrador puppy called Lemmy.
@JoeBanksWriter
https://www.daysoftheunderground.com/
The famous Hawkwind clip that was shown on TOTP …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NysxdHSIs4I
To be ‘in the room’ when these podcasts are recorded, subscribe to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear