93-577: The Hawkwind Anthology series of records were originally issued mid-1980s containing live and outtake material from Hawkwind 's career to that date. Dave Brock compiled the package, essentially a best of The Weird Tapes , for release on the Samurai imprint. It was released as three separate discs and also as a picture disc box set including an interview disc. It was subsequently licensed to receiver records and eventually sold to Castle Communications who have released as an extended set. "Because there
186-545: A European tour and emigrated to Canada, whilst Alan Powell deputised for an incapacitated King on that European tour, but remained, giving the band two drummers. At the beginning of 1975, the band recorded the album Warrior on the Edge of Time in collaboration with Michael Moorcock , loosely based on his Eternal Champion figure. However, during a North American tour in May, Lemmy was caught in possession of amphetamine crossing
279-471: A benefit concert for Pete Townshend 's Double-O anti-heroin charity. Lemmy and Stacia were reunited with the band for this event. Vera Lynn closed the show. A headline appearance at the 1986 Reading Festival was followed by a UK tour to promote the Live Chronicles album which was filmed and released as Chaos . In 1988 the band recorded the album The Xenon Codex with Guy Bidmead, but all
372-510: A crosswalk while the traffic lights are red. A variety of disciplines can be used in such a format (juggling, break dancing, even magic tricks). Because of the short period of time available to them, stoplight performers must have a very brief, condensed routine. This form is seen more commonly in Latin America than elsewhere. Buskers collect donations and tips from the public in a variety of containers and by different methods depending on
465-527: A guitar, a harmonica, a drum and a tambourine. They may also include singing. Many still busk but some are booked to play at festivals and other events. Folk music has always been an important part of the busking scene. Cafe, restaurant, bar and pub busking is a mainstay of this art form. The delta bluesmen were mostly itinerant musicians emanating from the Mississippi Delta region of the USA around
558-560: A light show by Liquid Len . The songs in the show were connected by electronic and spoken word segues and the show was recorded on the elaborate package Space Ritual . At the height of their success, in 1973, the band released the single " Urban Guerrilla ", which coincided with an IRA bombing campaign in London, so the BBC refused to play it and the band's management reluctantly decided to withdraw it fearing accusations of opportunism, despite
651-564: A little to come and see us. But it all started on street corners, and that is still very connected to what we do. It's such a validating musical experience. Busking is a very humble and brave act that takes courage to do well. It's also about the energy of music being alive outside in a city ... You can walk right by it right in front of you. Sure, to some people you're just another guy with his hand out, so sometimes busking can be great social barometer. You're able to gauge who you live with on earth. Ketch Secor, Old Crow Medicine Show Around
744-518: A mutual interest in electronic music , which led the trio to embark upon a new musical venture together. Seventeen-year-old drummer Terry Ollis replied to an advert in a music weekly; Nik Turner and Michael "Dik Mik" Davies, old acquaintances of Brock, offered help with transport and gear, but were soon pulled into the band. Gatecrashing a local talent night at the All Saints Hall , Notting Hill , they were so disorganised as to not even have
837-476: A name, opting for "Group X" at the last minute, nor any songs, choosing to play an extended 20-minute jam on the Byrds ' " Eight Miles High ". BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel was in the audience, and was impressed enough to tell event organiser Douglas Smith to keep an eye on them. Smith signed them up and got them a deal with Liberty Records on the back of a deal he was setting up for Cochise . The band settled on
930-584: A number-three UK hit single in 1972, and they had further chart singles with " Urban Guerrilla " (another top 40 hit) and " Shot Down in the Night ". The band had a run of twenty-two of their albums charting in the UK from 1971 to 1993, and another eight between 2012 and 2023. Dave Brock and Mick Slattery had been in the London-based psychedelic band Famous Cure, and a meeting with bassist John Harrison revealed
1023-590: A one-hour appearance for the Bedrock TV series with dancer Julie Murray-Anderson, who performed with Hawkwind between 1988 and 1991. 1990 saw Hawkwind tour North America again, the second instalment in a series of American visits made at around this time in an effort to re-establish the Hawkwind brand in America. The original business plan was to hold three consecutive US tours, annually, from 1989 to 1991, with
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#17327832771161116-531: A performance occurs is called a "pitch". A good pitch can be the key to success as a busker. An act that might make money at one place and time may not work at all in another setting. Popular pitches tend to be public places with large volumes of pedestrian traffic, high visibility, low background noise and as few elements of interference as possible. Good locations may include tourist spots, popular parks, entertainment districts including many restaurants, cafés, bars and pubs and theaters, subways and bus stops, outside
1209-423: A person had to produce any music or entertainment, save for a few mechanical devices such as the barrel organ , the music box , and the piano roll . Organ grinders were commonly found busking in the 19th century and early 20th century. Busking is common among some Romani people . Romantic mention of Romani music, dancers and fortune tellers are found in all forms of song poetry, prose and lore. The Roma brought
1302-536: A refinement of the band's image and philosophy courtesy of graphic artist Barney Bubbles and underground press writer Robert Calvert , as depicted in the accompanying Hawklog booklet, which would be further developed into the Space Ritual stage show. Science fiction author Michael Moorcock and dancer Stacia also started contributing to the band. Dik Mik had left the band, replaced by sound engineer Del Dettmar , but chose to return for this album, thus giving
1395-463: A special permit to use electronically amplified sound and may have limits on the volume of sound produced. It is common law that buskers or others should not impede pedestrian traffic flow, block or otherwise obstruct entrances or exits, or do things that endanger the public. It is common law that any disturbing or noisy behaviors may not be conducted after certain hours in the night. These curfew limitations vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. It
1488-480: A succession of drummers coming and going. First, Griffin was ousted and the band tried King again, but, unhappy with his playing at that time, he was rejected. Andy Anderson briefly joined while he was also playing for the Cure , and Robert Heaton also filled the spot briefly prior to the rise of New Model Army . Lloyd Langton Group drummer John Clark did some recording sessions, and in late 1983 Rick Martinez joined
1581-418: A template for Brock to assemble a core band of Tree, Brock, Richards, Davey, Chadwick and for the use of former members as guests on live shows and studio recordings. The 2000 Christmas Astoria show was recorded with contributions from House, Blake, Rizz, Moorcock, Jez Huggett and Keith Kniveton and released as Yule Ritual the following year. In 2001, Davey agreed to rejoin the band permanently, but only after
1674-515: A three piece relying heavily on synthesisers and sequencers to create a wall-of-sound. The 1992 album Electric Tepee combined hard rock and light ambient pieces, while It is the Business of the Future to be Dangerous is almost devoid of the rock leanings. The Business Trip is a record of the previous album's tour, but rockier as would be expected from a live outing. The White Zone album
1767-492: A way of drawing in potential clients and relaxing them. The people would often associate this feeling of well-being with the products sold. After these performances, they would "pass the hat". One-man bands have historically performed as buskers playing a variety of instruments simultaneously. One-man bands proliferated in urban areas in the 19th and early 20th centuries and still perform to this day. A current one-man band plays all their instruments acoustically usually combining
1860-427: Is a former member of the band's road crew who had previously appeared with Technicians of Spaceship Hawkwind, a "skeleton crew" spin off live band. Additionally, he had guested on bass for Dave Brock's solo album Brockworld released earlier in the year. The band released The Machine Stops on 15 April 2016, a concept album based on E.M. Forster 's short story of the same name . Brock and Chadwick were joined on
1953-544: Is common law that "performing blue" (i.e. using material that is sexually explicit or any vulgar or obscene remarks or gestures) is generally prohibited unless performing for an adults-only environment such as in a bar or pub. In London, busking is prohibited in the entire area of the City of London. The London Underground provides busking permits for up to 39 pitches across 25 central London stations. Most London boroughs do not license busking, but they have optional powers, under
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#17327832771162046-481: Is open to the general public and busking does not interfere with its function and management allows it or other forms of free speech behaviors or has a history of doing so. While there is no universal code of conduct for buskers, there are common law practices that buskers must conform to. Most jurisdictions have corresponding statutory laws . In the UK busking regulation is not universal with most laws (if there are any) being governed by local councils. Some towns in
2139-554: Is the first album of this era. On the eve of recording the follow-up " Back on the Streets " single, Turner was dismissed for his erratic live playing and Powell was deemed surplus to requirements. After a tour to promote the single and during the recording of the next album, Rudolph was also dismissed, for allegedly trying to steer the band into a musical direction at odds with Calvert and Brock's vision. Adrian "Ade" Shaw , who, as bass player for Magic Muscle, had supported Hawkwind on
2232-522: The Brixton Academy with about 20 members taking part in a more than 3-hour set, which was filmed and recorded. Guests included Samantha Fox who sang "Master of the Universe". However, arguments and disputes over financial recompense and musical input resulted in the prospect of the event being re-staged unlikely, and any album or DVD release being indefinitely shelved. The Hawkestra had set
2325-704: The Elric series of books and theatrically staged with Tony Crerar as the central character. Moorcock contributed lyrics, but only performed some spoken pieces on some live dates. The tour was recorded and issued as an album Live Chronicles and video The Chronicle of the Black Sword . The band also performed at the Worldcon (World Science Fiction Convention) in Brighton. In August 1985, The band performed at Crystal Palace Bowl , with several other rock bands, for
2418-635: The London Local Authorities Act 2000 , if there is sufficient reason to do so. Where these powers have not been adopted, councils can rely on other legislation including the Environmental Protection Act 1990 to deal with noise nuisance from buskers and the Highways Act 1980 to deal with obstructions. Camden Council is currently looking into further options to control the problem of nuisance buskers and
2511-486: The Pink Fairies , who shared similar interests in music and recreational substances ; a friendship developed which led to the two bands becoming running partners and performing as "Pinkwind". Their use of drugs, however, led to the departure of Harrison, who did not partake, to be replaced briefly by Thomas Crimble (about July 1970 – March 1971). Crimble played on a few BBC sessions (which were eventually collected on
2604-458: The Space Ritual tour, came in for the 1977 album Quark, Strangeness and Charm . The band continued to enjoy moderate commercial success, but Calvert's mental illness often caused problems. A manic phase saw the band abandon a European tour in France, while a depression phase during a 1978 North American tour convinced Brock to disband the group. In between these two tours, the band had recorded
2697-516: The 40th anniversary of their appearance there. On 21 June 2010, Hawkwind released a studio album entitled Blood of the Earth on Eastworld Records. During and since the Blood of the Earth support tours, Hone's primary on-stage responsibility shifted to bass, while Mr. Dibs moved to a more traditional lead singer/front man role. In 2011, Hawkwind toured Australia for the second time. April 2012 saw
2790-494: The British Isles limit the licenses issued to bagpipers because of the volume and difficulty of the instrument. In Great Britain places requiring licenses for buskers may also require auditions of anyone applying for a busking license. Oxford City Council have decided to enact a public spaces protection order . Some venues that do not regulate busking may still ask performers to abide by voluntary rules. Some places require
2883-589: The Easter weekend. A US tour was booked for October 2013, but due to health issues, was postponed and later cancelled. In February 2014, as part of a one-off Space Ritual performance, Hawkwind performed at the O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire featuring an appearance by Brian Blessed for the spoken word element of Sonic Attack; a studio recording of this performance was released as a single in September 2014. Later in
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2976-681: The Hollywood area, in Chicago on Maxwell Street , in the Delmar Loop district of St. Louis , and many other locations throughout the US. Busking is still quite common in Scotland, Ireland ( Grafton Street , Dublin ), and England with musicians and other street performers of varying talent levels. The first recorded instances of laws affecting buskers were in ancient Rome in 462 BC. The Law of
3069-559: The Internet for people to download or "stream" and if people like it they make a donation using PayPal . There are three basic forms of street performance: circle shows, walk-by acts, and stoplight performances. " Circle shows " are shows that tend to gather a crowd around them. They usually have a distinct beginning and end. Usually these are done in conjunction with street theatre , puppeteering , magicians , comedians, acrobats , jugglers and sometimes musicians. Circle shows can be
3162-567: The Republic of Ireland, the traditional Wren Boys, and in England Morris Dancing can be considered part of the busking tradition. In India and Pakistan's Gujarati region, Bhavai is a form of street art where there are plays enacted in the village, the barot or the village singer also is part of the local entertainment scene. In the 2000s, some performers have begun "Cyber Busking". Artists post work or performances on
3255-631: The Twelve Tables made it a crime to sing about or make parodies of the government or its officials in public places; the penalty was death. Louis the Pious "excluded histriones and scurrae , which included all entertainers without noble protection, from the privilege of justice". In 1530 Henry VIII ordered the licensing of minstrels and players, fortune-tellers, pardoners and fencers, as well as beggars who could not work. If they did not obey they could be whipped on two consecutive days. In
3348-909: The United States have particular areas known to be popular spots for buskers. Performers are found at many locations like Mallory Square in Key West , in New Orleans , in New York around Central Park , Washington Square , and the subway systems, in San Francisco, in Washington, D.C. around the transit centers, in Los Angeles around Venice Beach , the Santa Monica Third Street Promenade , and
3441-403: The United States under constitutional law and most European common law , the protection of artistic free speech extends to busking. In the U.S. and many countries, the designated places for free speech behavior are the public parks , streets, sidewalks , thoroughfares and town squares or plazas. Under certain circumstances even private property may be open to buskers, particularly if it
3534-515: The adage "Music hath charms to soothe the savage beast" plays out in regards to busking. Her sociological studies showed that in areas where buskers regularly perform, crime rates tended to go down, and that those with higher education attainment tended to have a more positive view of buskers than did those of lesser educational attainment. Some cities encourage busking in particular areas, giving preference to city government-approved buskers and even publishing schedules of performances. Many cities in
3627-545: The album Love in Space and video . In 1996, unhappy with the musical direction of the band, bassist Davey left, forming his own Middle-Eastern flavoured hard-rock group Bedouin and a Motörhead tribute act named Ace of Spades. His bass playing role was reluctantly picked up by singer Tree and the band were joined full-time by lead guitarist Jerry Richards (another stalwart of the festival scene, playing for Tubilah Dog who had merged with Brock's Agents of Chaos during 1988) for
3720-677: The album PXR5 in January 1978, but its release was delayed until 1979. On 23 December 1977 in Barnstaple , Brock and Calvert had performed a one-off gig with Devon band Ark as the Sonic Assassins , and looking for a new project in 1978, bassist Harvey Bainbridge and drummer Martin Griffin were recruited from this event. Steve Swindells was recruited as keyboard player. The band was named Hawklords , (probably for legal reasons,
3813-545: The album The Text of Festival ) before leaving to help organise the Glastonbury Free Festival 1971; he sat in during the band's performance there. Lloyd-Langton also quit, after a bad LSD trip at the Isle of Wight Festival led to a nervous breakdown . Their follow-up album, 1971's In Search of Space , brought greater commercial success, reaching number 18 on the UK album charts. This album offered
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3906-500: The albums Distant Horizons and In Your Area . Rasta chanter Captain Rizz also joined the band for guest spots during live shows. Hawkestra—a re-union event featuring appearances from past and present members—had originally been intended to coincide with the band's 30th anniversary and the release of the career spanning Epocheclipse – 30 Year Anthology set, but logistical problems delayed it until 21 October 2000. It took place at
3999-424: The audience and encourage them to contribute, sometimes by cajoling them in a humorous fashion. The term bottler is a British term that originated from the use of the top half of a bottle to collect money. The bottle had a leather flap inserted in the bottleneck and a leather pouch attached. This design allowed coins to be put in the bottle but did not allow them to be removed easily without the coins jingling against
4092-399: The band began occasionally featuring Jon Sevink from The Levellers as guest violinist at some shows. Later that year, Hawkwind embarked on a winter tour to celebrate the band's 40th anniversary, including two gigs on 28 and 29 August marking the anniversary of their first live performances. In 2010, Hawkwind held their annual Hawkfest at the site of the original Isle of Wight Festival, marking
4185-497: The band having recently split from their management), and recording took place on a farm in Devon using a mobile studio, resulting in the album 25 Years On . King had originally been the drummer for the project but quit during recording sessions to return to London, while House, who had temporarily left the band to join a David Bowie tour, elected to remain with Bowie full-time, but nevertheless contributed violin to these sessions. At
4278-430: The band since their inception. Key members of Hawkwind have included Nik Turner , Huw Lloyd-Langton , Del Dettmar , Lemmy , Simon King , Robert Calvert , Simon House and Ginger Baker , but the band are most closely associated with their singer, songwriter and guitarist Dave Brock , who founded the band and is the only remaining original member. Hawkwind are best known for the song " Silver Machine ", which became
4371-663: The band to greater heights. One of the early gigs the band played was a benefit for the Greasy Truckers at The Roundhouse on 13 February 1972. A live album of the concert, Greasy Truckers Party , was released; from this, a single (with overdubbed vocal), " Silver Machine ", was also released, reaching number three in the UK charts. This generated sufficient funds for the subsequent album Doremi Fasol Latido and Space Ritual tour. The show featured costumes, dancers Stacia and Miss Renee – typically performing either topless or wearing only body paint – mime artist Tony Carrera, and
4464-554: The band to play drums on the Earth Ritual tour in February and March 1984, later replaced by Clive Deamer . Turner had returned as a guest for the 1982 Choose Your Masques tour and was invited back permanently. Further tours ensued with Phil "Dead Fred" Reeves augmenting the line-up on keyboards and violin, but neither Turner nor Reeves would appear on the only recording of 1983–84, The Earth Ritual Preview ; however, there
4557-553: The band two electronics players. Bass player Dave Anderson , who had been in the German band Amon Düül II , had also joined and played on the album, but departed before its release because of personal tensions with some other members of the band. Anderson and Lloyd-Langton then formed the short-lived band Amon Din. Meanwhile, Ollis quit, unhappy with the commercial direction in which the band were heading. The addition of bassist Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister and drummer Simon King propelled
4650-407: The band's drummer to the present day. To fill in the gap of lead sound, lost when Lloyd-Langton left, violinist House was re-instated into the line-up in 1989 (having previously been a member from 1974 until 1978), and, notably, Hawkwind embarked on their first North American visit in eleven years (since the somewhat disastrous 1978 tour), in which House did not partake. The successfully received tour
4743-633: The band's history, without Dave Brock. Brock's temporary replacement was former Smart Pils guitarist Steve Bemand (who had played with Chadwick and Wishart in the Demented Stoats). The tour began in Amsterdam on 12 March and took in Germany, Greece, Italy and France before wrapping up in Belgium on 10 April after 24 dates. In 1991 Bainbridge, House and Wishart departed and the band continued as
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#17327832771164836-588: The bands that performed in this manner were Janis Joplin with Big Brother and the Holding Company , the Grateful Dead , Jefferson Airplane , Quicksilver Messenger Service , Country Joe and the Fish , Moby Grape and Jimi Hendrix . Christmas caroling can also be a form of busking, as wassailing included singing for alms, wassail or some other form of refreshment such as figgy pudding . In
4929-417: The border from the US into Canada. The border police mistook the powder for cocaine and he was jailed, forcing the band to cancel some shows. Fed up with his erratic behaviour, the band dismissed the bass player replacing him with their long-standing friend and former Pink Fairies guitarist Paul Rudolph . Lemmy then teamed up with another Pink Fairies guitarist, Larry Wallis , to form Motörhead , named after
5022-519: The departure of Tree and Richards. Meanwhile, having rekindled relationships with old friends at the Hawkestra, Turner organised further Hawkestra gigs resulting in the formation of xhawkwind.com, a band consisting mainly of ex-Hawkwind members and playing old Hawkwind songs. An appearance at Guilfest in 2002 led to confusion as to whether this actually was Hawkwind, sufficiently irking Brock into taking legal action to prohibit Turner from trading under
5115-474: The disc having already climbed to number 39 in the UK chart. Dik Mik departed during 1973, and Calvert ended his association with the band to concentrate on solo projects. Dettmar also indicated that he was to leave the band, so Simon House was recruited as keyboardist and violinist playing live shows, a North America tour and recording the 1974 album Hall of the Mountain Grill . Dettmar left after
5208-482: The earliest space rock groups. Since their formation in November 1969, Hawkwind have gone through many incarnations and have incorporated many different styles into their music, including hard rock , progressive rock and psychedelic rock . They are regarded as an influential proto-punk band. Their lyrics often cover themes of urban life and science fiction . Many musicians, dancers and writers have worked with
5301-491: The early 1940s and on. B.B. King is one famous example who came from these roots. The counterculture of the hippies of the 1960s occasionally staged "be-ins", which resembled some present-day buskers festivals . Bands and performers would gather at public places and perform for free, passing the hat to make money. The San Francisco Bay Area was at the epicenter of this movement – be-ins were staged at Golden Gate Park and San Jose 's Bee Stadium and other venues. Some of
5394-451: The electronic Church of Hawkwind and Choose Your Masques . This band headlined the 1981 Glastonbury Festival and made an appearance at the 1982 Donington Monsters of Rock Festival , as well as continuing to play the summer solstice at Stonehenge Free Festival . In the early 1980s, Brock had started using drum machines for his home demos and became increasingly frustrated at the inability of drummers to keep perfect time, leading to
5487-455: The end of the band's UK tour, Calvert, wanting King back in the band, dismissed Griffin, then promptly resigned himself, choosing to pursue a career in literature. Swindells left to record a solo album after an offer had been made to him by the record company ATCO . In late 1979, Hawkwind reformed with Brock, Bainbridge and King being joined by Huw Lloyd-Langton (who had played on the debut album) and Tim Blake (formerly of Gong ), debuting at
5580-473: The entrances to large concerts and sporting events, almost any plaza or town square as well as zócalos in Latin America and piazzas in other regions. Other places include shopping malls, strip malls, and outside supermarkets, although permission is usually required from management for these. In her book, Underground Harmonies: Music and Politics in the Subways of New York , Susie J. Tanenbaum examined how
5673-548: The first Futurama (The World's First Science Fiction Music Festival) on 9 September in Leeds, and then embarking upon a UK tour despite not having a record deal or any product to promote. Some shows were recorded and a deal was made with Bronze Records , resulting in the Live Seventy Nine album, quickly followed by the studio album Levitation . However, during the recording of Levitation King quit and Ginger Baker
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#17327832771165766-486: The first losing money, the second breaking even, and the third turning a profit, ultimately bringing Hawkwind back into recognition across the Atlantic. Progress, however, was somewhat stunted, due to ex-member Nik Turner touring the United States with his own band at the time, in which the shows were often marketed as Hawkwind. Still supporting Space Bandits, 1991 commenced with perhaps the most surprising Hawkwind tour in
5859-555: The glass. The first use of such contrivances was recorded by the famous Punch and Judy troupe of puppeteers in early Victorian times. The increasing use of cashless payments in the 21st century, and the corresponding lessening of the amount of cash typically carried, has affected buskers, some of whom have begun using electronic payment systems including contactless payment terminals and web or app based payment systems (sometimes reachable by QR code ). This trend accelerated after COVID-19 lockdowns, but predates this. The place where
5952-624: The last song he had written for Hawkwind . Calvert made a guest appearance with the band for their headline set at the Reading Festival in August 1975, after which he chose to rejoin the band as a full-time lead vocalist. Stacia chose to relinquish her dancing duties and settle down to family life. The band changed record company to Tony Stratton-Smith's Charisma Records and, on Stratton-Smith's suggestion, band management from Douglas Smith to Tony Howard. Astounding Sounds, Amazing Music
6045-420: The latter's expulsion at the beginning of 1985. Clive Deamer, who was deemed "too professional" for the band, was eventually replaced in 1985 by Danny Thompson Jr (son of folk-rock bassist Danny Thompson ), a friend of Alan Davey, and remained almost to the end of the decade. Hawkwind's association with Moorcock climaxed in their most ambitious project, The Chronicle of the Black Sword , based loosely around
6138-672: The mid-19th century Japanese Chindonya started to be seen using their skills for advertising, and these street performers are still occasionally seen in Japan. Another Japanese street performance form dating from the Edo period is Nankin Tamasudare , in which the performer creates large figures using a bamboo mat. In the 19th century, Italian street musicians (mainly from Liguria , Emilia Romagna , Basilicata ) began to roam worldwide in search of fortune. Musicians from Basilicata , especially
6231-553: The most lucrative. Sometimes the crowds attracted can be very large. A good busker will control the crowd so the patrons do not obstruct foot traffic. " Walk-by acts " are acts where the busker performs a musical, living statue or other act that does not have a distinct beginning or end, and the public usually watches for a brief time. A walk-by act may turn into a circle show if the act is unusual or very popular. " Stoplight performances " are performances in which performers present their act and get contributions from vehicle occupants on
6324-438: The name "Hawkwind" after briefly being billed as "Group X" and "Hawkwind Zoo". A session took place at Abbey Road Studios to record demos of " Hurry on Sundown " and other tracks (which were eventually included on the remastered version of the group's debut album Hawkwind ), after which Slattery left. He was replaced by Huw Lloyd-Langton who, during his former employment in a musical instrument shop, had known Brock (who at
6417-482: The name Hawkwind. Turner lost the case and the band began performing as Space Ritual . An appearance at the Canterbury Sound Festival in August 2001, resulting in another live album Canterbury Fayre 2001 , saw guest appearances from Lloyd-Langton, House, Kniveton with Arthur Brown on "Silver Machine". The band organised the first of their own weekend festivals, named Hawkfest , in Devon in
6510-464: The playing of amplified music to the detriment of local residents and businesses. Buskers may find themselves targeted by thieves due to the very open and public nature of their craft. Buskers may have their earnings, instruments or props stolen. One particular technique that thieves use against buskers is to pretend to make a donation while actually taking money out instead, a practice known as "dipping" or "skimming". George Burns described his days as
6603-460: The recording by Hone, Dibs and Wheaton sharing bass duties, while Hone and Dead Fred contributed one solo piece each. The album entered the UK album chart at number 29. Dead Fred's last live appearance was at Eastbourne Winter Gardens on 1 April; Hone took on keyboard and synth duties until Blake returned for the summer shows. Busker Street performance or busking is the act of performing in public places for gratuities . In many countries,
6696-453: The release of a new album, Onward , again on Eastworld. Keyboardist Dead Fred rejoined Hawkwind for the 2012 tour in support of Onward and has since remained with the band. In November 2012, Brock, Chadwick and Hone—credited as "Hawkwind Light Orchestra"—released Stellar Variations on Esoteric Recordings . 2013 marked the first Hawkeaster, a two-day festival held in Seaton, Devon during
6789-1029: The rewards are generally in the form of money but other gratuities such as food, drink or gifts may be given. Street performance is practiced all over the world and dates back to antiquity . People engaging in this practice are called street performers or buskers . Buskers is not a term generally used in American English. Performances are anything that people find entertaining , including acrobatics , animal tricks , balloon twisting , caricatures , clowning , comedy , contortions , escapology , dance , singing , fire skills , flea circus , fortune-telling , juggling , magic , mime , living statue , musical performance, one man band , puppeteering , snake charming , storytelling or reciting poetry or prose , street art such as sketching and painting, street theatre , sword swallowing , ventriloquism , weightlifting and washboarding . Buskers may be solo performers or small groups. The term busking
6882-538: The so-called Viggianesi , would later become professional instrumentalists in symphonic orchestras, especially in the United States . The street musicians from Basilicata are sometimes cited as an influence on Hector Malot 's Sans Famille . In the United States, medicine shows proliferated in the 19th century. They were traveling vendors selling elixirs and potions which purportedly improved people's health. They would often employ entertainment acts as
6975-699: The summer of 2002. Brown joined the band in 2002 for a winter tour which featured some Kingdom Come songs and saw appearances from Blake and Lloyd-Langton, the Newcastle show being released on DVD as Out of the Shadows and the London show on CD as Spaced Out in London . A new album, Take Me to Your Leader , was released in 2005. Recorded by the core band of Brock/Davey/Chadwick, contributors included new keyboardist Jason Stuart , Arthur Brown, tabloid writer and TV personality Matthew Wright , 1970s New Wave singer Lene Lovich , Simon House and Jez Huggett. This
7068-540: The time was a busker ) and sold guitar strings to him. Pretty Things guitarist Dick Taylor was brought in to produce the 1970 debut album Hawkwind . Although it was not a commercial success, it did bring them to the attention of the UK underground scene, which found them playing free concerts, benefit gigs, and festivals. Playing free outside the Bath Festival , they encountered another Ladbroke Grove –based band,
7161-428: The title Knights of Space . In January 2008 the band reversed its anti-taping policy – which had long been a sore point with many fans – announcing that it would allow audio recording and non-commercial distribution of such recordings, provided there was no competing official release. At the end of 2008, Atomhenge Records (a subsidiary of Cherry Red Records ) commenced the re-issuing of Hawkwind's back catalogue from
7254-444: The type of busking they are performing. For walk-by acts, their open, empty instrument case or a special can, box, or hat is often used. For circle shows the performer will typically collect money at the end of the show, although some performers will also collect during the show, as some audience members do not stay for the entire performance. Sometimes a performer will employ a bottler , hat man , or pitch man to collect money from
7347-568: The word busking to England by way of their travels along the Mediterranean coast to Spain and the Atlantic Ocean and then up north to England and the rest of Europe. In medieval France, buskers were known by the terms troubadours and jongleurs . In northern France, they were known as trouveres . In old German, buskers were known as Minnesingers and Spielleute . In obsolete French, it evolved to busquer for "seek, prowl" and
7440-456: The word is still used in Spanish but mostly reserved for female street sex workers , or mistresses of married men. There have been performances in public places for gratuities in every major culture in the world, dating back to antiquity . For many musicians, street performance was the most common means of employment before the advent of recording and personal electronics. Prior to that,
7533-517: The year, former Soft Machine guitarist John Etheridge joined the live line-up of the band, though he had departed again prior to early 2015 dates. Following Hawkeaster 2015, Hawkwind made their debut visit to Japan, playing two sold-out shows in Tokyo. Hawkwind performed two Solstice Ritual shows in December 2015, with Steve Hillage guesting, and Haz Wheaton joining Hawkwind on bass guitar. Wheaton
7626-603: The years 1976 through to 1997 with the release of two triple CD anthologies Spirit of the Age (anthology 1976–84) and The Dream Goes On (anthology 1985–97) . On 8 September 2008 keyboard player Jason Stuart died due to a brain haemorrhage. In October 2008, Niall Hone (former Tribe of Cro) joined Hawkwind for their winter 2008 tour playing guitar, along with returning synth/theremin player Tim Blake. In this period, Hone also occasionally played bass guitar alongside Mr Dibs and used laptops for live electronic improvisation. In 2009,
7719-633: Was a guest spot for Lemmy. The Earth Ritual tour was filmed for Hawkwind's first video release, Night of the Hawk . Alan Davey was a young fan of the band who had sent a tape of his playing to Brock, and Brock chose to oust Reeves moving Bainbridge from bass to keyboards to accommodate Davey. This experimental line-up played at the Stonehenge Free Festival in 1984, which was filmed and release as Stonehenge 84 . Subsequent personal and professional tensions between Brock and Turner led to
7812-425: Was denied any artistic control over the documentary. One of the documentary's opening narratives states that Brock declined to be interviewed for the programme because of Nik Turner's involvement, thus indicating that the two men had still not reconciled over the xhawkwind.com incident. December 2006 saw the official departure of Alan Davey, who left to perform and record with two new bands: Gunslinger and Thunor. He
7905-550: Was drafted in for the sessions, but he chose to stay with the band for the tour, during which Blake left to be replaced by Keith Hale. In 1981 Baker and Hale left after their insistence that Bainbridge should be dismissed was ignored, and Brock and Bainbridge elected to handle synthesisers and sequencers themselves, with drummer Griffin from the Hawklords rejoining. Three albums, which again saw Moorcock contributing lyrics and vocals, were recorded for RCA/Active : Sonic Attack ,
7998-602: Was first noted in the English language around the middle 1860s in Great Britain. The verb to busk , from the word busker , comes from the Spanish root word buscar , with the meaning "to seek". The Spanish word buscar in turn evolved from the Indo-European word *bhudh-skō ("to win, conquer"). It was used for many street acts, and was the title of a famous Spanish book about one of them, El Buscón . Today,
8091-561: Was followed in 2006 by the CD/DVD Take Me to Your Future . The band were the subject of an hour-long television documentary titled Hawkwind: Do Not Panic that aired on BBC Four as part of the Originals series. It was broadcast on 30 March 2007 and repeated on 10 August 2007. Although Brock participated in its making, he did not appear in the programme; it is alleged that he requested all footage of himself be removed after he
8184-430: Was generally used to describe prostitutes . In Russia, buskers are called skomorokh , and their first recorded history appears around the 11th century. Mariachis , Mexican bands that play a style of music by the same name, frequently busk when they perform while traveling through streets and plazas, as well as in restaurants and bars. We like playing for big crowds, and the goal all along has been for people to pay
8277-424: Was not well in the band and soon after, both Lloyd-Langton and Thompson departed. Drummer Richard Chadwick, who joined in the summer of 1988, had been playing in small alternative free festival bands, most notably Bath's Smart Pils, for a decade and had frequently crossed paths with Hawkwind and Brock. He was initially invited simply to play with the band, but eventually replaced stand in drummer Mick Kirton to become
8370-463: Was released under the alias Psychedelic Warriors to distance itself entirely from the rock expectancy of Hawkwind. A general criticism of techno music at that time was its facelessness and lack of personality, which the band were coming to feel also plagued them. Ron Tree had known the band on the festival circuit and offered his services as a front-man, and the band duly employed him for the album Alien 4 and its accompanying tour which resulted in
8463-454: Was replaced by Mr Dibs, a long-standing member of the road crew. The band performed at their annual Hawkfest festival and headlined the US festival Nearfest and played gigs in PA and NY. At the end of 2007, Tim Blake once again joined the band filling the lead role playing keyboards and theremin . The band played five Christmas dates, the London show being released as an audio CD and video DVD under
8556-571: Was so much compilation and re-released material about, Jim White thought it would be a good idea to bring together a catalogue of all our own stuff that we liked, in the hope of stopping all that. But we never got any royalties out of the Anthology sets we did with them, and as far as we know they've sold around 66,000 of that triple set. Then he sold the catalogue onto various companies." - Dave Brock (Record Collector, January 1993) Hawkwind Hawkwind are an English rock band known as one of
8649-497: Was the first of several over the coming years, in an effort by the band to re-introduce themselves to the American market. Bridget Wishart , an associate of Chadwick's from the festival circuit, also joined to become the band's one and only singing front-woman, the band had been fronted in earlier days by Stacia but only as a dancer. This band produced two albums, 1990's Space Bandits and 1991's Palace Springs and also filmed
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