News in Brief: Hawkwind, Aeroplane, Badly Drawn Boy, Ooh LA L.A.

09/03/10 -- On September 7, Critical Mass will release a tribute album dedicated to space-rock greats Hawkwind . In Search of Hawkwind features tracks from fuzz-pedal abusers like Mudhoney , Bardo Pond, Acid Mothers Temple, Kinski , Moon Duo, and White Hills trying Hawkwind songs on for size. -- Belgian disco duo Aeroplane will release their new album We Can't Fly September 27 on Wall of Sound in the UK ...

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White Hills Play 'In-Your-Face' Space Rock -- Top 100 Acts at SXSW 2011

03/07/11 Brooklyn-based White Hills play tripped-out, guitar-driven, effects-heavy songs that regularly pass the six-minute mark and sometimes near 15. You might be tempted to label the sound "psychedelic," but according to founder and bandleader Dave W., you'd be wrong. He prefers "space rock," a tag that makes sense, given the floating quality of his guitar work. Since 2007, White Hills have issued ...

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SXSW Fri: Okkervil River, the Joy Formidable, Reading Rainbow, and White Hills

03/19/11 Photos by Amy Phillips; above: White Hills Tom Breihan's SXSW Reports: Wed | Thu | Fri Ryan Dombal's SXSW Reports: Wed | Thu | Fri Amy Phillips' SXSW Reports: Wed | Thu | Fri Check back tomorrow for more SXSW coverage.

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