Ian Abrahams

Starship Alexandria: Episode 7 - The Ministry for the Future For our seventh episode of Starship Alexandria, Emma puts forward the novel The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson, for Adrian to consider.    Other talking points:  ...

Starship Alexandria episode 7 is here! @aptshadow.bsky.social and I discuss The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson and I share one of my favourite pieces of music. Next month's episode is all about Robert Holdstock's Mythago Wood. starshipalexandria.com/episode-7-th...

Tuna with mushrooms and peppercorn sauce here tonight.

Birthday gifts including shirt, socks, chocs Paul Weller history, Be Bop Deluxe boxset

Birthday to me...

Cool - message sent.

Pinged you an email, but otherwise if you follow me here I can message?

Can't help but wonder if they'd be so keen to tackle a bunch of Millwall fans holding the same placards?

Really important work.

A Wandering Minstrel: Marion's Intimate Memoir of Guitarist Huw Lloyd-Langton and the Early Sound of Hawkwind - It's Psychedelic Baby Magazine The late guitarist Huw Lloyd-Langton, whose contributions were integral to the early sound of Hawkwind, is the subject of A Wandering Minstrel, a memoir authored by his long-time partner, Marion. Far ...

Thanks to Klemen and It's Psychedelic Baby for this really thoughtful interview with Marion Lloyd-Langton on her 'A Wandering Minstrel' memoir of her life with Hawkwind legend Huw Lloyd-Langton ... it was a joy to work on the book with Marion.

www.psychedelicbabymag.com/2025/10/huw-...

I'll ping you an email?

Are we still meeting up in London on 16th Oct evening? (Or 15th could be possible)?

There's a new issue of Prog magazine out, and guess what? They kindly asked me to write about Hawkwind again 😊, a relatively short but hopefully interesting piece about Hall Of The Mountain Grill ahead of the upcoming box, inc some words from remix king Stephen W Tayler... 1/2

Obviously! Sounds fun!

More to the point... why are you in Eastbourne???

My religion is HAWKWIND.
#Hawkwind #spacerock #NikTurner #AlanDavey #RobertCalvert #HughLloydLangton #DaveBrock #LemmyKilmister #LSD

My reviews of In Your Area and SpaceBrock weren't THAT bad, surely?

I haven’t seen him for ages, but I’m still impressed for his total dedication to Hawkwind. Love it.
#believeinfilm #analogphotography

Really thrilled with reactions to Marion Lloyd-Langton's memoir of husband rock guitar legend Huw. Moving memoir of the Hawkwind guitarist by the woman who knew him best … takes us through the highs and lows of being an itinerant musician, as the title suggests [Prog Magazine]

Book review - the moving memoir of guitarist Huw Lloyd-Langton The life story of Huw Lloyd-Langton, guitarist for Hawkwind, Widowmaker, and veteran many other sessions along the way, reviewed by Ian Paul Sharp.

Really thoughtful review here of Marion Lloyd-Langton's memoir of #Hawkwind Huw.

Book review - the moving memoir of guitarist Huw Lloyd-Langton

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#185 Sounds From The Wilderness 31 August 2025 Listen to #185 Sounds From The Wilderness 31 August 2025 by West Wilts Radio

Marion Lloyd-Langton's interview with West Wilts Radio from Sunday night, now on listen again via MixCloud... a really in-depth chat about her memoir of her life with Hawkwind legend Huw, 'A Wandering Minstrel', a book I was delighted to help with.
www.mixcloud.com/West_Wilts_R...

Antonelli could do with another season of F2 to get himself together?

#TheWaterboys will release a surprise album called RIPS FROM THE CUTTING ROOM FLOOR, with 16 extra tracks from the #LifeDeathAndDennisHopper sessions on Sun Records, Dec 5. Available in PINK VINYL/CD/streaming, you can pre-order (US, rest of world soon) at linktr.ee/RipsFromTheC...

You'll rise above this as you always do! So sorry about the bad news.

It's here! Remember, lovely readers, buy early buy often!!

R.I.P.

HAWKWIND doing Hawkwind things in Worthing last night. Brilliant set. First time I've heard the acoustic/spoken "Days of the Underground" - beautiful.
Captain on great form 🚀🚀🚀

The first gig of the Space Rock Invasion tour happened today in 2011. B.B. King Blues Club & Grill, New York NY. Hawkwind's Huw Lloyd-Langton acoustic support for Nektar and Brainticket; Huw & Marion's last great adventure, as she relates in A Wandering Minstrel.

Nobody this time, I'm at a Charity Finance Manager conference that day and plan to stay over.

Here's a question... possible London beer eve of 16 October?

A photo of copies of the 1975 Puffin editions of Viking's Dawn, The Road to Miklagard and Viking's Sunset by Henry Treece. The cover art is by Victor Ambrus.

"There are too many kings in the land..."

The first trilogy I ever read. These have come with me ever since. Fifty years now.

If you've not ordered yet, it's available in paperback from Amazon worldwide, and soon to be in Kindle.

If you've read it, any rating or a few words on Amazon is really helpful and much appreciated.