HW: Brock's Destruction of Hawkwind Reputation

[Laura Waesche]

I received the email as well. Don't know how I got on the list. I appear to
have been blind copied as well.
----- Original Message -----
From: "DRider" <Hawkwind at ATTBI.COM>
To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 5:40 PM
Subject: HW: Brock's Destruction of Hawkwind Reputation


> This email (below) was in my Inbox at work today w/ no subject.
>
> I came up for the title of this post from a line in the first paragraph.
>
> I must have been Blind Copied on it......
>
> Did anyone else receive this email in such a mysterious fashion??
>
> I am not sure who the sender is....( I don't recognize the address....)
> but I have included his or her email address below.....
>
> I did not see this posted on any of the Hawklists that I subscribe to.....
>
> PLEASE NOTE: I am Just passing it on. I am NOT the author!
>
> REPEAT: I am NOT the author!
>
> And to tell the truth, I have not had a chance to even read it yet.....
>
> But from cutting and pasting it to an email to send here at home
> and out to you, it does not look like a friendly note.......
>
> D-Rider
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> From: hawkethos [hawkethos at which.net]
> To: editor at rcmag.demon.co.uk
>
> Press Release 08/08/2002""without prejudice"
>
> Original Hawkwind members including Lemmy from Motorhead, science-fiction
> writer Mike Moorcock [see message from mike moorcock to hawkwind fans
> further
> down], Nik Turner and a score of others line up in court case against Dave
> Brock - About Brock's Destruction of the Hawkwind Reputation and Brock's
> issuing of cd albums featuring early members of Hawkwind and not paying
> royalties to or seeking permission of those "Golden Years Of Hawkwind"
> members.
>
> It started at Glastonbury Festival 2002- Thursday 27th June 2002 Nik
Turner
> and his eight month old band Xhawkwind.com[now had to change it
temporarily
> to spaceritual.net] (Featuring original members from the 1970's: - Mick
> Slattery - Guitar, Thomas Crimble - Bass, Terry Ollis - Drums,[the band
also
> often features other original 70s members Del Dettmar noise
> generators/synths, Dave Anderson - Bass + Guitar and Ron Tree- 90's
Hawkwind
> member - Bass + Poetry/Vocals) are just sound checking as the first band
to
> play on a stage at Glastonbury 2002 [they played in a big top crammed with
> around 1000 people and more were listening outside the big top] and Nik
> receives an injunction from Dave Brock trying to force Nik not to use any
> variation of the word Hawkwind - Niks original Nickname from before the
band
> was called that!!!!!
>
> Dave Brock also bombarded the internet asking people to ask for their
ticket
> money back if they had bought tickets thinking it was Hawkwind at
Guildford
> Festival and not Nik Turner's XHawkwind.com-after the Guildford Festival
had
> finished a journalist rang up Guildford Festival and asked how many people
> had asked for refunds because XHawkwind.com had been substituted for
> Hawkwind
> [owing to Dave Brock insisting on more costs to the Festival as the event
> drew nearer] THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ASKED GUILFORD
> FESTIVAL FOR A REFUND ON THEIR TICKETS AS PER DAVE BROCK'S
> MASSIVE INTERNET CAMPAIGN WAS -NONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> By the 5th of August 2002 this had turned into a legal battle between all
> the
> Hawkwind 70's Stalwarts on one side and Dave Brock (Who had registered
> Hawkwind as a trade mark without telling all the golden years members of
the
> band) so the following ex- Hawkwind members are now pursuing Dave Brock
> about
> "Dave Brock "Related" Bootlegs" and non-payments of royalties:
> Lemmy, Michael Moorcock, Nik Turner, the estate of the Late Barney
Bubbles,
> the estate of the late Robert Calvert, Terry Ollis, Steve Swindells,
Harvey
> Bainbridge, Paul Rudolph, Alan Powell, Adrian Shaw, Dave Anderson, Thomas
> Crimble, Mick Slattery, Dik Mik and Del Dettmar.
>
> SPACE RITUAL.NET FEATURING ORIGINAL EX- HAWKWIND MEMBERS
> NIK TURNER-SAX,FLUTE,VOCALS, TERRY OLLIS-DRUMS, THOMAS CRIMBLE-BASS
GUITAR,
> DAVE ANDERSON-BASS GUITAR AND GUITAR, MICK SLATTERY-GUITAR PLUS VARIOUS
> SPECIAL GUESTS APPEAR AT CANTERBURY FESTIVAL[www.canterburyfayre.com] ON
> FRIDAY 23RD AUGUST 5pm ALSO ON THAT DAY ARE OZRIC TENTACLES ,FISH, AND
KEVIN
> AYERS FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO MISSED THIS BAND AT GLASTONBURY OR GUILDFORD
> FESTIVALS IN THE LAST MONTH OR TWO OR WHO ARE DISAPPOINTED AT DAVE BROCK'S
> HAWKWIND PULLING THEIR GIG AT WAR OF THE WORLDS HEATON PARK MANCHESTER
> HERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE A BAND OF EX-HAWKWIND MEMBERS PERFORMING
> CLASSIC HAWKWIND MATERIAL AT A GREAT FESTIVAL. FOR MORE INFO ON CANTERBURY
> FAYRE VISIT THEIR WEBSITE AT www.canterburyfayre.com PLEASE NOTE THE BAND
> "SPACE RITUAL.NET" IS NOT DAVE BROCK'S HAWKWIND BUT DOES CREATE ON STAGE
THE
> SPIRIT OF THE 70'S HAWKWIND ETHOS AND INVOKES THE SPIRIT OF BARNEY BUBBLES
> AND ROBERT CALVERT.
>
> ALSO A FUND RAISING BENEFIT FOR THE LEGAL ACTION BY NIK TURNER IS TO BE
HELD
> ON FRIDAY 8TH NOVEMBER AT THE MEAN FIDDLER CHARING CROSS ROAD LONDON DOORS
> OPEN AT 7PM AND WILL FEATURE SPACE RITUAL.NET AND EX MEMBERS OF HAWKWIND
AND
> MEMBERS OF THE HAWKESTRA AND INNER CITY UNIT AND TRACTOR PLUS COMPERE
> MOTHERSHIP CONTROL ANDY DUNKLEY AND OTHER SPECIAL GUESTS TO BE ANNOUNCED .
> THE EVENT IS TO BE KNOWN AS ONE OF THE LEGENDARY GREASY TRUCKERS PARTY IN
> FACT IT IS THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY GREASY TRUCKERS PARTY.
>
> >>MESSAGES FROM MICHAEL MOORCOCK ABOUT THE DISPUTE WITH DAVE
> BROCK [SAID"WITHOUT PREJUDICE"]    ;
>
> >> This is to confirm that I have not received any royalties or payments
> >>from any of the Hawkwind albums issued by Dave Brock. It has been very
> >>obvious for some years that Dave
> >>has, wherever possible, removed the work of writers like myself and Bob
> >>Calvert from reissued albums and has generally behaved in a an unethical
> >>way. While I have been generally silent on these matters, since I have
> >>respected the idealism of the fans, for instance, it has been obvious
> >>for many years that Dave has been as it were feathering his own nest at
> >>the expense of the other members of the band, especially the best known
> >>members of Hawkwind. He has continued to put bands together which he
> >>has called 'Hawkwind' which are in fact only him and various new
> >>musicians (though I know this has not always been the case) and has
> >>clearly run the band as his own property, without reference to other
> >>founder members or, indeed, holders of copyright material. The reason I
> >>am speaking now is because I believe Dave has behaved unethically in
> >>bringing an injunction against you for using the name xhawkwind --
> >>which, it is well known, is not an attempt to pose as Hawkwind but to
> >>let audiences know that a band comprised of many ex-members of the band,
> >>several of whom I have worked with, is making an appearance. Given
> >>Dave's own behavior in these matters, I write to assure that any kind
> >>words I might have used many years ago about Dave Brock are no longer
> >>verified by his more recent actions. Please use this letter however it
> >>suits you and, should you need further help or confirmation in this
> >>matter, please let me know how I can help.
>
> >>With all best wishes,
>
> >>Mike Moorcock
>
> >>2nd message from Mike Moorcock "Without Prejudice" To Nik Turner and The
> Xhawkwind members
>
> >>Fuck Dave, then. He'd sent me something to do with him, a record for
> >>some lyrics, but he can fuck himself. You know
> >>that I'll always side with you when things get to this point. If you
> >>want to include me in the band formerly known as
> >>xhawkwind.com/spaceritual.net as some sort of member,
> >> Whatever you think, pard.
>
> >>I have not just extolled Dave's virtues. I've said elsewhere that he
> >>was manipulative and greedy. So you can always pull those references,
> >>should it go that way. Sod the bastard. He has also, of course, removed
> >>almost everything by me and Calvert from reissues,
> >> Seems wicked to pull Calvert,
> >>Bottom line is pard, if it's between you [Nik Turner] and Dave Brock-
Mr.
> >>Greed, I'm on your side Nik.
> >>
> >>Mike Moorcock