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Hawkwind To Receive Major MOJO Award

12:45 PM GMT 05/05/2010

Hawkwind To Receive Major MOJO Award

The launch of The MOJO Honours List last night, May 4, at HMV's flagship store in Oxford Street, London, was marked by two sterling live performances by the Jim Jones Revue and Hawkwind, and saw confirmation that both acts will be involved in MOJO's annual awards ceremony set to take place on June 10.

The Jim Jones Revue are nominated in the MOJO Breakthrough Act category. The London-based rock'n'roll five-piece will battle it out alongside Florence And The Machine, John Grant, The Low Anthem and Mumford And Sons in a hugely prestigious category whose previous winners include the likes of Seasick Steve, Corinne Bailey Rae and The Magic Numbers.

Hawkwind, meanwhile, are the recipients of this year's MOJO Maverick Award - previous recipients of which include the Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Fall, Manic Street Preachers and The Jesus And Mary Chain.

Phil Alexander, MOJO Magazine's Editor-in-chief, commented: "As the list of previous winners proves, The MOJO Maverick award is reserved for artists whose impact has been truly genre-shattering. Hawkwind have made music on their own terms for four decades. From psychedelia to punk to stoner rock, from free festival culture and on to the rave and trance scenes, you can hear and feel Hawkwind's influence everywhere. It's almost like they're more than just a band, they're a way of life."

Hawkwind's reputation as the ultimate people's band was evident last night at the MOJO Honours List launch when hundreds of Hawk-fans descended on HMV to hear the band deliver an exclusive performance. With fans travelling from as far afield as Germany, the band extended what should have been a half-hour set, playing for over an hour and showcasing new material from their forthcoming album, Blood Of The Earth.

Sentinel and Wraith were two stand-out, new album tracks that were previewed in a set that also included classic tunes like opener Angel Of Death, It's So Easy and a crowd-pleasing encore of Silver Machine. The album itself is due out on June 21, but you can preview tracks by logging on to this link.

Photos courtesy of Simon Fernandez

Posted by Ross_Bennett at 12:45 PM GMT 05/05/2010

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