- Spacehog
Infobox musical artist
Name = Spacehog
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Origin =Leeds ,England
Genre =Glam rock ,Alternative rock
Years_active = 1994–2002, 2008-present
Label = Elektra, Sire, Artemis
Associated_acts =Arckid
URL = [http://www.myspace.com/spacehogmusic Spacehog Website]
Current_members = Jonny Cragg
Antony Langdon
Royston Langdon
Richard SteelSpacehog is an English rock band from the 1990s and 2000s, heavily influenced by
David Bowie , Queen, and T. Rex. The group comprises Royston Langdon (bass and vocals), Antony Langdon (guitar and vocals), Richard Steel(guitar), and Jonny Cragg (drums).History
Though all the band members hail originally from
Leeds ,England , the band formed inNew York City in 1994 when Antony Langdon met Cragg by chance, in acafé where Cragg had a job killingrats . Soon after, Langdon's brother Royston joined the band, and Spacehog was born. Later when the band's original guitarist dropped out, Jonny Cragg called his friend Richard Steel to join the band. The band signed in 1994 with Seymour Stein toSire Records .On
October 24 ,1995 , Spacehog released their debut album, "Resident Alien ". It went gold on theBillboard charts , selling over 500,000 copies and spawned the hit single and video "In the Meantime" as well as the single "Cruel to be Kind". "In the Meantime" received heavy video and radio play, and featured as background music toBBC 's "Match of the Day " football programme. The band's second album, "The Chinese Album ", was released onMarch 10 ,1998 . Though it did not sell as well as "Resident Alien", the band's popularity continued to increase as Spacehog opened for popular acts likePearl Jam andSupergrass . "The Chinese Album" featured a more "artsy" sound, with thePink Floyd -like piano on the opening track andMichael Stipe of R.E.M. contributing vocals to the song "Almond Kisses".After the band dropped
Elektra Records , Spacehog signed with upstart labelArtemis Records and released its third album, "The Hogyssey ", onApril 10 ,2001 . The album continued the band's neo-glam approach and featured the singles "I Want To Live" and "At Least I Got Laid", as well as afunk ified version ofRichard Strauss 's "Also sprach Zarathustra". The band joinedThe Black Crowes and Oasis on theTour of Brotherly Love in support of the album, which proved to be the band's final major tour outing.Arckid
Royston, Antony and Christian Langdon then pooled their resources to form
Arckid . By June 2006, they had recorded eight songs with Bryce Goggin at Trout Studios in Brooklyn. Johnny Cragg, now sporting a moustache, joined The Twenty-Twos as their drummer post-Spacehog, but has since rejoined the Langdon brothers in Arckid.At the end of November 2006 Antony Langdon left Arckid on good terms and has since devised an alter ego known as "Louis Arogant". This project is near completion as a record entitled "Victoria": an homage to Langdon's love for his wife, the director Victoria Clay de Mendoza. The album was expected for release toward the end of 2007.update after|2007|12|31 He also continues in the production of his television work. Also in the works is an album by Antony Langdon and Joaquin Phoenix. The project is called "This Lady is a Tramp" and is being mixed by Paul McKenna with help from Creation Records founder Alan McGee and the Charlatans’ Tim Burgess.
Antony Langdon was briefly replaced in Arckid by
Your Vegas guitarist Mat Steel, who subsequently left Arckid after they shot their first video to rejoin Your Vegas.Pete Denton of Cube and Kid Symphony fame joined Arckid for a short period of time.Richard Steel accompanied the three members of Arckid on stage during the Hilfiger Sessions NY and the 2007 Lollapalooza gigs.Reunion
In
July 2008, Spacehog reunited to play two shows, the first at theViper Room and the second at Troubador. Drummer Jonny Cragg posted on the ArckidMySpace page that Spacehog will be reuniting and begin work on a new record.cite news | last=Kaufman | first=Gil | title=Former Spacehog Takes A Shot With Velvet Revolver | url=http://newsroom.mtv.com/2008/07/30/former-spacehog-takes-a-shot-with-velvet-revolver/ | publisher=MTV | date=2008-07-30 | accessdate=2008-07-31]Discography
Albums
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Resident Alien " (Sire, 1995) US #49, Gold
*"The Chinese Album " (Sire, 1998)
*"The Hogyssey " (Artemis, 2001) US Top Independent Albums #21EPs
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Hamsters of Rock " (Sire, 1996)
*"Four Future Tracks " (Artemis, 2001)ingles
References
External links
*MySpace-music|spacehogmusic|Spacehog
*MySpace-music|gloriousvictoria|Victoria
*MySpace-music|arckid|Arckid
* [http://www.LouisArogant.com Louis Arogant]
*Allmusicguide|id=11:gvfuxq8gldae
* [http://spaceoddities.net Space Oddities Fansite]
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