robkelk Wrote:This thread got me wondering about the big musical acts in Fenspace. I wasn't able to find very many... Sorted by debut date:Sounds good...That's not enough to keep that lovely stadium on Deimos busy... Who else can we add to the list of known Musician's Aid Society members and hangers-on?
- The Hong Kong Cavaliers: Debuted in 2011, IIRC, but didn't take their current name until December 2013. Primarily "classic rock," with forays into practically every other style.
- Junior Fabulous and the PS238 Brass: Not sure when they debuted, but before the end of the Boskone War. Jazz and big-band, when they're not the "horns section" for the Hong Kong Cavaliers.
- Bombastic Hush: Debuted June 2013. A French-influenced electropop trio. Renée Taliaferro fronts and plays guitar; two more band members TBD.
- Sunshine Galaxy: Possibly debuted at Serenity-Con - the backstory is still in flux as of this posting. Pop with occasional forays into harder rock, metal or power ballads (and the occasional mambo or dance track voice over rap). Fronted by singer Hoshikage Kouyou, backed by session musicians.
- The Red Lad Revue: Debuted February 2018. Primarily "show tunes." Fronted by Kohran Li, with Makoto Miyadera and five more core members TBD.
Are you familiar with the Space Rock band "Hawkwind":
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawkwind
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Machine (their only #1 hit)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Ritual (name says it all)
http://www.hawkwindmuseum.co.uk/hawkfan.htm (their old fan publication)
Hawkwind was where Lemmy of Motorhead got started. They also are still going... And, they have a strange sense of humor. One of the now deceased (late 1980s) member of the band is "Bob Calvert":
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Calvert
http://www.aural-innovati...alvert/lyrics/callyr.htm
He is the singer of among many other lyrics "This is your Captain speaking. Your Captain is dead." (in "Breakdown", I think). I wouldn't be surprised if Hawkwind used handwavium to produce a techno-zombie Bob Calvert just so that he could perform that... And he might explode at the end...
Also, given a quarter chance, Hawkwind will be touring in Fenspace, and other star systems if they can manage that. If you are really lucky they might be joined by:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Moorcock
and loads of other rock bands (there must have been 70+ people who've been in Hawkwind over the years...).
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"It is the business of the future to be dangerous" - Hawkwind