Monthly Archive for July, 2008

Spacehog In The Studio

 From left to right: Ant and Richard; Roy recording bass; The buttons that make the hit songs; Jonny on the drums at Viper Room.  

As you know, Spacehog is working hard on new tracks this week.  I took alot of cute pics (boys, thanks again for always being so sweet).  Spacehog’s official myspace should be up soon. I’m sure that once it is, they’ll be able to add new songs and fill you in on the happenings.  I got a couple emails about the earthquake and everyone is perfectly fine, thanks for asking.  If you are a venue, studio, label, etc interested in the band, send word to the Arckid myspace for now.  Don’t forget, they are playing Troubador on Friday night.

Keep on hoggin’ on. xoxo

Spacehog Reunion At The Viper Room

Well I’m standing on the launch pad
looking at the stars.
I’m waiting for the countdown to begin.


Photo: Joshua J. Smelser

11:15pm, Monday July 29th, 2008 at Los Angeles’ Viper Room. Royston, Antony, Jonny and Richard enter the Viper Room’s front door to the screams of an almost-capacity Viper Room crowd. Instruments in hand, they ran onto stage, behind the drawn curtain. A bearded Rich Steel emerged briefly and approached me after I shouted his name. We had a brief hi-volume club conversation over the house music. (You know the type… “How have you been?” “I’ve been outside” “What’s outside?” “Yeah, wild!” “What???” “Badgers?… What about them?” “Cool!”) I attempted to tell him how excited I was about seeing them live, and that it satisfied a long-term dream of mine. I think he said that they weren’t ready, that they’d hardly rehearsed and he hoped that the show lived up to my dreams. It’s entirely possible he was talking about badgers, but I think I heard him correctly.

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Second Spacehog gig announced (Troubadour)

Jonny Cragg just announced a second Spacehog gig at the Troubadour in West Hollywood at 8:30pm, Friday, August 1st.  Show information and tickets can be found here.

Also, tickets are still available for Monday’s Viper Room reunion gig.  Show information and tickets can be found here.

Spacehog - Isle of Manhattan

Spacehog’s Isle of Manhattan from The Chinese Album sessions.  Written by Royston Langdon.

Spacehog Reunited!

The mighty Jonny Cragg has posted two vital pieces of information on Arckid’s MySpace blog:

  1. Spacehog are playing a gig at L.A.’s Viper Room on Monday, July 28th at 11pm.
  2. Spacehog are starting work on a new Hog album next week.

I am speechless (and smiley).

UPDATE: Tickets for the Viper Room show can be purchased here.

Royston w/ Camp Freddy in Las Vegas


Photo: billymorrison.net

It would appear that Royston Langdon was one of Camp Freddy’s featured guests on their July 19th appearance at The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas.   More details at Billy Morrison’s blog.

The Tender Trio - Izz What It Izz

Originally posted on The Tender Trio’s site, thetendertrio.com in 2005.

We.R.D.2

I am so proud of these boys, so hopefully they won’t mind the leak.  Jonny and Legs renamed the DJ Arckid wing, now going by We.R.D.2, and have been quite busy.  They have finished a remix for the B-52’s single “Juliet of the Spirits”, which is next in line after the “Funplex” EP.  B-52’s, in case you haven’t heard, released their new record “Funplex” in March (more info at: http://www.astralwerks.com/b-52s). If you would like to keep up to date on Chris, Jonny, Roy, or Ant and what events they are attending/djing/etc around NY, you can visit their Fame Game profiles.  Here are the links for Jonny and Chris.

Jonny Cragg @ Fame Game:
http://www.famegame.com/profile/Jonny_Cragg

Christian Langdon @ Fame Game:
http://www.famegame.com/profile/Christian_Langdon

Keephoggin’.  xoxo

 

Spacehog - Cruel To Be Kind

Spacehog’s “Cruel To Be Kind” live at CBGB’s in 1996.

Happy Birthday, Jonny!

Happy Birthday, Jonny!  Love you! 

Keep hoggin’.  xoxo