Editing Spacehog (section)

==History==
Though all the band members are from [[Leeds]], [[West Yorkshire]], Spacehog was formed in [[New York City]]. Antony Langdon met Jonny Cragg by chance in a café where Cragg supposedly had a job killing rats.<ref name="Larkin90">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music]]|editor=Colin Larkin|editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=2000|edition=First|isbn=0-7535-0427-8|page=369}}</ref> Soon after, Langdon's brother Royston joined the band, and Spacehog was born. The band's original guitarist, Robert Curreri, was asked to leave the band, and Cragg's friend Richard Steel replaced him in 1994. The band signed in 1994 with [[Seymour Stein]] to [[Sire Records]].

On 24 October 1995, Spacehog released its first album, ''[[Resident Alien (album)|Resident Alien]]''.<ref name="Larkin90"/> It went [[Music recording sales certification|gold]] on the [[Billboard charts]], selling over 500,000 copies and spawned the hit single and video "[[In the Meantime (Spacehog song)|In the Meantime]]" as well as the single "Cruel to Be Kind". "In the Meantime" received heavy video and radio play and was used as background music to [[BBC]]'s ''[[Match of the Day]]'' [[Football (soccer)|football]] programme. The band performed the song on [[Channel 4]]'s ''[[TFI Friday]]'' in 1996. The band's second album, ''[[The Chinese Album]]'', was released on 10 March 1998.<ref name="Larkin90"/> Though it did not sell as well as ''Resident Alien'', the band's popularity continued to increase as Spacehog opened for more popular acts such as [[Pearl Jam]] and [[Supergrass]]. ''The Chinese Album'' had a more "artsy" sound, with the [[Pink Floyd]]-like piano on the opening track and [[Michael Stipe]] of [[R.E.M.]] contributing vocals to the song "Almond Kisses".<ref name="Larkin90"/>

After the band was dropped by [[Elektra Records]], Spacehog signed with the upstart label [[Artemis Records]] and released its third album, ''[[The Hogyssey]]'', on 10 April 2001. The album continued the band's neo-glam approach and included the singles "I Want to Live" and "At Least I Got Laid", as well as a [[funk]] version of [[Richard Strauss]]'s "[[Also sprach Zarathustra (Strauss)|Also sprach Zarathustra]]". The band joined [[The Black Crowes]] and [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]] on the [[Tour of Brotherly Love]] in support of the album, which proved to be the band's final major tour for several years.

Royston Langdon and American actress [[Liv Tyler]] became engaged in February 2001,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1180825.stm|title=Liv Tyler's Yorkshire love|date=20 February 2001|work=[[BBC News]]|access-date=9 January 2009}}</ref> and married in [[Barbados]] on 25 March 2003.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2912385.stm | title = Liv Tyler ties the knot |work = [[BBC News]]|access-date=11 January 2009 | date = 3 April 2003}}</ref> In December 2004, she gave birth to their son, Milo William Langdon.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1007037,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080119032709/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1007037,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 January 2008 |title=Liv Tyler Names Her Newborn Baby|access-date=24 June 2008|date=14 December 2004|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref> On 8 May 2008, the couple confirmed through representatives that they would be separating but remain friends.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1940782/Liv-Tyler-splits-from-Royston-Langdon.html|title=Liv Tyler splits from Royston Langdon|last=Singh|first=Anita|date=9 May 2008|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|access-date=10 January 2009 | location=London}}</ref>

===Arckid===
Antony, Royston, 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. Jonny Cragg 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 had devised an alter ego known as "Louis Arogant". This project was 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 intended to release at the end of 2007 but was never released. He also continued in the production of his television work. Also in the works was an album by Antony Langdon and [[Joaquin Phoenix]]. The project was called ''This Lady Is a Tramp'' and was being mixed by Paul McKenna with help from [[Creation Records]] founder [[Alan McGee]] and [[The Charlatans (English band)|the Charlatans]]’ [[Tim Burgess (musician)|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 the [[Viper Room]] and the second at Troubador. Drummer Jonny Cragg posted on the Arckid [[MySpace]] page that Spacehog would be reuniting and would begin work on a new record.<ref name=royston-vr>{{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/ | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129092406/http://newsroom.mtv.com/2008/07/30/former-spacehog-takes-a-shot-with-velvet-revolver/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=29 January 2013 | publisher=[[MTV]]| date=30 July 2008 | access-date=31 July 2008 }}</ref> In July 2009, Spacehog reunited at [[Spaceland]] in Los Angeles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lasnark.com/2009/11/21/spacehog-spaceland/4459|title=Spacehog reunites at Spaceland|website=Lasnark.com|date=21 November 2009}}</ref>  In March 2025, Spacehog announced it was reforming for a US tour with fellow Brits [[EMF (band)|EMF]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/spacehog-and-emf-announce-us-summer-tour/ |title=Spacehog and EMF announce US summer tour }} </ref>

===''I'm Still Here''===
In 2010, Spacehog guitarist Antony Langdon gained notoriety for his role in the controversial [[mockumentary]] ''[[I'm Still Here (2010 film)|I'm Still Here]]'', starring [[Joaquin Phoenix]]. Langdon, who was one of Phoenix's assistants as well as a musical partner,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2008/10/joaquin-phoenix-quits-acting-pursue-music/|title=Joaquin Phoenix Quits Acting to Pursue Music|date=30 October 2008|website=Spin}}</ref> staged a falling-out with the actor during the documentary's filming and is shown defecating on the troubled actor in retaliation for an earlier argument. In an earlier part of the film, there is a similarly shocking scene involving Langdon getting out of the shower.{{who|date=September 2021}}

Langdon's time in Spacehog is not mentioned in the film, but a clip of the band performing on television is shown. Royston Langdon is also credited for one of the film's songs.<ref>{{cite news | title=Joaquin Phoenix movie turns Spacehog guitarist into exhibitionist | url=http://shortformblog.com/music/joaquin-phoenix-spacehog-im-still-here/ | website=ShortFormBlog.com | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101231232555/http://shortformblog.com/music/joaquin-phoenix-spacehog-im-still-here/ | archive-date=31 December 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/09/is_that_the_guitarist_from_spa.html | title=Is That the Guitarist From Spacehog Pooping on Joaquin Phoenix? | work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]] }}</ref>

The film's cinematographer, Magdalena Gorka, sued director [[Casey Affleck]] for multiple complaints. She alleged Antony Langdon, who worked as the camera assistant, was one of the crew members who subjected her to "routine instances" of sexual harassment.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/images/Entertainment/Gorka_complaint.pdf |title=Gorka v. Affleck, et al., No. BC441003, complaint (Cal. Super. Ct., L.A. Cty., Jul. 30, 2010|website=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]|access-date=20 December 2021}}</ref>

===''As It Is on Earth''===
On 17 September 2011, Spacehog announced the completion of their latest album, ''As It Is on Earth'', on their MySpace page.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://myspace.com/spacehogmusic|title=SPACEHOG &#124; Listen and Stream Free Music, Albums, New Releases, Photos, Videos|website=Myspace.com}}</ref> It was released on 16 April 2013.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Spacehog Return With Rollicking 'Glad to Know' – Song Premiere|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/spacehog-return-with-rollicking-glad-to-know-song-premiere-20130111|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130114160648/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/spacehog-return-with-rollicking-glad-to-know-song-premiere-20130111|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 January 2013|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref>