Chickenhawk change name

Leeds rockers Chickenhawk have renamed themselves Hawk Eyes.

"When we named our band after Robert Mason's book, we never really thought things would go as far as they have for us," frontman Paul Astick tells K!. "We're trying to get our own website up now that we have a possible U.S. and European releases of [2010 debut] Modern Bodies, but it appears that we can't get the rights for any of the Chickenhawk domain names. It's frustrating, so we've dropped the chicken, moved hawk to the front and added eyes. Simple!"

The band will begin work on their second album later this month.

Tags: Chickenhawk, Hawk Eyes

Posted by Dan at 01:29PM | March 7, 2011

Can my band be called Chickenhawk now?

Posted by Shauna | March 7, 2011 4:14 PM | Reply to this

Can my band be called Chickenhawk now?

Posted by Shauna | March 7, 2011 4:15 PM | Reply to this

No inspiration from Liam Gallagher at all ...

Posted by Me | March 7, 2011 4:21 PM | Reply to this

They changed their name cos they can't get the domain rights? Hmmm. Surely they could've worked a bit harder to keep the name, instead of just saying 'sod it, let's change it'. They've achieved a little bit of fame within the UK rock scene, feels like a bit of a backward step to me.

Posted by Peter | March 7, 2011 5:01 PM | Reply to this

I suppose cricket and related technology is not too popular in Europe and the US...best hope they don't break into the Oceana region or they are really buggered!

Posted by Ratamahattass | March 7, 2011 6:40 PM | Reply to this