The Darkness

The Darkness’ Justin Hawkins Rushed to Hospital Due to Chemical Burns

Justin Hawkins, the lead singer and guitarist for The Darkness, was rushed to the hospital after an accident that left him with melted shorts and…

Emily Tan / June 12, 2020

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A Guide to the Most Anticipated 2017 Fall Releases

This fall, Foo Fighters, Miley Cyrus, Destroyer, and Protomartyr are just a few of the acts with hotly anticipated new releases. Find a preview of the season's most talked-about forthcoming…

SPIN Staff / August 30, 2017

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The Darkness – “All The Pretty Girls”

Taylor Swift and I have many things in common, but one of the quirkier items in the shared area of our Venn diagram is this: I…

Michael Nelson, Stereogum / July 21, 2017

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Watch Taylor Swift Lip Synch for Her Life to the Darkness’ ‘I Believe in a Thing Called Love’

We've seen Taylor Swift rap (and fall) along to Drake and Future's 2015 single "Jumpman" for an Apple Music commercial. We've seen her rock out…

Brennan Carley / May 12, 2016

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Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Flaming Lips Headline Brooklyn’s Great GoogaMooga Festival

Yeah Yeah Yeahs, the Flaming Lips, Matt & Kim, Father John Misty, De La Soul, the Darkness, and more are booked to play this year's…

Kyle McGovern / March 26, 2013

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The Darkness’ ‘With a Woman’ Video Is a Goofy ‘Hot For Teacher’ Remake

To hate the Darkness is to hate fun. To love the Darkness is to love schlock. And therein lies the frustrating side of this Suffolk…

SPIN Staff / March 8, 2013

News

The Darkness, Iggy and the Stooges Both Plotting (New) ‘Old-School’ Albums

Fans of U.K. glam metal and no-frills Detroit punk each have something to look forward to: new albums from the Darkness and the Stooges are…

Kyle McGovern / January 25, 2013

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Hear the Darkness’ Giddy, Glammy ‘Everybody Have a Good Time’

The Darkness don't do anything halfway. When the recently reunited English hard rockers introduced their first new music in seven years, falsetto-festooned "Nothin's Gonna Stop…

Marc Hogan / June 25, 2012

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The Darkness ‘Beat the KLF,’ Poop on Munch’s ‘The Scream’

Apparently the news media got it wrong: An art collector didn't spend $119 million on Edvard Munch's expressionistic painting the Scream, it was actually retro…

Kory Grow / June 13, 2012

Features

Defend Yourself, Justin Hawkins of the Darkness!

Justin Hawkins, frontman for recently reunited hard rockers, the Darkness, has lived a life that has simultaneously conformed to and satirized just about every cliché…

David Peisner / March 15, 2012

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