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“It was probably the first time I’d ever sort of listened to one and gone, ‘What is that? I want to learn how to do that!’”: How a soul and reggae legend introduced the Darkness' Justin Hawkins to diminished chords

The Darkness frontman says the late, great Johnny Nash dared to step outside of standard studio chord progressions and broadening a young Hawkins' musical vocabulary in the process

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In these troubled times, what we really need is a honky tonk single from The Darkness tackling the issue of male flatulence during lovemaking

Hot On My Tail comes from Dreams On Toast, the new album from The Darkness

Louder

"Not just one of the best British rock albums of all time, but one of the best debut albums ever made": That time The Darkness added a riot of colour to a grey musical landscape

Two decades on and people still can't decide whether Permission To Land is parody, pastiche or perfection

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The Darkness review – retro rockers are still in acrobatically high spirits

Fresh from Taylor Swift’s endorsement, Justin Hawkins and his hard-riffing band can still strut and peacock with the best – so it’s a shame about the bad sound mix

The Guardian - UK

"We wade through sweet treacle every day, to make things for others to love": The Darkness ponder their place in the world on pumping new rock tune Walkin' Through Fire

Walkin' Through Fire is the fourth single to be plucked from The Darkness's upcoming eighth studio album Dreams On Toast

Louder

“It was carnage. We partied on the road, then I’d get home and start the party all over again. I thought, ‘If this carries on, I might die’”: The explosive story of The Darkness’ OTT hard rock masterpiece Permission To Land

How an unfashionable band from the UK defied the critics to become the biggest British hard rock stars of the mid-2000s

Louder

The Stylistics and Shania Twain spread the love this Valentine's Day with new collab Yes, I Will

The Stylistics have released their first new song in more than 16 years, featuring none other than Shania Twain.

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Watch a stunned Justin Hawkins perform a song with The Darkness when he thought he was going to play laser tag instead

The Darkness’ frontman was the “unexpected star” on the latest episode of Michael McIntyre’s Big Show

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“Friends texted me saying, ‘I wish Taylor Swift would dance to my music.’ I’m like, ‘Put a good song out and she actually might!’” Justin Hawkins on the Darkness going viral, the return of virtuosic playing – and why he finally switched from Les Pauls

The Darkness frontman details his journey to Friedman amps via a freaky Laney experience, the success of his musicology podcast series, and the jealousy his band have caused by crossing over to pop

Guitar World

“The way we think about guitar and what the instrument is supposed to do has changed”: Justin Hawkins explains why technically complex bands like Sleep Token and Polyphia are generating mass appeal

The Darkness frontman and social media commentator claims that there's a new appreciation for a certain brand of virtuosity that, in eras past, might have been perceived as “showing off”

Guitar World

"The weirdness level is completely off the charts": Justin Hawkins explains unsettling video for The Darkness's I Hate Myself

Watch Justin Hawkins as you've never seen him before

Louder

“He got a kidney infection, so he’s in hospital… That’s a bit of a drag, because he was going to be the lead guitarist”: The iconic charity rock song that missed out on its star guitarist due to illness – and why it could have sounded very different

Do They Know It’s Christmas? could have ended up with more guitars had fate not intervened

Guitar World

Justin Hawkins defends Liam Payne comments after he’s accused of having ‘blood on his hands’

Rock singer said it would not make sense to pretend he ‘hadn’t observed those things’ about the late One Direction star

The Independent UK

Justin Hawkins defends comments about Liam Payne after he's accused of having 'blood on his hands'

The Darkness singer, 49, addressed backlash over his critical video

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The Stylistics recruit Shania Twain, Gene Simmons and Justin Hawkins for new album

The Stylistics worked with music royalty from the worlds of rock, pop, country and more on their new album 'Falling In Love With My Girl'.

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The Darkness release new single I Hate Myself

The Darkness have released their new single 'I Hate Myself', the second track to be taken from their forthcoming album 'Dreams on Toast'.

Louder

"I don't only shoot famous people, but it's fun working with cranky old rock stars": Photographer Scarlet Page on her portraits of Lemmy, David Bowie, Dave Grohl, Chris Cornell and more

Scarlet Page has shot portraits of some of our greatest rock stars, and she's got stories about all of them

Louder

"What the world needs now, is rock, sweet rock": The Darkness invoke God as they launch new album Dreams On Toast

The Darkness announce new album, release The Longest Kiss single, and announce UK tour

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“A truly outrageous Superstrat”: Justin Hawkins channels the spirit of Eddie Van Halen’s legendary Frankenstein with his new ridiculously relic’d Atkin signature guitar

Complete with a heavily aged neon finish and an empty middle pickup cavity, this new build seemingly pays homage to Van Halen's iconic axe – with some Hawkins-style touches for good measure

The Independent UK

‘Justin Hawkins made me laugh a lot’: From Oasis to Slash – photographer Scarlet Page on her favourite shots

Exclusive: Photographer’s work spanning 30 years is the subject of a new exhibition, featuring choice shots of Amy Winehouse, David Bowie, Stereophonics, Foo Fighters and The Rolling Stones. She tells the stories behind some of her most iconic portraits

The Independent UK

Music expert makes surprising suggestion about Taylor Swift

Renowned Swedish music critic Jan Gradvall argues that few artists can capture the attention of a live audience in the way Swift can

MusicRadar

“She sent me a lovely letter talking about how much she loves the song”: Taylor Swift’s viral I Believe In A Thing Called Love singalong sends The Darkness to number one in the iTunes Rock Chart

Her air guitar skills were on display, too

The Independent UK

The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins responds to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s viral US Open moment

Pop star and her boyfriend were filmed dancing to the band’s 2003 hit ‘I Believe in a Thing Called Love’ at the women’s final over the weekend

Louder

"My little girl can't wait to tell her friends at school": Justin Hawkins responds to viral footage of Taylor Swift singing I Believe In A Thing Called Love at the US Open

Tennis wasn't like this in our day

Louder

24 things to get excited about in 2024

As with all years, 2023 had plenty of great, memorable rock moments. With a new year now upon us, here’s what we’re vibed up for that’s coming along in the next 12 months

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