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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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“He went from piano ballads to freak-out prog in three years. Amazing… You want him to be difficult and hard to understand”: Justin Hawkins on Todd Rundgren

The Darkness lead singer and guitarist chose his prog hero for being radical, eclectic and liking pyramids

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"The label said ‘What do you want to do next, lads?’ and we laughingly said, ‘Christmas song!’": Justin Hawkins on the creation of The Darkness' festive classic

The Darkness frontman on how the Lowestoft quartet made Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End)

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Watch The Darkness record a special 20th anniversary performance of their 2003 single Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End) with an "angelic" 12-piece choir

To mark the 20th birthday of their festive classic Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End) The Darkness have recorded a new version for BBC Radio 2

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Ed Sheeran goes electric as he joins The Darkness on stage in London, and riffs on a Lowden model with a story to tell

The singer-songwriter ditched his acoustic to go full electric for Love Is Only a Feeling at London’s Roundhouse earlier this month

Guitar World

"Honestly, I don't care if I lose my voice. It's just life, isn't it?": Justin Hawkins on The Darkness, life as a YouTube icon, and predicting the pandemic

Fronting The Darkness gave Justin Hawkins fame, a collection of fabulous catsuits, and some serious addiction issues. After some dark days his band are now flying high again

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"Honestly, I don't care if I lose my voice. It's just life, isn't it?": Justin Hawkins on The Darkness, life as a successful YouTuber, and predicting the pandemic

Fronting The Darkness gave Justin Hawkins fame and a collection of catsuits, but after some dark days his band are flying high again

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Watch Ed Sheeran join The Darkness onstage in London to sing Love Is Only A Feeling

Pop megastar Ed Sheeran opened for The Darkness in London last night – and joined the headliners onstage for Love Is Only A Feeling

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Nile Rodgers, Justin Hawkins, Katie Melua and more advice on how to deal with life on the road

Bonafide been-there-done-that stars plus many 'proper' experts deliver top advice on how to keep your head while touring

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New Beatles and Rolling Stones music owes much of its success to the psychology of nostalgia

Throughout the 1960s, the Rolling Stones and the Beatles were engaged in a friendly rivalry. Despite being amicable in person, they were in competition for record sales, cultural influence and aesthetic credibility.

The Conversation

Welcome to the Darkness review – neo glam rockers light up the comeback trail

Feelgood documentary follows Justin Hawkins’ band as they give even the smallest venues a Wembley Arena level performance

The Guardian - UK

The Lemon Twigs have backed The Zombies and played with Todd Rundgren: they also drive each other crazy

Brothers in a band often spells trouble, but Baroque/power-poppers The Lemon Twigs have found the secret of happily co-existence

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Wolfgang Van Halen on his approach as a multi-instrumentalist: "Drums are, to me, the most important part. It's the backbone of everything"

As Mammoth WVH II drops, Wolfgang tells us about taking his one and only drum lesson from Eddie, and why Travis Barker and Danny Carey shaped his playing

MusicRadar

The Darkness: Every album ranked from worst to best

Few bands do OTT rock’n’roll quite like The Darkness- and here’s where to start with their back catalogue

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"I know Dad would have been really proud": Wolfgang Van Halen explains why he played two Van Halen songs to honour Taylor Hawkins

Wolfgang Van Halen shares his memories of last year's Taylor Hawkins tribute concert in London

Evening Standard

Greta Van Fleet - Starcatcher album review: retro rock with muscular guitar solos and retro jumpsuits

The Michigan-formed band have had two top 10 albums and won a Grammy

Metal Hammer

Watch this singer nail The Darkness' classic I Believe In A Thing Called Love a whole octave higher than the original - alongside Justin Hawkins' brilliant reaction

Halocene frontwoman Addie Nicole blows Justin Hawkins' mind with a impressively high-pitched cover of The Darkness' I Believe In A Thing Called Love

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Justin Hawkins was chosen to become the frontman of The Darkness after doing an interpretive dance to Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody at a party

The Darkness' Justin Hawkins reveals what won the band over in making him their frontman, and it wasn't entirely his vocals

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The story of Black Shuck by The Darkness: “You wouldn’t exactly hear Bon Jovi writing about a church in Blythburgh, would you?”

To celebrate the 20th birthday of The Darkness's debut album Permission To Land, we dig into the mythology of its opener

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10 essential artists to see at BST Hyde Park this summer, from Bruce Springsteen to Blackpink

From 'The Boss' and Blackpink, to Frank Turner and rising stars Picture Parlour, here are 10 acts you should see at BST Hyde Park 2023

Louder

The Darkness' Justin Hawkins says Red Hot Chili Peppers' John Frusciante is an "overrated" and "child-like" guitarist

The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins critiques RHCP guitarist John Frusciante and explains why he thinks he's an overrated player

Guitar World

Justin Hawkins explains why he thinks John Frusciante is overrated

In his podcast, The Darkness guitarist discussed why he gets “nothing from John Frusciante’s guitar playing” – and why he thinks no good rock 'n' roll has ever been played on a PRS

Guitar World

Pat Finnerty: “I knew millions of people were gonna get What Makes This Song Stink ’cause millions watch Rick Beato, and maybe 10% know how ridiculous this man is”

YouTube six-string prankster Pat Finnerty on the philosophy behind his hit show and how a spoof band of his own imagination grabbed the attention of Justin Hawkins

Metal Hammer

10 things you never knew about The Darkness' Permission To Land

Turning 20 this year, The Darkness' classic Permission To Land was like a glittery rocket fired into the heart of the early-00s rock scene

The Guardian - UK

The Darkness’s Justin Hawkins on his YouTuber second act: ‘I can say anything I want!’

The glam metal vocalist is used to slaying arenas but his second career, as a YouTuber breaking down famous songs, has taken on a life of its own – and annoyed Maroon 5’s lawyers

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