Europe to be plunged into Darkness?
Squeaky-voiced mentalist Justin Hawkins is joining such luminaries as Daz Sampson and Katie Price in auditioning to be Britain's next Eurovision Song Contest entry...»
The Darkness News
Ilosaarirock 2007 shapes up
DiS loves it in Finland. Well, more specifically, DiS loves it in Joensuu at Ilosaarirock Festival. DiS will be there again, rocking out and stuff...»
Justin Hawkins lined up for Celebrity Big Brother
Justin Hawkins, former singer with The Darkness, has apparently been approached to star in the next series of Celebrity Big Brother...»
Justin Hawkins will start work on a solo record
Justin Hawkins, former singer with The Darkness, is planning to begin work on a solo record soon...»
Further Darkness doom and gloom: band gets dropped
Does bad news usually arrives in threes? If so, I wouldn't want to be in The Darkness round about now...»
The Darkness' Justin Hawkins quits
Justin Hawkins has quit The Darkness. He told his bandmates last night, confessing that he'd been consuming £1,000-worth of cocaine a week for the last three years...»
I love you, but I've chosen rehab: Darkness singer checks in
Justin Hawkins - flame-tattooed frontman of The Darkness - has checked himself into rehab according to reports in the tabloid press...»
The Darkness are Finnished
Yep, that's right. DiS Favourites The Darkness are to headline the eclectic Finnish music festival, Ilosaarirock, in July.»
Climate change concert cancelled
The One Earth Concert, due to be held on the 28th January at Cradiff's Millennium Stadium, has been cancelled...»
Justin Darkness buys own album to plug potential leak
The Darkness front man Justin Hawkins has splashed out some £350 for a copy of his own record to stop the new songs leaking to the public...»
The Darkness return on a one-way ticket
The Darkness will release their long-awaited (we suppose) new album on November 14th. It's titled One Way Ticket To Hell... And Back...»
Darkness' bass man quits
A nation's 'tache fanciers weep as the Darkness have confirmed that their venerable bassist Frankie Poullain has left the band.»
Darkness man records solo LP
In something of a what-the-heck-went-on-here event, red top rag, The Sun, claims that The Darkness' frontman, Justin Hawkins is to release a solo record in June called 'British Wail'.»
Justin Hawkins: tackles donut, breaks ribs for afters
Justin Hawkins breaks ribs after donut fall...»
Ho Ho Ho... Xmas DVD round up
Looking firmly towards the festive period already, record companies have lined up announce a slew of music DVD releases... here are some of said treats.»
British Acts Doing Well in America Again
Crank out 'Rule Britannia' and rattle your pint glasses, as not only is there another summer of race rioting and football chanting on the way, but British acts are finally starting to do well in America again…»
Reading & Leeds Adds: Roots, Thrice, Glc, Dizzee, Thursday, Rasmus...
More forms of garage for your English bucks…»
Reading Weekend Tickets All Gone
As Reading Weekend tickets sell out four months before the event, we ask: 'Haven't you people got anything better to do on your bank holiday weekend?'»
Reading/Leeds Line-Up Announced - Deja Vu?
The line-up for this year’s Reading and Leeds festivals has been partially announced. It’s time to party like it’s August 2002.»
The Darkness' Death Threats
Reports are circulating that The Darkness' Justin Hawkins has received death threats.»
Meet The Darkness
As the race for the Christmas number one hots up, slightly, The Darkness will be holding a breakfast time meet 'n' greet tomorrow at the Oxford Street HMV.»
Darkness Party Political Broadcast: The Hour Cometh
“Buy this single NOW or never complain about Pop Idol again...”»
Suspected criminals The Darkness slate daddies-to-be Coldplay.
"I like the songs but they have an inadequate guitarist. He wouldn't cut the mustard in Whitesnake."»
The Darkness to Rock the Astoria Once More
Gimme a D, gimme an 'arkness... Carling sponsor the return of the pop sensation of 2003 and it's FREE to get in...»
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Darkness
London indie label Guided Missile is continuing where they, er, started with Diff'rent Strokes...»
The Darkness: Laryngitis On The Rocks (Gigs Cancelled)
Darkness forced to cancel shows.»
The Darkness Vs Cliff
Cliff Richard will go head to head with The Darkness for this year's Christmas number one.»
Kerrang! Awards: Feeder Win 'Best UK Act' Shocker!
Kerrang! magazine held their annual awards ceremony last night in London. Lots of loud rock bands and long-haired journalists were kept off the streets for the night as the results were announced. And here they are... Best Single: Good Charlotte - 'Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous'»
The Darkness RAWK in December
The Darkness, who will mostly be scaring young Robbie Williams fans this weekend, have announced some extra dates in December after their October tour has all but sold out. The gigs include two mammoth dates at Brixton Academy and Manchester Apollo, places where they supported Def Leppard<»
Day Of Rock! GRRR! Free Virgin Megastore Gig (London)
Rawwwwwk magazine Kerrang! is hosting a free gig in London's Virgin Megastore on Oxford Street, August 5th. And what a cracking lineup it is too. This will be a busy one, folks. The Darkness, Crackout, Sikth, Funeral For A Friend and Biffy Clyro are all due to play sets and do signing s»
Mercury Prize: This Year's Nominations (contain ur excitement)
The nominations for the Mercury Music Prize - "the best in British music" - this year have been announced. Prepare to be shocked and stunned, or something.
Up for the "album of the year" award are the following:
Athlete - 'Vehicles & Animals'
Floetry - 'Floetic'
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Darkness Top The Charts!!
"You're really grow-ow-ing on mee-eeeee-eeeee!!" Hair-metallers; the new Smiths (very debatable!); as seen on tour with Def Leppard; supporting Robbie @ Knebworth; on Jools Holland with Simply Red this week; playing just about every festival bill this summer; the only unsigned band I can thin»
Razorlight and The Darkness sign to The Man
Prepare to be shocked but it seems that The Music Industry has been - wait for it - signing bands recently. Deals signed and sealed most recently by two major labels go to The Darkness (at last) and Razorlight. The Darkness»
Middlesbrough Free Festival: Biffy, Darkness. Jnr Snr, Colour of Fire, Les Flames +more!
Since when was Middlesbrough rock capital of the universe? For 10hours at least, on Monday 26th May, from 12pm - 10pm , Middlesbrough IS the rock capital of the universe! That is the day the "MIDDLESBROUGH MUSIC LIVE 2003" hits the city with eight stages spread all across the town centre. And blimey»
Reading/Leeds: More Bands Added to Bill
After selling out in record time*, the Carling Leeds & Reading Festival have added some more bands to the line up:
MAIN STAGE
Miserable nu-metallers, Staind
Stadium rock come back kings, The Darkness
Boston rock four-piece, Cave In
RADIO ONE STAGE
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Idlewild, The Darkness and others added to T in the Park 10th anniversary bill
A load more bands have been confirmed for T in the Park music festival, which takes place in Balado, Scotland, in July. Following a high-pressure media campaign by comedian Phil Kay, The Darkness are now set to open the main stage on the second day of the festival. Rock. DiS darlings Idlewi»
The Darkness spread their light around the UK
Due to an alltogether unprecedented demand, The Darkness have upgraded next month's end of tour London show to the bigger Astoria on a bigger day. Having just got off the road from their UK wide Def 'fucking' Leppard l»
InMe: a bunch of Jackasses
Following on from the success of their debut album 'Overgrown Eden' (the Highest New Entry at #15 on release) InMe have been invited to play at the 'Jackass - The »
The Darkness don't sign to Sony
THE DARKNESS (who are touring with DEF LEPPARD!) have not signed to Sony, you will be disappointed to learn. The rumour was sparked on the Popbitch messageboard (where else?). Upon asking the band's PR company if it was true, DiS was told: "there is no»
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