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Justin Hawkins explains unsettling video for The Darkness's I Hate Myself
By Fraser Lewry published
Watch Justin Hawkins as you've never seen him before

Conjure up some Yuletide magic with Justin Hawkins' amazing Christmas playlist
By Justin Hawkins published
The only music you'll need this Christmas Day is this brilliant, ludicrous playlist from The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins

The Darkness launch self-loathing new single I Hate Myself
By Fraser Lewry published
I Hate Myself comes from The Darkness's upcoming eighth album Dreams On Toast

Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich on how making Band Aid 20 was the "beam me up" moment of his career
By Niall Doherty published
Producer Nigel Godrich on the "clusterf**k" that was putting together the 2004 charity single

"I don’t like comedy heavy metal." Comedian Frank Skinner reveals the beloved British rock band he'd banish forever
By Merlin Alderslade published
British comedy icon Frank Skinner explains why he'd choose to send one of the UK's biggest 21st century rock bands to Room 101

The Darkness invoke God as they launch new album Dreams On Toast
By Fraser Lewry published
The Darkness announce new album, release The Longest Kiss single, and announce UK tour

Justin Hawkins responds to footage of Taylor Swift singing I Believe In A Thing Called Love
By Fraser Lewry published
Tennis wasn't like this in our day

“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
By Paul Lester published
The Darkness lead singer and guitarist chose his prog hero for being radical, eclectic and liking pyramids

"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
By Niall Doherty published
The Darkness frontman on how the Lowestoft quartet made Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End)

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
By Paul Brannigan published
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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