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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce at the US Open
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

Interviews
The Darkness promoting Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End) in 2003
"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)

Bands & Artists
The Darkness at Maida Vale
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

Bands & Artists
Justin Hawkins studio portrait
"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

By Mark Blake Published

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

Interviews
Justin Hawkins of the Darkess onstage in London with an inset of Ed Sheeran
Watch Ed Sheeran join The Darkness onstage in London to sing Love Is Only A Feeling

By Classic Rock Published

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

Bands & Artists
Gene Simmons, Dave Grohl, James Blunt, Justin Hawkins
“'Cocaine buffet?' they would say. 'Just help yourself'”: Gene Simmons, Dave Grohl and The Darkness make surreal cameo appearances in singer/songwriter James Blunt's outrageous 'non-memoir' Loosely Based On A Made-Up Story

By Paul Brannigan Published

A number of high profile rock stars pop up for memorable appearances in James Blunt's new 'non-memoir', which may be the most entertaining book ever written by any musician

Bands & Artists
The Darkness group portrait
The Darkness have a released a trailer for their upcoming documentary and we might just have a classic on our hands

By Fraser Lewry Published

Welcome To The Darkness is coming to UK cinemas for one night only next month, with a DVD to follow in December

Documentary
The Darkness: Permission To Land Again cover art
20 years on, Permission To Land... Again recalls the swaggering confidence of a band about to claim their place at pop’s top table

By Paul Moody Published

A 20th anniversary reissue of The Darkness's much-loved debut album Permission To Land, including unreleased tracks

Albums
Lord Of The Lost 2023
"I Believe In A Thing Called Love inspired me to start my own glam rock band": Lord Of The Lost frontman Chris Harms picks the 10 songs that changed his life

By Emily Swingle Published

From Roxette and David Bowie to Iron Maiden and Slipknot, these are the records that made Lord Of The Lost frontman Chris Harms

Tracks & Singles
Justin Hawkins and Halocene
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

By Liz Scarlett Published

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

Bands & Artists
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