Darkness, The

»Live At Hammersmith« is a live document from British rockers The Darkness. You have to wonder what on earth the guys were up to all these years that we had to wait so long for it. A superb record, taken from the band's show in London on…

An hour and three quarters of show flew by in a flash. Mostly thanks to Justin Hawkins and his crazy antics. He filled the entire stage. With his one-man theater, the guy takes center stage even over the performance of the material itself.

»Last of Our Kind« proves the quartet still has the stallion power and then some. Given how polished the songwriting is, it signals that The Darkness are only now approaching their creative peak.

After last year's tour with Lady Ga Ga and a run of festival gigs, it was time for a headlining tour of their own, and just before The Darkness' show in Vienna, RockLine caught up with guitarist Dan Hawkins and bassist Frankie Poullain, who…

Rock 'n' roll is a catapult to ecstasy in a parallel world that we illusorily paint before our eyes. And after what they showed in Vienna, The Darkness remain among the most convincing standard-bearers of rock 'n' roll magic. Sinful…

»Hot Cakes« is a great fresh start that, with its cheekiness, its comedy and a newfound maturity and thoughtfulness (something new for Justin Hawkins), puts The Darkness back on their old throne as the world's rock n' roll party kings!

Friday at Belgrade Calling was all about six letters - UKJ and FNM!

Author: Aleš PodbrežnikPhotos: Aleš Podbrežnik Location: Vienna (Wien) / Gasometer / AustriaConcert date: 20.03.2006Attendance: 2500Ticket price: €30.00 Well, that date finally rolled around. I'd been dying for gigs this year! The former…

The rabid, foaming-at-the-mouth "critics" were dying to get their hands on the second album from glam rockers The Darkness. In the hope of tearing it to shreds, of course. The lads from the north of England didn't disappoint the raging…