Kicking things off tonight are Bad Nerves, who I’m told have been invited on tour with The Darkness by Justin Hawkins himself, having featured them on his YouTube channel and praised them highly. Bad Nerves are an Essex five-piece knocking out short, sharp punk tunes. The influences are apparent. Stooges, …
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Whilst not in the same realms of incredulous-ness as “You won’t believe how old the baby on the ‘Nevermind’ album cover is now”, is it really 20 years since The Darkness exploded onto the scene in a whirlwind of riffs, handstands, and gold sequins with their debut album ‘Permission To …
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2023 finds Britain’s beloved rock band The Darkness celebrating 20 years since they birthed Permission To Land, the multi-platinum, chart-topping debut album which changed the face of rock music forever. To celebrate the landmark occasion, The Darkness will embark on a global tour later this year. Today the band are …
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I have been lucky enough to attend a number of gigs since lockdown eased back in July. They have all been fun, full of great music and a sense of relief, but something indefinable has been missing. Or at least it was, until a snowy trek across from the Cotswolds …
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The Darkness are raising hell in the video for their new single ‘In Another Life’, taken from their critically acclaimed Top 10 album Easter Is Cancelled out now via Cooking Vinyl. ‘In Another Life’ is a gargantuan rock opera, celebrating the multiverse theory running through their quasi-concept album, with the …
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A celebration of Easter? In December? This can only mean one thing, The Darkness are back on the road, and they are not following the rules. Playing an album in its entirety from start to finish is usually reserved for legacy albums, very rarely a brand new album. But The …
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