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UK Rockers The Darkness deliver riffs, laughs and heart to ATX with powerhouse set at Emo’s. The Darkness turned Emo’s into a rock revival on Saturday night. The near capacity crowd were in fine spirits, ready to revel in the band’s trademark mix of glam, classic rock and timeless pop hooks. They kicked things off […]
The Darkness ‘Dreams on Toast’ Review: theatrical UK glam rockers subvert expectations and explore new sounds on eighth album. The 2024 documentary Welcome to The Darkness showcased the survival skills of a band that peaked commercially with their 2004 smash debut album Permission to Land, broke up, reformed, and transitioned into a cult act with […]
‘Welcome To The Darkness’ Movie Review: jovial UK rockers’ rise, fall and rebirth makes for an endearing documentary. ★★★★ The Darkness rocketed to fame on their 2004 debut album Permission to Land, buoyed by glam influenced hits like I Believe In A Thing Called Love and Growing On Me, infused with their unique wit and […]
Concert Review: The Darkness at Emo’s, Austin: UK rockers brought riffs, falsettos and wisecracks with bombastic set off their Tour De Prance tour. [rating=5] If you regularly peruse entertainment sites, you’ll read a lot of naysayers speaking of rock and roll being on the decline. But no one who was at Emo’s last night would […]
The Darkness ‘Pinewood Smile’ Review: Brit rockers are back with a new album of their quirky brand of arena rock. [rating=4] U.K. rock revivalists The Darkness continue to blaze their own idiosyncratic path on Pinewood Smile, their fifth studio album (out October 6th on Cooking Vinyl), expanding on the diverse strengths of their 2015 effort […]
The Darkness ‘Last Of Our Kind’ Review: Hard rocking Brits return with their most diverse work to date. [rating=4] We should be doing things that are challenging in the sense that people can’t tell if we’re serious or not…there’s a line, and when we’re doing our best stuff, we’re walking directly along that line. So said […]
The Darkness’s Frankie Poullain Talks New Album ‘Last Of Our Kind’: Darkness bassist discusses band’s new album, new drummer and what to expect from the group for 2015 in our exclusive interview. British rockers The Darkness are set to unleash their fourth album, Last of Our Kind on June 2nd. The album shows the group adding new tricks […]
The Darkness: Hot Cakes Album Review *England’s Glam Rock Goofballs retain their hard rock wit but still can’t top their killer début. [rating=3] [amazon_image id=”B008WHTFL8″ link=”true” target=”_blank” size=”medium” ]Hot Cakes [Explicit][/amazon_image] Only The Darkness are ridiculous and cheeky enough to call an album “Hot Cakes”. But that’s what makes them so endearing. The Darkness were sorely needed in the early […]
The Top 40 Most Underrated Guitarists in Rock Part 1 What makes a great guitar player? Skill is important, but so is emotion. A guitar is the most versatile instrument in all of music, which range in tones, techniques and effects gives every musician their unique sonic palette. Sometimes the most innovative slip through the […]
The Darkness Concert Review and New Album Release Info: Last weekend I saw the Darkness perform at Stubb’s, and it was a hell of a show. Very glad these guys have reunited. You can check out my full review of the show on Soundcheck magazine by clicking here. The Darkness’s new album ‘Hot Cakes’ will be […]
