Yes, my friends, The Darkness survived the unrelenting pandemic, released a killer new record, hit the road, and proved once again that they can still bring it. And on Sunday
On Saturday, April 23rd, at The Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia, British Hard Rockers and Glam devotees The Darkness entered the home stretch of their North American tour, playing the 33rd of
The Darkness’ US tour took them through Austin, TX on Tuesday, April 5th, where they played the outdoor stage at The Mohawk. Like the rest of the world, the Red
In the latest Wannabe, artist Chris Prunckle offers his illustrated commentary on Motorheart, the newest album from heavy metal outfit The Darkness, in his signature six-panel comic strip form. Click on the
On November 19th, UK-based Glam Rock band The Darkness release their new dose of high-energy Rock, titled Motorheart via Cooking Vinyl, and while it’s not exactly a concept album, it
If Queen and AC/DC could have a baby…it’s name would be the Darkness. And with that combination of rock and roll DNA, you really can’t go wrong. The members of the band, Ed Graham (drums), sporting a Darkness T-shirt, Dan Hawkins (guitar), with his signature Thin Lizzy T, Justin Hawkins (vocals and guitar), channeling Freddie Mercury’s style with a black and white vertical striped cat-suit and Frankie Poullain (bass) in his Sci-Fi Samurai cowboy get-up – walked out on stage, held hands and raised them into the air to the cheers of their ecstatic fans.
Deer Tick will play many of their albums in their entirety at Brooklyn Bowl next month.
HT faves Dr. Dog have a big 2012 in store.
As we reach the end of the decade it seems like a good time to take a look at the one hit wonders of the ’00s. Finding commercial success isn’t easy and it certainly isn’t a slight on the quality of a band’s music if they score one hit and never find the top of the charts again. Some of these bands (Los Lonely Boys, Fountains of Wayne) are extremely talented while others came up with a catchy hook that propelled them to success (Baha Men, Afroman).
Let’s take a look at what we came up with…
1. Los Lonely Boys – Heaven
This Texican rock trio of brothers scored big with their debut single but haven’t produced another hit since Heaven came out in 2005.
READ ON for nine other one hit wonders from the ’00s…
