MamaPink Posted January 9, 2004 Report Share Posted January 9, 2004 The Darkness Oh yeah, total rock stars... and definitely my new favorite band... **Please be sure to check out their VIDEO ** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stapes Posted January 9, 2004 Report Share Posted January 9, 2004 Now Christmas is complete! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaPink Posted January 9, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2004 Holy, is it hot in here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaPink Posted January 9, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2004 Good form - 10 out of 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalacePrincess Posted January 9, 2004 Report Share Posted January 9, 2004 10/10 is right! beautiful! now where to find one of those jumpsuits..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaPink Posted January 9, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2004 Hey Palace - when are we gonna flee this god forsaken town and become The Darkness groupies!?!?!?! ~[and just as a side note: You would look so hot in that jumpsuit]~ ...and cue Kung... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stapes Posted January 9, 2004 Report Share Posted January 9, 2004 Justin Hawkins Vocals/Guitar/Synthesizer So there's no ironic intent? "No," he says, switching into sarcastic mode, "I'm just doing what's real and right." And they're not taking the piss out of Heavy Metal? "No way! Fuck that!" Mothers Hide your Daughters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaPink Posted January 9, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2004 OMG - it looks like Chase is taking me to see The Darkness for my birthday! HA HA Frickin' HILARIOUS! They're playing at The Pheonix in Toronto - Monday january 12th. Even funnier, i dared chase to grow a mullet awhile back, so he'll fit the part for sure as a real hardcore Darkness fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalacePrincess Posted January 9, 2004 Report Share Posted January 9, 2004 ahhhhhhh, i'm so jealous! you're going to get to live our dream! we've been planning to be darkness groupies for months, and now it's all at the tip of your fingers! go team! omg, as if you are even going with chase too, that fricken rules. next run i am so coming, we'll round up a couple of those jumpsuits (yours will be pink of course!) & maybe i'll bring out the mullet wigs JUST for the occasion. wow, happy birthday to you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaPink Posted January 9, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2004 fingers crossed he wears that sexy little jumpsuit of his... (i'm gonna be in giggle mode about this one all day) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwa. Posted January 9, 2004 Report Share Posted January 9, 2004 YEAHEAHEAHEAHEAHEAHEAH!!! (incredibly high pitched scream) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted January 10, 2004 Report Share Posted January 10, 2004 Hey, so these clowns from the 70's are on Letterman tonight eh? I'll try and remember to watch it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaPink Posted January 10, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2004 Actually they're a pretty new band I believe. "Justin Hawkins grew up in the Suffolk town of Lowestoft, at a young age he locked himself away and learnt guitar. He was pretty good, but his kid brother Dan was even better ("I'm white hot," says Justin, "but he's shit hot."). Spotting their own potential they started a covers band with Dan on lead vocals. In 1997, Justin departed to University in Huddersfield. Dan, meanwhile, moved to London in search of a band to join. That's when he met Frankie Poullain, an exiled Scot who came from a family of adventurers (he claims his dad was a pirate in the West Indies, his brother a soldier of fortune). They shared a flat in Shepherd's Bush, where itinerant musos would pass through and jam. Justin, and Dan's schoolfriend Ed Graham, a drummer, would visit on weekends. The two brothers and Frankie formed an ill-fated prog rock band called Empire. Under Justin's guidance, they increased the heaviness of the sound, and threw out the lead singer. The brothers Hawkins had a talk. Was it worth carrying on? The answer came on Millennium Eve, when the pair went back to Norfolk to their Aunty's pub. Justin entered a karaoke competition and performed "Bohemian Rhapsody", acting out every line and doing spectacular star jumps. Dan beheld his big bro's flamboyant star quality, and saw the future: "I know, YOU be the front man! The first call they made was to Frankie, who left Venezuela to rejoin them. The second call they made was to Ed, who left his band to rejoin them. The Darkness was born." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted January 10, 2004 Report Share Posted January 10, 2004 BIOGRAPHY Justin Hawkins grew up in the Suffolk town of Lowestoft, at a young age he locked himself away and learnt guitar. He was pretty good, but his kid brother Dan was even better ("I'm white hot," says Justin, "but he's shit hot."). Spotting their own potential they started a covers band with Dan on lead vocals. In 1997, Justin departed to University in Huddersfield. Dan, meanwhile, moved to London in search of a band to join. That's when he met Frankie Poullain, an exiled Scot who came from a family of adventurers (he claims his dad was a pirate in the West Indies, his brother a soldier of fortune). They shared a flat in Shepherd's Bush, where itinerant musos would pass through and jam. Justin, and Dan's schoolfriend Ed Graham, a drummer, would visit on weekends. The two brothers and Frankie formed an ill-fated prog rock band called Empire. Under Justin's guidance, they increased the heaviness of the sound, and threw out the lead singer. The brothers Hawkins had a talk. Was it worth carrying on? The answer came on Millennium Eve, when the pair went back to Norfolk to their Aunty's pub. Justin entered a karaoke competition and performed "Bohemian Rhapsody", acting out every line and doing spectacular star jumps. Dan beheld his big bro's flamboyant star quality, and saw the future: "I know, YOU be the front man! The first call they made was to Frankie, who left Venezuela to rejoin them. The second call they made was to Ed, who left his band to rejoin them. The Darkness was born. Justin Hawkins Vocals/Guitar/Synthesizer Dan Hawkins Guitar Frankie Poullain Bass Ed Graham Drums "I'm in a band with my brother and my two best mates..." The Darkness hit the live circuit in earnest, playing a series of now-legendary gigs around North London, almost always on a Saturday night (The Darkness are, in so many ways, the ultimate Saturday night band). A devoted following grew show-by-show, purely by word of mouth. The thing which set them apart, as much as the music, was their sheer showmanship. "Everyone's too uptight these days," reckons Frankie. "I hate the arrogance of bands who think their petty emotions are interesting. If you look at bands from 25 years ago, people have smiles on their faces. We're bringing a bit of that back." So there's no ironic intent? "No," he says, switching into sarcastic mode, "I'm just doing what's real and right." And they're not taking the piss out of Heavy Metal? "No way! Fuck that!" "We know we've got a long struggle," says Dan thoughtfully. "No-one dares break any rules. But once we get unleashed, we could change everything." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted January 10, 2004 Report Share Posted January 10, 2004 haha I went on investigating a little too, and found their bio to be kinda interesting. If they were coming to Ottawa, I'd be there. Looks like fun! AFter TO, they're off to New Zealand! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaPink Posted January 10, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2004 it's going to be a riot - I don't really know if this band is serious or like a Spinal Tap kinda deal... but shit, they make me laugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalacePrincess Posted January 10, 2004 Report Share Posted January 10, 2004 i will be with you in spirit! dancing & screaming right alongside you! i want a picture of you & the darkness givin'er with a thumbs up (or a rock on) as a souvenier! i'm so excited for you!!! this is almost as good as our plan to move to new hope, penn. & marry ween! heehee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
questcequecest? Posted January 10, 2004 Report Share Posted January 10, 2004 i saw them on letterman last night, complete with jumpsuit and a falsetto voice. they weren't bad in the sense that 'the hidden cameras' are bad, they were more like marginal entertainment, along the lines of 'captured! by robots.' ...two bands i would never see again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorgnor Posted January 11, 2004 Report Share Posted January 11, 2004 BULLSHIT!! "Captured! By Robots" is fuggin'great! I'd see'em again for free anytime!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaPink Posted January 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 Tonight's the big night!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stapes Posted January 12, 2004 Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 Have fun! Dude kinda looks like ill mitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted January 12, 2004 Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 I caught a bit of their appearance on MuchMusic yesterday, and if you accept the fact that they've got a derived-from-Led-Zeppelin / '70s glammish-rock vibe, they're tons of fun (if you like that sort of thing; if masses of Gibson Les Pauls run through Marshall stacks offend your ears, steer clear). The singer took a turn on lead guitar, and was actually very good; good enough, in my opinion, to have the standard line-up include both him and the guitar player playing full-time. Aloha, Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted January 12, 2004 Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 quote:Originally posted by Qu'est-ce que c'est?: they weren't bad in the sense that 'the hidden cameras' are badI've experienced Hidden Cameras. Ugh. Aloha, Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gentlemonkey Posted January 12, 2004 Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 i saw them on the mtv euro awards- i couldnt tell if it was a joke or not either- kinda seemed like it should be. The crowd was loving it though- have a great time!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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