Simon Emmett

3 weeks ago | kerrang.com | Nick Ruskell |Simon Emmett |Gareth Parker

March 31, 2025Words:Nick RuskellPhotos:Simon EmmettLive photo:Gareth Parker“People used to think that we were taking the piss out of rock, didn’t they? Half the people said we were saving it. Half people thought we taking the piss out of it.”For the past hour, Justin Hawkins and the rest of The Darkness have, by turns, arguably been doing both of these things.

Jan 24, 2025 | kerrang.com | Nick Ruskell |Simon Emmett

The band have also announced two more UK gigs, on top of their headlining tour with Irish rockers Ash around Dreams On Toast's release on March 28. They'll be doing special Dreams On Toast and Greatest Hits sets in Coventry and Leeds in May.

Dec 10, 2024 | kerrang.com | Emily Garner |Simon Emmett

The Darkness have just released an extreeeeemely fun new single,I Hate Myself. Taken from next year’s Dreams On Toast LP – which is due out onMarch 28 via Cooking Vinyl – frontman Justin Hawkins calls the band’slatest banger “a joyous, raucous celebration of self-loathing”.

Oct 22, 2024 | wonkhe.com | Simon Emmett |Mark Leach

The release of IDP Education’s Emerging Futures data is always a welcome opportunity to emphasise how international students view our sector and to put their perceptions and motivations into sharp focus for all stakeholders. In the sixth iteration of our in-depth bi-annual study, students’ increased willingness to change or postpone their plans amid policy uncertainty and instability that has come to the fore.

Sep 20, 2024 | kerrang.com | Simon Emmett

Lowestoft's most wanted are back with their eighth full-length – the brilliantly-titled Dreams On Toast. The follow-up to The Darkness' 2021 LP Motorheart is coming on March 28, 2025, and we have some limited-edition transparent splatter vinyl copies – hand-signed by the band themselves. ORDER YOUR LIMITED EDITION SPLATTER VINYL NOWThe records are available to order now for just £23.