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The Darkness’ Dan Hawkins blasts Yungblud, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry for their VMAs Ozzy Osbourne tribute
Yungblud led an all-star cast of music greats for a medley of Prince of Darkness classics – but Hawkins wasn’t impressed
Justin Hawkins unfiltered: the inside story about the rise, fall and rebirth of the Darkness
This is the story of a band who blew up, broke up, and got back up again with an appetite to record the album of their lives. And Justin Hawkins admits, he's lucky to be be alive to tell the tale
Justin Hawkins on why he’s not convinced by alternate tunings
Hawkins believes that E standard offers plenty of opportunity for expression
“We can see this dividing opinion more than almost any guitar we’ve reviewed”: Atkin JH3001 review
What happens when charmingly bonkers rockstar Justin Hawkins is given free rein to design his own guitar? Guess what? He comes up with something charmingly bonkers!
Justin Hawkins is known for his rock chops – but a soul and reggae legend inspired him to break the rules
The Darkness singer on how Johnny Nash inspired him to broaden his musical horizon
Why Justin Hawkins expects to be playing nothing but Atkin guitars by the end of the year
The Darkness frontman details his journey to Friedman amps via a freaky Laney experience, the success of his musicology podcast series, and the jealousy his band have caused by crossing over to pop
Justin Hawkins explains why technically complex bands like Sleep Token and Polyphia are generating mass appeal
The Darkness frontman and social media commentator claims that there's a new appreciation for a certain brand of virtuosity that, in eras past, might have been perceived as “showing off”
Justin Hawkins channels the spirit of Eddie Van Halen’s Frankenstein with his new Atkin signature guitar
Complete with a heavily aged neon finish and an empty middle pickup cavity, this new build seemingly pays homage to Van Halen's iconic axe – with some Hawkins-style touches for good measure
