Billboard (Free subscription) | yesterday
The collapse of his former band, the Darkness, and an unsuccessful attempt to represent the United Kingdom in 2007's Eurovision Song Contest have hardly dampened Justin Hawkins' drive.
Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | 21/08/2008
THE DARKNESS star JUSTIN HAWKINS found royal inspiration for his debut track - British monarch QUEEN ELIZABETH II's granddaughter was his muse. Princess Beatrice - ...
PR-Inside.com Entertainment News (Free subscription) | 21/08/2008
THE DARKNESS star JUSTIN HAWKINS found royal inspiration for his debut track British monarch QUEEN ELIZABETH II’s granddaughter was his muse. Princess Beatrice - daughter of the Queen’s son Andrew - inspired the first song Hawkins ever wrote in the late 1980s. He says, "It was a song called Beatrice. I guess it was because I was [...]
IndieLondon (Free subscription) | 28/09/2008
... as cameos from some of the surviving music figures of the day, and contemporary favourites such as Justin Hawkins, playing Screaming Lord Such, and Carl Barat, of Libertines fame. Commenting on the London Film Festival website, Michael Hayden credits Moran with making “an exceptional directorial debut”, with Con O’Neill, reprising the role of Meek he took on stage, giving “a tour...
New Musical Express (Free subscription) | 26/09/2008
'Telstar', the film about the life of legendary producer Joe Meek, is to premiere at London Film Festival this October.The film stars Kevin Spacey and also features the likes of ' Carl Barat and former Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins.Barat plays the part of '50s rocker Gene Vincent, while Hawkins plays Screaming Lord Sutch.Former member Jon Lee appears as Billy Fury - whose 'Wondrous...
Electric Roulette (Free subscription) | 23/09/2008
... O'Neill as Meek, Kevin Spacey as his financier, Carl Barat (ex-Libertines) as Gene Vincent, and Justin Hawkins (ex-Darkness) as Lord Sutch. It is set for release before Christmas, but you can see it first at The Times BFI London Film Festival on the 25th or 28th of October . Tickets are on general sale on the 27th of this month from here . Meanwhile A Life In The Death of Joe Meek...
New Musical Express (Free subscription) | 17/09/2008
Are Iglu & Hartly for real? Are they a pretend-gay, LA surf-rock in-joke? Nothing more than Andrew WK and the Chuckle Brothers smeared in baby oil, jacked up to the eyeballs on amyl nitrate doing Scissor Sisters karaoke? Frankly, the truth will become apparent in a couple of years when they’re either a) gak-fried shells of men whimpering in rehab, Justin Hawkins-style or b) laughing all...
New Musical Express (Free subscription) | 17/09/2008
... you a pointless revivalist who should be skinned alive and buried in the same unmarked grave as Justin Hawkins and The Dead 60s.So it took a glum New Zealander to separate the synths from the sequins. Ladyhawke’s louche synthetic pop is brazenly Bananarama, ridiculously ‘Rio’, and wonderfully Waterman, but the lack of posing – her sheer scruffiness – makes it the first credible ’80s...
Foostie Muse (Free subscription) | 08/09/2008
"Not Just The Making Of" video - Band: Hot Leg This new band features Justin Hawkins formerly lead singer and guitarist with Darkness. The vid seems a bit of a laugh! There's also a Hot Leg video diary in numerous parts. They will be touring with Alter Bridge [a favourite band here] later this year.
Matthew Scott (Free subscription) | 29/08/2008
Justin Hawkins' new outift hit the road.
IndieLondon (Free subscription) | 31/08/2008
... histrionic vocals are part of the problem, veering wildly between the likes of Axl Rose and Justin Hawkins, and never really providing the authority that would seem to befit the hard-hitting vocals. Tracks like Embrace The Hate and Wetbrain Bandana elevate proceedings briefly, while there’s plenty of rock vitriol surrounding songs like Burn Down Your House (which boasts the chorus,...
