Hi guys We have been relaxing over the last few days in sunny Brisbane. The Australian tour starts tomorrow night (April 27) at Eaton Hills Hotel, QLD 4037. I cannot wait! I must say, New Zealand was utterly beautiful and I was so happy to get a chance to see Wellington and Christchurch for the […]
All finished. Thanks to Matt Terry (Proprietor of Century Pigeon Studios), George Perks (Engineer), Soft Lad (Guitar and Drums Technician), and Adrian Bushby (Producer and HIT MAKER) We’re going to miss this place and these guys, but it’s time to go home and see our families. You’re going to LOVE this album. See you on […]
I haven’t had much time for studio updates lately, it’s all hands on deck at Century Pigeon Studios. As I write this, Dan is recording some ultra heavy rhythm guitars. I’ve already done all my guitar solos – it’s a real topsy turvy, upside down, wrong way up session. Anyway, tomorrow we will be visited […]
This is my first attempt at doing a Studio Update from my mobile telephony device. I hope it works. We’re having a great day. Dan’s working on a guitar solo. Rufus and I drove to Spar with the windows down, cranking a tuba March. We had a massive portion of pasta apiece for dinner. More […]
All band members have reassembled at Century Pigeon Studios after a weekend of relaxation. We had pie for dinner. I’ll provide a more detailed update tomorrow night, but for now I must away to the vocal booth. Best wishes and warmest regards to you all. Justin 🙂
It’s my special day, my birthing anniversary… My present haul includes a delicious denim shirt, a vintage Queen tee, a great George Harrison biography, a hardback copy of an Alan Moore Nemo book, some socks, some cash and an unusually large badge. Win. I’ve really enjoyed all the online birthday wishes on Twitter and Instagram and the boys […]
I didn’t get a chance to upload a studio update last night, we ran too late. Sorry about that! Tonight we’re putting down the last of the live, no-click backing tracks. We’re WAY ahead of schedule and everything sounds utterly ace. That’s all I got! See you soon Justin 🙂
Full moon at Century Pigeon Studios. We’ve managed to capture 9 tracks of Album V thus far and the arrangements are becoming lush and layered. We recorded the first guest appearance of the session; Oscar Hopperton, from The Pond, brought his Juno over and laid down some delicious (lily)pads. Also, we had stir fry for tea […]
Friday night in Century Pigeon Studios, and the air is hot. Dan’s Aga scar has healed up nicely; as long as he doesn’t pick at it I’d say he’s out of the woods. Rufus has been wearing a sleeveless muscle shirt combined with a European Swimming thong. It’s quite inspiring. The music is good and the music is loud. Tonight the […]
Rufus’ birthday celebrations last night left the others in a bit of a sorry state. I cleverly dodged the party, but was called into action at 4.30am to go and pick the revellers up from the middle of nowhere after their car broke down. Our manager Chris Taplin paid us a visit today, so we all […]
Good News and Bad News from Century Pigeon Studios. The bad news is that Frankie’s “Brown Bastard” bass suffered an injury last night; the headstock snapped almost clean off. Softy is planning a visit to B&Q for some Cascamite glue, so Frankie will have to use the spare in the meantime. Fear not, this is what spares […]
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The Darkness is proud to return once again to America. We are here to confirm our reputation as the mightiest live band treading the boards in this saccharine age of music made by computers, millionaires and halfwits. Sometimes by all three! America – we give you the BACK TO THE USSA tour 2016, visiting as […]
Whilst the ‘Blast of our Kind’ tour was trekking across Canada, we stopped in at Studio Q and performed rousing radio ready renditions of ‘Get Your Hands Off My Woman’ and ‘Mudslide’ and Justin and Dan sat down for a chat with host Shadrach Kabango. Check out the performances HERE!
Unwrap this! The deluxe edition of ‘Last Of Our Kind’ is available NOW!
Our two heroic brothers ventured in to the wastelands of the USA
