The Darkness first came on the scene with their debut 2003 album, Permission to Land, and quickly gained this reputation for putting on some amazing elaborate live stage shows. There was also a lot of backlashes for the makeup and ridiculousness of it all, but I guess you have to take the good with the bad.

Although the band was generally loved, they broke up in 2006 due to lead singer Justin Hawkins’ “alcohol and cocaine problems” (according to the tabloid newspaper The Sun). After a five year break, The Darkness came back with Hawkins, once again as frontsman.

Anyway, they’ve proven they can still play with the best of them, having just opened up for Lady Gaga on her 2012 tour. The British glam rock band is looking forward to doing their headlining tour with the “Let Them Eat Cakes” 2013 World Tour. The name is obviously taken from their latest album, Hot Cakes (released in August 2012 via Wind-Up Records.)

01/10/13 Ft. Lauderdale, Fl – Revolution

01/11/13 Orlando, Fl – Hard Rock Live

01/12/13 Atlanta, Ga – Masquerade

01/14/13 Pittsburgh, Pa – Stage Ae

01/15/13 Baltimore, Md – Ram’s Head

01/18/13 Atlantic City, Nj – House Of Blues

01/19/13 Boston, Ma – Paradise Rock Club

01/21/13 Toronto, On – Phoenix

01/23/13 Columus, Oh – Newport Music Hall

01/25/13 Detroit, Mi – The Majestic Theatre

01/26/13 Milwaukee, Wi – The Rave

01/27/13 Chicago, Il – The Riviera Theatre

01/29/13 Minneapolis, Mn – First Avenue

01/30/13 Kansas City, Mo – Beaumont Club

02/01/13 Denver, Co – The Summit Music Hall

02/02/13 Aspen, Co – Belly Up

02/16/13 Copenhagen, Denmark – Amager

02/17/13 Stockholm, Sweden – Tyroz

02/19/13 Tampere, Finland – Pokkahive

02/20/13 Helsinki, Finland – Circus

02/22/13 Gothenburg, Sweden – Tradgarn

02/23/13 Oslo, Norway – Rockefeller

02/24/13 Kristensand, Norway – Kick Scene

02/26/13 Hamburg, Germany – Grunenspan

02/27/13 Amsterdam, Holland – Paradiso

03/01/13 Sheffield, Uk – City Hall

03/02/13 Manchester, Uk – Apollo

03/03/13 Glasgow, Uk – Barrowlands

03/05/13 Newcastle, Uk – City Hall

03/06/13 Wolverhampton, Uk – Civic

03/07/13 London, Uk – Hammersmith Apollo

03/09/13 Paris, France – Bataclan

03/10/13 Zurich, Switzerland – Volkshaus

03/11/13 Milan, Italy – Alcatraz

03/13/13 Munich, Germany – Backstage Werk

03/14/13 Vienna, Austria – Arena

03/16/13 Warsaw, Poland – Stodola

03/18/13 Berlin, Germany – Cc Live

03/19/13 Cologne, Germany – Kanting

03/20/13 Luxembourg City, Luxembourg – Den Atilier

03/21/13 Antwerp, Belgium Trix

04/02/13 Adelaide, Sa – Aec

04/03/13 Brisbane, Qld – Riverstage

04/05/13 Sydney, Nsw – Hordem

04/06/13 Melbourne, Vic – To Be Confirmed

04/08/13 Auckland, Nz – To Be Confirmed

TAILOR
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“The Dark Horse” is the debut solo album from Tailor (aka Melanie Le Roux).

Tailor explained the title, “I felt like a dark horse that day. I felt as vulnerable as I did as a child. The songs aren’t about any particular childhood event, more that moment of clarity when you realize not everything your parents told you is true; when you discover your values are different and what you’ve grown up believing is not what you believe in at all.”

Listen to “Wolf” on Soundcloud:

Tailor is playing at 2pm at “Park Acoustics” music festival in South Africa in late November. Click on the link below for details about the event.

11/25/12 Park Acoustics, South Africa – Voortrekker Monument
12/01/12 Elgin Country Club – Elgin, IL
02/23/13 Paul Cluver Theatre in Grabouw, IL (with Yoav)

BRIEFLY:

DARK DARK DARK
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It wouldn’t be a ‘dark’ article unless we include Minneapolis’ Dark Dark Dark. Longtime readers should note that we’ve been covering the band since their debut record.

Dark Dark Dark’s latest video is “Tell Me”, which you can see on YouTube.

They just wrapped up their U.S. tour for support of Who Needs Who album, but they invading Australia and Europe very soon. See the latest tour details on their website.