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"There’s a new music group on the scene called The Dance Party. Their sound channels everyone from INXS and Def Leppard to Madonna and Michael Jackson. Their debut album “Touch” comes out on September 28th. If you’re looking for a fun band that is out there to have a good time then The Dance Party is definitely for you. Recently I got a chance to chat with lead singer Mick Jones.

Q - What was it like working with outside musicians and producers who happened to be highly regarded and talented?

A - It pushed the bar for the record way up. It also gave us a ton of confidence. If your hero Justin Hawkins thinks what you’re doing is cool, then you feel good. People like Justin and David Paich from Toto just exemplify what it means to be pro rock stars."

Read more | 06 Sep 2010 |

Basically, Meat Loaf says, the narrative - at least the part leading up to that song - was getting a little soft. The seventh track on the album, "Song of Madness," finds Patrick at his lowest point. The eighth, "Did You Ever Love Somebody" found him lying in a hospital, falling in love with his nurse.

"I had to flip him out of it," Meat Loaf explains. "So I needed something that would shock."

He asked Justin Hawkins and Eric Nally, two of the seven writers employed to co-write this record (a list that includes Jon Bon Jovi and American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi), for help.

Their suggestion? Well, y'know, the whole dick thing.

"I came in the next day, and they played me that," Meat Loaf says. "And I said, 'Hey, I said I wanted to shock [my audience], not kill them.'"

Meat's no dummy, though. The song had a certain appeal, with its glam-rock singalong hook and its disco dance part jammed into the middle. It was catchy as hell. Undeniable, really. Credit Hawkins and Nally for that. Frontmen for tongue-in-cheek ironic rock acts The Darkness and Foxy Shazam, respectively, the two co-wrote a song that wouldn't be too far out of place on either of their own band's records.

Read more to read the complete article from the Dallas Observer

Read more | 02 Sep 2010 |

Citing influences as varied as Marvin Gaye, Elton John and “Born To Run”-era Bruce Springsteen, Foxy Shazam have been creating unique, genre-defying music since they formed in 2004.

From the anthemic “Unstoppable” to doo wop power ballad “Bye Bye Symphony” , the swooning “Connect Me,” and Rob Cavallo produced, Justin Hawkins featuring “Count Me Out”, Foxy Shazam is an amalgam of blues, soul, and brash pop bound by a no holds barred punk-rock aesthetic.

Foxy Shazam are visiting the UK playing support dates and festivals - read more or visit their official pages.

Read more | 12 Aug 2010 |

The Dance Party - www.myspace.com/thedanceparty from Washington DC, release their album on September 28th 2010.

"The Dance Party had the honor and privilege to work with a bevy of acclaimed musicians and producers on Touch, including Justin Hawkins (singer/guitarist of The Darkness), David Paich (keyboardist of Toto), Matt Squire (3OH!3), and hit makers Luke Walker (Christian TV), Julian Bunetta (Leona Lewis), and Tim Pagnotta (Neon Trees).

As Coogan gushes: "Sitting down with a demigod such as Justin Hawkins and hearing him rip solos and trading key licks with David Paich opened our eyes as to where we could take our pop music.""

Click read more to read the full article, and see their new video and music on their myspace.

Read more | 27 Jul 2010 |

"The film features a surprising cameo from Justin Hawkins from The Darkness. How did that come about?

Well, there was a rock musician character in the script and we just thought shall we see if we can get a real musician for the role? So we went out to a few people, but Justin just seemed to be bang up for it.

He likes horror and all of that, and as with Charisma, I thought Justin would fit into this genre. I also felt that he and Charisma would compliment each other in a way fans of horror would appreciate."

Read the full interview about Psychosis at totalscifionline.com

| 17 Jul 2010 |

| 16 Jul 2010 |

In an interview with Live For Films, Charisma Carpenter talks about working with Justin Hawkins;

"LFF: Did you meet Justin Hawkins (of The Darkness)?
CC: I did, I did…

LFF: And were you aware of his… (Simultaneously CC: Fame? LFF: Past?)
CC: No, not at all.

LFF: So not a Darkness fan?
CC: You know I have to be honest. Most of my life from 23 to 33, I was on a film set working so many hours. You go to work in the dark, you get off work and it’s dark. You walk onto the soundstage and when you walk off it’s night time. So there’s not a lot of room to get educated or what’s current in the scene so… For me it was sort of difficult to balance that. But it was made clear to me and I was very aware that he was a big deal.

LFF: (laughing) Was it him telling you that?
CC: No! No, no, not at all! He was very mellow and laid back. I really didn’t get to engage with him that much, I just, you know… watched him get strangled (laughs)."

Read the full interview at www.liveforfilms.com

| 15 Jul 2010 |

Just a little info from the actors and director, Reg Traviss, about Psychosis for horror fans out there thinking about seeing the movie starring Justin Hawkins.

Go to http://www.talktalk.co.uk/video/31052/film/Psychosis---Exclusive-Premiere-Report/#31052 to watch the video.

| 14 Jul 2010 |