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The frontman is currently finishing an album in LA, which is scheduled for release in early 2009.
According to The Sun, the group is a "camp glam rock" outfit.
He will launch the band in the UK in August with intimate shows in London, Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow.
Earlier this week, Hawkins performed a cover of Bon Jovi's 'You Give Love A Bad Name' in an LA club dressed in yellow leggings.
