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You won’t convince me that the only heroin songs out there are the obvious ones. It’s almost guaranteed that somewhere, some good-guy songwriter is kicking back, having pulled off such a well-disguised smack anthem that no one even noticed it. My mission is to uncover some of these sneaky writers (music blog) ... read more |
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The pairing started on YouTube when Doherty posted a jam session of himself and Coxon playing Blur’s “You’re So Great.” The posting has continued with a disjointed video of Doherty, Coxon and producer Stephen Street working out a song tentatively titled “1939 Returning" ... read more |
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The book will hopefully bring the current public narrative, which is hazy in the second-by-second meter, down to a sharper focus. It hopes to reveal the nitty-gritty details, such as exactly which brand of boxer briefs Pete Doherty wears, and what kind of organic 2% milk he pours on his Frosted Flakes ... read more |
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Carl Barat is digging deep into the art of lyric writing, extracting never-before-heard elements of his childhood to put on the new album’s plate. “Tired of England” is a portrait of the country Barat loves, and “Hippy’s Son” is a look into Barat’s past that was called the most furious and revealing song Barat has ever written ... read more |
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Singer and social butterfly Amy Winehouse is being questioned by London police today for an assault the scrapper allegedly carried out in the wee hours of Wednesday morning. What I mean by “assault” is the singer reportedly head-butted one guy, punched a second guy’s lights out, and smashed the face of a third guy, all in an evening on the Camden bar scene ... read more |
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McConnell continued, “The polls are predicting the BNP to win two seats this year, which would be disastrous. As I understand it each elected member is given an office, £400,000 a year funding and, most terrifyingly in the case of the BNP, legitimacy and a platform from which to spout their vile hatred right into the heart of our nation's capital” ... read more |
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Bassist Drew McConnell and drummer Adam Ficek played a song on their own before pulling a fan out of the audience to take over singing and guitar duty for another song, followed then by the original duo playing some covers before ending with Babyshambles’ only hit song, “Fuck Forever.” Despite the band having everything going against them, the crowd cheered throughout ... read more |
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