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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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Behind every crazy, screamy lead singer is a mellow, subdued lead singer trying to get out. It’s been proven since the dawn of the “acoustic version,” and demonstrated by everyone from Kurt Cobain to Pete Doherty. Karen O's latest undertaking, a bedroom-recorded acoustic project called Native Korean Rock, is her contribution to the pot ... 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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Say what you want about the man, but Pete Doherty is one funny bastard. Shocking almost no one, the former Libertines lead singer showed up late to his own gig last night, phoning in while he was en route and offering up this soon to be legendary excuse: (my) kittens have gone crazy ... read more |
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The total mess but ensuing success that is Amy Winehouse’s career continues to ride a roller coaster deep into the peril’s of drug addiction, nappy weaves and making out with Pete Doherty. She has managed however, to add yet another award to her trophy case when the British soul singer was honored with an Ivor Novello ... read more |
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This needs to stop. We need to change the channel on Pete Doherty. We need to kick the habit of watching junkie rock stars lick toilet bowls because they think it might get them high. We need to quit giving Pete Doherty reason to fuck up. After all, no one paid any attention to him when he was a respectable citizen ... read more |
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The funny part, as told by an unidentified inmate, is that Doherty is being hounded by inmates who suspect him of hoarding drugs. Even funnier is the reported fact that Doherty has also befriended an inmate, Ray, who has agreed to be his brawny right hook and fend off such hounding. Quoth the unidentified inmate: “Ray is making sure this doesn’t happen.” ... read more |
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NME is reporting that late Libertines leaders Pete Doherty and Carl Barat have reunited to pen 20 songs for a musical about an up and coming rock band. I know we’re living in a post-modern era but WTF does not even being to cover my reaction to this ... read more |
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News reports of Amy Winehouse’s rehab stint and Grammy participation unfortunately give her an alibi, while mentions of noted pipe-lighting ruffian Pete Doherty remain suspiciously absent. Nonetheless, this writer knows where he is placing his suspicions… ... read more |
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Like Templeton (2) from Charlotte’s Web, I’ll sniff, scrounge through, and eventually shit out the most important music-related stories of the previous week. In an unimportant gag that serves no real purpose other than to bind the article together, I’ll count all celebrity references in parentheses, hoping to snag 50 by the time this grouping of words gets egg on your face. Fired-up? Than like John The Baptist’s (3) head, I’m off! ... read more |
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Despite his long-term status as the entertainment journalism kicking-boy, Doherty’s attempts to clean up have made quite a list, including multiple rehab stints and banning his own band from drinking beer in his presence. It’s not that crazy to suggest that having someone around who doesn’t have to hide beer bottles under her pillow might resuscitate Pete’s business savvy ... 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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