Johnny Marr & Pete Doherty Cover Smiths Rarity

Watch the duo perform a brief rendition of 'Jeane' below. Smiths MP3 at bottom.


MP3: The Smiths - Panic

Pete Doherty Plays 5 Hour Acoustic Set In London

We're not joking. Full setlist below:

'Harvest'
'Billy Bilo'
'Never Never'
'Tell The King'
'Dilly Boys'
'The Ballad Of Grimaldi'
'Albion'
'The Lost Art Of Murder'
'Delivery'
'Salome'
'I Love You But You're Green'
'You're My Waterloo'
'Who's Got The Crack?'
'Time For Heroes'
'Can't Stand Me Now'
'The Delaney'
'Death On The Stairs'
'The Good Old Days'
'A Rebours'
'Why Did You Go Home?'
'Music When The Lights Go Out'
'What Katy Did'
'Don't Look Back Into The Sun'
'Blackboy Lane'
'For Lovers'
'Waterfall'
'Back From The Dead'
'Unbilotitled'
'East Of Eden'
'What A Waster'
'Love Rain Over Me'
'There She Goes'
'The Ha Ha Wall'
'My Darling Clementine'
'Up The Bracket'
'Radio America'
'Carry On Up The Morning'

NME's got more on the gig.

MP3: Babyshambles - Sedative

Pete Doherty Unveils 'Broken Love Song'

Check out his latest YouTube entry below. Watch more at PD's official channel.


MP3: Babyshambles - Sedative

Babyshambles Release DVD Teaser

Enjoy 'Delivery' below. Oh What A Lovely Tour is out internationally in early June.


MP3: Babyshambles - Fuck Forever

Photo Of The Day: Doherty-Winehouse Kiss

Sorry.

We couldn't help ourselves.

This shot was taken last night.

We're completely speechless. How about you?

MP3: Amy Winehouse - Rehab

Pete Doherty To Spend Three Months In Prison

NME reports the following news: *Babyshambles frontman Pete Doherty has been jailed for fourteen weeks for failing to turn up to probation hearings on time and drug use. Pete Doherty attended West London Magistrates Court today, where Judge Davinder Lachar handed the singer & guitarist the sentence.* Read more here.

MP3: The Libertines - What Katie Did

Pete Doherty Starts Video Blogging

He's the new Ryan Adams! Enjoy 'Jmm & Potatoes' below - if you can understand him.


MP3: Babyshambles - The Blinding

Pete Doherty To Open Pet Rescue Center

Would you trust him with your pup? Digital Spy reports: *"Pete Doherty has started making plans to open an animal sanctuary near his Wiltshire home, say reports. According to The Daily Star, the Babyshambles singer is a passionate animal lover & wants to use his money to create a sanctuary for rescued & injured pets. The rocker was reportedly inspired after he rescued a 3-legged hedgehog from the roadside, which he has named Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle. "Pete rescued the hedgehog. It had a leg missing & he felt sorry for it," a source told TDS. "He made sure it got the proper help it needed from a vet & set up a special section for it in his garden. Pete has a big heart. He also loves rats & is looking after one with no tail. He has lots of kittens too & hopes that by the end of the year he'll be able to open his rescue center to local schools so they can educate children about animals."*

Hmmm. Let's not forget about this photo!

MP3: Babyshambles - The Blinding

Pete Doherty Performs Tiny Solo Show In London

Guess he's back in the saddle.

The Babyshamble played the following mega-set at London's Rhythm Factory last night:

'Fuck Forever'
'Pay The Lady'
'Don't Look Back Into The Sun'
'Carry On Up The Morning'
'The Delaney'
'Death On The Stairs'
'UnBiloTitled'
'Never Never'
'La Belle Et La Bette'
'Tell The King'
'You're My Waterloo'
'For Lovers'
'What A Waster'
'Can't Stand Me Now'
'Lady Don't You Fall Backwards'
'Bollywood To Battersea'
'Time For Heroes'
'Dilly Boys'
'The Blinding'
'Bucket Shop'
'Through The Looking Glass'
'Up The Bracket'
'Music When The Lights Go Out'
'I Wish'
'You Talk'
'What Katie Did'

MP3: The Libertines - What Katie Did

Babyshambles Find Impromptu Doherty Replacement In London

When Pete failed to show up to last night's gig (stop looking so surprised!), the remaining members of Babyshambles decided to recruit Jamie Bell, a longtime fan, to sing Doherty's vocals and play guitar throughout the 7-song, half hour set. Read more about the evening here. Enjoy a brief clip from the gig below. Nice job, Jamie! Babyshambles MP3 at bottom.


MP3: Babyshambles - Sedative

Winehouse/Doherty Collabo Gets Title

And it is...

'You Hurt The Ones You Love'.

As expected, NME's got all the deets.

Potential blockbuster single of '08?

Or career-ender for both troubled stars?

We're keeping our fingers crossed for the former!

MP3: Babyshambles - Fuck Forever

Winehouse/Doherty Duet Is A Go... Maybe

Say what you will. Gigwise's got the dirt: *The tabloid’s match made in heaven has become reality with the news that Pete Doherty and Amy Winehouse are to record a song with each other. The track called ‘1939 Returning’ was written recently following Doherty’s departure from rehab after a six week stint. Speaking to John Kennedy on XFM Doherty said of his time out of rehab: "To be honest it’s just good to be at liberty again, well fingers crossed. We're just writing some new songs, actually '1939 Returning' is one. I’m going to try and get Miss Winehouse to help me with it hopefully. They're putting it up on the internet next week I s'pose but I don’t know."*

MP3: The Libertines - Boys In The Band

Pete Doherty Writes Song For Amy W

I'm speechless. What are your thoughts on this one?

RTE reports: *Rocker Pete Doherty has reportedly written a song for Amy Winehouse and presented it to her as a birthday present. According to the Daily Star, the Babyshambles star penned a track called 'Amy on The Mend' for Winehouse's 24th birthday. Doherty reportedly framed the lyrics to the song and signed them 'Love Pete' before presenting the gift to his singer friend. A source told the newspaper: "Pete wanted Amy to have a lovely birthday as he knows she has been through a lot of late. So he wrote her a special song."*

MP3: The Libertines - Vertigo

Photo Of The Day: Pete D + Crackpipe + Kitty

The Sun has the following quote and picture from Pete Doherty's 'good friend'. Do you buy it? "One in particular has borne the brunt of his drug abuse. Pete thinks it’s hilarious to get it wasted. He even made a special mini-crack pipe out of a bottle so it can get the maximum hit. But the kitten is starting to get really bad withdrawal symptoms. It has lost some of its balance and takes huge risks jumping over things that are too high. It thinks it can fly. It’s really distressing to see.” Download a Libertines MP3 at bottom of post.

MP3: The Libertines - Begging

Babyshambles 'Deliver' Sophomore Effort

For some bizarre reason, I'm still holding onto a glimmer of hope (foolishly?) for the Pete Doherty-fronted, Babyshambles. Track listing to the Stephen Street (Blur, Kaiser Chiefs) produced set can be found below. The album's first single, 'Delivery' is due out on September 17th while the full-length has yet to procure a release date. Download a classic Libertines MP3 at bottom.

'Carry On Up The Morning'
'Delivery'
'You Talk'
'Unbilotitled'
'Side Of The Road'
'Crumb Begging Baghead'
'UnStookietitled'
'French Dog Blues'
'There She Goes'
'Baddies Boogie'
'Deft Left Hand'
'The Lost Art Of Murder'

MP3: The Libertines - Horror Show

Pete Doherty's Mom Speaks Out

Stoner of the century's mum, Jacqueline Doherty, is quoted as saying the following to World Entertainment News last week regarding her son's drug addiction: "Pete's not ready to give up yet. He will have to hit rock bottom before he can rise up again".

How much more rock bottom can it get, mom? Damn.

In related news, UK's The Sun has conducted a poll to find the worst possible star to be trapped in the Big Brother house with, as voted upon by the general public. As you may have already guessed, Pete was declared 'the celebrity flatmate from hell'. Yikes.

MP3: Babyshambles - The Man Who Came To Stay

Rumor Of The Day: Libertines Reunion?

As expected, NME (and every other music news source for that matter) is up in arms today about a rumored reunion between Doherty, Barat & the rest of The Libertines gang at this weekend's Glastonbury Festival.

To keep you updated, Carl & Pete entered a recording studio late last week to work on some (presumably) new tunes. UK rag, The Mirror, has the following quote regarding Glastonbury: "Pete and Carl are still arguing about what songs they're going to perform... but whatever they settle on, it'll be incredible."

Normally, I'm skeptical about trusting NME, but all signs point to yes on this one.

Hooray!

MP3: The Libertines - The Good Old Days

Pete Doherty Is The New Face Of Cavalli

Here's two brand new shots from the July issue of Italian Vanity Fair in which Pete Doherty makes his debut appearance as Roberto Cavalli's model for the line's upcoming fall/winter collection. I wonder what James Dean would think of these images.





















MP3: The Libertines - Up The Bracket

Doherty & Barat Team Up To Defeat BNP

Via ContactMusic: *Rockers BABYSHAMBLES and DIRTY PRETTY THINGS have joined forces to urge music fans not to vote for the British National Party (BNP) in today's (03May06) UK local elections.

Babyshambles and Dirty Pretty Things - fronted by former Libertines Pete Doherty and Carl Barat respectively - have teamed up with Love Music Hate Racism to ask fans to vote for any party but the far-right BNP.

A posting on Dirty Pretty Things' website reads: "The BNP currently have 49 local council seats around the UK, and are standing over 750 candidates in the elections. "Low turnout has often been a major factor in BNP local election wins, and sometimes just a handful of votes can make all the difference."*

Nice to see Pete engaging in something positive. Learn more about Love Music Hate Racism HERE.

MP3: Babyshambles - The Man Who Came To Stay

Kele Deems Doherty Irrelevant

Last time we checked in with Kele, the Bloc Party frontman gave us his 2 cents on Jack White's commercialism.

Now, Mr. Okereke has some choice words on Pete Doherty. He tells The Guardian the following when asked if an artist needs to 'suffer to create':

"That is something that has been misunderstood in recent times, and has led to really clichéd behaviour. Someone like Pete Doherty - his drug-taking and refusal to adhere to a traditional lifestyle - makes people thing that his art is somehow more relevant because he's a fuck-up. It's easier to be a misfit or a dropout than it is to be a genius and actually create something."

Do you agree?

MP3: Bloc Party - Banquet