“There is evidence he took drugs, the carpet’s wrecked, there are smashed up bottles everywhere and the place is covered in blood.”

 

:stunned:

 

Im......

 

......

 

Yeah....

 

:stunned:

His lawyer said he had a downfall and i think he was reffering to this

^^ I read about that yesterday ... its a shame .. makes me sad

Uhhhh???

 

 

 

I really don't understand that....?? :stunned: Whaaaa?

I read that yesterday and to be honest... I dunno, it seems like a load of bull.

It's like she wrote in 'Music...' - if it's only in The Sun or Daily Mail, don't belive it.

Babyshambles, Carling Academy, Newcastle, Top Review in The Independent, 6 December 2006

Category: Music

 

 

by Nick Hasted

 

Morning breaks for Pete Dohery with the news of anothr court fine for the drug use that has delayed tis latest UK tour. The fans are rewarded with a show that turns back time, stripping away the talboid infamy, the Kate Moss soap opera and the self-destruction, to reveal the Doherty who, with The Libertines, inspired a generation of musicians.

 

You can see the difference as soon as Doherty walks on, bang on time and soberly suited. This tour was delayed to give him more time to deal with his addiciton, and the drifitng zombie of some previous gigs is gone. Instead, after a wry word of thanks fo 'justice' in his latest court cameo, it's straight into "The Blinding", which,with "Pipedown", forms an explosive opening, a statement of intent from Doherty the fit, focussed bandleader. Conducting the drummer Adam Ficek and tossing his titfer into the crowd, he is all whirling stick-insect limbs. It is only with the new "Sedative" that the murmuring, instropective Pete reappears, for a song that seems to see his notorious life from the outside "He was my hero" he sings sadly "What's he like now?"

 

Whe a Union flag apears from somewhere, Doherty slips in a heartfelt snippet of "The White Cliffs of Dover", then begins his own English anthem, "Albion". Its ist of place names also allows Doherty to list half the towns in the Northeast; though Sunderland's mention goes down lie the Titanic, it puts every place he visit at Albion's heart

 

"There She Goes" and "Beg Steal or Borrow" are among the new songs that address Doherty's recent travails As he lines up with new guitarist Mick Whitnall and bassist Drew McConnell, Babyshambles seem more than every a going concern. When they don't have to cover for Doherty, they are a tight, relentless rock unit bult on ferocious guitars and whip crack drums.

 

Yet is The Libertines' "Time for Heroes" that recalls Doherty's early, romantic promise. "I chersih you myl ove" he bawls, perhaps to his old band - and soulmate Carl Barat. The song gives off a feeling of community regained.

 

A possibly ironic cover the Stone Roses "I Wanna Be Adored", then old single "Killimangro" bring what' s left of the house down. Then "Can't Stand Me Now" the Libertines song about their drug fuelled dissolution, finishes things. Its sentiment - "It's the worst it can possibly be" - is for tonight, at least, turned inside out, into an affirmaiton of possible, fragile, better days ahead

I thought these were pretty cool from babyshambles gig

Theyre only though

That's a really nice review actually. Good to see someone finally knows the songs.. :smiley:

 

 

 

Oh... Albion :bigcry:

 

 

 

Looks like at least someone went to Yeti! :nice: http://www.yetiintelligence.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2468&sid=70b66d089a393de26c76929a21b48296

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I absolutely love 'Delivery' :heart:

Thanks for the link i love them all i hope the rest of the tour goes on like this.

Can't stand me now just made me feel really wierd like i believed everything he was saying. Not sure about the horrorshow/ faith though.

I can't stop listening to delivery

 

And he's finally acting like a good proper frontman

Another good review which i found on thelibertines.org.uk

 

 

 

 

Doherty’s energy still gives him the edge

Last Updated: 12:01am GMT 06/12/2006

 

Andrew Perry reviews the Babyshambles at Newcastle Academy and Dirty Pretty Things at the Brixton Academy

 

It was a big day for Pete Doherty. In the morning, he again escaped imprisonment at his umpteenth trial for drug possession, just as his band Babyshambles’ first EP since signing with EMI was hitting the shops. Then, that evening in Newcastle, he kicked off a tour that had been delayed for two months because of his ongoing rehabilitation.

 

At the end of a year in which Doherty’s pursuit of celebrity, Kate Moss and narcotic oblivion have eclipsed his contributions as a musician, there’s a growing feeling that it’s about time he did something of substance. After last year’s patchy Babyshambles album, it often feels as if his reputation rests on the Libertines, his first band, which disintegrated two years ago.

 

Though hardly monastic in his lifestyle, Carl Barât, Doherty’s erstwhile partner in the Libertines, has enjoyed a contrastingly solid 2006 with his new ensemble, Dirty Pretty Things.

 

Barât brought a studiedly druggy rock-and-roll chic to the Brixton stage, sporting a grubby white vest, a pork-pie hat and a white garter around his right bicep. His performance, though, was focused. In a well-organised set, new songs were artfully balanced against material from the band’s album, Waterloo to Anywhere, winding up with their hit Bang Bang You’re Dead and a proficient encore of the Jam’s In the City.

 

The following night in Newcastle, Doherty also appeared to have sharpened up his act - at least, by his wobbly standards. To huge applause from the audience, he thanked that morning’s JP for affording him “justice” and launched into a brisk rendition of The Blinding, the new EP’s lead track.

 

It was a mark of Doherty’s descent that, until recently, he had given up playing the guitar in his band. His propensity for nodding off mid-song was pretty embarrassing, too. Happily, he has corrected those tendencies.

 

His performance was propelled by a lurching, haphazard energy, which gave his music a distinct edge over Barât’s rather workmanlike indie rock

. A couple of times, Doherty led off into a sequence of obscure and rather subdued repertoire, only to career back with mass singalongs for Albion, F*** Forever and Killamangiro.

 

Doherty’s peculiar brand of chaos prevailed even after Babyshambles’ set was over.

 

The house lights went up to persistent booing. Eventually, the band reappeared, with an ace up their sleeve - a cover version of the Stone Roses’ I Wanna Be Adored, delivered with a conviction that proved that Doherty is now set on winning public affection through his music alone.

 

 

 

Theres only a couple of sentences about DPT, which make me wonder whether they were there at all.

CSMN just feels wrong :\

 

That is just...hot :dead:

 

 

 

Steph, you wanted these right :wink: :dead:

 

OMGOMGOMG............strong chance I may get to see tham FOR FUCKING FREE on friday........AGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pete Doherty bokad till svensk festival

 

 

Doherty på Hultsfredsfestivalen tidigare i år — senaste gången han lyckades komma till Sverige.

Foto: JERKER IVARSSON

Arrangören: De kan inte ställa in allt

 

Fjärde gången gillt för Babyshambles?

Det brittiska bandet är de senaste att rekryteras för Peace & Love-festivalen i Borlänge.

– Oddsen är på vår sida, de kan inte ställa in allt, säger arrangörerna.

 

Nu är Pete Doherty på väg till Sverige — igen.

Efter tre inställda Sverige-konserter inom ett år har nu brittiska Babyshambles lovat att uppträda på Peace & Love-festivalen i Borlänge, som går av stapeln mellan 26 juni och 30 juni 2007.

— Det är fantastiska nyheter, säger John Narroway, som sköter festivalens press.

Han tycker inte att artistvalet är särskilt modigt, trots — eller på grund av bandets historia.

– Det finns inte i min tankevärld att de skulle ställa in. Alla odds är på vår sida.

Har du sett dem någon gång?

– Ja, jag såg Pete spela med The Libertines en gång, så jag vet att han inte ställer in allt han gör. Fast det var länge sedan, ha ha.

Men när de ställt in så mycket, varför boka just Babyshambles?

– Pete Doherty är väldigt spännande och något att se fram emot på scen. Han har redan en legendarisk status.

Biljetterna till festivalen släpps den 8 december

 

 

 

 

I have no idea what this says but someone said that theyre gunna play a festival in sweden. You could go and see them tea

I'm to lazy to type a translation but it basically says that a festival called 'Peace & love' has booked Shambles to play next summer and the booker says that the odds are good cause 'they can't cancel everything'.

 

Fuck...I dunno what to do :\

 

 

OMGOMGOMG............strong chance I may get to see tham FOR FUCKING FREE on friday........AGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

What? :stunned: :dance:

yeah!!!!!!!!!! might be able to get on the guest list under one of the support bands!!! EEEEEEEEEEEEKS! lol

THAT FUCKING ROCKS :dance: :dance: :dance:

OMG good luck!!!! :D

 

 

Very much enjoyed the new songs,John dedicating one of them to his girlfriends mum, then Harmony made some joke about staceys mum, the mcfly or whoever it was that sung it.

 

 

aw *pats Andy and Red* :\ ;)

 

 

Obviously Harmony meant to say "Stanley's" mom :rolleyes:

 

:uhoh:

Poor Stan, being misstaken for a girl... That's more Carlas territory.

 

Hope that doesn't make him cut the hair off though. Cause I'll kill the bitch who said it if he does.

Dirty Pretty Things

 

**** (out of five) Brixton Academy, London

 

Caroline Sullivan

Wednesday December 6, 2006

The Guardian

 

Ex-Libertine Carl Barat may have been overshadowed this year by his former bandmate Pete Doherty, but to give Barat his due, at least his Dirty Pretty Things can be relied on to turn up and play a set that bears some resemblance to their album, Waterloo to Anywhere. What’s more, Barat is still faithful to the concept of the English dream world called “Arcadia”, and this lets them claim a bit of rock territory as their own.

 

The stage was dressed as an Arcadian living room, with a bar and a Union flag draped over a speaker, and Barat was the Arcadian rock star: skinny, cigarette permanently in paw. Guitarist Anthony Rossomando and bassist Didz Hammond were the angular courtiers, while drummer Gary Powell was the shirtless powerhouse who put swagger into the rhythms.

The set was a streamlined whizz through the past, present and future. The past was dealt with via jagged takes on the Libertines’ The Good Old Days and France, provoking bleats of joy, but these were nothing compared to the frenzy that greeted Dirty Pretty hits like Deadwood and Bang Bang, You’re Dead.

 

It wasn’t that DPT material was awfully different from the old stuff - Barat’s lyrical theme is still the many ways a young man can get into trouble in London - but they were delivered with extra panache. Meanwhile, the future, glimpsed in the form of a new song called How Can They Be Tired of England?, holds more of the same. Given the energy they’re putting into the present, that can’t be a bad thing.

 

I ain't hating reviewers atm :dance:

The set was a streamlined whizz through the past, present and future.

 

And the future looks good! :dance: whoo! love it

 

That leaves so little to the imagination.

 

:wideeyed:

 

 

I need to uh.......... shower. Cold. Now.

 

 

 

:uhoh: