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Doherty to write tell all on romance with Moss

 

Monday, 17 December , 2007, 17:05

 

Troubled rocker Pete Doherty is about to sign a deal to write on his romance with supermodel Kate Moss for a TV documentary titled Kate & Pete.

The deal will greatly benefit Doherty as he seeks to make millions on just sales. However, Moss seems to be in shock because Doherty had always promised that he would never discuss the relationship in public, pagesix.com reports.

 

A friend of the former couple said: "Kate is going to hit the roof when she finds out about this, Pete has always been a low-life scumbag, this doesn't surprise me he is just desperate for the cash."

 

The documentary is expected to release in Britain in January next year.

 

"We are in talks with Pete Doherty and are finalising a deal for the documentary and there is a production company in place ready to start filming," said a source close to ITV2.

 

 

http://www.nme.com/news/babyshambles/33221

 

 

Babyshambles man plays solo gig in London

 

Dec 17, 2007

Pete Doherty played a solo show at London’s Rhythm Factory venue last night (December 16), running through a variety of Babyshambles and songs.

 

The evening had got off to a chaotic start before Doherty’s arrival.

 

During support band the Television Personalities’ set, Alan Wass, former singer of -associated band Left Hand, invaded the stage.

 

Standing at the front of the stage looking highly intoxicated, Wass refused to leave the frontman position, despite the band’s continued aggressive calls for him to leave.

 

Eventually five security guards bundled Wass from the stage, allowing the Television Personalities to continue.

 

Later in the evening, at 11:55pm GMT, Doherty took the stage wearing a suit, baggy white shirt and necklace, performing opener ‘f*** Forever’ with just electric guitar.

 

After performing ‘Carry On Up The Morning’ Doherty defied the smoking ban by puffing on a lit cigarette.

 

Then before playing ‘UnBiloTitled’, the Babyshambles man chanted “Rangers ‘til I die”, a reference to his favourite football club, Queen’s Park Rangers.

 

In the middle of the set, just before performing ‘You’re My Waterloo’, a fan threw a plastic cup at the stage, prompting Doherty to laugh and say, “What was that – a Christmas present?”

 

The jovial tone took a darker edge slightly later on, however, as during the last song of the main set, ‘Music When The Lights Go Out’, a female fan in the front row passed out due to dehydration and had to be carried backstage by security, where she came to.

 

Following a short break Doherty returned for a three-song encore then left the stage to rapturous applause.

 

“It went alright!” Doherty told NME.COM as he left the stage. “There were a few songs I haven’t played there in f***ing years!

 

“The last time I did a solo set for that length of time was at Hackney Empire,” he continued, referring to the gigs he played in April this year. It was great!”

 

Pete Doherty played:

 

'f*** 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 Katy Did'

 

Pete Doherty plays again at the venue tonight and tomorrow (December 17 and 18) with Babyshambles. See NME.COM for full reports.

 

http://www.gigwise.com/news/39514/pete-doh...london-marathon

 

 

Pete Doherty To Run 2008 London Marathon?

The new Paula Radcliffe or Forrest Gump?...

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by Jason Gregory on 17/12/2007

Photo by: Shirlaine Forrest Babyshambles singer Pete Doherty is in training to run next year’s London Marathon, according to reports.

 

Doherty apparently took up the sport after Ralph Bernard, a former marathon runner and owner of Capital Radio, invited him for a run in Wiltshire.

 

"Ralph knocked on Pete's door one day and they went for a run. Despite being completely out of shape, Pete enjoyed it and he's been out again and again," a ‘source’ told the Mirror.

 

Story continues below...

 

 

Last night a Babyshambles spokesperson remained speculative about the claims: "There is some truth to this - you never know what could happen."

 

However, a spokesman for Capital Radio claimed that Bernard had definitely “persuaded Pete to try his luck” at next year's event.

 

 

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http://thebosh.com/archives/2007/12/jonath...ete_doherty.php

 

 

Jonathan Rhys-Meyers to move in with Pete Doherty

Gossip, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Pete Doherty

 

 

 

Jonathan Rhys-Meyers is reportedly set to move in with Pete Doherty.

The actor has become close friends with the troubled rocker, following the death of Jonathan's beloved mother last month, and the pair are now said to be hunting for a pad in east London together.

 

Jonathan - who plays Henry VIII in hit TV show 'The Tudors' - was left homeless after ex-girlfriend Reena Hammer forced him to move out of her Camden home.

A source told Britain's Daily Star newspaper: "Jonathan's mother died last month, leaving him heartbroken. Then his girlfriend split with him, forcing him to move out of her north London apartment.

"Although Jonathan spends a lot of time filming in Los Angeles these days he still needs somewhere to stay while working in London. So when a mutual friend suggested he and Pete could get a flat together, Jonathan jumped at the chance."

Jonathan and the Babyshambles frontman - who recently completed a stint in rehab for drink and drug addiction - have started looking at properties and sources believe they will be a good influence on each other.

One said: "Jonathan's friend knows that he has had a really rough time of it recently and that Pete has too.

"So he suggested Pete and Jonathan rent a place to help each other through their tough times. Jonathan thought it was a great idea and has started looking at flats in one block in east London. Pete thinks it's a great idea too."

 

 

 

By Fabien Montique posted time [11:02 AM] December 17, 2007

 

 

 

 

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showb...ticle589411.ece

 

DRUG-addled rocker PETE DOHERTY turned up sober for a gig with Cockney duo CHAS 'N DAVE – then revealed he’s now addicted to MINCE PIES.

 

Potty Pete, 28, amazed fans by rejecting offers of booze before he joined his pals on stage at the Tap ’n Tin pub in Chatham, Kent.

 

The BABYSHAMBLES singer said: “It’s going to be mince pies for me this Christmas. I’ve got a massive order on the way.”

 

 

 

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http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews...the-libertines/

 

The Libertines

Time for Heroes - The Best of the Libertines

(Beggars/Rough Trade)

US release date: 4 December 2007

UK release date: 29 October 2007

 

If ever there was a band that demanded an album containing the prefix ‘best of’ in the title, it most certainly wasn’t the Libertines. Quite apart from the fact that the troupe’s brief lifespan cultivated the release of just two studio albums, and laying aside for a minute the fact that both of these can easily be picked up for only marginally more expense than this collection, it is the Libertines’ cultural status with which this release seems completely at odds. Regardless of your opinion of them, and opinions have always been markedly split, the decision to release, at this time of year, a compilation of material (none of which is previously unreleased) by a band whose devotees reveled in a perceived sense of identification and affinity with their idols, is as much an insult to their bafflingly fanatical fan base as it is a cynical marketing ploy.

 

Though it is entirely moot as to whether the Libertines were cultural iconoclasts or over-hyped serial-underachievers, make no mistake about it; the influence Doherty et al had (you’d hope that nature of the plethora of publicity regarding the aforementioned headline-whore would render the past-tense appropriate here) on a generation of adolescent music fans is impressive. Like them or loathe them, the band did (as the PR parade will surely not neglect to mention) soundtrack a snatch in time, a mini-era, and thrust a much-needed shot of adrenaline into the spine of British pop culture.

 

 

AmazonBut to suggest that this gives sufficient cause to lump the finer moments of said era onto one disc for a shameless Christmas cash-in is entirely missing the point, and is in essence the antithesis of the spirit that previously championed guerrilla gigs and free-for-all stage invasions. Whoever originally conceived this release will undoubtedly have intended it as a homage to a band who are, after all, one of the more influential of the 21st century so far. Problem is; it just doesn’t seem like one. Instead, it comes across as an attempt to capitalize on a combination of present-buying mothers and Pete Doherty’s seemingly boundless capacity to get himself in the news.

 

As for the actual contents of Time for Heroes, it is much as you would expect; “Don’t Look Back into the Sun”, “What a Waster”, “What Became of the Likely Lads” etc. are all present and correct, as are a few fan-chosen album highlights, such as “What Katie Did” and “Up the Bracket”. So far, it’s still ‘best of’. Where the collection really falls short, however, is in the conspicuous absence of anything with even a faint whiff of new about it. Not that you’d expect anything, of course, given the well-publicized, needle-strewn tempest that was the band’s drawn-out demise, but where most collections of this type are given to providing at least the odd unreleased track or live recording, the best Time for Heroes can offer is a re-recorded version of “Death on the Stairs”. Which all just makes it a bit pointless, really, doesn’t it?

 

Perhaps it’s for the best anyway, given that had unreleased material been included fans would then be obliged part with an album’s-worth of cash to obtain a mere one or two tracks (legally, anyway), but you still can’t help wondering just who, aforementioned present-seekers aside, Rough Trade are expecting to buy this. Indeed, the only thing on offer here which isn’t nigh on certain to already be found amid Libertines’ fans’ record collections is b-side “Mayday”, whose raucous but disposable sixty-four seconds confirms what you already suspect its inclusion to be; a futile record label attempt to justify a release that can’t really be justified.

 

Still, to steer what’s become a marketing critique back on course to an album review, it’s impossible to listen to the Libertines’ finer moments, like the title track’s desperate howl of “Oh how I cherish you my love”, without some appreciation of just what good songs some of these were in the first place. There’s an edginess to the Libertines’ sound that still feels refreshing when placed aside the over-polished sheen of bands like Razorlight, particularly given that this rawness is rarely at the expense of melody. Again, it’s subjective as to whether they were rabble-rousing innovators or just overrated garage-punks. To call Pete Doherty a poet for his generation seems a bizarre misconception, but you can’t deny that when on form, both Docherty and Carl Barât were fantastic songwriters and this release represents that well. What’s more, that songs like “Don’t Look Back Into The Sun”, or the sense of intimate honesty that accompanies “Can’t Stand Me Now“‘s introspective “have we enough to keep it together?” are still alluring a few years on admittedly bodes well for those who would like to see the Libertines thought of as an iconic representation of early 21st century pop culture for many decades to come.

 

Nevertheless, the inherent flaw in the very concept of a ‘best of’ album remains all too obvious. Fans, i.e. those at whom the release is targeted, will own all this stuff already. They will have bought Off the Bracket, they will have eagerly devoured its eponymous successor, and even those not inclined to pick up single releases will long ago have downloaded the few pickings not contained on the full-lengths. The festive season is always littered with cash-cows masquerading as essential companions to fandom; Time for Heroes is certainly not the first, nor will it be the last. But while it is not alone in that respect, the brevity of the Libertines’ life as an outfit, coupled with the fanaticism they inspired in that time, do make them a unique prospect, and that only serves to magnify the album’s shortcomings.

 

So if you’re one of the few uneducated in the shambolic glory of Messrs Barât and Doherty then by all means, pick up Time for Heroes. At least that way you’ll avoid the filler that surrounded the Libertines’ crown jewels on their studio albums and save yourself the price of a beer in the process. But existing fans, of course, will already have dismissed this for the pointless exercise in profiteering that it is, and those who remain unconvinced by all this talk of heroes and icons, or feel that too often the Libertines’ were just a little too style-over-substance, well; you’ve probably not made it to the end of this review.

 

 

Thank you for all these Jups :o

 

I was actually reading an interview with Pete a while back and he was saying his main influences when growing up [music-wise] were actually Chas N Dave :lol: I guess he never forgets his roots..

I actually thought I had ended up on one of those 'spoof' websites what with Chas n Dave and then the London Marathon. Not to forget the mince pies. :lol:

Haha he does like to take the mick a lot but the Chas N Dave thing is actually truth :o

 

Just hunting round for some more news now!

I will have a look for news later. ^_^

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Enterta...how/2639589.cms

 

 

Supermodel Kate Moss has contacted her attorneys in bid to prevent ex-boyfriend rocker Pete Doherty from discussing about their romance in a documentary titled 'Kate And Pete: A Love Story.'

 

A source has revealed that the Babyshambles frontman, who is in negotiations to appear in the British TV documentary, might receive a call from the model’s attorneys.

 

"Kate is furious with Pete over the whole thing. She has contacted her lawyers and plans to get an injunction to stop the production," The New York Post quoted the source, as saying.

 

The plans for the documentary have not been firmed up but sources have revealed that it would be released on television in January in the U.K.

 

A network insider said: 'If Kate tries to gag Pete, it will come as a blow to the production. Hopefully, we can work something out with Kate and her lawyers.'

 

The source added that the rocker would lose more than a million dollars if the deal does not go through.

 

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http://www.nme.com/news/nme/33293

 

 

Pete Doherty forced to abandon intimate London gig due to illness

 

Babyshambles man recovering after Rhythm Factory drama

 

Dec 19, 2007

Pete Doherty was taken ill halfway through at a Babyshambles gig in London last night (December 19).

 

The singer was forced to abandon the show at Rhythm Factory in the early hours of the morning.

 

Doherty passed out briefly and vomited backstage before being rushed home to recuperate.

 

His bandmates continued the set with fans on vocal duties as they did at the Shockwaves NME Awards Launch Party, before the frustrations led guitarist Mick Whitnall into an altercation with security guards.

 

Pete Doherty had arrived at the venue with his bandmates at 11:40pm GMT, looking sober though tired and wearing two coats for warmth, following a long late-night set with Babyshambles the previous night at the venue (December 17), and a solo show on Sunday (December 16) night.

 

“I’ve got cat flu!” the singer had joked to NME.COM as he arrived, adding that after playing two vigorous gigs in a row he felt “pretty rough”.

 

The band took the stage shortly afterwards to rapturous applause form hardcore Babyshambles fans who had been lucky enough to bag tickets, opening with ‘Killamangiro’.

 

The band continued to play an energetic, tight set including fan favourites 'UnStookietitled’, ‘Delivery’ and ‘Beg, Steal Or Borrow’.

 

After playing ‘Side Of The Road’, the eighth song of the night, Doherty suddenly rushed backstage and was shortly followed by his bandmates.

 

After a brief interval Babyshambles, minus Doherty, returned to the side of the stage where bassist Drew McConnell told NME.COM: “He’s [Doherty] vomiting, he’s passed out on the sofa now."

 

McConnell added: “It’s his complex, it’s the same thing that meant he couldn’t go to the NME Awards show the other night."

 

“The poor sod,” McConnell said. “It’s not his fault at all. And poor them [the fans].”

 

Taking the stage again, Whitnall performed ‘I Wish’ solo, before he was joined by McConnell and Ficek.

 

McConnell then announced: “We are really sorry. We don’t like this any more than you, it’s embarrassing.”

 

Doherty’s manager then invited fans to come forward and take vocal duties.

 

The trio, went on to play ‘Delivery’, ‘Albion’ and ‘f*** Forever’ with a different fan chosen from the audience to sing each song.

 

“Thanks for humouring Babyshambles karaoke,” McConnell laughed during ‘f*** Forever’.

 

As ‘f*** Forever’ ended, the frustrations of the evening seemed to get to Whitnall, who began hitting his guitar against the monitors amps, causing security guards to step in an escort him backstage.

 

A brief shouting match between Whitnall and venue staff then took place, before both sides calmed down and made their peace.

 

It was then confirmed by the Babyshambles camp that Doherty had been driven home to recuperate.

 

Doherty had been sober and coherent throughout the performance until being taken ill, as he had during the previous two nights at the venue.

 

A spokesperson for Doherty told NME.COM later that the singer had "seen a doctor and was fine, but exhausted".

 

http://www.xfm.co.uk/Article.asp?id=533811

 

Babyshambles Debut New Material

 

 

Babyshambles yesterday previewed new material at the second evening of their three-night Rhythm Factory residency.

 

 

Despite a typically chaotic performance that was beset by equipment and lighting problems, the group managed to deliver a stellar 18-song set for the fans that packed the intimate East London venue.

 

Among the songs played from debut album, 'Down In Albion' and this year's follow-up, 'Shotter's Nation', the band also played the as-yet unreleased 'Pretty Sue' and another new track entitled 'Tinker's Daughter'.

 

Babyshambles will play the final gig of their three-night stand at the Rhythm Factory tonight and it's understood that tickets for the show will be available on the door. The first night (Sunday December 16) saw a solo acoustic show from Pete Doherty who then delved in to The Libertines' back catalogue as well as Babyshambles'.

 

 

http://www.nme.com/news/babyshambles/32959

 

 

New Babyshambles song posted online

Babyshambles Camden Crawl 2007

 

 

New track from Pete Doherty and co is available to hear now

 

Dec 5, 2007

 

Babyshambles have posted a brand new song online.

 

'Pretty Sue', in its early demo stage, was recorded by the band between tour dates on their recent arena tour.

 

The song is available to hear now on the MySpace site for Roses, Kings, Castles: Babyshambles drummer Adam Ficek’s musical project site.

 

In a MySpace bulletin, Ficek has explained that the band plan to post two further new songs, ‘1939’ and ‘Mouse In The House’, online soon.

 

Ficek also revealed that the band plan to play “some small shows for Xmas” – which may mean more of Babyshambles’ famed secret pub gigs are on the cards.

 

The band meanwhile will headline the launch party of the Shockwaves NME Awards tomorrow night (December 6) in London.

 

Stay tuned to NME.COM for live coverage straight from the party.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pete Doherty Accused Of Plagiarism

 

 

Troubled Babyshambles frontman Pete Doherty has been accused of plagiarism. Which, in the greater scheme of things, must be so much better than having his collar felt by the long arm of the law.

 

 

Wayne Kenyon - a one-time bandmate of Babyshambles guitarist Mik Whitnall - has claimed that 'Baddie's Boogie' is actually his song and was written in 1997 for his former band, The Ferrymen. To add to the plot, Mik Whitnall was in the group at the time.

 

Following the absence of a credit on 'Shotter's Nation' - allegedly promised to Kenyon by Whitnall - the furious musician has launched legal proceedings against Babyshambles.

 

Kenyon fumed: "'Baddie's Boogie' is a tune I wrote for The Ferrymen. I have footage of me playing it at three gigs in Germany in 1997.

 

"I have written to Babyshambles' record company and they said they were passing it on to their lawyers. But I have heard nothing since."

 

As if that wasn't enough, Doherty is facing further allegations that the lyrics for 'Baddie's Boogie' were appropriated from punk poet Nick Toczeks without his permission.

 

 

 

 

 

BABYSHAMBLES - DOHERTY WANTS TO REINVENT CLEAN IMAGE

http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/artic...20image_1057074

 

BABYSHAMBLES frontman PETE DOHERTY is keen to dispel his image as a drug-taking bad boy, insisting his reputation doesn't reflect his true personality. The rocker has earned a name for himself for his wild drug-taking antics, but claims he is a new person after kicking his heroin habit last year (07). He says, "Obviously I'm off the drugs now. (My public persona is) nothing more than a horrible, cartoon-like monster that bears no relation to the quiet, shy, retiring, teetotal, police-loving, clean-nosed poet you see before you now."

 

 

BABYSHAMBLES - WALDEN: 'BABYSHAMBLES HAD BECOME DRUGS CIRCUS SO I QUIT'

http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/artic...%20quit_1057043

 

Former BABYSHAMBLES guitarist PATRICK WALDEN has finally revealed he left the PETE DOHERTY-fronted band because of the heightened level of drug abuse. Walden quit Babyshambles in December 2005 because he was concerned at the level of infamy surrounding drug addict Doherty - and his own burgeoning heroin habit. He tells British music magazine NME, "The band had become a circus. There were so many snakes - we'd be in the studio and there'd be people taking pictures of (Doherty's then-girlfriend) Kate Moss doing coke." And Walden decided against joining his former band for a one-off live appearance at the Manchester Evening News Arena in November 2007, when he arrived at rehearsals and found the band still surrounded by drugs. He adds, "I had gone to Windsor to rehearse the night before. There were drugs about, and it was supposed to be a drug-free tour. I wasn't happy.

 

 

BABYSHAMBLES - BABYSHAMBLES SUPRISE DRINKERS WITH PUB CONCERT

http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/artic...concert_1056873

 

British rockers BABYSHAMBLES amazed drinkers in a pub in Marlborough, England on Thursday (17Jan08), when they showed up to play an unannounced gig. The band, fronted by Pete Doherty, arrived at The Sun Inn at 11.30pm and launched into a number of songs including Pretty Sue and Killamangiro. The impromptu concert abruptly ended when pub staff began asking the 40 customers to leave.