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  Pete Doherty In Airplane Drug Bust

  June 8, 2009 – Pete Doherty has been recently touted as clean and sober, but reports from those onboard a recent British Airways flight to Geneva seem to tell a different story. The Babyshambles singer was detained when his flight landed at Geneva on Friday after cabin staff found him slumped in a toilet. "A few people on the plane recognized Pete and he went to the bathroom more than halfway into the flight," a passenger told UK paper The Sunday Ma …
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  Libertines Will Reunite, Says Source

  May 19, 2009 – It's been five years since Brit rockers the Libertines broke up. But after estranged bandleaders Pete Doherty and Carl Barat played a surprise one-off set with former drummer Gary Powell this past weekend in London, the question is: Will the Libertines officially reunite? According to Adam Ficek, drummer of Doherty's current band, Babyshambles, it's only a matter of time until the Libertines reform for good! …
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  Babyshambles Channel Stone Roses On New Record

  May 2, 2009 – Pete Doherty's band Babyshambles are channeling Britpop legends Stone Roses on their new album, due out early next year. "The songs we have done so far are pretty groove-based, like early Stone Roses," drummer Adam Ficek told UK tabloid The Daily Star. "It's less straightforward rock'n'roll and punk. It's a bit more beat-driven. …
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  SPIN.com's Best of the Week

  April 25, 2009 – This week's top stories had us thinking that summer couldn't come soon enough: Green Day announced their summer tour plans, while officials unveiled the lineup for this year's Lollapalooza festival. …
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  Babyshambles and the La's to Collaborate?

  April 21, 2009 – Lee Mavers, of 1980s Brit rock outfit the La's -- known for their sunny hit "There She Goes" -- is eyeing a partnership with Pete Doherty's band Babyshambles. And move over P.Diddy and the Arctic Monkeys -- this sounds like a bromance to be reckoned with. It was love at first onstage collaboration, when Mavers joined Doherty and Babyshambles drummer Andy Ficek to perform at a recent stop of Doherty's solo tour in England. …
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  First Listen: Pete Doherty's Solo Album

  March 11, 2009 – Pete Doherty is totally not over Kate Moss. We already knew he still has the hots for his old band the Libertines -- he's been openly wooing collaborator Carl Barat in a bid to get back together. …
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  Free Download: Pete Doherty Goes Solo

  March 2, 2009 – Before he can get around to that Libertines reunion everyone's buzzing about, erstwhile tabloid pinup and Babyshambles frontman Pete Doherty will release his debut solo album, Grace/Wastelands, March 24 via Astralwerks -- and you can download one of its best tracks below! With lightly-strummed acoustic guitar and Doherty's echo-enhanced vocals, "New Love Grows On Trees" is far removed from the noisy garage rock of the Libertines. …
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  Listen to Strokes, Babyshambles Side-Project

  March 2, 2009 – Meet Helsinki: A musical supergroup featuring Babyshambles bassist Drew McConnell, Strokes guitarist Albert Hammond, Jr., Scottish punk outfit the View, and indie singer-songwriters Fionn Regan and Kid Harpoon. …
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  Libertines Talk Reunion

  February 27, 2009 – Move over Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon: You're not the only tempestuous Brit rock pair making musical amends -- it appears the Libertines are reuniting, too! Co-frontmen Carl Barat and Pete Doherty -- who broke up the band in 2004 -- recently sat down with NME Radio's Neil Cole, and quickly corrected the DJ when he announced he was talking to the duo that used to be known as the Libertines. …
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  Pete Doherty Solo Album Due Soon

  January 13, 2009 – Babyshambles vocalist/guitarist and tabloid fixture Pete Doherty has unveiled details for his much-awaited solo album, which will arrive March 9 in the U.K. NME.com reports. Details on the album's U.S. …
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