The Libertines are an English rock band,formed in London in 1997 by frontmen Carl Barât (vocals/guitar) and Pete Doherty (vocals/guitar). The band,centred on the songwriting partnership of Barât and Doherty,has also included John Hassall (bass),and Gary Powell (drums) for most of its recording career. The band was part of the garage rock revival and spearheaded the movement in the UK.
Peter Doherty is an English musician,songwriter,actor,poet,writer and artist. He is best known for being co-frontman of The Libertines,which he formed with Carl Barât in 1997. His other musical projects are indie bands Babyshambles and Peter Doherty and the Puta Madres.
Babyshambles were an English rock band established in London. The band was formed by Pete Doherty during a hiatus from the Libertines. As of 2013 the band included Mick Whitnall,Drew McConnell and Adam Ficek. Babyshambles have released three albums—Down in Albion (2005),Shotter's Nation (2007) and Sequel to the Prequel (2013)—three EPs and a number of singles.
Carl Ashley Raphael Barât is a British musician and actor,best known for being the co-frontman with Pete Doherty of the Indie Rock band the Libertines. He was the frontman and guitarist of Dirty Pretty Things,and in 2010 debuted a solo album. In 2014 he announced the creation of his new band,The Jackals.
"Killamangiro" is a song by English band,Babyshambles,released in November 2004 through Rough Trade Records. It achieved respectable chart success,peaking at #8 on the UK Singles Chart.
Patrick George Walden is best known as the former guitarist for Babyshambles. Prior to joining Babyshambles,Walden belonged to a variety of London groups,among which were Fluid,the Six Cold Thousand,and The White Sport. He played guitar for The White Sport alongside another future Babyshambles member,drummer Adam Ficek. Walden also worked as a live guitarist and as a session musician,playing bass and guitar for numerous recording artists. Among those acts were Whitey,James Blunt,500 and Crave,Ed Laliq,and,very briefly,The Honeymoon.
Gemma Clarke is a musician,who was previously the drummer for The Suffrajets,The Krak and Babyshambles and Adam Ant. She has recently taken up writing,and her article,entitled "For the love of music" was published in Louder Than Bombs Magazine. Her family owns a rehearsal studio in Old Street,called Rooz Studios,and a venue in Holloway Road called Nambucca.
"Fuck Forever" is a song by English rock band Babyshambles. It was released as a single on 15 August 2005 and is their highest-charting single,peaking at number four on the UK Singles Chart. The song was negatively targeted due to its controversial title and lyrics,but it was eventually released and has become the closing number in the band's live sets. In May 2007,NME placed "Fuck Forever" at number 24 on its list of the "50 Greatest Indie Anthems Ever",while in 2014,the same publication named it the 245th greatest song of all time.
Stalking Pete Doherty is a rockumentary assembled from footage shot by filmmaker Max Carlish. As the title suggests,it is about both attempts by Carlish to interview Pete Doherty.
"Albion" is a song by English band Babyshambles. It was released as the third single from Down in Albion on 28 November 2005 in the UK. The single was released in Japan on 8 March 2006 by Reservoir Records/EMI.
Irina Lăzăreanu is a Romanian-born Canadian model and folk singer. She has been an ambassador for Chanel and a muse to designers Karl Lagerfeld and Nicolas Ghesquière. As a musician,she is closely associated with Pete Doherty. Her debut album Some Place Along the Way was produced by Sean Lennon. In 2019 she started writing her book,Runway Bird,which was published by Flammarion in April 2022.
Peter Wolfe also known as Wolfman,is an English musician,and songwriter,best known for his collaborations with Libertines and Babyshambles singer Pete Doherty.
The Blinding EP is an EP by English indie rock band Babyshambles. It was the band's first release since signing with major record label Parlophone. The EP was released on 4 December 2006 in the United Kingdom to positive critical reviews by that label's offshoot Regal Records and on 5 December in the United States by Capitol Records. The EP entered the official UK Albums Chart at #62 on 11 December 2006,while the title song entered the download chart at #77. A week later,an entry on band's official MySpace blog stated that had a fifth track not been added to make the EP ineligible in the UK Singles Chart,"The Blinding" would have entered that chart at #4. As with their debut album,Pete Doherty designed the artwork for the EP.
Paul Nicholas Roundhill is an English artist,publisher,and writer based in the East End of London. He is best known for his association with musician Pete Doherty,acting as his self-styled literary agent and previously running the website balachada.com,which was closed by Doherty in May 2006.
Adam Steven Ficek is an English musician and psychotherapist who performs under the Roses Kings Castles name. He is a songwriter and member of Babyshambles alongside being a Doctor of Psychotherapy.
Shotter's Nation is the second album by English rock band Babyshambles and was released in the United Kingdom on 1 October 2007 by Parlophone to generally favourable reviews. In the United States the album was released on 23 October 2007 by Astralwerks. The first single from the album,"Delivery",was released on 17 September 2007.
Up the Shambles –Live in Manchester is a live DVD of the band Babyshambles. The DVD was released without the band's prior knowledge,according to bassist Drew McConnell. It was released around the time of the band's second album Shotter's Nation,but not only featured a much older version of the band,it was recorded prior to the release of the first album Down in Albion. The set list features songs of the band's debut,B-sides,unreleased songs and songs by Pete Doherty's other band The Libertines.
Oh! What a Lovely Tour is a CD/DVD package by the British indie rock band Babyshambles released on 2 June 2008. It is the first live album of the band. The concert was recorded during the winter leg of the UK arena tour at the SECC Glasgow on 1 December 2007. In addition to the concert film edited and directed by Giorgio Testi,the DVD also contains the music videos for "The Blinding","Love You But You're Green","Delivery" and "You Talk".
Grace/Wastelands is the debut solo studio album from the Babyshambles frontman and the Libertines co-frontman Peter Doherty. It was released in Australia on 13 March 2009,in the UK on 16 March,and in the US on 24 March,with the single "Last of the English Roses" preceding it by one week. The album features contributions from Blur guitarist Graham Coxon Dot Allison,Peter Wolfe,and members of Babyshambles. Most of the songs have been played live or feature in demo form on leaked sessions.
Peter Doherty and the Puta Madres are a British band,formed by Pete Doherty and is his third musical project after the Libertines and Babyshambles. The band's first album,the self titled Peter Doherty and The Puta Madres,was released on 26 April 2019. On 28 January 2019 they released their debut single,"Who's Been Having You Over",followed by "Paradise is Under Your Nose" on 5 April.
