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The LibertinesUp the Bracket (2002)Rough TradeBad Religion, Alkaline Trio lead Mike Davies' Lock-Up Stage at Reading and Leeds BBC Radio's Mike Davies has announced the line-up for the Lock-Up Stage at this year's Reading and Leeds Festival. Friday, August 27th will feature Alkaline Trio, Sick Of It All,… May 26, 2010 Guns N' Roses, Blink-182, Arcade Fire to headline Reading & Leeds Festival Blink 182, The Arcade Fire and Guns N Roses have been tapped to headline this year's… March 30, 2010 Pete Doherty fined for bringing forgotten heroin to court Continuing his nearly unbroken streak of controversial behaviour, former Libertines frontman Pete Doherty was fined Wednesday for walking into a court last month with heroin in his pocket. Pete had been summoned to the court to be fined for careless driving, but as he was being escorted from the premises, security guards saw heroin fall from his pocket. The portion was worth nearly 200 pounds, but his lawyer commented… January 27, 2010 Pete Doherty pulled off stage for singing Nazi anthem While his previous band may have put out one of NME's favorite records of the decade, former Libertines and Babyshambles frontman Pete Doherty may still be crazy. According to a… December 01, 2009 Strokes, Libertines, Primal Scream voted "Best of the Decade" by NME It's November and the end of the decade, so the "Best of a Decade" lists are starting to come in. The first comes from the hype-masters at NME who have named The Strokes'… November 18, 2009 Media: Pete Doherty: "Grace/Wastelands" Former Libertines frontman Pete Doherty has launched a stream of his new solo album, Grace/Wastelands. Check it out here.… March 17, 2009 Break-ups: Record company boss urges bands to avoid labels entirely Alan McGee, the man responsible for signing two of England's most popular bands - Oasis and The Libertines - has come out strongly against record labels. McGee, who was also the boss of Creation and Poptones Records spoke to XFM saying: I'd recommend a band not to go to any record label, I think they're all fucking rubbish. You're better off doing it yourself. They're living in the past, it's like owning a tram company… July 04, 2008 |
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The Libertines emerged along with a glut of garage bands in the wake of the mainstream success of the Strokes, the White Stripes and the Hives. The London act featured the songwriting team of guitarist / vocalists Carl Barat and Pete Doherty with the rhythm section of bassist John Hassall and drummer Gary Powell. The band released two albums before imploding, both of which were produced by Clash guitarist Mick Jones (and the latter engineered by Sex Pistols engineer Bill Price).
In their short time together the Libertines proved to be one of the more storied bands of their genre, with the behaviour of Pete Doherty in particular feeding a frenzy of attention in the UK tabloids. Repeated attempts to clean up Doherty's drug habits failed and split the band. The Libertines completed their final tour in 2004 with American guitarist Anthony Rossomando standing in for Doherty, and ceased activity soon after.
Doherty remains in the tabloids for a series of arrests and scandals, touring with his new band Babyshambles. Carl Barat started Dirty Pretty Things as a vehicle for his songwriting, recruiting Gary Powell and Anthony Rossomando among that group's lineup. Bassist John Hassall formed Yeti.