Rating: 4 / 5

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Rating: 4 / 5

“You fucking love it, yeah, yeah, yeah.” Dirty Pretty Things alight upon the stage of Mandela Hall, an unruly rock ‘n’ roll tornado, all braggart charm and uncompromising swagger. How could we not fucking love it?

09 Oct 2006 - REVIEW

Dirty Pretty Things return to Ireland in September for a brace of shows

20 Jul 2006 - News

From the ashes of The Libertines comes Dirty Pretty Things, Carl Barat's new band. But can Pete Doherty's old sparring partner escape the legacy of his old group?

08 Jun 2006 - Interview

Discuss: The Libertines – one of the most exciting personality clashes since Mick & Keef/Strummer & Jones/Morrissey & Marr, or Jam-my dodgers in matching emperor’s new Sgt. Pepper suits who struck lucky with a couple of decent tunes? Aw, who cares.

11 May 2006 - REVIEW

For all his protests otherwise, more than a hint of Pete Doherty’s shadow hangs over fellow Libertine Carl Barat’s much anticipated comeback single. When Barat (who taught Doherty how to play guitar) sings lines such as “I gave you the Midas touch before you turned around and scratched out my heart” you can’t but bring to mind the duo’s tempestuous relationship. This though is no bad thing. The Libertines were at their best when telling it how it is, and like their last record, ‘Bang Bang You’re Dead’ feels like a front line report from Barat’s being. Musically the shambolic beauty of The Libertines remains, though thankfully without ever a hint of it all about to implode. The boy’s done good.

11 Apr 2006 - REVIEW

Tonight, the tiny confines of Cork’s Cyprus Avenue mark the band’s first Irish and UK date. For the most part, it’s a triumph.

10 Mar 2006 - REVIEW

The former Libertines frontman Carl Barat is to make his Irish debut with Dirty Pretty Things with a date in Cork.

18 Jan 2006 - News

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