What a Bloody Shambles
2004 was an extraordinary and chaotic year in the life of Pete Doherty. Having made the running as front man with The Libertines, he was sacked from the band. His heroin addiction public, he careened into all manner of potentially damaging conflicts. When he re-emerged recently with Babyshambles, the hope was that he might have begun to clean up his act. But when hotpress finally caught up with him in Dublin, on the final date of the band's tour of the UK and Ireland, we were witness to some truly bizarre and troubling scenes. [Frontline report: Steve Cummins]
Plus: Amid rumour and counter rumour concerning the future of the band, Libertines drummer Gary Powell offers a no holds barred view of the damage inflicted by Pete Doherty's heroin addiction on the career of a band that had the world at its feet. [Interview: Paul Nolan]
Interview: 2005-01-14
What Became Of The Likely Lads
When The Libertines' music is good, they’re fantastic, when it’s bad the effect is painful. ‘What Became Of The Likely Lads’ skirts dangerously between the two.
REVIEW: 2004-10-22
The Libertines
The Libertines dish up more of the same, imbuing louche, exuberant garage-punk with an unhinged romantic acumen.
REVIEW: 2004-07-29
Up The Bracket
The problem is that while they were working on that perfect combination of image and sound, the songwriting got a bit forgotten
REVIEW: 2002-10-22
