The Libertines announced this morning that they will play all upcoming live dates, including festivals, without Pete Doherty, who appeared in court on offensive weapon charges yesterday. A statement from the band said, “Peter’s erratic mental state worries us greatly and having him on tour would only compound his problems.”
The tour will promote the band’s […]

In it’s original form Black Mamba Serums had a clear direction and target. It was all about how Bigg Jus, former member of Company Flow, hates hip hop. Or rather, the kind of hip hop that is pushed in our faces day in day out. The kind that is devoid of message, creativity or soul. […]

Despite its noted credibility and general popularity in past years, this year’s Lollapalooza has been cancelled due to poor ticket sales. The 31 date travelling festival.
Festival founder and Jane’s Addiction frontman Perry Farrell confirmed the cancellation saying, “My heart aches along with the bands and all of our employees, whose hard work developed one of […]

Are you keeping up with this? Pete Doherty of The Libertines is back in the UK again, having left Thailand after another failed attempt stay in rehab. He hasn’t been here long but he’s already found himself in trouble – charged for being in possession of an offensive weapon (a flick knife) after the police […]

Now, because of my love of Beastie Boys I can’t comment on this but when we watched them on Top Of The Pops the other week my girlfriend commented that watching them on stage now was akin to watching your dad dance at a wedding. I squirmed and may have mumbled something indecipherable.
It is impossible […]

Wrapped Up In Books, taken from their latest album (Dear Catastrophe Waitress), is a great track. It has classic Belle & Sebastian vocals and also contains the new fuller sound that came with the latest album. It is fresh, bright and impossible to dislike.
The real surprise is in the other A-side, Your Cover’s Blown. This […]

In a further twist to the story that has dominated Indigo Flow over the last few weeks, Libertine star Pete Doherty has fled the Thamkrabok Monastery drug rehabilitation centre in Thailand after less than a week.
In the last month the guitarist and vocalist has also booked himself out (or, in one case, possibly been thrown […]

Alan McGee, manager of The Libertines, has issued an official statement on Pete Doherty’s situation and changes to the band’s immediate future, which includes the cancellation of festival dates.
McGee said, “We flew Peter to Thailand last night. To be honest his mum, Carlos (Barat) and myself can’t believe he did it but he is a […]

After our report yesterday that Pete Doherty had gone AWOL from rehab in Paris, we can now tell you that he has surfaced again in London and is back with The Libertines. He has now told fans that he’s heading to Thailand to kick his drug habits.
On Monday night Doherty and the rest of the […]

Punk guitarist Robert Quine has died aged 61 of a drugs overdose in an apparent suicide.
Since his wife’s dead several months ago Quine had been very depressed and using heroin. A note found with his body, which was discovered by close friend Rick Kelly this weekend, suggests suicide, said police.
Quine was first heard on record […]