Holy moly

Yes, yes, the Libs (minus John, who was apparently busy with, um, Yeti) reuniting for a gig is very, very, very exciting.

BUT PADDY PLAYED WITH ZEE SHAMBLES AGAIN!!!! PATRICK MOTHERFUCKING WALDEN!!!! PLAYING 'PIPEDOWN!!!!!'

TO THE YOUTUBE!

Babyshambles played a set before the reunion, taking the stage at 2:15am (BST) to play seven songs: 'I Wish', 'Killamangiro', 'Delivery', 'UnStookietitled', 'Back From The Dead', 'Baddie’s Boogie' and 'Albion'.

Then to the sound of screams and cheers from the crowd Barat took to the stage and strapped on a guitar, while Powell set up behind the drum kit. Babyshambles bassist Drew McConnell remained on stage to complete the four-piece.

The four-some launched into a frenetic version of early Libertines hit 'What A Waster', with Barat and Doherty sharing a microphone as they sang the lyrics.They then played 'Up The Bracket', 'What Katy Did', 'Can't Stand Me Now', 'Time For Heroes' and 'Death On The Stairs', with Doherty leaping into the crowd near the end of the short set.

Barat and Powell left the stage to more cheers then Babyshambles' Adam Ficek and Mick Whitnall returned – plus a surprise guest.

The band were joined by their former guitarist Pat Walden, now playing with three-piece Big Dave, for the finale, playing 'Pipedown' and 'Fuck Forever' to close the eventful show in kinetic fashion.

Awwww

Petey and Carlito at the NME awards.

Hmmm

My reaction to the news of Dirty Pretty Things splitting up?

(in case you care)

"Damn it, Carlito just got fine again, and NOW they break up? CRAP!"

'Tis a sad day.

In an exclusive statement to NME.COM the four piece – Carl Barat, Didz Hammond, Gary Powell and Anthony Rossomando – announced the break-up of the band that formed in 2005 following the split of The Libertines.

Frontman Carl Barat explained that the members of the band would be pursuing new musical projects, but that these would not involve The Libertines.

'Horrorshow'- The Libertines

Holy moly! This, my friends? Is rock and roll.

LA LA LA

Despite the fact that Christmas, and hopefully, presents, are less than a month away, I just ordered this book.

Oh yes, I'm working my way into a nice little frenzy here....

'Death On The Stairs'

I adore this picture

Why? Let's go left to right.

lower row-

1. Love little Tom The Enemy's trackie jacket. And that he can convey attitude in a picture.

2. Wee Kieren. Sigh. Flashing a peace sign. Double sigh.

3. Wee Kyle's grin. So cute.

4. Bizzle's hoodie. Love it. Also love that his hand is bigger than Wee Kyle's head. Curly mop top and all....

Top row-

5. Carrrrrrrrrrloooooos. Hello, darlink.

6. Holy cow, is Kele Bloc Party SMILING? He is. Nice!

7. Drew. Le sigh. Am a bit concerned about the clerical look he's rocking, however. Who am I kidding? He's still swoon-worthy.

So many of my favorites....

SQUEEEEEEEEE

While I was saving this pic, etc.... the old iTunes started playing 'Helicopter' by Bloc Party and 'You're Not Alone' by The Enemy. Crazy.....

Awwww

I love my socially-conscious boys in bands.....

(doesn't hurt they're cute, too;)

'I Get Along'- The Libertines

My Lord, Carlos is trying to kill us.....

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Veteran rockers The Charlatans gave fans a taste of their forthcoming 10th studio album at a tiny show at London's Cuckoo club.

The View, Klaxons and Carl Barat were at the gig, filmed for Rockworld TV. Singer Tim Burgess told us: "It was mayhem." Mental...

This involves so many of my favorite musicians

that I could just cry. From the Raving Reporter blog at the NME online-

It was a long time coming but today we saw a whole new personality leap out of the immoral morass they call Babyshambles.

For Drew Babyshambles is the man behind the Love Music Hate Racism CD which will be appearing on the front of the NME in a few weeks' time.

And today I spent an enlightening few hours in the company of Drew, Kele Okereke, Lethal Bizzle, The View, Tom from The Enemy, Carl Barat and several spokespeople from the Love Music Hate Racism charity to discuss the issues thrown up by the fact that we suddenly have a serious responsibility to challenge the BNP.

The BNP, it turns out, have been making 'rock' CDs and handing them out outside schools in the interest of recruiting young kids to their way of thinking.

The BNP CD is full of hideous 'Oi' music and antiquated folk rubbish, everything they think is likely to appeal to the youth of today.

So there are not enough hats to take off to Drew and the other acts on the LMHR CD for realising that the best way to humiliate these idiots is by out-cooling them at their own game by getting the likes of Bloc Party, Dirty Pretty Things and The Enemy to contribute to a far more credible CD in response.

Anyone reading this blog is intelligent enough to know that racism is beyond idiocy, but what we can't forget is that complacency lets in the extremists, so make your voice heard. Like Drew did. An extremely intelligent man doing what he can.

Inevitably, though, after the serious issues were tackled, drunkeness ensued.

After several pints in a pub near the photographic studio, half of the participants ended up in Carl's car to the Cuckoo Club where The Charlatans were playing a secret set for Alan McGee's Death Disco TV show.

The spirits flowed freely, leading to this writer:

* having a heart to heart with Alan about what a bloody great bloke Tony Wilson was even though I personally never met him.

* necking so much scotch I can barely type right now.

* having a see-who-can-hold-their-hand-in-the-freezing-bucket-of-ice-water-for-the-longest contest with Kyle from The View just after he'd played an incredible cover of The Beatles' 'I've Just Seen A Face' and just before he started leaping around on his chair screaming for The Charlatans to play 'Love Is The Key'.

We may have set the world to rights but my own personal world went oh so wrong...

Is this the first time on record

that Carlito and Gazza kept their shirts on during a gig?

dirty pretty things@get loaded

dirty pretty things@get loaded, originally uploaded by +++ponyrock+++.

Good Lord- Stanley and Carlito are trying to kill us.....

*fangirls*

Nice socks, Carlos

Mr. Barat as Gene Vincent in the upcoming biopic of Joe Meek.

Oh, MY

Kazza, you're right. That shirt IS a great moment in Thomas. But you neglected to mention appearances by Carlito, Stanley, My Beloved Noel and The Fratellis in this video. I may have to retreat to my fainting couch. Or bed, as it's a bit late. Whatevs....

Lovely

A picture of shirtless Carl Barat with crazy face is still, well, a picture of Carlito with no top on!

pic by Roger Sargent

Dirty Pretty Thing

Good God, I think Carlos is trying to kill us.....

picture by Andrew Kendall

Ahhh, I see

the little Klaxon boys have joined in on the Cim and Tarl lovefest.....

The Chavs- a supergroup consisting of members of Klaxons and The Libertines performed a short set tonight (June 19).

The band's first ever gig consisted of a five song set at London's exclusive Cuckoo Club venue.

The group of rotating members included Carl Barat and Gary Powell of The Libertines plus Jamie Reynolds and Steffan Halperin of Klaxons. Lead vocal duties were taken by Tim Burgess of The Charlatans while the group of augmented by Didz Hammond and Anthony Rossomando from Dirty Pretty Things.