Caught Live: Babyshambles

BABYSHAMBLES have been forced to bootleg their own music to make ends meet.

For sale at the rockers’ first gig since frontman PETE DOHERTY
got out from his latest jail spell were a selection of tawdry live cds and
dvds.

Even more demeaningly the quartet have been reduced to flogging signed
programmes for a tenner a pop.

With a venue, London’s Kentish Town, only two thirds full it seemed a
necessary move for a group whose once fanatical following seem to be
deserting in droves.

Previously, Babyshambles shows crackled with electricity. Wide-eyed frontman
Pete at the centre of a frenzied army of devoted followers.

Now though apathy hangs heavy in the air as the quartet are exposed as the
mediocre musicians they really are.

An impromptu cover of SQUEEZE classic Up The Junction quickly collapses
as bassist DREW MCCONNELL fails to get a grip on the basic chord
changes.

Flimsy tracks like UnBilo Titled, I Wish and a pair of new songs speed by in a
blur of trebly guitar-twanging.

But there are still impressive flashes in the Babyshambles arsenal. Pipedown,
Killamangiro and F*** Forever are genuinely decent tracks delivered with
real muscle.

Lord SHANE MACGOWAN even popped in for a rendition of Dirty Old Town
too.

But, you’re left with the impression that the Doherty soap opera has detracted
focus so far from their music-making that it’s going to take a concerted
effort to get the good ship Babyshambles back on track.

Thanks to new mobile phone ticketing service ticket-text.com for access to the
show.

Ky-Mani Marley

   
Artist: Ky-Mani Marley

   Genre(s): 
Reggae
   Rap: Hip-Hop
   

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Discography:


   
 Radio

   Year: 2007   
Tracks: 14


   
 Many More Roads

   Year: 2007   
Tracks: 13


   
 The Journey

   Year: 1999   
Tracks: 14


   
 Could It Be You

   Year:    
Tracks: 3

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Pursuit in the legacy of his father's footsteps, Ky-Mani Robert Nesta Marley continues on with the pop-reggae reasoned for which his family unit is known. Stepping into his Jamaican roots, Bob Marley independently released his debut, The Journey, in 1998. It developed a huge followers on the reggae charts as well as close to

Williams not touring 'any time soon'

Williams not touring 'any time soon'

Isaac Merrit Singer Robbie Tennessee Williams has told his fans that he will not be touring again "any time before long".
In a web log, posted on his official website, Williams as well said that he probably won't release a freshly album in 2008.
The isaac Bashevis Singer said in the placard: "There power not be a proper album out this year and in that respect emphatically won't be a tour of duty any fourth dimension soon."
Referring to his last tour, he said that the nonstop concert dates "about killed" him.
He likewise said: "There will be roughly sort of something this class. I mightiness just put the B-sides to the next album out first online. Then place an album out in 2009. Which substance you won't be seeing a lot of me on stage for a piece."
"I do have to say, the to a greater extent prison term I'm outgo forth from public life, the more I like it. Regrettably I have a massive competitive press that wants me to put come out trey albums a class."

Costa Awards winners are announced

Costa Awards winners are announced

The winners of the 2007 Rib Book Awards have been announced in the UK.
Antecedently the Whitbread Awards, the Costa Koran Awards honour writers in five categories: Number one Novel, Novel, Life history, Poetry and Children's Account book.
Catherine O'Flynn, born in Birmingham to Irish parents, is the success of the First Novel Award for her book 'What Was Lost'.
Scots English writer and comedian AL JFK has won the Novel Award for her fifth book, 'Day'.
Herbert A. Simon Sebag Montefiore is the winner of the Life history Award for 'Young Stalin'.
The Poetry Honour has gone to Jean Sprackland for her accumulation 'Tilt'.
Ann Kelley has won the Children's Account book Honour for her al-Qur'an 'The Pergola Bird'.
The phoebe authors ar now eligible for the 2007 Costa Book of the Class Honor, which will be announced on Tuesday 22 January.

Drone

   
Artist: Drone

   Genre(s): 
Trance: Psychedelic
   

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Discography:


   
 Drastic Plastic and Eye Doll and Red Whisper and Contagi

   Year: 2003   
Tracks: 4

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Gros Nibar

   
Artist: Gros Nibar

   Genre(s): 
Alternative
   

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Discography:


   
 Album

   Year:    
Tracks: 41

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Guns N' Roses to finally release new album?

Guns N' Roses to finally release new album?

Guns N' Roses ar reported to have finally completed their long-awaited record album, 'Chinese Democracy'.
Frontman Axel Rose has spent intimately 15 days working on the record album, which will mark the band's first newly fabric in over 16 years.
The band's death studio release was 1993's kindling covers album 'The Spaghetti Incident'.
Lead isaac M. Singer Axl Pink wine has repeatedly delayed the release of 'Chinese Democracy' because of band phallus changes and personal reasons.
However, Rose's manager Beta Lebeis has told Metal Hammer magazine that the criminal record was completed before Christmas Day and that "everybody knows that".
Rosebush is currently arranging details for the album's release date, which is rumoured to be late summer.

Dr Phil scraps Britney Spears show

Dr Phil scraps Britney Spears show

Telecasting psychologist Dr Phil John Joseph McGraw has scrapped plans to air travel a show about troubled pop isaac M. Singer Britney Spears afterwards he was criticised for visiting her patch she was in hospital.
John McGraw visited Spears at Cedars-Sinai Medical checkup Centerfield in Los Angeles, after she was admitted for an rating pursuit a hands contravention at her home.
Several other counsellors later accused the healer of breaching the singer's privateness by visiting her at the infirmary.
However, John McGraw said yesterday, in an question with 'The Early Show', that he visited Spears "at the request of her house".
He claimed that the singer's female parent, sis and comrade "were very frustrated that she plain wasn't sledding to be held (in hospital) for a yearner full point of time."
McGraw said that he had planned to tape a render on yesterday, stressing that the show up would not get explored the rag incline of Spears' problems, but or else would have focused on other issues surrounding her fount.
"Clearly, it is not just now Britney's family struggling to find a elbow room to protect adult children wHO cannot be ordered or compelled to seek help," he said.
The television psychologist also said: "Because the Spears situation is likewise intense at this time, and out of consideration to the folk, I have made the decision non to go forward with the taping."
John Joseph McGraw said that details of his visit to Spears would remain private.
The isaac Bashevis Singer was released from infirmary at the weekend.