The British Are Coming
Doherty gets arrested, Ringo gets beheaded and Love and Rockets .
Pete Doherty of Babyshambles proves once again that he is this decade's hot rock n' roll mess. Judge Davindaer Lachar of West London's Magistrate Court sentenced Doherty to 14 weeks of jail time. A spokesperson for the court said that Doherty was penalized for, "Breach of time keeping, non-compliance of his order and using different drugs." Upcoming shows at the Royal Albert Hall, and an important slot at Glastonbury will be missed. Fans are now sadly left with the option of waiting for Jay-Z to arrive four hours late.
In other Babyshambles news, a live CD and DVD package will be released June 2. Oh What A Lovely Tour showcases Babyshambles' most recent tour in 2007, as well as videos from the last album, Shotter's Nation
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Ringo Starr has been be-headed, his shrubbery likeness that is. The former Beatles' drummer got into some hot water recently when he suggested on a January episode of the Jonathan Ross show that he missed "nothing" about his hometown of Liverpool. A topiary (shrub) in the shape of the "fab four," which took 18 months to cultivate, was discovered this week in Liverpool's South Parkway, sans Ringo's head. Ringo Starr's latest album is entitled Liverpool 8.
It seems whenever you walk in a Best Buy these days the scene is always the same- a large group of larger children salivating over the nation's latest gaming craze "Rock Band." The MTV owned video game will now see it's UK release in May. The UK version has been updated with for XBox 360 with songs from Blur, Oasis and Muse.
Speaking of Oasis, the great clash of egos will converge on the concert circuit this summer. Oasis tapped Ryan Adams to open up on a string of Pacific Northwest and Canadian dates. Adams had best stay on his best behavior, for the wrath of the Gallagher's reaches far and wide. Oasis are finishing up their seventh album in LA.
In album news, The Zutons have completed work on their latest album entitled You Can Do Anything. The George Drakoulias produced album will be released stateside June 2.
Today's Featured Artists: Love and Rockets: This year's Lollapalooza in Chicago's Grant Park boast many a fine band from across the pond. Bloc Party, The Kills, Noah and The Whale and The Go! Team – just to name a few. One huge stand out is the newly reunited Love and Rockets. Born from the ashes of Goth pioneers Bauhaus; Daniel Ash, David J and Kevin Haskins had pretty big black shoes to fill.
From their tripped out debut Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven to the break through self-titled album of 1989, Love and Rockets we're a sleazy, not so serious version of The Cure. Consistent in their song writing and cooler than Peter Murphy attitude, the reunion of Love and Rockets could be seen as a labor of love and an obvious reaction to Bauhaus not being able to keep it together. 1987's Earth, Sun, Moon gave us one of their best songs, and maybe even an early Dandy Warhols' hit? You decide. This is "No New Tale To Tell"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AFb3TUoxfo
Posted by Joe Roth on Apr 09, 2008 @ 12:00 am