May 072025
 
pete doherty

On his most recent solo tour, Pete Doherty has been playing The Smiths‘ “Panic” and “How Soon is Now?” with the band’s drummer Mike Joyce backing him up. Doherty, who is the front man of the bands The Libertines and Babyshambles, was touring in support of his upcoming solo album, Felt Better Alive. Joyce had been joining the tour on certain dates as an “extra special guest” at gigs in the UK and in Europe. The album is out May 14th. Continue reading »

Aug 182011
 

Manchester trio The Whip took a long break between the 2008 release of their debut album, X Marks Destination, and follow-up record Wired Together, which drops on September 19. But that doesn’t mean they haven’t kept busy. Last year they recorded a series of covers for JD Set, including a take on Buzzcocks’ “You Say You Don’t Love Me” that found them collaborating with The Charlatans’ Tim Burgess and Mike Joyce of The Smiths. Continue reading »