Guardian Music — Today's Libertines piece in the Guardian celebrates a band who broke down the barrier between artist and fans. But judging from the reader response, not everyone was keen on them – and I agreeContext is everything. The rise of the Libertines was ba... more info

Guardian Music — Pete Doherty and Carl Barât will reunite this month for first full Libertines gig since 2004The Libertines announced plans today for their first full gig since they revealed that they were re-forming.The band, which centres around the songwriting pa... more info

I Like Music — Gary Powell, drummer of the Libertines and Dirty Pretty Things has unveiled his new band and their six-track EP more info

Addict Music — Libertines and Dirty Pretty Things drummer Gary Powell has announced details of a new band he is working on called The Invasion Of... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - Dance punk act Klaxons have recruited former Dirty Pretty Things guitarist Anthony Rossomando following the break-up of Carl Barat's rock band. more info

ContactMusic — British dance punk act KLAXONS have recruited former DIRTY PRETTY THINGS guitarist ANTHONY ROSSOMANDO following the break-up of CARL BARAT's rock band.Rossomando... more info

NME — 'He's officially a live member,' says Jamie Reynolds more info

Guardian Music — Geoffrey Cannon writes: Charlie Gillett (obituary, 18 March) opened the ears of British listeners to world music. In 1972 I finished a four-year stint as the Guardian's first rock'n'roll columnist, knowing nothing about the non-English speaking scen... more info

Pitchfork — About eight years and 200 Pete Doherty drug arrests ago, the Libertines released debut album Up the Bracket and became the press-anointed saviors of UK rock. But after drug problems and intra-band strife took their toll, co-leaders Doherty and Carl B... more info

Guardian Music — Pete Doherty and Carl Barât put aside differences for headline show. And there could be new Libertines material in the pipelineThe Libertines are set to reform for a headline slot at the Reading and Leeds festival in August. The band, which centre... more info