ContactMusic — Pete Doherty may ask his former Libertines bandmate Carl Barat to help him finish writing new songs. The 'Last Of the English Roses' singer admitted he is having... more info

411 Mania — He says he's stuck… more info

411 Mania — Pete says he needs help... more info

ContactMusic — British rocker PETE DOHERTY has staged a bizarre impromptu gig on the streets of Moscow, jamming with a passing accordion player.The Libertines frontman was in the... more info

NME — Doherty says he's got some songs he's struggling with more info

Gigwise — He's struggling to write some tracks... more info

Guardian Music — Ultravox's Midge Ure thinks he can help struggling musicans with a site that merges social networking and downloadsThe advent of the world wide web promised to give artists a more level playing field, with the opportunity to bypass the record label s... more info

ContactMusic — Carl Barat finds it "difficult" to wear jewellery.The singer - whose Libertines bandmate Pete Doherty recently launched his own jewellery line - admits he isn't a... more info

Guardian Music — The Cockpit, LeedsA few weeks ago, Carl Barât was one of the headline acts at the Reading/Leeds festival with the briefly reformed Libertines; now he's given a hero's welcome in a small venue. In between lies a story familiar to many a famous band m... more info

Guardian Music — This week Jon Savage and Warpaint blogged for us following the sad news that the Slits singer had died. Elsewhere: expensive singles and fantastic band namesFive things we learned from the blog•The sad news of Ari Up's passing reminded Jon Savage w... more info