ContactMusic — Cult rocker Pete Doherty has accepted thousands of dollars in damages after his phone voicemail messages were hacked by a private detective working for the News of the World The former Libertines star launched legal action against the now-defunct Bri... more info

Guardian Music — ToyLeft Myself Behind/Clock Chime (Heavenly)From the Libertines to the Enemy, the prosaic and clumsy have triumphed in post-Britpop UK guitar music. Toy, garnering press as abundant as their spectacularly far-out hair, continue the good work of pals ... more info

Chorus.fm — *The Libertines* (http://www.thelibertines.com)' documentary, There Are No Innocent Bystanders, is now available (http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/thelibertines) to buy. more info

411 Mania — Make sure to get your copy... more info

Unreality Music — They've been going a good few months now and have produced a three track single and some superb live performances, including one at the Colchester Arts Centre in late 2011.  I was at Degrees'... more info

Guardian Music — Sales figures suggest alternative rock is in a dismal place right now. Will it ever recover? And should we care?This year's Brit awards will be a melancholy experience for indie rock fans. The genre's big live performers will be Blur and Noel Gallagh... more info

ContactMusic — British rocker Pete Doherty has posed for a controversial photoshoot depicting him eating syringes The former Libertines frontman has battled an addiction to heroin and crack cocaine for almost 10 years and his drug-fuelled antics have frequently spa... more info

411 Mania — Right in the face... more info

Guardian Music — Produced by Alex Kapranos, this promising lot operate a hair's breadth from Franz Ferdinand's funkily acerbic styleHometown: London.The lineup: Martyn, Thom, Tom, Lawrence, Mike.The background: They're evidently running out of band names. There's jus... more info

ContactMusic — The ghost of Amy Winehouse is haunting the London home of rocker Pete Doherty leading the former Libertines man to flee to Paris The 32-year-old has told friends he can no longer live in the pad after seeing the late star three of four times since he... more info