Peter Doherty: Last News

Benefits have enlisted Pete Doherty for their new single ‘Relentless’ as they announce new album ‘Constant Noise’ alongside a UK headline tour.The Teeside duo’s second album will arrive on March 21 via Invada Records and serves as the follow-up to 2023’s ‘NAILS’. Its tracklist includes their recent single ‘Land Of The Tyrants’ and new track ‘Relentless, which features Pete Doherty of The Libertines.“The song is about craving for a past you had that exists perhaps solely in your memory.

Pete Doherty has said he was “healthier” when he was taking heroin while opening up about his health.During a new interview with The Guardian, Doherty spoke about how his life had changed since kicking the drug in 2019. “I gave up the main poisons and my health improved,” he explained.“Then you get told alcohol and cheese and sugar are just as bad and you were healthier when you were on heroin.”The musician’s Libertines bandmate Carl Barât added: “Gluttony”. Doherty agreed: “Yeah, I am a bit of a glutton.

CPH: DOX, Copenhagen’s International Documentary Festival, has set the full lineup for its 2024 edition, including 84 world premieres, 32 international premieres, and 9 European premieres. 

Naman Ramachandran Universal’s “Trolls Band Together” has reclaimed the top spot at the U.K. and Ireland box office from stablemate “Five Nights At Freddy’s.” In its third weekend, “Trolls Band Together” collected £1.8 million ($2.2 million) for a total of £12.7 million ($15.7 million). In the process it won back the pole position it had ceded to Universal’s “Five Nights At Freddy’s,” which in its second weekend took in £1.2 million in second place for a total of £8.7 million.

Pete Doherty has spoken about a forthcoming documentary about his life which he thinks he’s unlikely to be able to watch again.The Libertines and Babyshambles singer, songwriter and guitarist said in a new video interview with NME that he found the film “quite heavy” to watch, since it focuses on his past drug abuse and experiences with fame.The documentary Peter Doherty – Stranger In My Own Skin is filmed and directed by Doherty’s wife, Katia deVidas, a musician who also plays in Doherty’s other solo outfit band The Puta Madres.DeVidas shot more than 200 hours of exclusive “intimate” footage across a decade that at points details Doherty “plunging into the depths of addiction at the very height of his popularity”.NME‘s Andrew Trendell sat down recently with Doherty and his Libertines bandmate Carl Barat to talk about the band’s first album in nearly a decade, ‘All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade‘, as well as the upcoming documentary.When asked how it feels to see his life put under the microscope, and to have done so in collaboration with his wife, Doherty said: “I’m really happy for Katia, really. It’s been finished for quite a while.

Ellise Shafer The first time Katia deVidas filmed Peter Doherty was in November 2006, at a Babyshambles concert in Paris. Over the next decade, deVidas would record more than 200 hours of footage of the musician — who ushered in a new era of British rock in the early 2000s as the co-frontman of the Libertines — capturing him at his best amid floods of creativity, but also at his worst as he tumbled further into drug addiction. As the two grew closer, forging a friendship that would eventually turn into love, deVidas realized she had an incredible story to tell.

Sound Unseen, the music documentary festival held in Minneapolis, is returning with a slew of rock docs including Alison Ellwood’s Cyndi Lauper film Let The Canary Sing and the North American premiere of Peter Doherty: Stranger In My Own Skin about the Libertines co-founder.

Pete Doherty documentary Stranger In My Own Skin have been revealed. Watch full trailer for the film above.Previously announced as debuting at Zurich Film Festival, Peter Doherty — Stranger In My Own Skin is directed by the Libertines and Babyshambles singer’s wife Katia deVidas, who also plays in his other solo outfit band The Puta Madres.Now, it has been announced that the film will hit cinemas from November 9, 2023 – with screenings taking place in the UK, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, Belgium, Spain, the Netherlands, Poland, Canada, Ireland and Austria.A synopsis describes the feature-length documentary as “following English punk singer-songwriter and Libertines’ legendary frontman, Peter Doherty, as he plunges into the depths of addiction at the very height of his popularity.“Over a period of 10 years, the artist was intimately filmed by director-musician Katia deVidas who shot more than 200 hours of exclusive footage.

Pete Doherty has been announced, and will premiere at next month’s Zurich Film Festival.Peter Doherty — Stranger In My Own Skin is directed by the singer’s wife Katia deVidas and will be presented in-person by the singer, who will also perform at the event.Zurich Film Festival 2023 is to be held between September 28 and October 8.The festival’s artistic director Christian Jungen said in a statement of the new film: “The biopic chronicles the British rockstar who, after reaching the pinnacle of his career, sinks into the depths of a serious drug addiction.“His wife, director and musician Katia deVidas, followed the wild life of the Libertines frontman at close quarters for over 10 years. We’re looking forward to welcoming them both to Zurich.”Last summer, Doherty released his memoir A Likely Lad.

U.K. music artist Peter Doherty will be a special guest of the 19th Zurich Film Festival in September, accompanying the world premiere of bio-doc Peter Doherty: Stranger in My Own Skin.

Ellise Shafer A documentary about musician Pete Doherty will have its world premiere at this year’s Zurich Film Festival in the Sounds section. Described as “an intimate film portrait of his scandalous rockstar life,” “Peter Doherty — Stranger in My Own Skin” is helmed by Doherty’s wife, Katia deVidas.

Former enfant terrible of British rock Peter Doherty and keyboard playing producer-filmmaker wife Katia de Vidas gave a surprise private concert at the Les Arcs Film Festival in the French Alps on Monday evening.

Federation Studios is producing and distributing a documentary about British rockstar Pete Doherty’s addiction problems.

"The way things are going, I probably won’t be here this time next year or at Christmas", Peter Doherty sighs. His café, Coffee House in Withington, offers one of the cheapest breakfasts in Manchester.

The Libertines will celebrate two decades of indie sleaze by reissuing their 2002 debut Up The Bracket with a remarkable 65-songs of bonus material. The band have hoovered up a collection of demos, radio sessions, and live recordings to include alongside the original album, which featured the singles "Time For Heroes" and "Death on the Stairs" as well as the title track.

Loved ones of missing Scot Peter Doherty have paid heartbreaking tributes after a body was found in the search for the missing dad-of-two.

A body has been found in the search for missing man Peter Doherty.

A body has been found in Paisley during the search for missing man Peter Doherty.

Charli XCX could Crash (quite literally) into her first-ever UK Number 1 album this week.

Pete Doherty and collaborator Frédéric Lo have announced a UK and European tour – see all the details below.The Libertines and Babyshambles frontman teamed up with the French musician for a new joint album, ‘The Fantasy Life Of Poetry & Crime’, which is due for release on March 18 via Doherty’s own Strap Originals label.So far, the pair have shared the single ‘You Can’t Keep It From Me Forever’ as well as the record’s title track.Today (January 28) it’s been confirmed that Doherty and Lo will hit the road in May for ‘The Fantasy Life…’ tour. Kicking off in Paris on May 5, the stint also includes stop-offs in Cologne (May 6), Berlin (7), Amsterdam (9) and Belgium (11).The duo will touch down in the UK on May 13 for a headline performance at KOKO in Camden, London.

Pete Doherty nibbled on a block of cheese as he enjoyed a low-key stroll near his French home in Etretat, Normandy. Cutting a far cry from his days as a wild child rocker, the 42 year old looked content enjoying a quieter pace of life during the walk with his husky.