Pete Doherty

Screen Wash: Are Music Docs Becoming Little More Than A PR Tool?

On the release of soft soap film Peter Doherty: Stranger In My Own Skin, Daniel Dylan Wray asks if music documentaries made in conjunction with their subjects can ever be anything other than a PR exercise, or "doc washing"

The Strange World Of… Polar Bear’s Seb Rochford

Leo Chadburn sits down with with one of the UK's best drummers, Seb Rochford, to discuss ten highlights from his career to date. All Polar Bear live shots courtesy of Valerio Berdini

5% Inspiration 95% Exaggeration: The Overuse Of The G Word

Ain't nothing but a 'G' thing... Johnny Sharp (né Cigarettes) explains why the G-word has become overused to the point of meaninglessness

Reformed Libertines Drop A Bomb On The Boogaloo

"What was it about the £1.5million fee that made you reform The Libertines", Lewis G Parker asks Pete & Carl. But will his cynicism hold when he hears them performing? All pictures courtesy of Alice Wagstaffe

Behead The Traitor Doherty! Notions Of Britishness In The Music Of The 00s

The 00s have been a decade dominated by American indie imperialism. Much of the blame can be laid at the door of Britpop, but there are treasures from our own shores that have been cruelly ignored, argues Luke Turner

Radio 4’s new direction

Mr. Agreeable: Takes your pork pie hat with chutney