Graham Coxon Joins Pete Doherty For Solo Gig - Video

Given that the two worked on Doherty's solo record together, it should really come as no surprise that Graham Coxon has decided to join the Babyshambles front man on stage for his London club dates. Still, as we ramp up to the release of Grace/Wastelands and the reunification of Blur, we can't help but be psyched that their paths are intersecting.

All that's thanks largely to Stephen Street, who apparently introduced the pair and encouraged the collaboration, and was on stage at the London show as well. Check out the vid of Doherty and Coxon above, and then head over to Street's website where he's posted some archival footage of Blur recording Parklife!

Pete Doherty Names Solo Album, Releases In Studio Video

Pete Doherty has gone and named his highly anticipated first solo record: Grace/Wasteland drops on March 17th, and will be preceded a week before by the single "Last Of The English Roses". Our take on the record is forthcoming, but we can tell you that we're enjoying very much indeed. In the meantime, you can check out some studio footage (above) that Doherty has released, containing interviews and excerpts from the record.

Sadly, thus far it doesn't appear that Doherty's promotion of the record will bring him to the States. He will be playing a string of UK dates in March, however. So if you find yourself in possession of a large number of frequent flier miles you need to purge, well, this could be just your ticket.

Pete Doherty Spring 2009 UK Dates
02/22 London Shepherd's Bush Empire (Shockwaves NME Awards show)
02/24 Glasgow Barrowlands (Shockwaves NME Awards show)
03/13 Cardiff University Great Hall
03/15 Southampton Guildhall
03/16 Norwich UEA
03/17 Lincoln Engine Shed
03/18 Nottingham Rock City
03/19 Brighton Dome
03/20 Folkestone Lees Cliff Hall
03/23 Leeds O2 Academy
03/24 Grimsby Auditorium
03/25 Birmingham O2 Academy
03/26 Newcastle O2 Academy
03/27 Edinburgh Picture House

New Pete Doherty Solo Record In The Can, NME Has The Breakdown

You may recall that Babyshambles' last record was one of our favorites of 2007, and that we've been eagerly awaiting Pete Doherty's next Stephen Street-helmed solo effort (with Graham Coxon in tow). Well, now word has come across the wire that NME has apparently come across the "first copy" of the new record, and they've done us all the favor of a track by track breakdown of the new disc. Enjoy.

Brit Popgasm: Doherty And Coxon Working Together

It shouldn't really come as a surprise that Pete Doherty and Graham Coxon are working together. The moody exiles of two of Britain's most beloved rock bands have both engaged Stephen Street to produce their solo records, and they both have a penchant for some pretty freeform musical explorations. In other words, it just makes sense.

After the (frankly, Beatlesesque) video above dropped a month ago, folks started officially "wondering" about the potential for collaboration. Well now Babyshambles' drummer Adam Ficek has all but confirmed the fact. Given that we here at HAD have been pretty impressed by both Babyshambles and Coxon's recent output, we have to say we're pretty excited. Really excited, actually. Tasty.