Pete Doherty, not being arrested for once.Photo: Getty Images
Pete Doherty Astounds Us With His Near-Competency
1. Babyshambles, “Deft Left Hand†(live)
More bad news for Lindsay Lohan: At least one rehab escapee managed to produce something good this weekend. Cough. [YouSendIt via Libertines forum]
2. Supergrass, “Diamond Hoo Ha Manâ€
The Britpop trio imagines what they would sound like had they been born the White Stripes. (Awesome, obviously.) [Fuel Friends]
3. Kevin Drew, “Fucked Up Kidâ€
The Broken Social Scene co-founder sounds even better when he doesn’t have to sing over eighteen other people. [Faronheit]
4. Blur, “Parklife†(demo)
An early version of the song, with Graham Coxon ably tackling the Phil Daniels part. [Dead Flowers]
5. Justice, “Stress†(Fucked Up remix)
Someone’s managed to make this song even more compressed and squelchy-sounding than before. Impressive. [La New Shit]