Last year, two longtime figureheads of Ireland’s music scene died: Sinéad O’Connor in July at age 56 and the Pogues singer Shane MacGowan in December at age 65. Now, New York City’s Carnegie Hall is […]
An all-star Sinéad O’Connor and Shane MacGowan tribute concert will take place in New York City this spring. The one-night-only tribute show goes down just after St. Patrick’s Day on March 20th at Carnegie Hall, […]
Several more musicians have paid tribute to Shane MacGowan, including Tom Waits, Bruce Springsteen, Nick Cave, and Bono. Waits addressed McGowan’s passing in a rare public statement issued with his wife, Kathleen Brennan. “Ah, the […]
MacGowan was an Irish kid who grew up in England, and the songs he wrote and sang were a furious fusion of folk and punk. His band, The Pogues, was once described as a barroom […]
Shane MacGowan, the frontman and songwriter of the iconic Irish punk band the Pogues, died this morning (November 30), BBC News reports. The news outlet cited an Instagram post by his wife, Victoria Mary Clarke. […]
According to Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan — the Irish icon who died at 65 early Thursday — the story behind his band’s Christmas-in-the-drunk-tank classic “Fairytale of New York” began with Elvis Costello. The “Alison” singer […]
Shane MacGowan has led tributes to The Pogues bassist Darryl Hunt after his death aged 72. The legendary punk group’s bassist died on Monday afternoon (08.08.22) in London, and the frontman remembered his “great friend” […]