The Mountain Goats, Cat Power, Dropkick Murphys to Play Sinéad O’Connor and Shane MacGowan Tribute Show

Sinéad O’Connor, March 1998

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 […]

Tom Waits Pays Tribute to Shane MacGowan in Rare Public Statement

Tom Waits Pays Tribute to Shane MacGowan in Rare Public Statement

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 […]

How Shane MacGowan, the Pogues turned ‘Fairytale of New York’ into holiday classic

How Shane MacGowan, the Pogues turned 'Fairytale of New York' into holiday classic

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 […]

Watch: SEBASTIAN BACH, RIKKI ROCKETT And SHANE HAWKINS Perform With CHEVY METAL In Agoura Hills

Watch: SEBASTIAN BACH, RIKKI ROCKETT And SHANE HAWKINS Perform With CHEVY METAL In Agoura Hills

Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach, POISON drummer Rikki Rockett and Shane Hawkins, the son of late FOO FIGHTERS drummer Taylor Hawkins, are among the guest musicians who performed with CHEVY METAL on July 29 […]

Taylor Hawkins and His Son Oliver Shane Hawkins

Taylor Hawkins

Taylor Hawkins and Oliver Shane Hawkins depict the perfect example of an apple that doesn’t fall far from the tree. Taylor Hawkins was a renowned American musician who left his indelible footprints on the halls […]

CTM Outlander Acquires Catalog of Songwriter/Producer Shane McAnally

CTM Outlander

Photo Credit: William Dyer / CC by 4.0 CTM Outlander acquires the publishing catalog of Grammy-winning songwriter and producer Shane McAnally. CTM Outlander has made a significant move in the Nashville music publishing scene, having acquired […]