LONDON (AP) — Shane MacGowan, the boozy, rabble-rousing singer and chief songwriter of The Pogues, who infused traditional Irish music with the energy and spirit of punk, died Thursday ...
Rock legend Bruce Springsteen has written some of the most iconic songs of all time, but he reveals that his own song-writing idol is Shane MacGowan. Springsteen surprised his old pal MacGowan by ...
NENAGH in County Tipperary is renowned for its rich musical heritage and is where fans from around the world and close family will say farewell to one of the titans of Irish music on Friday - Shane ...
Scorning predictions of his demise, year upon year, Shane MacGowan finally left us in November last year. What he left behind, in terms of his spirit and the music of The Pogues – its poetry of ...
Journalist and author Sean O’Hagan explores the lyrical genius of Shane MacGowan, presenting him as a voice of the Irish diaspora. Throughout, we interweave MacGowan’s songs and interviews ...