The Pogues, formed in London in 1982, stand as a legendary testament to the creative possibilities of music. This Anglo-Irish group brought a visceral energy to the punk rock scene, fusing it ...

Uncover the magic and meaning behind The Pogues' iconic hit "Fairytale of New York." Find the lyrics, story, and cultural ...

In his biography A Furious Devotion: The Life of Shane MacGowan English music journalist Richard Balls noted that, during the dark days of the late '80s, The Pogues' iconic frontman would gobble ...

Shane MacGowan - for it was he - weaved The Pogues from low dives into legend. In the greedy, red-braced '80s - a time before world music and new acoustic music, when folk music was at its most ...

Along with John Francis Flynn and Iona Zajac, the trio will be joining Pogues members Spider Stacv, James Fearnley and and ...

The Pogues have revealed the guest vocalists for ... “Tom [Coll, drummer] from Fontaines D.C. was doing a weekend of Irish music in Hackney in May, and wanted to do something to mark 40 years ...

The Pogues are a band of mixed Irish and English background, playing traditional Irish music with influences from punk rock, formed in 1982 and fronted by Shane MacGowan. They reached ...

Another week and another panel of fantastic guests on Tommy Tiernan's show and people fell in love with the former bass ...

The award-winning London-Irish rock band, The Pogues, have had their latest single banned in Britain under new Section 31-type legislation. The song ‘Streets of Sorrow’ was written in support ...

first discover The Pogues and The Clash, and then come to a new appreciation of trad music from that.’ The Narrowbacks, who have opened for the Dropkick Murphys and Flogging Molly, reflect this ...