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Pogues singer Shane MacGowan has died aged 65
By Briony Edwards published
Shane MacGowan, bandleader of iconic punk group The Pogues, has died aged 65, his wife confirms

Gama Bomb recruit The Pogues' Spider Stacey for If I Should Fall From Grace With God cover ahead of St. Patrick's Day
By Paul Brannigan published
When Irish thrashers Gama Bomb decided to cover The Pogues' classic If I Should Fall From Grace With God they reached out to Spider Stacey to see if he'd like to get involved. And he did

Shane MacGowan says the success of Fairytale Of New York made life "boring" for The Pogues
By Paul Brannigan published
Having a massive hit single can be a curse, according to The Pogues' Shane MacGowan

Every The Pogues album ranked from worst to best
By Alex Burrows last updated
With seven albums released across an 11-year recording career, Shane MacGowan's London-Irish folk-punks The Pogues worked and played hard. But which album is their crowning glory?

Listen to Jon Bon Jovi ruin Christmas with the worst version of The Pogues’ Fairytale Of New York ever recorded
By Paul Brannigan last updated
If you thought 2020 couldn’t get any worse, listen to Jon Bon Jovi sh*t all over The Pogues’ beloved Fairytale Of New York

The BBC’s ‘censorship’ of Fairytale Of New York ‘mutilates an artefact of immense cultural value’ says Nick Cave
By Paul Brannigan published
Nick Cave says that the BBC’s decision not to play the original version of Fairytale Of New York on Radio 1 strips the song of its ‘truth, its honour and integrity’
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