Irish-British folk-punk band The Pogues blew out of London in the early 1980s. Spider Stacy, a New Orleans resident since 2010, was a Pogue from the start, playing a distinctly Irish instrument, the ...

The Pogues frontman, who died Thursday at 65, joined punk to traditional Irish music, establishing himself and the group as its loud and soused heirs. By Gavin Edwards Shane MacGowan, the principal ...

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, his family ...

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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 brawl with instruments.

Not many countries saw their traditional music gain popularity and vitality in the late 20th century, but Ireland did. Starting in the late 1960s with the Chieftains, and continuing with more ...

The Observer just published an interview with David Simon, the creator of The Wire and other HBO series including Treme, The Deuce, Show Me a Hero, We Own This City, and more. The main focus is on how ...

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Darryl Hunt, longtime bass player for Anglo-Irish punk band the Pogues, died Monday at age 72. Announcing the news on Twitter, the group said they were “saddened beyond words” that their band member ...