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“In operas, if you have a double aria, it's what the woman does that really matters. The man lies, the woman tells the truth": The story of Fairytale Of New York

MusicRadar looks back on one of Shane MacGowan's most enduring and beloved achievements

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Kirsty MacColl: A look back at her life from her iconic Christmas song to her tragic death

The Standard looks back at the life and legacy of Kirsty MacColl, from her iconic Christmas duet with The Pogues to her tragic death

Evening Standard

BBC 'refuses to play live version of Fairytale of New York' as track starts fresh bid for Christmas number one

The hit track, released in 1987, has never hit Christmas number one

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The Pogues producer Steve Lillywhite: ‘Fairytale of New York is like a fine wine, it grows on you!’

FIRST PERSON: As a recording of the first live performance of the immortal Christmas song is released, the legendary producer and ex-husband of Kirsty MacColl reflects on what makes it so special. As told to Roisin O’Connor

The Independent UK

The Pogues at Brixton Academy is a strange and beautiful tribute to Shane MacGowan

4/5 Avoiding staid respectability, this event – part of a short UK tour to celebrate the 40th anniversary of album ‘Rum Sodomy & the Lash’ – sees the audience singing along in bittersweet unison with the remaining band, younger musicians and guest vocalists

The Independent UK

The Pogues say that Shane MacGowan 'wasn't always drunk' and remember him as a 'hard worker'

The Pogues have insisted that their late bandmate Shane MacGowan "wasn't always drunk".

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“It was wonderful, ecstatic, thrilling, boring, horrible, oppressive, heartbreaking." The Pogues' Jem Finer on life in a band with the "maddening" Shane MacGowan

The Pogues' Jem Finer recalls life in the original line-up

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“There certainly was a fair amount of hard drinking. But there was a degree of professionalism, if hard to recognise at times”: How The Pogues made a folk-punk classic in Rum, Sodomy & The Lash

The Pogues’ second album Rum, Sodomy & The Lash remains the late Shane MacGowan’s finest moment

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Nadine Shah, Lankum's Darragh Lynch, Lisa O'Neill among guest vocalists joining The Pogues for their first UK headline tour in 13 years

The Pogues reveal guest vocalists joining them for their 40th anniversary Rum Sodomy & The Lash tour in May

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Hozier praised for ‘stunning’ cover of Fairytale of New York on SNL

Irish musician performed the Christmas classic along with his 2024 hit, ‘Too Sweet’

The Independent UK

"When Jimi Hendrix died, Shane spent the whole day with his face turned to the wall." How Jimi Hendrix became an unlikely influence upon Irish folk-punk legends The Pogues

Shane MacGowan and Spider Stacy loved Jimi Hendrix, but The Pogues were never going to sound like Seattle's legendary guitar hero

Louder

How Shane MacGowan really felt about ‘Fairytale of New York’

Exclusive: Musician’s wife, artist Victoria Mary Clarke, recalled spending Christmas with the late singer-songwriter and how he left behind ‘reams’ of prose

The Independent UK

The week in audio: County Lines; Shane MacGowan – The Old Main Drag; The Rest Is Classified; Short Cuts – review

How children become drug dealers is explored up-close. Plus, fond memories of the Pogues’ poet, a new espionage dadcast, and in praise of the BBC’s axed mini-documentary strand

The Guardian - UK

'I miss him desperately': Shane MacGowan's widow reflects on grief one year on from The Pogues star's death

The Pogues singer died following a number of health complications, less than a month before what would have been his 66th birthday on Christmas Day

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The Pogues 'weren't bothered' about Christmas number one campaign for Fairytale of New York

The Pogues had little interest in the unsuccessful campaign to get 'Fairytale of New York' to top the festive charts last year following the passing of frontman Shane MacGowan.

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Shane MacGowan’s wife Victoria Mary Clarke: ‘There were days when I felt suicidal after Shane died’

Exclusive: Artist, writer and long-term partner of the late Pogues frontman speaks about her grieving process a year on from his death, and how she’s channelled that into art for her first solo exhibition

Evening Standard

The Pogues say Shane MacGowan’s ‘spirit lives on’ in album anniversary gigs

The band will perform second album Rum, Sodomy & The Lash in full in May 2025 after celebrating the 40th anniversary of Red Roses For Me this year.

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The Pogues announce first tour since Shane MacGowan's death

The Pogues will reunite for their first UK tour in a decade next May.

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The Independent UK

The Pogues announce first headline tour in 10 years

Celtic rock band will be joined by ‘special guests’ for their shows celebrating the 40th anniversary of their second album, ‘Rum Sodomy and The Lash’

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"After the uproarious bash which was the 40th anniversary of our first record, Red Roses for Me, we wanted to do it again." The Pogues announce first UK headline tour in 13 years, celebrating 40 years of their classic album Rum Sodomy & the Lash

London-Irish folk-punk group to tour for the first time since the death of former frontman Shane MacGowan

The Independent UK

Scottish folk-punk band Brògeal: ‘There’s no singular British culture and if there was, we’d reject it’

NEW SENSATIONS: The Pogues-inspired five-piece are at the forefront of a new wave of rock bands revitalising a music scene dominated by pop stars and mopey singer-songwriters. Ahead of a headline gig in east London, they talk to Roisin O’Connor about going wild on stage, the impact of the Scottish…

The Guardian - UK

‘Art and music have always been like friends to me’: painter to the stars Jack Coulter

The Irish artist talks about his synaesthesia and being mutually inspired by musicians such as Elton John and Paul McCartney

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“Shane had dropped an enormous amount of acid. Mark E. Smith was out of his mind on amphetamines. I was literally one day out of rehab.” Nick Cave recalls his “disastrous” first meeting with his dear friend and “angel” Shane MacGowan

Nick Cave and the late Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan were great friends: here's how their friendship began

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Johnny Depp's Biopic Modi To Premiere At San Sebastian Festival

Explore Johnny Depp's directorial feature Modi at the 72nd San Sebastian Film Festival alongside other acclaimed films and honorees.

Louder

“It’s loud, it’s obnoxious, it’s brainless, and It’s definitely not music for wimps.” When The Pogues' Shane MacGowan reviewed singles by Deep Purple, The Smiths, Robert Fripp, Dire Straits, Nico and more

Shane MacGowan didn't hold back when asked to review the music of his peers

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