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The Pogues: The trailblazing band that fused punk attitude and Irish folk
This Anglo-Irish group brought a visceral energy to the punk rock scene, fusing it seamlessly with traditional Irish folk ...
The ultimate Christmas No. 1s
Wham! has made Official Charts history by landing the Christmas No. 1 spot twice in a row. "Last Christmas" was blocked from ...
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The Lyric Feature: Celebrating The Pogues' Rum Sodomy & The Lash at 40
The Lyric Feature preview: On the eve of the 40th anniversary of The Pogues' second album Rum Sodomy & The Lash music critic Mike Glennon set out to make a documentary to mark the occasion - the ...
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‘SNL’: Watch Hozier Perform Hit Song ‘Too Sweet,’ Pogues’ ‘Fairytale of New York’
Hozier returned to the stage later with a cover of the Irish folk ballad that appeared on the Pogues’ 1988 album ... at Maryland’s All Things Go Music Festival. Currently, his next scheduled ...
The Irish Times21d
The Pogues at 3Arena: Applause rang out into the night, the crowd singing their way out on to the quays
the live music industry legend, Vince Power. A couple of Mary Wallopers land, arguably the most direct musical descendants of The Pogues operating today. Then it’s John Francis Flynn ...
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Fontaines D.C.’s Grian Chatten Joins Pogues to Perform ‘Streams of Whiskey’
Thanks to the enduring allure of “Fairytale of New York,” the spirit of the Pogues’ Shane MacGowan is in the air once more. But MacGowan’s impact and legacy were also heard onstage in ...
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Watch Fontaines D.C. Singer Grian Chatten Perform With Surviving Members of The Pogues at Dublin Show
The performance formed part of a special gig to celebrate the 40th anniversary of The Pogues' "Red Roses For Me." By Sophie Williams Fontaines D.C. frontman Grian Chatten joined The Pogues on ...
The Irish Times23d
‘My dad managed the Pogues. I’ve refused to let the sense of loss take over at Christmas’
united by music at a time when discrimination against the Irish was still very palpable in the UK. [ Fairytale of New York: The surprising story behind The Pogues’ Christmas anthemOpens in new ...
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Watch Fontaines D.C.’s Grian Chatten perform ‘Streams Of Whiskey’ with The Pogues in Dublin
The Pogues played a special concert at the 3Arena ... “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 ...
Lancashire Telegraph21d
Sharon Shannon big band tribute show to Pogues Shane McGowan
She will be bringing a carefully selected ‘big band’ to the UK for three concerts to celebrate the music of Shane McGowan, the legendary Pogues frontman, who died in December 2023. The ...
NME18d
Watch Hozier perform ‘Too Sweet’ and cover The Pogues’ ‘Fairytale of New York’ on ‘SNL’
He went on to say: “When the BBC announced they were censoring that lyric, I was looking at Twitter where a guy said that he loved The Pogues but every Christmas when he hears drunk blokes ...
Hear Me Out: ‘Is This Christmas?’ by The Wombats is indie music’s worst attempt at a Christmas song
A lot of indie bands have attempted to make good Christmas music, and some have certainly succeeded, but others... not so ...