kirsty maccoll

BBC playing censored “Fairytale of New York” this year; The Pogues approve

The BBC has announced that flagship radio station Radio 1 will not play the original version of The Pogues' "Fairytale of New York" this holiday season, instead playing a censored version with alternate lyrics...

Bill Pearis

Tanya Donelly announces covers album w/ Parkington Sisters, shares Go-Go’s cover

In addition to her weekly quarantine covers series, Tanya Donelly is now also releasing a covers album, featuring takes on Leonard Cohen, Echo & the Bunnymen, Pretenders, Wings, Split Enz, and more...

Andrew Sacher

5 amazing live videos you can stream for St. Patrick’s Day while you’re home and every sho…

Watch live shows from The Pogues, Dropkick Murphys, Flogging Molly, and more.

BrooklynVegan Staff

Shane MacGowan responds to calls to censor The Pogues’ “Fairytale of New York”

”She is a woman of a certain generation at a certain time in history and she is down on her luck and desperate. Her dialogue is as accurate as I could make it but she is not intended to offend!” - Shane MacGowan.

Bill Pearis