Shane MacGowan

”It becomes a song that has been tampered with, compromised, tamed, and neutered and can no longer be called a great song” - Nick Cave on the BBC’s decision to play a censored version of The Pogues’ ”Fairytale of New York.”

The virtual edition of film fest DOC NYC runs through November 19 and features 107 feature-length documentaries...

Johnny Depp is co-producing and he said, ”Knowing Shane for 30 years, I am honored to be producing the definitive film on both my friend and one of the most important artists and beloved poets of the 20th century.“

”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.

On an episode of ’Dr. Phil’ she said she was changing her name to Magda Davitt to be ”free of parental curses,” adding ”Sinead O’Connor is gone. That person is gone.”

Shane MacGowan's birthday celebration also features Nick Cave, Bobby Gillespie of Primal Scream, Johnny Depp, Cerys Matthews (Catatonia), Carl Barat of The Libertines, Glen Matlock, Clem Burke, members of The Pogues and more.

According to a tweet by the girlfriend of the legendary Pogues vocalist with one of the most unintelligible accents this side of Mark E Smith, Shane MacGowan is currently looking for new dentist to help shape up his mangled mouth of snaggleteeth "so he can star in Hollywood film...

Gavin & Courtney @ Carnegie Hall (aphrodite-in-nyc) Rufus, Scarlett & Gavin @ Carnegie Hall (aphrodite-in-nyc) Gavin & U2 @ Carnegie Hall (aphrodite-in-nyc) Sunday, October 4th was the "Hal Willner Presents: An Evening with Gavin Friday & Friends" show at Carnegie Hall...

Bono and Gavin Friday (U2Log)On October 4 at New York City's legendary Carnegie Hall, (RED) unites a world-class line up of artists for a special (RED)NIGHTS concert "Hal Willner Presents: An Evening with Gavin Friday and Friends...