The Pogues

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.

31 New Songs Out Today

Listen to new songs by These New Puritans, Dipset, Leikeli47, Shame, JPEGMAFIA, Homeshake, Julian Lynch, Ibibio Sound Machine, Com Truise and more.

Bill's Indie Basement (10/19): the week in classic indie, college rock, and more

This week in the Basement: The Bevis Frond, a reissue of Silicon Teens’ ’Music for Parties,’ Saul from Fat White Family sings ’Karaoke for One,’ plus Dutch band Lewsberg, Kevin Hairs and more.

30 New Songs Out Today

Listen to new songs by DAWN, Cursive, The Hold Steady, The Twilight Sad, Marissa Nadler, Petal, Racetraitor, Author & Punisehr, Yves Tumor, Windhand, Insecure Men, Horrendous, and a whole lot more.

The Pogues launching their own brand of Irish whiskey

When you think of Irish legends The Pogues, you probably first think of their large, high-quality catalog of music. After that you might think of dental hygiene, and then maybe booze…

2014 Fuji Rocks Fest in pics (Arcade Fire, Outkast, Flaming Lips, St. Vincent, Damon Albarn, SBTRKT, Slowdive & more)

The transition from indie darlings to stadium-rockers is rarely a painless one, although a decade on from the release of its debut album “Funeral,” Arcade Fire proved that it has at least navigated that path better than most…

Pogues guitarist Philip Chevron, RIP

Philip Chevron w/ The Pogues at Terminal 5 in 2011 (more by Chris La Putt) Philip Chevron, guitarist for legendary Celtic punk/folk band The Pogues, has passed away after a 6-year battle with cancer…

former Pogues singer Shane MacGowan seeking dentist via twitter to help with burgeoning film career

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…

The Pogues & Titus Andronicus @ Terminal 5 (night 3 pics)

NIGHT ONE, NIGHT TWO, and a set of pictures from the final of three nights of Pogues, the St. Patrick’s Day show, at Terminal 5 (setlist & Titus Andronicus included), continue below…

The Pogues & the So So Glos @ Terminal 5 (pics)

The Pogues completed their short tour and 3-night NYC run at Terminal 5 on St. Patrick’s Day. We already posted about the first NYC show. Here are some pictures from the second, and they continue below…
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