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U2 to honour Shane MacGowan on new tribute album

A tribute album titled 20th Century Paddy is set to be released on 13 November, honouring The Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan, who passed away in 2023. The record will feature around 40 artists covering MacGowan's songs, celebrating his musical legacy. U2 has been confirmed to contribute to the album, performing…

The Independent UK

U2 to feature on tribute album to Pogues’ Shane MacGowan

Bob Geldof, Hozier, Johnny Depp and Primal Scream are among the other acts set to contribute to the record.

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Johnny Depp and Hozier featured on star-studded Shane MacGowan tribute album 20th Century Paddy

A starry tribute album honouring the musical legacy of Irish legend Shane MacGowan has been announced.

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Bruce Springsteen, Kate Moss and Johnny Depp to appear on all-star Shane MacGowan tribute album

Irish artists, British indie legends and US stars such as Tom Waits also contribute, with Springsteen writing essay about the ‘bottomless humanity’ of the late Pogues frontman

The Guardian - UK

“Thank you for everything, for your friendship, your wit and your generosity of spirit, and of course for the music, forever a true friend and brother”: Pogues drummer Andrew Ranken has died, aged 72

He played with them all the way up to 2014

MusicRadar

The Pogues drummer Andrew Ranken dead at 72

Andrew Ranken, a founding member of the legendary punk rock band The Pogues, has passed away following a period of ill health.

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Outer Banks’ Chase Stokes Reveals Why The Cast Is Ready For The Show To End, And I Really Feel This

Couldn't have said it better.

Cinemablend

“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

MusicRadar

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

Evening Standard

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 announce expanded 40th anniversary edition of their classic 1985 album Rum Sodomy & The Lash

Rum Sodomy & The Lash is getting another lash

Louder

Madelyn Cline Said The Final Season Of Outer Banks 'Feels Like Season 1,' And That Gives Me One Specific Hope For The Story

I can't wait for our final trip to the OBX.

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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 Guardian - UK

Kneecap row: police assessing ‘kill MP’ and ‘up Hamas, up Hezbollah’ footage

News comes as artists including Pulp, Paul Weller and Primal Scream defend Irish rap trio from criticism

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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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Outer Banks season 5: everything we know so far about the Netflix teen drama's return

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Louder

“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

Louder

“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

Louder

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

The Independent UK

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 Guardian - US

Saturday Night Live: Martin Short delivers a star-packed festive treat

The actor joins the five-timers club in a funny and cameo-filled episode that features some of the season’s funniest moments so far

Louder

"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

The Independent UK

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

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