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From Botero to Berlusconi To Tina Turner And Delors: Notable Deaths Of 2023

From famed Colombian Painter Fernando Botero to Italy's ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi to rock queen Tina Turner and former EC President Jacques Delors, here are some of 2023's most notable deaths

Latin Times

Celebrity deaths 2023: Famous faces we've said goodbye to this year

Shane MacGowan, Lisa Marie Presley, Angus Cloud, Matthew Perry and Sinead O'Connor were among the famous faces to pass in 2023

Evening Standard

Shane MacGowan’s wife says Christmas Day without Pogues singer 'physically hurts'

MacGowan’s funeral was held earlier this month following his death at the age of 65.

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Sam Ryder on track for No 1 single after fierce Wham! chart battle

Eurovision star was praised after getting his new single to the No 2 spot on the UK Christmas singles chart

The Independent UK

Shane MacGowan’s wife Victoria responds to Wham! scoring Christmas No 1 over The Pogues

‘Fairytale of New York’ placed sixth in the UK singles chart for Christmas, while Wham! broke a record after ‘Last Christmas’ took 39 years to get to No 1

The Independent UK

Keith Brymer Jones: ‘I’ll walk past a building site and blokes shout: “Oi, love your crying on TV!”’

The Great Pottery Throw Down judge on having Brad Pitt as a fan, his punk attitude to life and why he loves a pub quiz

The Guardian - UK

Five Great Reads: memories of Shane, a rogue’s gallery and the democracy Super Bowl

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Imogen Dewey

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People looked for ‘one thing’ in pictures of Shane MacGowan, photographer Andrew Catlin says

Exclusive: Renowned photographer remembers working with the Pogues frontman and Sinead O’Connor, both of whom died this year

The Independent UK

"If you stormed in here and said the new record was rubbish, I would probably quit": Joe Strummer's struggle after The Clash

Before his death, Joe Strummer could hardly get arrested. After, he was feted as a rock icon. This is the inside story of the solo years of a punk rock warlord

Louder

Shane MacGowan remembered by Nick Cave

One songwriter pays tribute to another, an effortlessly talented friend who had ‘a clarity of soul of the purest kind’

The Guardian - UK

Victoria Mary Clarke: ‘I worshipped and adored Shane to his very last breath and beyond’

Victoria Mary Clarke told Shane MacGowan to ‘f*** off’ when they first met in a London pub, when she was 16, but still found herself drawn to this shy, charismatic man. She pays tribute to the partner she knew and loved

The Independent UK

Who are the new greats of Irish music? Five musicians to watch out for

The world lost three great Irish musicians in 2023: Shane MacGowan, Sinéad O’Connor and Christy Dignam. While their music reflected their individual struggles and resilience, it also grappled with the evolving essence of Irish identity. Their work stands as a reminder of Ireland’s complex history.

The Conversation

Christmas 2024: Twenty-five fun and easy (ish!) questions and answers for friends and families

Needing a break from work or looking to entertain your family? We've got you

Evening Standard

Pixie Lott's Stylish Performance of Beloved Christmas Tune by MacGowan

Pixie Lott gives a riveting performance of a beloved Christmas song in a chic black outfit, crediting Shane MacGowan for the original composition.

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Shane MacGowan's widow recalls him setting hotel rooms on fire and finding a groupie dead in living room

The journalist was with The Pogues frontman for decades, marrying in 2018 after some 32 years together

Louder

“He would do crazy things like take 100 tabs of acid in a day then jump out of the window of a moving taxi, or paint himself blue": Shane MacGowan's wife Victoria Clarke on the unorthodox, unbreakable love she shared with The Pogues' late frontman

Victoria Clarke's four decades-long relationship with The Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan wasn't always easy, but amid the chaos their love was pure

The Guardian - UK

Victoria Mary Clarke on her husband Shane MacGowan: ‘He gave up heroin and our connection deepened’

The couple spent more than 40 years together until his death last month. She talks about the excess and addiction, splits and reunions, and the powerful love that bound them together

The Conversation

Ghosts, grit and genius: the most gripping podcasts of 2023

Despite downturns at the corporate end of town, podcasts again this year proved to be a powerful medium for new voices and previously overlooked stories.

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The Guardian - UK

Tatty, naff and cheesy: why can’t Britain have a decent Christmas No 1?

Now that LadBaby has passed on the charity baton, let’s return to the days when real talents held sway. Like, erm, Mr Blobby and Benny Hill, writes Barbara Ellen

TechRadar

Fairytale of New York quiz: celebrate the late, great Shane MacGowan's lyrical genius

Remember the incomparable Irish singer-songwriter and Pogues frontman by completing the lyrics to his musical masterpiece.

The Guardian - UK

Lankum review – more like an exorcism than a gig

The Dublin doom-folk favourites crown a momentous year with a magnificent assault on the senses and a set rich in hypnotic tales of woe

The Independent UK

Shane MacGowan’s wife admits ‘it’s very hard to feel sad’ after singer’s death

The Pogues singer is being mourned by the music world after he died from pneumonia on 30 November, aged 65

The Guardian - UK

Digested week: Some things are almost worth dying for – though not Rwanda

Shane MacGowan’s funeral offers food for thought while Rishi Sunak’s immigration policy is not deranged enough for some

The Independent UK

The Pogues reissuing Christmas classic ‘Fairytale Of New York’ in wake of Shane MacGowan’s death

A seven-inch vinyl version of the festive drunk tank crowd-pleaser is now available to pre-order, with sales proceeds going to one of the hard-living punk poet’s favourite charities

The Independent UK

Sam Ryder rooting for The Pogues to land Christmas No 1: ‘That would be a gorgeous moment’

Eurovision star has released his own Christmas single, but would love to see the late Shane MacGowan score his first festive top spot

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