The classic Pogues song, free of treacle but full of spirit, has become a favorite for listeners who prefer their holiday ...

NEARLY 40 years after it first stormed the charts, The Pogues’ Fairytale of New York remains one of the most popular ...

Everything that encapsulates Christmas is presented in the slurred, poetic ramble of The Pogues' lead singer Shane MacGowan, ...

Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan was born on Christmas day in 1957 in Kent, England, and on his 30th birthday, he narrowly missed landing the Christmas No. 1 on the UK charts with “Fairytale of New York ...

Shane MacGowan seemed like the stuff of legend even at the height of his powers in the 1980s, the decade in which he fronted Irish folk-rock outfit the Pogues. MacGowan, who died Thursday at age 65, ...

Shane McGowan, frontman for The Pogues, passed away on November 30, 2023, after a long illness. Today we celebrate his long and illustrious career and most importantly his spectacular songs. MacGowan, ...

This is an obvious choice for many reasons, one being that it’s now December 1 and it’s time for Christmas. But, The Pogues aren’t just for the holidays. While “Fairytale of New York” is considered an ...

It's a sad day for fans of The Pogues. Shane McGowan, the longtime frontman of the punk band, died at the age of 65, per a statement from his family on The Pogues' Instagram page. "It is with the ...

The Clash‘s Joe Strummer called the late Shane MacGowan one of the best lyricists of the 20th century. MacGowan’s gutter-drenched vocals and lyrics penetrated the early ’80s London punk scene and the ...

Regarded for his wrenching, joyful lyricism as a bard of all things Irish, Shane MacGowan – the singer-songwriter known mostly for his work as frontman of the Celtic punk phenomenon the Pogues – was ...

Shane Macgowan, the singer-songwriter and frontman of “Celtic Punk” band The Pogues, best known for the Christmas ballad “Fairytale of New York,” died Thursday, his family said. He was 65.Video above: ...