IrishCentral The Pogues - b5cc3275d518416eacb61d676e8d84d1 http://www.irishcentral.com/topics/The+Pogues IrishCentral The Pogues en-us http://www.irishcentral.com/ent/Pogues-frontman-Shane-MacGowan-plans-to-fix-teeth-and-pursue-a-Hollywood-career-207349941.html http://www.irishcentral.com/ent/Pogues-frontman-Shane-MacGowan-plans-to-fix-teeth-and-pursue-a-Hollywood-career-207349941.html Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan plans to fix teeth and pursue a Hollywood career (IrishCentral) Tue, 14 May 2013 05:38:24 PDT
By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

Punk is ofically dead. Nowadays even the legendary Irish singer and songwriter Shane MacGowan wants a mouth full of pearly white (and straight) teeth.

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By: MICHELLE K SMITH

Frank Murray, former manager of  The Pogues has backed a campaign to see their song “Fairytale of New York” reach No 1 in the charts on the 25th anniversary of the song’s release.

READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/ent/Johnny-Depp-teams-up-with-The-Pogues-frontman-Shane-MacGowan-for-new-single-182806231.html http://www.irishcentral.com/ent/Johnny-Depp-teams-up-with-The-Pogues-frontman-Shane-MacGowan-for-new-single-182806231.html Johnny Depp teams up with The Pogues’ frontman Shane MacGowan for new single (IrishCentral) Mon, 10 Dec 2012 05:16:17 PST
By: KERRY O'SHEA

Actor Johnny Depp and The Pogues’ frontman Shane MacGowan have teamed up to record a version of the ballad ‘The Leaving Of Liverpool’ for an upcoming compilation CD.

READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/ent/Pogues-Christmas-classic-was-almost-the-Fairytale-of-Co-Clare-136181653.html http://www.irishcentral.com/ent/Pogues-Christmas-classic-was-almost-the-Fairytale-of-Co-Clare-136181653.html Pogues' Christmas classic was almost the 'Fairytale of Co. Clare' (IrishCentral) Sat, 24 Dec 2011 06:59:59 PST
By: CHARLIE BRENNAN

It's the Christmas song the Irish love to sing year round and they're not alone, but The Pogues’ 'Fairytale of New York' might never have become famous if they had they followed their original plan to set the song in County Clare! 


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By: NIALL O'DOWD

They made it to America in 1985, played their first gig on 2nd Street in the East Village, and they were an immediate sensation.

READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/off_the_record/fairytale-of-new-york-a-christmas-song-that-works-all-year-round-136059758.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/off_the_record/fairytale-of-new-york-a-christmas-song-that-works-all-year-round-136059758.html ‘Fairytale of New York’ a Christmas song that works all year round (IrishCentral) Thu, 22 Dec 2011 05:00:22 PST
Shane McGowanSo here’s something you don’t do every day -- I was interviewed by BBC Radio as part of a retrospective on the Pogues tune “Fairytale of New York” that will include musings from bandmembers, producers and industry types like myself To add street cred to the interview piece, we did the interview in front of the Roseland Ballroom onBroadway The producer waved her hand to the skyline and asked me what significance the song had for the city “Can you identify with the song?”“No,” says I READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/off_the_record/parting-is-such-sweet-sorrow---the-pogues-118644684.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/off_the_record/parting-is-such-sweet-sorrow---the-pogues-118644684.html Parting is such sweet sorrow - The Pogues (IrishCentral) Fri, 25 Mar 2011 05:40:02 PDT The claustrophobia of a sweaty, packed club Hop-scotching over vomit and spilled beer The excruciatingly long lines to both purchase and eliminate beerI’m sure it was a combination of all of those things that made me look to the heavens and sigh, “I’m too old for this” as I bowed out early on the Pogues “A Parting Glass” show at Terminal 5 on St READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/off_the_record/the-pogues-keep-on-truckin---play-nyc-for-st-patricks-day-117796318.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/off_the_record/the-pogues-keep-on-truckin---play-nyc-for-st-patricks-day-117796318.html The Pogues Keep on Truckin’ - play NYC for St. Patrick's Day (IrishCentral) Fri, 11 Mar 2011 06:25:02 PST The Pogues recently announced a 10-date, six-city tour dubbed “A Parting Glass With…”The band, which last toured the US in October of 2009, will return to these shores beginning March 3 in Chicago and running through March 17 in New York City for a St READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/the_american_in_ireland/pogues-fairytale-is-not-a-good-christmas-song-112422499.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/the_american_in_ireland/pogues-fairytale-is-not-a-good-christmas-song-112422499.html Pogues' Fairytale is not a good Christmas song (IrishCentral) Fri, 24 Dec 2010 03:45:05 PST As I write this I'm listening to the "Top 100 Christmas songs" countdown on ChristmasFM, Ireland's Christmas-only radio station The countdown is only now in the 90s so there is a long way to go before they get to Number 1, but I'm sure it will be Fairytale of New York by the Pogues & Kirsty MacCoolHow can I be so sure that Fairytale will be Number 1? Well, this isn't the first of these polls In fact, it is one of the annual features of the Christmas season that some media outlet will release a poll of either Irish or British people and invariably Fairytale is Number 1 READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/ent/The-making-of-the-Pogues-Fairytale-of-New-York---SEE-VIDEO-112302599.html http://www.irishcentral.com/ent/The-making-of-the-Pogues-Fairytale-of-New-York---SEE-VIDEO-112302599.html The making of the Pogues ‘Fairytale of New York’ - SEE VIDEO (IrishCentral) Wed, 22 Dec 2010 02:04:08 PST
By: NIALL O'DOWD

Read more: Top Irish carols and hymns to get you in the Christmas spirit - SEE VIDEOS

READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/ent/Pogues-singer-Shane-MacGowan-records-a-track-with-The-Priests-107021293.html http://www.irishcentral.com/ent/Pogues-singer-Shane-MacGowan-records-a-track-with-The-Priests-107021293.html Pogue’s singer Shane MacGowan records a track with The Priests (IrishCentral) Wed, 10 Nov 2010 01:40:18 PST
By: ANTOINETTE KELLY

Is Shane MacGowan getting holy on us?

READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/ent/Is-Shane-MacGowan-the-new-Bing-Crobsy-78631562.html http://www.irishcentral.com/ent/Is-Shane-MacGowan-the-new-Bing-Crobsy-78631562.html Is Shane MacGowan of The Pogues the new Bing Crobsy? (IrishCentral) Sun, 06 Dec 2009 05:30:20 PST
By: PATRICK ROBERTS

READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/ent/Pogues-Rock-On-No-Matter-What-41099637.html http://www.irishcentral.com/ent/Pogues-Rock-On-No-Matter-What-41099637.html Pogues' Fearnley and Shane MacGowan are like 'old couple' (IrishCentral) Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:43:40 PDT
By: Mike Farragher

There has been so much written about Shane MacGowan’s partying lifestyle that Pogues bandmate James Fearnley’s description of his relationship with the legendary singer is disarming in its sweetness.

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