The Pogues’ unique arrangements of age-old Irish and English tunes helped break the band worldwide — “The Irish Rover,” “Whiskey in the Jar,” and “Dirty Old Town.” The fresh take on a catalog of ...

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, ...

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 ...

Pete Doherty made a rare TV appearance on Channel 4 comedy talk show The Last Leg on Friday night (24 February). The Libertines frontman, 43, performed The Pogues’ 1985 classic “Dirty Old Town”, ...

Shane MacGowan, the hard-drinking frontman for Irish punk band The Pogues, has died. He was 65 years old. His wife, Victoria Mary Clarke, announced his death Thursday morning. No official cause of ...