Cait O’Riordan

Alternative Rock Folk Irish Pub Rock Punk Rock 

One More Drop of Poison: The Pogues’ Rum Sodomy & the Lash at 40

August 5, 2025August 5, 2025 Dan Weiss 0 Comments 1985, 40th Anniversary, Cait O'Riordan, Ireland, MCA Records, Rhino, Rum Sodomy and The Lash, Shane MacGowan, Spider Stacy, Stiff Records, The Pogues

Celebrating one of rock’s most realized albums

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Irish Remembrance Rock 

An Irish Wake at Carnegie Hall

March 23, 2024March 25, 2024 Dave Steinfeld 0 Comments Amanda Palmer, Bettye LaVette, Cait O'Riordan, Carnegie Hall, Irish, Julia Cumming, Larry Campbell, New York City, Roisin Waters, Shane MacGowan, Sinead O'Connor, The Pogues

Artists pay homage to Sinéad O’Connor and Shane MacGowan in New York City

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Pop 

Five Great Songs From Elvis Costello’s Spike

February 7, 2024February 9, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1989, 30th Anniversary, Cait O'Riordan, Elvis Costello, Paul McCartney, Spike

Honoring the New Wave icon’s Warner Bros. debut for its 35th anniversary

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Folk Irish Pub Rock Punk Remembrance Rock 

The Ghost of a Smile: Remembering Shane MacGowan

December 1, 2023February 19, 2024 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Cait O'Riordan, Dublin, Elvis Costello, Ireland, RIP, Shane MacGowan, Shane MacGowan and The Popes, Spider Stacy, The Clash, The Nipple Erectors, The Nips, The Pogues

The rowdy and rambunctious leader of Celt-rock combo The Pogues died at age 65

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Irish Pub Rock Punk Rock 

Streams of Whiskey: Shane MacGowan at 65

December 25, 2022December 25, 2022 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 65th birthday, Cait O'Riordan, CBGB, Christmas, Die Hard, Kirsty MacColl, Shane MacGowan, Spider Stacy, The Pogues

Looking back on the career of the Christmas-born Irish punk king

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