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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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Blues Irish Rock 

How to Find The Super Deluxe Edition of the First Rory Gallagher Album for Under $35

March 17, 2024March 17, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments Belfast, Cork, Gerry McAvoy, Ireland, Rory Gallagher, Rory Gallagher (50th anniversary edition), Super Deluxe Edition, Taste, Wilgar Campbell

Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day 2024 with a steal of a deal

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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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Hard Rock Rock 

Mama Nature Said: Thin Lizzy’s Vagabonds of the Western World at 50

September 24, 2023September 30, 2023 Kathy Fennessy 0 Comments 1973, 50th anniversary, Brian Downey, Decca Records, Ireland, Irish, Peter Eustace, Phil Lynott, Scott Gorham, Thin Lizzy, Vagabonds of the Western World

For the Irish band, it was the end of one era and the beginning of another

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Alternative Rock Pop Remembrance 

Universal Mother: Remembering Sinéad O’Connor

July 27, 2023February 19, 2024 Kara Tucker 0 Comments Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Frank Sinatra, I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got, Ireland, Irish, Joe Pesci, Nothing Compares 2 U, Pope Francis, Pope John Paul II, Prince, RIP, Sinead O'Connor, The Lion and the Cobra

The powerful Irish singer passed away at 56

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Hard Rock Heavy Metal Irish Rock 

This Is The One: Thin Lizzy’s Thunder and Lightning at 40

March 28, 2023March 30, 2023 Justin Cober-Lake 0 Comments 1983, 40th Anniversary, Brian Downey, Ireland, Irish, John Sykes, Phil Lynott, Scott Gorham, Thin Lizzy, Thunder and Lightning, Warner Bros. Records

Reflecting on the Irish greats’ final studio album

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Disco Dub/Reggae Irish New Wave Pop Rock 

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day With The Philip Lynott Album 

March 17, 2023March 17, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments Dire Straits, Ireland, Irish, Mark Knopfler, Midge Ure, Phil Lynott, Robert Palmer, St. Patrick's Day, Thin Lizzy

Listen to the Thin Lizzy frontman’s second solo album right now

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Indie Rock Irish Post-Punk Punk Remembrance 

Remembering Irish Punk Legend Cathal Coughlan

May 26, 2022August 25, 2022 Deborah Sprague 1 Comment Cathal Coughlan, Cork, Fatima Mansions, Ireland, MCA Records, Microdisney, RIP, Sean O'Hagan, Viva Dead Ponies

The acid-tongued raconteur behind such acts as Microdisney and Fatima Mansions was 61

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Art Pop Irish Pop 

“The Garbo of Pop”: Enya at 60

May 17, 2021May 17, 2021 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 60th birthday, Caribbean Blue, Celtic, Clannad, Dark Sky Island, Enya, Ireland, Irish, Nicky Ryan, Orinoco Flow (Sail Away), Phil Spector, Shepherd Moons, The Beach Boys, The Celts, Volkswagen, Watermark

Jim Sullivan recalls his history in conversation with the Celtic Pop Queen

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Alternative Rock Folk Irish Pub Rock 

Raising A Glass To Hothouse Flowers

March 17, 2021March 17, 2021 Ron Hart 0 Comments Home, Hothouse Flowers, Ireland, Irish, Liam O’ Maonlai, London Records, Mother Records, People, Songs From The Rain, U2

Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with one of Ireland’s most underrated rock bands

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Alternative Rock New Wave Pop Post-Punk 

LISTEN: A St. Patrick’s Day Salute To Gavin Friday

March 17, 2020March 18, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments Bomb The Bass, Bono, Dik Evans, Edge, Erik Sanko, Gavin Friday, Ireland, Island Records, Maurice Seezer, Sinead O'Connor, Virgin Prunes. U2

The Rock & Roll Globe pays homage to an unsung icon of Irish rock

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Punk 

This Could Be The Last Time

April 17, 2019April 18, 2019 Jack Rabid 1 Comment Ireland, Melodic Punk, Punk Rock Bowling, The Buzzcocks, The Undertones

The Undertones return to America next month

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