Shane MacGowan

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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Blues Remembrance Rock 

Mean Town Blues: Johnny Winter at 80

February 23, 2024February 27, 2024 Jim Sullivan 3 Comments 80th birthday, Blues, Edgar Winter, guitar, Ian Curtis, Johnny Winter, Rick Derringer, RIP, Shane MacGowan, Texas, Warren Zevon

Memories of witnessing the late electric guitar great in concert

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Alternative Rock Punk Remembrance Rock Rockabilly Roots 

You Can’t Kill Me: Celebrating the Life of Mojo Nixon

February 8, 2024February 8, 2024 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments David Geffen, Debbie Gibson, Don Henley, Elvis Presley, Mojo Nixon, Neill Kirby McMillan Jr, RIP, Shane MacGowan, Skid Roper

The revered rock ‘n’ roll outlaw died unexpectedly at age 66

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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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Indie Rock Poetry Pop Punk Rock 

Talkin’ Trash With Ron Hawkins About The Revolution And His New EP

May 12, 2023May 12, 2023 Jason Perri 0 Comments Canada, Do Good Assassins, Elvis Costello, Joe Strummer, Nick Lowe, Ron Hawkins, Shane MacGowan, Sonic Envy, Trash Talkin' at the Speed of Sound

The Canadian songwriter is back with new music and the same righteous politics

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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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Music Journalism 

Famous Quotes Vol. 35: September 2022

September 30, 2022 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 2022, Famous Quotes, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Holly Johnson, James Taylor, Jim James, Lemmy, Motörhead, My Morning Jacket, September, Shane MacGowan, The Pogues

Veteran rock critic Jim Sullivan looks back on a career of epic interviews in the latest installment of his inquisitive column

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adblock Holiday Irish Pub Rock Punk 

Why Even Jon Bon Jovi Can’t Kill “Fairytale Of New York”

December 17, 2020December 17, 2020 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 1987, Fairytale of New York, Island Records, Kirsty MacColl, Shane MacGowan, The Pogues

Taking back a holiday classic for Shane MacGowan, turns 63 on December 25th

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Music Journalism 

Famous Quotes Vol. 9: July 2020

July 8, 2020July 8, 2020 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments “Black” Jack McDowell, Bernard Butler., Brett Anderson, Chicago White Sox, Famous Quotes, Jason Pierce, Jim Sullivan, Rob Grill, Shane MacGowan, Spiritualized, Stick Figure, Suede, The Grass Roots, The London Suede, The Pogues

Jim Sullivan looks back on a career of epic interviews in the latest installment of his inquisitive column

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