Nobody in the history of music ever sounded quite as decadently downtrodden (or whiskey-drowned, -sodden) as Shane MacGowan on “Fairytale of New York,” the soppy Christmas carol the Pogues’ first ...

“Fairytale of New York” is a drunken hymn for people with broken dreams and abandoned hopes. It is, therefore, a perfect contrast to some of the perkier perennial favourites we wheel out each ...

Singers Kirsty MacColl (1959 - 2000) and Shane MacGowan with with toy guns and an inflatable Santa in a festive scenario, circa 1987. In 1987, the pair collaborated on the Pogues' Christmas song ...

LONDON — British singer and songwriter Kirsty MacColl has died after being struck by a speedboat while swimming in Mexico, her management announced Tuesday. She was 41. MacColl was swimming with her ...

December 19 -- British singer Kirsty MacColl died Monday in Cozumel, Mexico, apparently struck by a speedboat in an area reserved for swimmers. She was 41. Her management released a statement this ...

#NotComics: This Sunday, Soho Square saw the annual KirstyFest celebration. Where fans of the late singer/songwriter Kirsty MacColl gather around her bench to sing her songs, then head to the pub to ...

You are cordially invited to a nightmare generations in the making.

For the first few weeks of quarantine, Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard did his best to entertain fans by performing livestreams, sometimes with different themes. After stepping away, he ...