Formed in London’s King’s Cross in 1982, The Pogues were originally named Pogue Mahone – an Anglicisation of the Irish phrase ...

Shane MacGowan’s widow, Irish artist and writer Victoria Mary Clarke, has spoken of the intense grief she experienced after The Pogues frontman’s death aged 65 last year. Speaking to The ...

Alabama 3’s Larry Love has recalled the “three days of chaos” when the acid house/country band went to record with Irish icon ...

Shane MacGowan’s widow Victoria Mary Clarke has revealed Barry Keoghan has been approached to play her late husband in a movie about the Pogues legend. The writer told how Keoghan was “keen ...

Shane MacGowan’s wife, Victoria May Clarke, has revealed how the late Pogues frontman felt about the success of his biggest hit, “Fairytale of New York”, as she reflected on their ...

The Murder Capital have sat at the forefront of Ireland’s post-punk boom over the past decade. Their first two albums, 2019's ...

In his biography A Furious Devotion: The Life of Shane MacGowan English music journalist Richard Balls noted that, during the dark days of the late '80s, The Pogues' iconic frontman would gobble ...

Love. It comes after legendary Irish rocker Shane died 'peacefully' with his wife and family at his side in November 2023 aged 65. The singer was battling viral encephalitis – a life ...

Shane MacGowan's widow Victoria Mary Clark has announced the death of her beloved father Dave, just 15 months after losing The Pogues frontman. The Irish journalist, 58, shared the heartbreaking ...

Shane MacGowan, the iconic frontman of The Pogues, passed away just over 12 months ago at the age of 65. The Pogues have left a lasting legacy worldwide, particularly acclaimed in the UK and ...