The Pogues, formed in London in 1982, stand as a legendary testament to the creative possibilities of music. This Anglo-Irish group brought a visceral energy to the punk rock scene, fusing it ...

LONDON — Shane MacGowan, the boozy, rabble-rousing singer and chief songwriter of The Pogues, who infused traditional Irish music with the energy and spirit of punk, died Thursday, his family ...

Shane MacGowan, the hard-drinking frontman for Irish punk band The Pogues, has died.He was 65 years old. His wife, Victoria Mary Clarke, announced his death Thursday morning.

Shane MacGowan, the brilliant but chaotic songwriter who as frontman for the Pogues reinvigorated interest in Irish music in the 1980s by harnessing it to the propulsive power of punk rock, died ...

Irish musician Shane MacGowan, frontman of The Pogues, dies at age 65 The musician had been hospitalized in Dublin for several months after being diagnosed with viral encephalitis in late 2022 ...

Shane MacGowan, the singer-songwriter and frontman of The Pogues, best known for the Christmas ballad “Fairytale of New York,” has died. He was 65.

Shane MacGowan, the sandpapery-voiced former Pogues frontman who served as the bridge between traditional Irish folk music and punk rock, died on Thursday at the age of 65. MacGowan’s wife ...

Shane Macgowan, the singer-songwriter and frontman of The Pogues, best known for their ballad “Fairytale of New York,” died, his family said. He was 65.

Pogues singer Shane MacGowan has been ... The musician — who found major success during the 1980s with his Irish Celtic punk band — was ... "Love and prayers for everyone who is ...

He combined Irish heritage with punk for a sound that was a success in the 1980s. And just this week, an adaptation of one of the band's most beloved songs (see below) hit No. 1 on the Billboard ...

Boston, get ready to say “dia duit” to a new Irish festival.. Organizers announced Monday morning that Seisiún, a new two-day cultural gathering and music fest, ships up to the Hub Sept. 6-7 ...