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| Paddy Rolling Stone The official web site for that man of many words and few teeth, Shane MacGowan. On this website you will find the latest news, a complete discography, interviews, gig reviews, pictures, links to other sites, etc. |
| Shane MacGowan unofficial web site. This site is about collecting Shane MacGowan / Pogues / related records. You will find the first complete Shane MacGowan / Pogues / Nips and related discography here |
| The Parting Glass An annotated Pogues' lyrics page. "The Parting Glass" provides information on the lyrics of the Pogues and related projects of the band's members. |
| Jer's Pogues Pub A celebration of the music of THE POGUES. images, videos, MP3s... |
| My Priory Diary Pop star Shane MacGowan wanted to get off the drink and his girlfriend, writer Victoria Clarke, was suffering from depression. From social phobia to psychodrama, art therapy to pottery, Victoria Clarke threw herself into life at the Priory. Here's her bittersweet diary. Sunday Independent. 17 Dec 2000 |
| What's in Your Basket A rock'n'roll lifestyle is not usually a healthy one and former Pogue Shane MacGowan's is no exception. 15/07/2001 |
| it's a long way to go... to tipperary, for a pocketful of mumbles & a fucked liver Eventful sojourn with Shane MacGowan and Victoria Clarke to Shane's birthplace in Silvermines july 2001 |
| Shane MacGowan gets the drinks in He won a scholarship to Westminster and became a rent boy; he topped the charts with The Pogues but ended up broke; he's planning a bank robbery and wants Lynn Barber to drive the getaway car... 11/03/2001 |
| A Drink With Shane MacGowan Act One A rugged Irish cottage, night. A fierce and loquacious wind tears, mercilessly, mirthlessly, at the simple thatched roof. An immodest fire illuminates the shadows, boldly. Out of the ashes, a luminous face looms, magnificently. A trembling hand taps a cigarette, certainly, on a filthy trouser leg... |
| A Drink With Shane MacGowan Act Seven Shannon Airport, Ireland, morning. An immense, immeasurable expanse of verdant land rises up to meet our couple, as their plane lands on friendly soil, finally. The broad, majestic Shannon sparkles and dazzles and vocalises a greeting, mightily... |
| BackStage Pass MacGowan as the modern embodiment of the Irish literary tradition in all its glory and tragedy 2000 |
| Shane MacGowan It must be Christmas if...Fairytale of New York is on the radio... |
| CANOE on the Pogues 1996-2001 |
| MacGowan smiles in death's face Ex-Pogues frontman thrives amid excesses 30/03/2001 |
| A man of many words and few teeth 'I'm completely Irish' he says in a completely English accent 05/03/2000 |
| Hard Luck O'The Irish: An Interview with Shane MacGowan by Ian Brennan 2000 |
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| Rock vibes at Arts Club and museum Woulr rock stars turn up? Some of us craned our necks at two separate events this week to watch for the rock 'n' rollers. 02/02/2002 |
| MacGowan on... drink, death and devious Jesuits 'The first horse I ever bet on was called Maxwell House and he came in at 10-1. I was five years old. So I was a regular gambler after that. And the way my Auntie Nora taught me the gospel was we used to do the Irish Sweepstake together and she used to buy me packets of cigarettes...' The Observer 11 Mar 2001 |
| My hooligan days with Shane SHE was just 16 years' old when she first saw a picture of him in a music magazine above the caption "Shane O'Hooligan". Four years later she was exchanging passionate post-gig kisses and rolling on the floor of his dressing room |
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| Shane MacGowan Olympia Dublin, 11 Aug 2001 |
| HotPress on Shane MacGowan 1989-2002 |
| The Pogues Point Theatre, 20/12/2001 |
| A Rusty Tin Can and an Old Hurley Ball A resource for Pogues & Shane MacGowan fans |
| Shane MacGowan has revealed one of his main reasons for quitting The Pogues - the band wouldn't let him air his pro-Republican views through his music november 1997 |
| The cream of Ireland's independent rock and dance artists have joined together for the charity album. Among the contributors is Pogues leader Shane MacGowan 06/08/2002 |
| Shane MacGowan & The Popes to play Olympia Shane MacGowan & The Popes will play Dublin's Olympia Theatre for two nights in September. 28/08/2002 |
| ....I suspect Shane MacGowan is a born-again fruitarian, and that the only liquid that passes his lips is bottled water. Forum, London 23/12/1999 |
| Singer's fightback fails to disguise his fall from grace Forum, London 19/03/1999 |
| 'It all comes down to drink, sex, drugs, fighting and dancing' Shane MacGowan spills his secrets to Bob Flynn 06/12/2001 |
| The Pogues Manchester Academy These December dates are billed as the Pogues for one week only, but the band will extend their long-awaited return as surely as Shane will celebrate it in the pub. Dec 2001 |
| They don't make Irish drunks like they used to... Wonderful tales are leaking out of Bloom's Hotel, in the heart of Dublin's banking district. 14/02/2001 |
| MacGowan 'thrown out of Priory for bad behaviour'. Is this a record? The former lead singer of the Pogues, Shane MacGowan, has left a rehabilitation clinic after a "row of sorts" with staff. 26/02/2000 |
| Lisa's biggest hit She broke Shane MacGowan's nose, but he and his then girlfriend Victoria Clarke became friends with the punchy Lisa Stansfield September 2001 |
| Shane MacGowan The death-defying founder of the Pogues is a king hell drinker, a writer and the last of a vanishing breed. 31/07/2001 |
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| HOW I CAME TO LOVE THEM fans' love stories |
| STEWART ENQUIRY ON TOUR To save face the Idler's racing correspondent, Stewart Enquiry, promises a special report on the Punchestown six day festival, Ireland. His companion on this mission? Shane MacGowan ... as related by JOCK SCOT |
| Shambolic Shane demeans Kenny's Late Late Show DID Shane MacGowan's shambolic appearance on The Late Late Show last Friday night make for riveting viewing? Of course it did. 21/02/2000 |
| Fun Times at Celtic Connections festival, Glasgow, Scotland "Folk group plays in support of Shane MacGowan from the punk rock group The Pogues. A bit unlikely but things worked out really well for all concerned." 25/01/2002 |
| Shane's press relations We can't wait for Shane MacGowan to get to town for the Irish Expo 2001 on St. Patrick's Day weekend. The singer, known for his hard-partying ways and no-B.S. approach to life, has apparently lost none of his edge. That famous temper is alive and well, at least according to a story in this week's Sunday World. March 2001 |
| Sell-out Shane is Tipptop! SHANE McGOWAN has always claimed his heart is still in Tipperary and next Friday night he's going to prove it. August 2001 |
| Pogues ReUnion A re-formed Pogues, briefly together for a Christmas tour, are proving a sell-out attraction In Britain and Ireland... 15/12/2001 |
| Double Shot of Celtic Soul Punk poet Shane MacGowan drinks it all in, then spits it back out March 2001 |
| Pogues fall a little short The Pogues, in Marley Park, did not quite deliver although Shane MacGowan was in sparkling form 11/06/2002 |
| Shane MacGowan Shane lived up to expectations. But what's truly remarkable is not that he succeeded in entertaining the crowd, but rather that he lived through the night. Luther's Blues, Madison, 18/05/2002 |
| The only bone I have never broken is my neck Shane MacGowan is lying on his back in a hospital bed, fast asleep, his mouth open. It's the last place you'd expect to find a rock 'n' roll legend... even one with such a colourful past as MacGowan. 18/08/2002 |
| If I Should Fall From Grace - The Shane MacGowan Story This unflinching, music-driven documentary provides the first real insight into the background and career of Shane MacGowan, the legendary Irish artist who, as lead singer and songwriter for the Pogues, became a worldwide punk icon. + About If I Should Fall From Grace + Press Quotes on If I Should Fall From Grace + Shane MacGowan Photo Gallery If Shane Should Fall From Grace With God Singer/songwriter and former Pogues leader Shane MacGowan is a successful musician and a highly gifted writer. Two recent polls in Ireland declared his Fairytale of New York to be the best Irish song ever. The Irish Herald Mar 2003 Drink and drugs make singer's story all but untellable Rock stars are notoriously inaccessible. There always seems to be a bodyguard, a bouncer, a posse and a press agent between them and the outside world. With Shane MacGo wan, it's booze and pills. Even when he stares you straight in the face, it seems like he's drifting further and further into an other world. The Plain Dealer Mar 2003 Documentary traces downfall of music legend It's believed that most humans have within them the capacity to be very good and very, very bad. And for the past 20-plus years, Shane MacGowan has publicly played out this struggle. Star Telegram 17 Mar 2003 Film captures the troubled life of Irish troubadour, Shane MacGowan Before catching himself, an interview subject briefly slips into the past tense when talking about Irish singer-songwriter Shane MacGowan. 17 Mar 2003 Rock 'n' roil It's possible to picture, as you watch Sarah Share's documentary about Shane MacGowan, that this is exactly how the footage would've turned out had Jim Morrison allowed a film crew to accompany him around Paris during the last days of his life. The Times-Picayune 17 Mar 2003 Filmmaker looks for the flickering light in Pogues founder The Sex Pistols were Shane MacGowan's favorite band. They made him want to wave his florid Irish heritage in the face of fellow Londoners. The Kansas City Star 14 Mar 2003 POGUE OF DEATH Documentary Offers Portrait of the Artist as a Drowning Poet It's true that no sadness is as sad as Irish sadness. And no Irishman was ever sadder to behold than Shane MacGowan, the great minor poet of Paddy rock 'n' roll and former lead singer of the Pogues. 18 Dec 2002 Documentary of a punk legend Former Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan featured for St. Paddy's Day Now that Joe Strummer of The Clash has passed on to punk rock heaven, Shane MacGowan is truly the undisputed champion of the worst teeth in rock. Daily Vanguard 06 Mar 2003 If I Should Fall From Grace: The Shane MacGowan Story In the production notes that accompany 'If I Should Fall From Grace', Sarah Share admits that when she first met and agreed with Shane MacGowan to make this documentary, she didn't know whether the singer would turn up for interviews and worried what kind of state he would be in if he did. 26 Jul 2001 If I Should Fall From Grace -- The Shane MacGowan Story 'I remember that I was clinically insane," mumbles a jarred Shane MacGowan as he drinks with some friends. His drinking companions laugh awkwardly, but don't offer much else by way of response. Perhaps it's because there's a camera crew in front of them. Sunday Business Post 09 Aug 2001 Capturing the whirling life of Shane MacGowan It's not for the faint-hearted, but this film is a must for any music fan, particularly fans of the the Pogues. A poet, but also a slave to drugs and alcohol of such magnitude that one of the most startling aspects of the film is the fact he's still alive ... 29 Jul 2002 Sundance's Fall From Grace stumbles through singer-songwriter's mad tale a film lurches through the alcohol-soaked life and career of singer-songwriter Shane MacGowan, former front man for the punk-traditional Irish music band, The Pogues. MacGowan's perhaps more famous for his drinking, drugging and horrendously decayed teeth than his music... 16 Mar 2003 MacGowan Still Doing the Moooo-sic Thing Shane MacGowan, the former front man for the 1980's punk folk band the Pogues, lets out a guttural "moooo" as the camera follows him shuffling unsteadily along a verdant cow pasture in rural Ireland. With a half-filled bottle of gin in one hand and his raven-haired girlfriend Victoria in the other, MacGowan chortles and hisses his characteristic alligator snort. Irish American Post Jan-Feb 2003 Show of the Week If I Should Fall From Grace - The Shane MacGowan Story If Ozzy Osbourne were less level-headed, had taken more drugs and brushed his teeth less, he might look something like Shane MacGowan. Sydney Morning Herald 19 Dec 2003 If I Should Fall From Grace - The Shane MacGowan Story A music driven documentary that provides the first real insight into the background and career of the legendary Irish artist who, as lead singer and songwriter of The Pogues, became a worldwide punk icon. 19 Dec 2003 |
| Dealing with His Leprechauns Poet. Entertainer. Pub philosopher. Drunk. These are all the full-time professions of the enigmatic Irish singer / songwriter Shane MacGowan. Although not necessarily in that order. Interview with Shane MacGowan 04/03/2003 |
| Sebastian sets out to show that artists still have a cross to bear ARTISTS suffering for their art are still all the rage at least if a Dublin exhibition that opened last night is anything to go by. Sebastian Horsley has taken suffering to a new extreme by having himself hanged on a cross. Singer/songwriter Shane McGowan opened the show ... 16/01/2003 |
| Saint Sinead Helps Shane Walk... The World's last living hellraiser still raising hell, Shane MacGowan, can miraculously walk again thanks to the saintly goodness of Sinead O'Connor. The ex-Pogues wildman showed a room full of people last night that he was back on his feet and contrary to medical science is fit, happy, and healthy. 27/11/2002 |
| REVIEWS / INTERVIEWS press on Shane (The Pogues, The Popes, etc.) |
| DOCUMENTARY reviews on The Shane MacGowan Story, documentary by Sarah Share |
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| Luck of the Irish Shane MacGowan has miraculously survived a lifelong bender and many of his mates. But then they're not really dead, he tells Mark Dapin. The question "How are you?" takes on a special resonance when asked of Shane MacGowan. It means, "Are you smashed?" It means, "Are you stoned?" Most of all, it means, "Are you still alive?" 11/04/2003 |
| HOT DOGS WITH EVERYTHING russian-language yahoo group |
| The Nips: Licensed to Cool an unofficial site dedicated to The Nips (aka The Nipple Erectors). They've been labeled as punk, rockabilly, mod, R&B, ted, indie..., none of which completely describe who they were. This site is an attempt to capture their story. |
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| Shane comes back MacGowan and the Popes are better late at Luther's 18/05/2002 |
| One Woman's View of Shane MacGowan Boston, MA, USA Nov 30 , 2000 |
| Tipperary's toddlin' lad returns home to stay As the conversation flowed, worries of a bumpy interview dissipated, because MacGowan, proved himself to be a respectful gentleman worthy of being called a scholar, intellectual and caring person. 08/08/2001 |
| Doing 'Time' in County Prison LANCASTER County Prison, a band of Irish country punk hellions that make Queens a safer place to rock, have just released a fantastic CD featuring legendary head Pogue and party boy Shane MacGowan. Irish Voice 07/07/2003 |
| Pogue Shane legless again LOOKS like the don’t drink and drive message has not really hit home with sometime POGUES frontman SHANE MacGOWAN.The legendary boozer, who broke his foot running to catch a plane, flashed a toothless grin and raised a glass as he steered himself on a pub crawl through Killarney, Ireland, in a wheelchair. The SUN .newspaper online 12/09/2002 |
| Shane Really Opens Up to Crowd... Rebel Irish singer Shane MacGowan gave his audience a bit more than they could stomach during a show in the Olympia Theatre over the weekend. Shane MacGowan gets sick on Dublin Audience - Photos 02/09/2002 |
| Shane at the Irish Rover, New York by Kevin Rooney On the 12th of July, 2003 I had the honor of performing at the Irish Rover Pub in Astoria, Queens, New York. I was the opening act. My guitar, harmonicas and I. I arrived at the Rover around 8:30. Barry O'Reilly, the owner, welcomed me and rushed me to the stage. I asked if Shane was there. Barry, a good friend of his, said he was in a BarberShop down the street. "He heard you were coming" joked Barry ... 23/07/2003 |
| If He Should Fall Jim Marr caught Irish folk-rock-punk legend Shane MacGowan at Sydney’s Metro Theatre. He was surprised but not disappointed. May 2003 |
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| A long way from Tipperary THE FIRST time I had a drink with Shane MacGowan was 15 years ago, when he was the revered lead singer of the much-loved London-Irish band The Pogues; with him was his new girlfriend, Victoria Mary Clarke, a fresh-faced, dark-haired beauty from West Cork. He was incoherent after drinking an unimaginably large quantity of gin and not much tonic, and the evening ended in (her) tears. 17/03/2001 |
| PHOTOGALERIES |
| SHANE MACGOWAN & THE POPES, USA TOUR, May 2002 http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=216361 http://www.lancastercountyprison.com/page_04.htm |
| THE POGUES, The RDS Hall, Dublin, Ireland, June 2002 http://people.freenet.de/alex.stickel/RDS.htm http://www.frequencyphotography.com/photos/display.asp?EventID=68 THE POGUES, FLEADH 2002, London, UK, June 2002 http://people.freenet.de/alex.stickel/fleadh2002.htm |
| SHANE MACGOWAN & THE POPES, Forestglade Festival, Wiesen, Austria 6 July, 2002 http://fm4.orf.at/borisjordan/91099/main http://people.freenet.de/alex.stickel/wiesen.htm http://www.musiconphoto.com/UD_200802_ShaneMacGowan/galleries_rock_SMacGowan_01.htm http://www.musiconphoto.com/UD_200802_ShaneMacGowan/galleries_rock_SMacGowan_02.htm |
| SHANE MACGOWAN & THE POPES, The Pohoda-Festival, Slovakia, 19 July 2002 http://people.freenet.de/alex.stickel/pohoda.htm |
| SHANE AT DOLAN'S PUB, Limerick, Ireland http://www.dolanspub.com/Band%20Pics/ShaneMcGowan/shane.html |
| SHANE MACGOWAN & THE POPES, Lierop, Holland, 9 August 2002 http://www.slaponline.nl/pages/Shane%20mac%20Gowan%201.htm |
| SHANE MACGOWAN & THE POPES, Dublin, Ireland, 12 September 2002 http://www.showbizireland.com/news/september02/12-macgowan06.shtml |
| SHANE AT THE POGS PUB, Duisburg, Germany http://www.thepogs.com/content/pictures/101002/shane.htm |
| SHANE & LANCASTER COUNTY PRISON, New York, USA 12 July 2003 http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=319967 http://albums.photo.epson.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=4067274&a=30772197&f=0 |
| SHANE MACGOWAN & THE POPES, Holland, 27, 28 June 2003 http://www.schmitz-laschet.de/gaestebuch/index.html |
| SHANE MacGOWAN & THE POPES, Sziget Festival, Budapest, Hungary 05 August 2003 http://www.oocities.org/eoghainmacrua/sziget_gig |
| SHANE MACGOWAN & THE POPES, Holidays in the Sun, Morecambe, UK, 20 June 2003 http://bbw.netnova.co.uk/turgid/viewband.asp?band=103 |
| The Pogues REUNION GIG, RDS Main Hall, Dublin June 9 2002 Reviewed by Garvan Grant The last time I saw the Pogues play was in 1990, the year before Shane MacGowan and the rest of the band parted company. The gig was spoiled by MacGowan only being able to mumble his way through a few songs. Last Sunday at the RDS it was the way it was supposed to be back then... Sunday Business Post , 16/06/2002 |
| He's a bum, he's a punk... "But says he's off the junk... Wild, exuberant, fun and clever: and that's just Shane MacGowan's music. Shane Dingman speaks to the king of Ireland's gutter poet troubadors Shane MacGowan may be a world-renowned songwriter but listening to him speak, one can be forgiven for thinking that he's about to die. His diction is slurred, his speech indistinct and punctuated with long pauses and the words "yeh?" and "yih know." 26/09/2003 |
| Music: Shane MacGowan Shane MacGowan is not a pretty sight these days. Over an hour late for this show in south London, the former Pogues frontman stumbled on to stage, alcohol in one hand, cigarette in the other looking like a particularly dishevelled tramp. The author of a host of brilliant songs based on traditional Irish music including "Fairytale of New York" looked as inebriated as is possible to be without falling down. "You're a bunch of fucked-up bastards," he yelled at the patiently fervent crowd." By Richard Milne, Financial Times Published: 29/09/2003 |
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| Ireland: Interview: Through a glass darkly Against all the odds, Shane MacGowan is well. In fact, he says, he feels great. If one was so inclined, it would be easy to believe him as he conjures up seamy anecdotes in lucid, lurid detail, sipping from his pint glass of Bloody Mary and letting rip with his trademark cackle. But then, by his own admission, MacGowan is not a man easily given to expressing his emotions. It is only at the end, as he gets ready to make his goodbyes, that the cackle dissipates for a second. By MICK HEANEY. The Sunday Times (subscription), UK 13/12/2003 |
| Shane MacGowan and The Popes THE STRATHCLYDE SUITE, BARROWLANDS, GLASGOW SACRILEGIOUS to say, but watching Shane MacGowan nowadays is akin to watching the pontiff himself. Shuffling and unsteady, physically supported, and always a grim fascination surrounding whether he turns up at all. But the crowd hang on every word, every slurred, guttural utterance. by Jay Richardson THE SCOTSMAN / MUSIC REVIEW 19/01/2004 |
| POGUE MAHONE - THE STORY OF THE POGUES "For one brief, beery, gap-toothed moment, back in the bleakness of the second term of Thatcherism, it really did seem like there was a new folk revival. Improbably - during a period dominated by shoe-staring indie pop and stadium rock'n'roll - somewhere on the dark streets of London, an ex-public school boy was leading this bunch of musical hooligans out of the beer-sodden back rooms and into the charts! " Presented by Mark Radcliffe 29/12/2003 |
| Shane MacGowan and the Popes Barrowland, Glasgow Shane MacGowan's reputation precedes him. Past gigs in Glasgow have been cancelled due to missed flights and a tumble from a bar stool, and the atmosphere in the Barrowland is electric, in a sozzled sort of way. Choruses of Dirty Old Town ring round the downstairs bar, which gets busy and stays busy. When MacGowan eventually makes it on stage, clutching a large, lurid drink, it's the wrong side of 11 o'clock. by James Smart The Guardian 20/01/2004 |
| Shane MacGowan - Live and Unleashed Boogaloo pub, LONDON With only 100 tickets available and some 'special guests' promised then Saturday 31st Jan could be a special and intimate event indeed - although the combination of McGowan and a pub might lead to mayhem. WWW . Virtual Festivals . Com 30/01/2004 |
| Shane MacGowan at the Boogaloo The Irish have a passion for the drink, and Shane MacGowan sets a fine example to his entire race! But tonight the talent wins out over insobriety at the Boogaloo - and we were all in for a treat. WWW . Virtual Festivals . Com 02/02/2004 |
| Hello! wedding, goodbye credibility Victoria Mary Clarke ... A few years ago, I was engaged to marry my long-term partner at the time, Shane MacGowan. And even though he was appalled at the notion, I began to wonder what we would be offered if we decided to sell our wedding. Sunday Independent 17 Aug 2003 |
| SHANE MacGOWAN & THE POPES, KIPSALA HALLE, RIGA, LATVIA, 13 Feb 2004 http://www.oocities.org/eoghainmacrua/riga_gig.html |
| Live music: The pints and the passion Detractors may call him a wanton drunk, but Shane MacGowan is also a powerful poet. Una Bradley reveals why his words bring a lump to her throat A prophet is rarely recognised in his own time and the same, I'm afraid, goes for a genius. The Belfast Telegraph 12/03/2004 |
| SHANE MACGOWAN.THE LIMELIGHT, BELFAST "He looks like a tired and greasy uncle at the end of a wedding reception. He is in fact, Shane MacGowan, a guy that’s given us so much poetry, sentiment and reckless entertainment over the years. Stuart Bailie, BBC 15/03/2004 |
BP + SHANE SLAY 'EM !!! Death Disco blew minds on its latest rampage around Ireland, as DJs BPF and Shane MacGowan touched down for the White Stripes/New York Dolls/Peaches DD after-parties in Dublin and Belfast. Drunk and disorderly SHANE MacGowan’s life has been coloured by the three Ds; drink, drugs and dentistry, a trinity that shaped his shambolic image and lifestyle. by SIOBHAN SYNNOT The Scotsman (on subscription) 29/08/2004 THE RAZZ: REVIEW: SHANE MCGOWAN AND THE POPES Celtic Roots Festival,Edinburgh August 21 ##### THE fans know it's showtime when a bottle of gin arrives on stage a few seconds before MacGowan. Daily Records by Richard Purden 27/08/2004 Man jailed for attacking MacGowan Irish rocker Shane MacGowan is breathing a sigh of relief after an English scaffolder has been jailed for three years for attacking the former Pogues frontman. Irish Examiner 25/08/2004 ROCKER ATTACKED AFTER 'GAY SEX OFFER' A THUG who battered Pogues legend Shane MacGowan in a pub toilet claimed the star offered to pay him for gay sex. The Daily Record 25/08/2004 MacGowan to play at jazz landmark Legendary singer Shane MacGowan is to play a mini-residency at London's famous Ronnie Scott's jazz club. By Chris Heard BBC News Online entertainment staff 18/08/2004 I did it for Ireland and the Money, nothing else That, according to Shane MacGowan, will be the title of his next, and exceedingly long-awaited album. in the meantime there’s Sean N?s, the war, his dad, drink and Celtic football legend Jimmy Johnstone to be going on with. Hot Press 30/07/2004 MacGowan is a friend in deed Reporter Simon O’Duffy met up with the legendary Shane MacGowan, who has released a charity single in aid of the Jimmy Johnstone Motor Neurone Tribute Fund Nenagh Guardian 31/07/2004 Shane MacGowan: Catch a falling star Thanks to Shane MacGowan's many friends, he's still with us and making music. by Steven Hands Independent 23/07/2004 REVIEW: Shane MacGowan The prospect of a midnight gig with Shane MacGowan at the Forum last Friday had a thrill of sulphur on the edge of the grave. Would the old Liver Living Dead turn up, would he be able to stand up, etc Munster Express 23/07/2004 Shane returns to paradise SHANE MacGowan never disappears, he just chooses a different bar to drink in. The behemoth of Irish music has repeatedly proven that despite years of rock’n’roll debauchery, he can still stand up and be counted among every new generation of artists. RICHARD PURDEN Scotsman.com 18/07/2004 The bhoy is back Shane MacGowan hasn't drowned his musical talent, says Paul ConnollyIt’s a rather rum do. Times OnLine 10/07/2004 RETURN OF THE MAC Legendary folk / punk hero Shane MacGowan is back with his first release in years. RONAN McGREEVY talks to the man. RI-RA magazine July 2004 SHANE: " My Secret Son" part 2 part 3 Shane MacGowan and his new love secretly "adopted" a teenage boy in Tibet... Irish Mirror July 2004 MacGowan lights it up Respect appearance by Ex-Pogue shows he still has his stuff By the time Shane MacGowan and The Popes took the stage at the Respect festival Saturday, June 12, a silent anticipation hung in the air. The smell of roasting meats and a hefty amount of smoke combined with the presence of various peddlers selling their wares to give Stvanice island the atmosphere of a Celtic village. By Jonny Tennant The Prague Post 24/06/2004 CLEAN BREAK part 2 part 3 part 4 part 5 Holidaying in Gozo with Shane MacGowan, her brilliant beloved, beleaguered ex-boyfriend, Victoria Mary Clarke hears why he has given heroin at last... by Victiria Clarke Sunday Independent 27/06/2004 ATTACK ON POGUES FRONTMAN SINGER Shane MacGowan has been beaten up in a pub, it was revealed last night. The Pogues frontman was left with serious injuries to his face. He was hit with a metal bar, kicked and punched. By Tom Parry The Mirror 21/04/2004 Singer in pub brawl A PUB brawl put ex-Pogues singer Shane MacGowan in hospital with facial injuries. By SUN ONLINE REPORTER 21/04/2004 Even fewer teeth short of a mouthful, but is Shane MacGowan growing up? A COUPLE of days ago, I got an alarming phone call. "Something's happened to Shane," the caller said. "But I'm not allowed to tell you what it is. He'll be calling you himself to tell you." by Victoria Mary Clarke Sunday Independent 25/04/2004 'I'm clean as a whistle' says drug-free Shane Evening Herald, 06/04/2004 (scanned page, 349Kb) |
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| NICE PEGS, SHANE ABOUT THE FACE, Belfast Limelight 15th March 2004 Post-Punk musical poet Shane MacGowan's been slurring out a few songs again. It's just before 1 O'clock on the 15th March. We're in the Limelight on Belfast's Ormeau Avenue and Shane MacGowan is in the building - apparently. |
| Shane MacGowan and The Popes.The Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton 18/03/04 Oh What A Night! Never mind the usual "Kick Up The 80's" rubbish - Shane MacGowan is really back! I'd heard good reports from the last tour when he came to Birmingham - and I was not disappointed Reviewed by Jenny Jones 18/03/2004 |
| Shane MacGowan and the Popes @ the Barrowlands. With no teeth and seemingly very little notion of what was actually going on, the legendary Shane McGowan showed up on stage some 2 hours later then scheduled. A big crowd (although not a full house) cheered as the Paddy Rolling Stone made his appearance, with a pint of lager on one hand, a fag on the other and a mouthful of mumbled swearwords, and occasionally a bit of melody. Gabriel Rohonyi 01/03/2004 |
| "Paddy Rolling Stone" At first dismisses by the Irish rock'n'roll establishment as a walking clich? - an embarrasing drunken Paddy - Shane MacGowan has become one of the most loved and respected artists on the planet. Interview with Shane from Record Collector January 2004 |
| Shane MacGowan & The Popes: The Boys from County Hell! Rumors are ugly things. They are rarely ever true, but they spread faster than fads or the common cold. This theory was tested in line outside The Catalyst last Thursday as comments about Shane MacGowan's health were passed along from person to person. By Chris Polson 19/04/2001 |
| Shane MacGowan -- Turns the Showbox into Irish Pub Shane MacGowan has always represented something of an enigma; that of the drunk Irish poet. When MacGowan and his new band the Popes took the stage on Thursday night, the Showbox was transformed into a gigantic Irish Pub. MacGowan sauntered on-stage pissed, with fag in hand. Brian Stephens, The Daily University of Washington, 01/07/1998 |
| SHANE MacGOWAN & THE POPES, Australian Tour, April 2003 Shane MacGowan & The Popes. Images of 2003 East Coast Blues & Roots Festival Shane McGowan Live at The Gaelic Club Sydney |
| Waiting For Shane A Tribute to Shane MacGowan & The Pogues.Site by ?yvind Lade (Norway). Information on latest releases. List of Released Tracks with stories behind the albums and songs by The Pogues. Clippings. Weekly updated mp3s. Pogues' ringtones, etc. |
| Shane MacGowan official site Site run by Shane's management. Biography, tour dates, gallery, news |