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| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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... |
| I Drink Therefore I Am Liam Fay calls on Shane MacGowan at home, where over mugs of brandy, the singer cheerfully rationalises his notorious alcohol-intake in the face of widespread concern that he might be drinking himself to an early grave. HotPress 27/07/1989 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Shane MacGowan Olympia Dublin, 11 Aug 2001 |
| The Pogues Point Theatre, 20/12/2001 |
| 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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| 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 |
| 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Just why did Shane pull out of Solfest? IT ALWAYS seemed too good to be true, but now festival goers’ worst fears have been realised. Shane MacGowan and his band The Popes have pulled out of Solfest in August. News & Star 14/07/2005 Pogues to return with MacGowan in tow It was 1991 and things were about to come to a head for London-Irish punk outfit the Pogues. They were in Japan doing a set of shows, and the group had had about all they could take of their famously volatile frontman Shane MacGowan. Daily Yomiuri 14/07/2005 In Sight/ Music: Where it all fell apart: Pogues return to Japan A lot of people had given the Pogues up for dead. The obituaries, it turns out, were premature-much like those of their irrascible front man, Shane MacGowan, whose reputation for hard living had long made him a prime candidate for an early grave. Asahi Shimbun 08/07/2005 OVER THE TOP: BP & SHANE & STEVE & PETE… & RONNIE DREW! Before splitting to DJ at DD, BP Fallon and Shane MacGowan caught much of the Croke Park U2 Vertigo concert – where in the middle of Running To Stand Still Bono launched into The Pogues version of Dirty Old Town and the whole stadium sang along before Bono dedicated the song to Shane 27/06/2005 The Pogues are back RAISE your Guinness glasses and dust off your dancing shoes, The Pogues are back. By Daniel Johnson 05/05/2005 Fairytale Ending Boozy but poignant seasonal cheer from the most unlikely of festive bands. Uncut Magazine March 2005 Alehouse Rock Shane MacGowan is back to lead the celebrations and the drinks are on him - literally, says Dave Simpson Mojo Magazine March 2005 The Flowers bloom for tsunami relief Fiachna O'Braonain, guitarist for Hothouse Flowers, recounts a recent last-minute tsunami benefit his band played: The Denver Post 06/03/2005 THE LEGEND CONTINUES Being lucky enough to catch The Pogues in December on the last of their three London gigs just before Christmas at The Academy in Brixton made me realise just how much I missed the atmosphere and excitement of a real storming live gig, with musicians playing real instruments. Irish World 18/02/2005 Yeti Perform With Pogues Frontman Shane MacGowan Yeti were the centre of attention last week as they played an impromptu gig with Shane MacGowan. 31/01/2005 MacGOWAN TO BUY NEW TEETH Hellraiser SHANE MacGOWAN is so sick of being famous for his toothless mouth, he's undergoing surgery to convert his gum-revealing smile into a gleaming white one. 31/01/2005 WHICH ONE IS THE YETI? Shane McGowan duets with new rockers Play Louder 27/01/2005 The Pogues - Brixton Academy, London Gig played on 20/12/04 Because he's a true poet, we'll always forgive him. With lesser mortals, you'd gaze upon a man staggering and swaying, mumbling his words and randomly thwacking himself over the head with a tin tray, and shake your head with despair. 19/01/2005 Pogues star is inspired by Bible John SHANE MacGowan, the former lead singer of The Pogues, has found musical inspiration in one of Scotland's most infamous serial killers. The Herald 14/01/2005 Living the fairytale IT’S A ROCKY road from Dublin to Shane MacGowan’s home in Tipperary, where rain floods the roads and relentlessly hammers the bus windows - in what feels like the middle of nowhere. Scotsman 13/01/2005 The Pogues Glasgow Academy. The buzz around this tour far outstretched Britain and Ireland. Pogues fans gathered from around the world on genuine Pogues turf. Irish Post 12/01/2005 The Pogues The Pogues with support from The Saw Doctors (MEN Arena Manchester 18/12/04) - Live Review 04/01/2005 The Pogues 18/12/2004, Manchester MEN Arena, Manchester UK Reunion tours come in all shapes and sizes. Most are unworthy of your attention, but some just can’t be ignored. from Ska Punk And Other Junk by Nicholas Boldock January 2005 DEATH DISCO DUBLIN XXXMAS A CRACKER! SHANE MACGOWAN + BP FALLON + RONNIE DREW DRIVE 'EM CRAZY! Shane shook 'em! Ronnie rocked 'em! BP boogalooed! The rovers' welcome return (20 December 2004 - Brixton Academy) This summer, Shane MacGowan played a low-key gig in North London's Boogaloo bar. After a fivesong set, he shuffled through the crowd. And I, overawed at seeing a legend performing in such close quarters, told him it was great. He laughed and told me not to be stupid, it was just OK. Metro From fiasco to fairytale (21 December 2004 - Brixton Academy) As if ascending to altered states equates to some kind of artistic redemption, pop music's drunks and drug fiends are indulged, cosseted and egged on by crowds pretending to encourage, but secretly eager for meltdown. Evening Standard The Pogues Live in The Point Depot, Dublin, 23/12/2004 In the lobby, the queue for the men’s toilets is 50 yards long, and there is no queue for the women’s – definitely a Pogues gig. Hot Press The Pogues/ The Saw Doctors - MEN Arena - 18.12.04 It was an Irish reunion this pre-Christmas party evening, as two of the most vibrant bands from over the water joined a packed and jovial Manchester Arena a Christmas party to end all Christmas parties. Designer Magazine Shane MacGowan, the living miracle The Pogues have reformed for a series of concerts to mark their 20th anniversary and the re-release of their back-catalogue. Belfast Telegraph 31/12/2004 Waltzing MacGowan It wasn't 'Christmas Eve, babe', it was a couple of days before. But the Pogues reforming with their classic line-up was always going be a reason for much festive cheer. The Observer 26/12/2004 Pogues are back in town Shane MacGowan is SOBER! We lied. Thought that'd catch your eye, though. Mega Star 24/12/2004 The Pogues, Brixton Academy, London Fairy tale of London "Go straight to hell, boys." The voice of Joe Strummer, a one-time Pogue, is the last voice heard before the final curtain call. The Independent 23/12/2004 The Pogues, Brixton Academy, London The Pogues used to be famous for playing brilliantly shambolic shows. But time has taken its toll: the middle-aged men on the Brixton Academy's stage did not look like they had many wild nights left in them. Financial Times 22/12/2004 Beauty and the bleary The London-Irish were out in force, jamming the outer bars. Inside, a curtain protected the band's equipment, as much from flying Guinness as from prying eyes. The Telegraph 22/12/2004 The Pogues Brixton Academy FOR those neither young enough nor sufficiently elderly to enjoy pantomimes at this time of year, the rousing comeback gig is the perfect alternative. Times Online 22/12/2004 The Pogues, Brixton Academy, London The artificial snow is falling and there are two grotesquely over-decorated trees at each side of the stage, where a singer dressed in black is staggering through a cheerfully dreadful dance routine. The Guardian 22/12/2004 Dead man rocking Shane MacGowan might be at death's door, but his reunited Pogues are more rock'n'roll than today's bland bands. Spiked Online 21/12/2004 Shane MacGowan proves there's life in the old dog yet on tour with The Pogues Glasgow IT IS surely fair to say that only the most die-hard fan - or foolhardy optimist - could have high expectations for a tour by the reconstituted Pogues in 2004. Ireland on Sunday 19/12/2004 Pantomime of past glories Glasgow APART from a week-long mini-reunion in 2001, this is the first time Shane MacGowan has appeared with The Pogues since their parting of the ways Sunday Herald 19/12/2004 The Pogues @ The Academy London-Irish punk balladeers The Pogues have reformed. They played Brum’s Carling Academy on BBC 19/12/2004 The Pogues @ Manchester POGUES frontman Shane MacGowan is the George Best of popular music - an unique talent laid waste by inner demons and 25 years of very hard drinking. Manchester Online 18/12/2004 Arena gig a great jig The warning signs were there, even before we got to the gig. The Evening Chronicle 17/12/2004 The Pogues Dear dirty delightful old drunken old days were here again as The Pogues kicked off Christmas at Newcastle Arena. BBC 16/12/2004 Pogues return on tour and albums The Pogues song Fairytale of New York has been voted the best Christmas song of all time - as the band, which split in 1996, reforms for a comeback tour together with reissues of their classic albums. BBC 16/12/2004 The Pogues: posers who still like a good laugh TRYING to get an interview with The Pogues' unpredictable lead singer, Shane MacGowan, is hard enough. Trying to understand him once you do finally track him down is even harder. Manchester ONLine 15/12/2004 Pogues re-ignite the revelry WE should either be very honoured or very afraid that The Pogues have chosen Manchester to stage the first two dates of a comeback tour in their best known guise... fronted by Shane MacGowan. Manchester OnLine 14/12/2004 The Pogues CARLING ACADEMY, GLASGOW THE biggest surprise of this Pogues original lineup reunion is not that Cait O’Riordan is back in the band for the first time since 1986 but that Shane MacGowan is still here. The Scotsman 14/12/2004 The Ninth Life Of The Pogues The word goes out in Tipperary, in County Meath, in Los Angeles, in Nottingham, in North London: the pogues have reformed to play live and, maybe this time, claim their rightful inheritance. The Word Magazine December 2004 MUSIC: Glasgow belongs to me SHANE MACGOWAN IMMORTALISES HIS LOVE IN SONG IT ALL began in McGinn's Bar on Hope Street, where Shane MacGowan pulled his career back from the brink with two classic songs about Glasgow. Evening Times December 2004 I'll never get back with my soulmate Shane LAST weekend, on ITV's Frank Skinner Show, Shane Mac Gowan - who is my ex-partner - was being interviewed about his life. He was asked if he has any ambitions left and he responded that he would like to patch up his relationship with me, which in his words had "Gone askew". Sunday Independent 05/12/2004 Reformed - Pogue Mahone U2’s Clarence Hotel was the venue for the interview with one of the most radical bands of the 80’s, The Pogues. Terry Woods and Shane MacGowan were there on time, sitting present and correct, well…present anyway. In Dublin 03/12/2004 Old habits die hard Twenty-five years ago, Shane MacGowan was given six weeks to live. But he's still here, and so are the Pogues - back to their original lineup for a new lease of life. The Guardian 26/11/2004 PUNK AND DISORDERLY It is hard to believe that Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan is still alive. Daily Mirror 19/11/2004 Shane Plays the Park AS a warmup for his Irish reunion gigs with the Pogues, the legendary Shane MacGowan will be playing at Gaelic Park (240th Street and Broadway, Bronx) on Friday, November 26. IRISH VOICE 16/11/2004 Celtic Soul Rebels Drunk and belligerent, in 1982 they roared out of the clubs and squats of north London and ripped up the Irish music rulebook. Then a decade later they combusted in a haze of whiskey fumes. Ann Scanlon charts the rise, the fall and rebirth of The Pogues MOJO Magazine September 2004 Irish rovers return for tour The Pogues are putting their original line-up back together for the first time in almost two decades and hitting the road again. Sunday Sun 05/09/2004 BAR-STOOL PHILOSOPHER Sunday Independent Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 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 Right pair of wits in a set-to LIFE is rich in irony, don't you think? The Palace of Wisdom is what iconoclast Olaf Tyarensen called his latest oeuvre (a surprise runaway bestseller) and to the launch of this sagacious tome in the Friends Room of the RHA he invited those Titans of wit and wisdom, Shane MacGowan and Irvine Welsh. Sunday Independent 15/08/2004 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 Half a Year Before Death We met three times; first time some fifteen years ago, last time last week. Honza D?dek, Reflex June 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) FALL OF A LEGEND Hellraiser Shane MacGowan is on a downward spiral to a hard drugs hell, friends fear. Irish Daily Mirror (By DAMIEN LANE) March 2004 |
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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 |
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| THE DRINK TALKING Shane MacGowan is not happy with the newly published A DRINK WITH SHANE MacGOWAN. For a start, it should be called Several drinks with Shane MacGowan, he points out. HotPress 29/03/2001 |
| Get Your Yeah Yeahs Out! From small-time ramshackle punk'n'Irish troubadours to 'international touring act' in the space of six incident-packed years, The Pogues have not only produced music to consistently surprise and delight - they've put it in the charts too! Hot Press (by Bill Graham) 01/12/1988 |
| Another few drinks with Shane MacGowan EAMON SWEENEY tries - and fails - to last the pace in the company of the irish raver Hot Press 27/09/2001 |
| The decline and fall of the heroic Irish drunk The current state of Shane McGowan explodes the myth of the booze-fuelled genius, says JOHN E WALSH TALES are leaking out of Blooms Hotel in Dublin. Somewhere in this temporary home to countless Euro-entrepreneurs and myriad dot.com impresarios Shane McGowan is sitting in a slurred heap. Sunday Independent 17/02/2001 |