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Titus Andronicus Didn't Enjoy Touring with The Pogues

Titus Andronicus Didn't Enjoy Touring with The Pogues

New Jersey punks Titus Andronicus recently finished up a tour last month for punk-rock legends The Pogues. But according to statements from Titus frontman Patrick Stickles, the band did not enjoy themselves very much at all....  read more

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The Pogues Take Titus Andronicus on the Road

The Pogues Take Titus Andronicus on the Road

Celtic-punk rockers The Pogues are returning to the U.S. for a 10-date, six-city tour. The band, who last toured the U.S. in 2009, will be supported on all tour dates by New Jersey punks Titus Andronicus....  read more

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The Pogues Announce Tour Dates

The Pogues Announce Tour Dates

Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, Celtic punk pioneers The Pogues are hitting the road....  read more

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Our 11 Favorite Oversized Bands

Our 11 Favorite Oversized Bands

When it comes to music, sometimes more is more. There's a definite trend among rock bands to pile every musician friend onstage to make a joyful noise. We've collected our favorite current big bands together, and the list goes to 11.  read more

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The Pogues' Shane MacGowan Planning a Cooking Show

The Pogues' Shane MacGowan Planning a Cooking Show

Who knew Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan had aspirations to be a food-television personality? MacGowan and his wife have already done one food-related TV show for the RTE channel in Ireland where they lived off produce they grew themselves, but apparently that’s just the beginning....  read more

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Shane MacGowan, Nick Cave and Johnny Depp Cover "I Put a Spell On You" for Haiti

Shane MacGowan, Nick Cave and Johnny Depp Cover "I Put a Spell On You" for Haiti

Musicians have been on overdrive for the past couple weeks putting on shows and raising funds for the people in Haiti. But while Bon Iver and Radiohead performed live to raise money, others are collaborating on recorded work. For instance, Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan has assembled an intriguing group in a London studio to record a cover of Screamin’ Jay Hawkins’ “I Put a Spell on You.”...  read more

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Download Bob Schneider's Cover of The Pogues' "Fairytale Of New York"

Download Bob Schneider's Cover of The Pogues' "Fairytale Of New York"

Download Bob Schneider's cover of The Pogues' "Fairytale of New York" here.Schneider's Christmastime is available now through his website....  read more

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The Pogues - Atlanta - The Tabernacle - 3/9/2009: Beer, Brawls and Potcheen-doused Brilliance

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Even though it’s officially still winter, this is Hotlanta, and inside converted church The Tabernacle, it feels like it’s 100 degrees, 100 percent humidity. The venue’s defining feature, an enormous pipe organ, protrudes from behind the stage backdrop and light scaffolding, a remnant of the place’s holier days.  I check my phone. It’s just before 9 p.m. The floor is getting crowded. Roadies meander about the stage, setting up gear. After a while, a rather interesting item is carted out. Sitting ominously, tragically (tragicomically?) at the center of the stage is a lone, padded bar stool—Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan’s seat....  read more

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The Pogues schedule a few tour dates

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Lifetime Achievement Award-winners The Pogues are getting busy. The octet of raucous punk laddies just announced a 2009 East Coast tour, set to kick off March 7....  read more

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Cat Power eyes Dark End of the Street release

Cat Power eyes <em>Dark End of the Street</em> release

Cat Power will release her newest covers EP...  read more

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