Top 3 Concert: Flogging Molly
Top 3 Concert: Flogging MollyAllentown Morning CallSince the Pogues announced last year they likely will never tour the United States again, that leaves Flogging Molly as the premier Celtic punk group you'll see on these shores. The band might have held that distinction anyway.and more »
Great gigs to return to Harlow Town Park
Great gigs to return to Harlow Town ParkHarlow StarBack in the 1970s and '80s the town rocked out to the sounds of Fairport Convention, 10cc, The Pogues and even Thin Lizzy, but it's been many years since the bandstand hosted its last major concert. But festival fever is set to return to the park this ...
Review: Music: Here Comes Everybody – The Story of The Pogues by James Fearnley
Review: Music: Here Comes Everybody – The Story of The Pogues by James FearnleyIrish IndependentA white van arrived with Shane and his manager from the latter days of The Pogues, Joey Cashman. It was 8pm by the time Shane emerged from the van by which time he was in such a state he had to be helped up on to the stage.
Music Weekly podcast: how to survive being in the Pogues
Music Weekly podcast: how to survive being in the PoguesThe GuardianJames Fearnely, accordion player for the Pogues, has a new book out called Here Comes Everybody – an account of the friendships, bust-ups, highs and dramatic lows of a treasured and often misunderstood band. He talks to Michael Hann about life on the ...
Joey Balls of Old Man Markley on the intersection of punk and folk
Joey Balls of Old Man Markley on the intersection of punk and folkPitch WeeklyFat Wreck Chords' Old Man Markley falls in line with a long tradition of folk-punk artists, going all the way back to the Pogues. The band's sound - lots of fiddle, banjo and washtub bass - is a fun time, communing as it does the energy of a punk show ...