In his biography A Furious Devotion: The Life of Shane MacGowan English music journalist Richard Balls noted that, during the dark days of the late '80s, The Pogues' iconic frontman would gobble ...

Shane MacGowan - for it was he - weaved The Pogues from low dives into legend. In the greedy, red-braced '80s - a time before world music and new acoustic music, when folk music was at its most ...

Pogues live on the south side, embracing community and adventure despite financial struggles. Kooks on the north side flaunt ...