Spider Stacy is celebrating the anniversary of the release of Red Roses for Me with a few friends. You should be among them! You WANT to be there.
Spider will join other Pogues members James Fearnley and Jem Finer, and occasional Pogues member (and a Pretender too) James Walbourne, along with more than 20 friends and guests to perform the entirety of this classic album.
Sadly, Andrew Ranken's health means he can't play drums anymore. Andrew was a Pogue from 82 until the very last - a band is only as good as it's drummer and he was the heartbeat, the engine room, so we're lucky to have Tom Coll from Fontaines DC standing in, with Holly Mullineaux from Goat Girl taking Darryl's position on bass beside him.
Tickets are on sale now!
— DzM
Red Roses for Me - 40 years on, and red vinyl?!
In celebration of the 40th anniversary of Red Roses For Me, it's to be reissued on a recycled red vinyl with the 2013 remixes of the album and a double-CD set including the album, B-sides and a bonus disc of BBC sessions from 1984. Out 18th October, pre-order now! Do the thing here!
A budget-priced version of Just Look Them Straight In The Eye And Say... Poguemahone!! has been released in a new, flatpack release. The five-disc box set with rarities, radio sessions, demos, movie incidental music and live recordings may lack the original fancy packaging but it is now available through Amazon for the friendly price of 14.71 pounds.
The liner notes and the complete track list can be found here.
— Zuzana
Here Comes Everybody
James Fearnley has written an excellent memoir titled Here Comes Everybody - The Story of the Pogues published by Faber and Faber in May, 2012. You should go buy it right now.
You can follow latest news regarding James' book at jamesfearnley.com.
Just Look Them Straight In The Eye ... It’s Box Set Time!
Just Look Them Straight In The Eye and Say... POGUEMAHONE!!
The Pogues have opened the hidden private vaults containing the
archive of their recordings not
previously released. The result? A five-disc box set titled
"Just Look Them Straight in the Eye And Say... POGUEMAHONE!!"
The compilation includes rarities, radio
sessions, demos, movie incidental music and live recordings. Also inside are the
legendary Murder, Donegal Express, Danny Boy, Travelling
People, and Fairytale of New York demos, collaborations with
Joe Strummer, Kirsty MacColl, Steve Earle and much more.
The complete track list with all 109 songs, all five discs is
here.
The Pogues have lots of things
on the market to satisfy your Celtic Punk desires. Seven
full-length CDs, remixed with extra tracks. Collections.
A box-set with rarities. Books! Videos! T-Shirts, pint
glasses, posters and much more.
But where to buy these things? There are many places, but
if you buy from the Amazon links on this
page then you help pay for this site. That's gotta be
a good thing, right?
Special thanks to The Pogues for their generous help.
Philip Chevron
June 17 1957 - October 8 2013
The news of Philip's death on Tuesday morning, from complications brought about by throat cancer, has hurt us terribly. Philip was first diagnosed with the disease in 2006 and after a gruelling period of chemotherapy which he had fought with such dignity, strength and heroism, he was declared to be in remission. But in a tragic stroke last August he returned from visiting his oncologist with the harrowing news that his cancer had returned, and that this time it was inoperable. It has been no consolation that we have all had months to prepare for the worst; when the worst came, the preparations we had made turned out to be futile, and the impact has been felt very deeply. The hole that his death has left will be huge. He was a remarkable and fantastically talented colleague, but most of all a friend. Our thoughts go out to his fans, who loved him unanimously. But above all, our thoughts are now with his family, with those he held dear and who have held him dear. Philip will be missed terribly and will always be in our hearts. - The Pogues
A statement on behalf of Shane Mac Gowan's wife Victoria Mary Clarke, his sister Siobhan and father, Maurice.
Just Look Them Straight In The Eye... once again
Here Comes Everybody
Just Look Them Straight In The Eye ...
The Pogues have lots of things
on the market to satisfy your Celtic Punk desires. Seven
full-length CDs, remixed with extra tracks. Collections.
A box-set with rarities. Books! Videos! T-Shirts, pint
glasses, posters and much more.
The news of Philip's death on Tuesday morning, from complications brought about by throat cancer, has hurt us terribly. Philip was first diagnosed with the disease in 2006 and after a gruelling period of chemotherapy which he had fought with such dignity, strength and heroism, he was declared to be in remission. But in a tragic stroke last August he returned from visiting his oncologist with the harrowing news that his cancer had returned, and that this time it was inoperable. It has been no consolation that we have all had months to prepare for the worst; when the worst came, the preparations we had made turned out to be futile, and the impact has been felt very deeply. The hole that his death has left will be huge. He was a remarkable and fantastically talented colleague, but most of all a friend. Our thoughts go out to his fans, who loved him unanimously. But above all, our thoughts are now with his family, with those he held dear and who have held him dear. Philip will be missed terribly and will always be in our hearts. - The Pogues
