Pogues 'historical' sites in London

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Post by mats Mon Jul 20, 2020 2:29 pm

Here´s a video I just found on Youtube with some of the places mentioned in Transmetropolitan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asmu_z3 ... dex=2&t=1s

Post by strummercalling Sat Jun 02, 2007 3:10 am

John C wrote:
mats wrote:There´s a book called "THOSE TOURISTS ARE MONEY - THE ROCK N ROLL GUIDE TO CAMDEN" by Ann Scanlon (who also wrote the first Pogues biography about lots of interesting places around Camden Town. The Pogues and Shane are mentioned a lot and there should be several places to visit there. Been a while since I read it but worth getting if it´s still available.


Oh it's available alright - a steal at £160...


I recently got that book, actually (though it was on ebay for considerably less!). You could probably design an entire Pogues Pub Tour based on that book :)

Post by mats Fri Jun 01, 2007 8:09 pm

Fyllo wrote:
mats wrote:
There´s a book called "THOSE TOURISTS ARE MONEY - THE ROCK N ROLL GUIDE TO CAMDEN" by Ann Scanlon (who also wrote the first Pogues biography about lots of interesting places around Camden Town. The Pogues and Shane are mentioned a lot and there should be several places to visit there. Been a while since I read it but worth getting if it´s still available.


Is that the book were she writes about Spider, Shane, Kirsty and Steve Earl doing a 24h drinking session in some pub or am I misstaken.


Almost correct, Shane did the 24h drinking session in a place called The Marathon (suitable name) Spider, Steve Earle and Cait went there during the St Patricks week in ´88.

See you in Gothenburg :D

Post by Fyllo Fri Jun 01, 2007 6:39 pm

mats wrote:
There´s a book called "THOSE TOURISTS ARE MONEY - THE ROCK N ROLL GUIDE TO CAMDEN" by Ann Scanlon (who also wrote the first Pogues biography about lots of interesting places around Camden Town. The Pogues and Shane are mentioned a lot and there should be several places to visit there. Been a while since I read it but worth getting if it´s still available.


Is that the book were she writes about Spider, Shane, Kirsty and Steve Earl doing a 24h drinking session in some pub or am I misstaken.

Post by mats Thu May 31, 2007 11:23 am

John C wrote:
mats wrote:There´s a book called "THOSE TOURISTS ARE MONEY - THE ROCK N ROLL GUIDE TO CAMDEN" by Ann Scanlon (who also wrote the first Pogues biography about lots of interesting places around Camden Town. The Pogues and Shane are mentioned a lot and there should be several places to visit there. Been a while since I read it but worth getting if it´s still available.


Oh it's available alright - a steal at £160...


:shock: I can travel to London for that money

Post by John C Thu May 31, 2007 11:03 am

mats wrote:There´s a book called "THOSE TOURISTS ARE MONEY - THE ROCK N ROLL GUIDE TO CAMDEN" by Ann Scanlon (who also wrote the first Pogues biography about lots of interesting places around Camden Town. The Pogues and Shane are mentioned a lot and there should be several places to visit there. Been a while since I read it but worth getting if it´s still available.


Oh it's available alright - a steal at £160...

Post by mats Wed May 30, 2007 11:04 pm

strummercalling wrote:Thanks for this thread; I'll be able to use the information in it in about a month... The Pindar of Wakefield/ Water Rats definitely sounds like a good historical site to check out.

I'll probably be trying to map out my own Pogues tour soon :)


There´s a book called "THOSE TOURISTS ARE MONEY - THE ROCK N ROLL GUIDE TO CAMDEN" by Ann Scanlon (who also wrote the first Pogues biography about lots of interesting places around Camden Town. The Pogues and Shane are mentioned a lot and there should be several places to visit there. Been a while since I read it but worth getting if it´s still available.

places to go

Post by adonis Wed May 30, 2007 12:39 pm

Marathon, 87 Chalk Farm Rd, NW1 8AR, London

Post by strummercalling Tue May 08, 2007 10:52 pm

Thanks for this thread; I'll be able to use the information in it in about a month... The Pindar of Wakefield/ Water Rats definitely sounds like a good historical site to check out.

I'll probably be trying to map out my own Pogues tour soon :)

Post by firehazard Mon Jan 22, 2007 8:25 am

"Sally MacLennane" is supposedly written in the light of Shane's experiences at his uncle's pub in Dagenham. Does anyone know the name of the pub?

I've got a feeling I may have known this once, but I just can't remember.

pogues haunts

Post by bushmills bill Mon Jan 22, 2007 12:48 am

shane was a barman at "the griffin", charing cross in the 70's, union tavern i think around holborn, dundee arms bethnal green, columbia hotel , hyde park corner, the roundhouse camden town, the boogaloo highgate, any pub on seven sisters/hollway road lol............... hope that helps...... also look up a site called "derelictlondon" has heaps of pub history, also music venues/pubs there as well, worth a look...........

Pogues haunts

Post by Titirangi Sat Dec 16, 2006 11:11 pm

For four or five years in the early 1980s I was caretaker of the Hillview estate in Kings X. I used to listen to the Pogue Mahones rehearsing in Jem Finer's flat on the top floor of Whidbourne House, long before their first successes.

I used to push my broom around amongst the detritus (this was a very dodgy estate, lots of prostitution, smack dealing and the like) and reflect on whether I should persecute this rowdy band, who appeared to my clearly undiscerning ears to have no audible talent, and who were obviously disturbing the peace and the neighbourhood.

Fortunately, my libertarian instincts prevailed, and aside from picking an intoxicated Shane out of the Midhope St gutter on one or two occasions, took no active part in the life of the band (although I did try very hard to get some rent off them, to little avail).

Post by MacRua Fri Dec 15, 2006 7:17 am

Caukill wrote:Just off the top off your 'ead like?

An answer ? ;)

Post by Caukill Thu Dec 14, 2006 9:53 pm

Kirsty bench here:

http://www.kirstymaccoll.com/informatio ... /index.htm

Post by Caukill Thu Dec 14, 2006 9:35 pm

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Just off the top off your 'ead like?

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