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The Pogues' bassist, Darryl Hunt, has passed away at the age of 72 in London.#DarrylHunt #ThePogues -
The Pogues Call It Quits as a Band - Done with Touring, Releasing New Music
Despite their bid to top the 2014 music charts, The Pogues have been inactive as a band since then. In a new interview, Shane McGowan reveals that The Pogues have called it quits as a band and are done with both touring and releasing new music. -
'X Factor' Winner Ben Haenow Tops Christmas Singles Chart in UK with OneRepublic Cover "Something I Need"
The results of the much-ballyhooed UK Christmas week singles charts has been revealed and once again the winner of the most recent season of X Factor has taken the prize. Ben Haenow and his single "Something I Need"—a OneRepublic cover—rose to face competition that Billboard had earlier cited would be tougher than usual. -
The Pogues Could Top UK's Song Charts with "Fairytale of New York" for Much Ballyhooed Christmas Week, Over 'X Factor' Winner Ben Haenow
We've already complained about how the addition of streaming numbers to the Billboard 200 is a bad idea...but now streaming data will have a major effect on another one of the music industry's big traditions: What single takes no. 1 during the week of Christmas in the UK. The Official Charts company now incorporates streaming numbers into its charts and that advantage may help The Pogues' "Fairytale of New York" top the list. -
David Bowie, Bing Crosby, Jimmy Fallon, The Pogues: 8 Best Holiday Duets [LISTEN]
Duets are special. They tend to carve out little moments in time when two artists link up and compliment their talents to the delight of listeners. There are tons of holiday duets out there, but we decided to put a list together of some classic, some silly and some forgotten team efforts. Bing Crosby, David Bowie, Jimmy Fallon and The Pogues all made the cut. -
'The Wire' creator David Simon writing a Pogues musical
Musicals based on musicians are nothing new. Some performers are more obvious hosts than others, however. For example, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons make sense for a musical soundtrack (as seen during Jersey Boys). A less obvious group to base a production on is folk-punk rockers The Pogues, however writer David Simon is working on doing just that. -
Phil Chevron, Guitarist of The Pogues, Dies At Age 56 From Esophageal Cancer
Pogues guitarist and stringed-instrument extraordinaire Philip Chevron has passed away from cancer, according to the band's website. He was 56.
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