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Shane MacGowan: Laureate Of Lowlife Folk-punk

Shane MacGowan, the singer-songwriter who fronted Celtic folk-punk band The Pogues, was a booze-fuelled bard who performed defiant ballads of the downtrodden and doomed.

International Business Times

The Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan dies aged 65

Tributes pour in for Irish singer-songwriter after his wife announces his death on Instagram

Evening Standard

Pogues singer Shane MacGowan has died aged 65

Shane MacGowan, bandleader of iconic punk group The Pogues, has died aged 65, his wife confirms

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Shane MacGowan: the poet-musician of dereliction who became a mythic figure

The former Pogues frontman created, for a brief period, songs of incisive beauty before addiction led to his ejection from the band, although his genius shone once more with the Popes

The Guardian - UK

Shane MacGowan: The Pogues singer dies aged 65

Tributes pour in for Irish singer-songwriter after his wife announces his death on Instagram

Evening Standard

Shane MacGowan, shy and complex genius behind The Pogues, dies aged 65

Musician had just returned home to be with his wife, Victoria Mary Clarke, after a lengthy stay in hospital

The Independent UK

Shane MacGowan: a timeless voice for Ireland’s diaspora in England

During a concert in Dublin in 2022, Bob Dylan paused between songs to pay tribute to another singer-songwriter who was in attendance that night. “I want to say hello to Shane MacGowan”, said Dylan, praising MacGowan as one of his “favourite artists”.

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Peter Gabriel: i/o review – a beautiful comeback three decades in the making

The legendary prog turned pop star started work on his new album in the mid-90s and has drip-fed its songs to fans, but it is anything but disjointed

The Guardian - UK

Legendary Fairytale of New York singer Shane MacGowan dead at 65

The Pogues singer Shane MacGowan has passed away at the age of 65.

The National (Scotland)

Shane MacGowan, Pogues songwriter and Irish music legend, dies aged 65

One of the all-time great bandleaders and writer of Christmas classic Fairytale of New York, MacGowan invigorated rock with the power of Irish folk music

The Guardian - UK

Show Us Your Studio #14: "If I ever have to leave in a hurry, the Neumann U67 is getting packed instead of my Les Paul Gold Top!"

Ian Cohen's home studio features a custom-designed lighting set-up that transforms the space into a "sonic fantasy world"

MusicRadar

“The guitar riff is dying out”: New survey suggests the ‘majority’ of music fans believe the riff is on its way out

A new research piece has concluded the humble riff may be on its deathbed – and identified Prince's Purple Rain as the second greatest riff of all time

Guitar World

Lenny Kravitz Is a Total Swiftie: "Taylor's So Down to Earth and Giving"

She so is!!!

Marie Claire

“It’s hard to deliver a gig to a chest of drawers in your bedroom. You worry about technique, then the recording can sound clinical”: How British acoustic great Clive Carroll tackled John Renbourn classics – and the psychological hurdles of home recording

Carroll’s new double-album, The Abbott, sees him perform the late John Renbourn’s work – he explains why and how he did it, and offers an in-depth guide to performing Renbourn’s masterpieces

Guitar World

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The Guardian - UK

‘A reminder that life has to be lived’: the lyrics that got us through 2023

A new Youth Music survey said that 93% of young people use lyrics as a therapeutic tool for mental health. Our writers share the lines they kept close this year

The Guardian - UK

‘The ultimate betrayal’: more details emerge in Hall & Oates lawsuit

In court filing, Daryl Hall alleges ‘surreptitious’ plan by John Oates to sell song catalogue, with Oates calling the claims ‘inflammatory, outlandish, and inaccurate’

Guitar World

Reach further on the fretboard and expand your playing possibilities with these guitar finger stretching exercises

Reduce pain and increase your vocabulary of chords and techniques with this Andy Summers and Allan Holdsworth-inspired lesson – just be sure to warm up first

Marie Claire

Jack Antonoff Divulged That Taylor Swift Wrote "You're Losing Me" in 2021, And Swifties Are ~Losing~ Their Damn Minds

She and Joe Alwyn didn't officially break up until 2023.

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Evening Standard

Here's why Renaissance is Beyoncé's best era yet - especially for her LGBTQ+ fans

Her allyship might not be perfect (the Dubai debacle, anyone?) but there's still huge power in one of the world's biggest stars spotlighting LGBTQ+ culture

Chicago Sun-Times

Daryl Hall accuses John Oates of ‘ultimate partnership betrayal’ in plan to sell stake in business

Daryl Hall, in a court filing, accuses musical partner John Oates of moving to sell his share of the team’s joint venture. A court hearing is scheduled for Thursday.

Louder

"Not being able to play gigs probably saved us": Meet Geese, the New York noiseniks who found themselves at the centre of a bidding war just as they were about to break up

For prodigious Brooklynite post-post-punks Geese, it all began just as they were about to call it a day

Louder

When audience members attack: Six times a rock star was injured by someone in the crowd

Musicians should always feel safe onstage: sometimes, they're clearly not - and people need to stop throwing stuff

The Independent UK

Daryl Hall accuses John Oates of 'ultimate partnership betrayal' in plan to sell stake in business

Daryl Hall has filed a court declaration that accuses his longtime music partner John Oates of committing the “ultimate partnership betrayal” by planning to sell his share of the Hall & Oates duo’s joint venture without the other’s permission

Louder

A round sleeve for a round record: how The Small Faces' Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake broke the mould and tested the patience of record stores worldwide

A Liverpool tobacco company and plenty of hashish were the inspirations for one of the most iconic album covers of all time

Metal Hammer

Judas Priest take to the woods for Trial By Fire video

Metal Gods Judas Priest have released a video for Trial By Fire, the second track to emerge from next year's Invincible Shield album

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