Spider Stacy perfected his trade as a musician at the epicentre of punk rock London's creative crucible in the 1980s as a founding member of The Pogues. Their frenetic, rousing anthems and bittersweet ballads propelled the band to international success, with a measure of noise and confusion along the way. Led by occasionally wayward singer and warrior poet Shane MacGowan, … [Read more...] about The Pogues’ Spider Stacy on Glasgow, music and whiskey
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A Tasty Night in Dublin: Shane MacGowan’s top 5 restaurants
Shane MacGowan: songwriter, hellraiser, poet frontman. The Pogues lead singer has a long relationship with Glasgow, playing memorable shows at the Barrowlands around Christmas time when their hit Fairytale of New York is an anthem for festive revelry. Now more likely to be found in a restaurant than a bar in Dublin, where he has made his home, he reveals his top five dining … [Read more...] about A Tasty Night in Dublin: Shane MacGowan’s top 5 restaurants