The New York Times: Shane MacGowan, Pogues Songwriter Who Fused Punk and Irish Rebellion, Dies at 65

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Shane MacGowan, Pogues Songwriter Who Fused Punk and Irish Rebellion, Dies at 65

As frontman for the Pogues, he romanticized whiskey-soaked rambles and hard-luck stories of emigration, while providing a musical touchstone for members of the Irish diaspora.

Source: Shane MacGowan, Pogues Songwriter Who Fused Punk and Irish Rebellion, Dies at 65