Shane MacGowan

I miss waking up in the morning, rolling out of bed and rolling myself a fag. Read More

I miss waking up in the morning, rolling out of bed and rolling myself a fag. Read More

August 1994, at what was fast approaching the height of Walthamstow-boy-band East 17's commercial peak, chief songwriter Tony Mortimer, then 24, sat down to write a paean to his brother, Ollie, who had recently committed suicide. Read More

Kirsty MacColl was a true English original, a singer-songwriter and interpreter of other people's songs who could slip easily between musical styles. Read More

My late teenage years coincided with the Dark Age of High Hair and Acid Wash, when girls prostrated themselves before the altar of Astley and guys worked on perfecting their Dep-assisted mullets. Read More

With the opening night of a UK tour just days away most bands would be sweating over the finer points of set lists, encores and stage sets. * Read More

Pogues singer Shane MacGowan is set to appear in a new reality TV programme. Read More

Pop megastar Beyonce Knowles picked a starstruck Wrexham youngster out of the crowd at her recent concert in Manchester to sing a few lines with her. Read More