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Jan 30, 2024 · Two months after Shane MacGowan’s death, The Pogues’ Spider Stacy is reflecting on the life and legacy of his friend. In a candid essay written for Mojo, Stacy, 65, traced the course of his...
Feb 27, 2020 · When Spider Stacy, of British “Celtic punk” band the Pogues, bought a house in Treme 10 years ago, he knew little about contemporary New Orleans music.
Jan 26, 2024 · Spider Stacy Remembers Shane MacGowan: “Heroes live forever”. Writing exclusively for MOJO, The Pogues’ Spider Stacy pays tribute to Shane MacGowan: friend, bandmate, hero. Scorning predictions of his demise, year upon year, Shane MacGowan finally left us in November last year.
May 2, 2011 · This hackle-raising blend of traditional Irish folk music, politically charged broadsides and electric rock ‘n’ roll, delivered by charismatic frontman Shane MacGowan flanked by a grizzled band of veterans that includes penny-whistle virtuoso/alternate vocalist Spider Stacy, was formed in the King’s Cross district of north London in 1982.
After the Pogues's break-up, the three remaining long-term members (Spider Stacy, Andrew Ranken and Darryl Hunt) played together briefly as The Vendettas. They played mainly new Stacy-penned tracks, though Darryl Hunt also contributed songs, and the band's live set included a few Pogues songs.
Spider Stacy on the Pogues, Lost Bayou Ramblers, and ‘A Fairytale of New York’. Spider Stacy met Shane MacGowan at a Ramones gig in England when they were both teens. Shortly after, they formed the Pogues, a band that merged folk styling and punk rock delivery with Irish rebel songs.
Dec 13, 2013 · Nathan Mcilroy talks to Spider Stacey about New Orleans, the Irish diaspora and Russell Brand. The Pogues are due to embark on a mini tour this Sunday playing Rum, Sodomy & The Lash in full. Nathan Mcilroy catches up with Spider Stacey before they set off. You live in New Orleans at the minute.
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