Tag Archives: The Pogues
Happy St. Patrick’s Day from INSOMNIA
I first heard The Pogues when I was a junior in college, working a journalism internship at an alternative music and arts paper in Lansing, MI. My editor was into his job mostly for all the free music he was mailed and all the free shows he was invited to. Like all good music journalists, [...]
Posted in Music
Tagged English punk, Holy Trinity, Irish, jig, Red Roses for Me, reel, Rum Sodomy and the Lash, Shane MacGowan, The Pogues
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Hell Yes
I’ve sang the praises of Withnail and I on the blog before, but I was recently reminded of another, great, bizarre British comedy that also debuted in 1987. I’m not sure what was in the water that year, but it was something compellingly strange and relentlessly absurd. Looking at DVD’s online, I came across a [...]
Posted in Cinema, Uncategorized
Tagged Alex Cox, behind-the-scenes, Courtney Love, featurette, Joe Strummer, Spider Stacy, Straight to Hell, The Pogues, Withnail and I
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