Shane MacGowan, Pogues Songwriter Who Fused Punk and Irish Rebellion, Dies at 65 As frontman for the Pogues, he delivered lyrics romanticizing whiskey-soaked ramblers and hard-luck stories of emigration, while providing a musical touchstone for members of the Irish diaspora worldwide.
Best Albums of 2023: SZA, Olivia Rodrigo, 100 gecs and More Many of the LPs that made an impact this year, including SZA’s “SOS” and Olivia Rodrigo’s “Guts,” came from looking inward.
I Wanna Be Curated: Can You Really Put Punk in a Museum? In Las Vegas, the answer is a resounding yes — and why not throw in a wedding chapel and a bar, too?
Let’s Talk About Biden, Trump and … Taylor Swift Do any of them deserve to be Time’s person of the year?
A Pop Star Filmed a Music Video in a Church. The Priest Was Punished. The singer Sabrina Carpenter danced through Our Lady of Mount Carmel-Annunciation. The Diocese of Brooklyn said it was “appalled.”