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âShane was rascality personifiedâ: the Pogues on their late frontman, anti-Irish prejudice and the feud over Fairytale of New York (opens the original)
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The Celtic punk bandâs co-founders Spider Stacy and James Fearnley take your questions about Shane MacGowan, ruffling the feathers of trad musicians and putting Laurence Fox in his place The Pogues earned a reputation early on as a ferocious live band. What does it feel like to be in the middle of that whirlwind? VerulamiumParkRangerSpider Stacy [co-founder, tin whistle, vocals]: Last Christmas, we did a secret gig in a pub in Nunhead [in London] and it reminded me of those early days when we
âWould they fight or hug?â The Oasis comeback filmâs makers on shooting fans, vicars, police â and the Gallaghers (opens the original)
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The crowds wept and prayed, police used their song lyrics for briefings and a vicar gave a sermon about brotherly forgiveness. The directors of Donât Look Back in Anger relive their wildest ride ever On 4 July last year, Oasis were all set to start the first gig of their hugely anticipated comeback, 16 years since the band imploded after Liam Gallagher swung a guitar in the direction of brother Noelâs head backstage in Paris. However, just 20 minutes before showtime, there was no sign of the
âWhy not try to be the best in the world, just for the fun of it?â Art Garfunkel on a rich, restless life â and reconciling with Paul Simon (opens the original)
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He taught maths and walked across Europe, trying to leave his demons behind. As he goes back on tour aged 84, the folk-pop legend explains how he came back to singing As Art Garfunkel is keen to point out, âI am a singer â there, use that as the title of your articleâ â but he was never just a singer. âIâve been an actor. I am a writer,â he continues. âIâve walked across countries, taken freighters across oceans. Iâve read the dictionary. Iâve read two books a month for 60
Joey Ramone smiling! And having fun! At the beach! Roberta Bayleyâs best photograph (opens the original)
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âJoey didnât surf. And he didnât like this photo. He said, âYou made my legs look thin.â Like it was my fault he had skinny legsâ The first band I ever saw were the Beatles, on 19 August 1964 at the Cow Palace Arena near San Francisco. I was 13. I remember every 29 minutes of it: 17,000 screaming girls making a deafening din and thousands of flashbulbs going off at once, lighting up the entire stadium. Iâd been a Beatlemaniac since seeing a clip of them at the London Palladium on t
â9 to 5? She was full-on round the clock!â Dolly Parton celebrated by kd lang, Peggy Seeger, Annie Lennox and more (opens the original)
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Musicians and performers pay tribute to the country legend who managed to be a generational talent, a formidable entrepreneur, a dedicated philanthropist and a truly kind person I donât really follow pop music or country and western very much, but Dolly Parton was always something special â separate from it all, in a way. She seemed absolutely indomitable. Coming from a large family in a mountain home and being brought up in poverty, she broke through to have this incredible career and you c
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