Pogues Boxset.
Just Look Them Straight In The Eye and Say....POGUE MAHONE!!

The title will be "Just Look Them Straight In The Eye and Say....
POGUE MAHONE!!"

 few of the songs can be heard here.

5cds - 109 tracks.
Total duration: 6 hours, 3 minutes, 19 seconds.
List of the tracks.

Tracks that are confirmed:
- All six tracks recorded at Barrowlands 1987
-7" mix of Fiesta
-12" mix of If I Should Fall From Grace With God
-12" mix of Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
-Single version of Boys From The County Hell
-Young Ned of The Hill Dub Version
- The tracks recorded for the Sid & Nancy movie.
-Live recordings with Joe Strummer from the Tuesday Morning singles
- In & Out
-Got A Lot O' Livin' To Do, Miss Otis Regrets/Just One Of Those Things
-Japan
-Feels Like Murder / Murder Ska
-Rake At The Gates of Hell (BBC live version)

Release date 2 June 2008.
More info to come.

New Dropkick Murphys album
With contributions from Spider Stacy

"The Meanest Of Times" will be available from September 18th on DKM's own record label, Born & Bred Records which will be distributed by Warner Music's Independent Label Group.
 
"The Meanest Of Times" is a collection of tales about family, loyalty and remembering where you came from. It contains what we hope are all the best elements of the DKM sound: classic punk rock, Celtic folk and American rock'n'roll. The album also features guest appearances by Spider Stacy of The Pogues and Ronnie Drew of The Dubliners as a special treat.

Keep an eye on the bands website for downloadable songs from the album.
Preview of the album here. 

Falconer Demos LP

Cat no. POG MO THOIN001
Release date: Dec 2006 

Cait O'Riordans new band Prenup

Fiachna O Braonain and Dave Clarke of the Hothouse and Cait O'Riordan have  formed a band and recorded a few songs. They are in the studio to put the finishing touches to their debut album "Hell to Pay" that will be released in 2007.
You can listen to 3 tracks from the album  here

Poguevision DVD.

Poguevision will be rereleased on dvd on 02 october.
No more info available at the time.
 The dvd contains the same videos as the original VHS.
Order here.

New Book!
Pogue Mahone: Kiss My Arse: 
The Story of The Pogues

Author: Carol Clerk
Published by Omnibus Press and on sale from 9 October.
Synopsis.(Source: Amazon UK)
The story of The Pogues is as vivid as the music they've been making for the last 20 years. Author, Carol Clerk interviews Shane MacGowan, Spider Stacy, Jem Finer, Andrew Ranken, James Fearnley and Cait O'Riordan, who tell their story where it all started, in the streets and pubs of London's Kings Cross. She also interviews the managers, agents, label bosses, film-makers, producers, promoters, PRs, journalists, friends and fans, who tell of a fiercely loyal group of friends. We read of their arguments and drunken spats, their love affairs, the marriage of Cait and Elvis Costello, the death of Kirsty MacColl, the illnesses, the drugs, the sackings, the legal actions and above all, the over-riding passion for music. 

Online Merch store.

US tour merch sold online.
Store can be found here

Among the available merchandise you can find:
T-Shirts, Pint glasses, Scarfs and much more.

The Pogues will be opening an official  online merchandise store soon.
I will post  more info as soon as it's available.
Thanks to Spider for this info.

Nipple Erectors Reunion.

The Nipple Erectors will be the "special guests" at a Cute Lepers and  Johnny Moped gig at the 100 Club, London on 6 May. Source: Myspace Blog
Tickets here. 
Interview  with Shanne Bradley here.

I really hope someone is filming/recording this!!

Ronnie Drew Tribute.

Irish Musicians Pen Song for Ronnie Drew"The Ballad of Ronnie Drew" is by U2, Kila, The Dubliners and "A Band of Bowsies" - the Bowsies include Christy Moore, Shane MacGowan, Damien Dempsey, Andrea Corr, Sinead O'Connor, Moya Brennan and Glen Hansard.
The lyrics to "The Ballad of Ronnie Drew" were written by Robert Hunter (Grateful Dead) with Bono, The Edge and Simon Carmody, "The idea was that we would all try to write a song for Ronnie to sing, but then it changed to writing a song about Ronnie himself", said Bono
All profits from the release of this single will go to the Irish Cancer Society at the request of Ronnie Drew

The Ballad of Ronnie Drew
A tribute - recorded at Windmill Lane, January 14th and 15th, 2008
Produced by John Reynolds
Musicians:
U2 (Adam Clayton, Bono, The Edge, Larry Mullen Jnr)
The Dubliners (Barney McKenna, Eamonn Campbell, John Sheahan, Patsy Watchorn) Kíla (Dee Armstrong, Eoin Dillon, Brian Hogan, Lance Hogan, Colm Ó Snodaigh, Rónán Ó Snodaigh, Rossa Ó Snodaigh)
A Band of Bowsies:
Christy Moore, Shane MacGowan, Damien Dempsey, Andrea Corr, Sinéad O'Connor, Moya Brennan, Glen Hansard
Chorus in alphabetical order:
Billy McGuinness, Brian Kennedy, Bronagh Gallagher, Chris de Burgh, Christy Dignam, Duke Special, Eleanor McEvoy, Eleanor Shanley, Gavin Friday, Iona Green, Jack L, Jerry Fish, Joe Elliott, Mary Black, Mary Coughlan, Mik Pyro, Mundy, Paddy Casey, Paul Brady and Ronan Keating

Spider Stacy & The Vendettas video.

Video for "You Bring Me Round"

Chuck Ragan "Feast Or Famine".

The former Hot Water Music frontman will be releasing his new album on August 7. This album has contributions from James Fearnley and Nathan Maxwell (Flogging Molly.)
Get it at Interpunk.

"Unofficial" Tour of Pogues Sites in London
Found this at the Pogues Forum.
Thanks to "Strummercalling"

Japan Setlist
Tokyo, Shibuya AX - 5 October 

New Street Dogs album Featuring James Fearnley. The follow-up to their previous albums "Savin Hill" and "Back To The World" is titled "Fading American Dream". The album contains contributions from James Fearnley and Matt Hensley (Flogging Molly). The albums stays true to the bands politically-charged punk rock. “The album and title track, Fading American Dream, is about common people, songs about youth and the predicament of being left behind and being brought up on a war culture” Mike McColagan

Click the image for a few sample tracks on Myspace. Release Date: 24 october. Formats: Cd and CD/DVD. Preorder at Interpunk

Shane with the Babyshambles

Video clip of Shane MacGowan performing Dirty Old Town with The Babyshambles at this year's festival international de benicassim in Spain
Click here.