Shane McGowan Archives - A Journal of Musical Things

Random music news for Thursday, November 29, 2018

On this day in 1972, Atari released Pong. It became the first successful commercial video game. As for music news

Any news from Mars yet? Just checking. Maybe someone up there needs music news for November 27, 2018. Here are

Woke up in Vancouver today ready to cover the Skookum Festival. Watch this space for more. Meanwhile, here’s some music

Now that Blue Monday is behind us, we can concentrate on getting through the second half of what’s been (generally)

“Fairytale of New York” by the Pogues wasn’t designed as a Christmas song, but it’s become the most beloved alt-rock

No one–and I mean NO ONE–in the history of music has been more, um, dentally-challenged that Pogues singer, Shane McGowan.

I recently did a radio interview on the subject of Christmas music. “Why are so many musicians recording Christmas songs

If the price of oil is below $35, why is the price of gas still so high? Just askin’. Now,

Happy Black Friday. Let us all engage in an orgy of rabid consumerism. And now, the music news. Speaking of

No one has a better smile than the Pogues’ Shane McGowan. And by that I mean worst smile. Charming. However,

My initial reaction to the headline “Shane McGowan Rushed to Hospital” was the same as yours: the alcohol has finally

Sam Galet in Conversation with TBP Podcast Ep 003 August 5, 2020
Sam Galet is one of the sponsorship industry’s most successful connectors. Over his 20+ year career, he has been directly involved in leading a number of massive sports, entertainment and lifestyle sponsorships, endorsements and naming rights deals. From an early age, Sam knew what he wanted to achieve in his career and he set his […]
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Dave Krikst in Conversation with TBP Podcast Ep 002 July 29, 2020
Dave Krikst (aka My Man D) is the creative mind behind many of the most memorable shareable off the court or ice moments in Canadian sports over the last 20 years. Throughout his career, starting early on with theScore television network and Rogers Media’s’ FAN 590, and then with Bell Media’s TSN, Dave has established […]
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Launch Day – The Backstage Project Podcast July 23, 2020
Welcome to the launch of The Backstage Project Podcast! I’m Mark Silver, and I’ll be your guide as we weave our way through the history, here and now, and future of the Canadian sports and entertainment landscape. The Backstage Project Podcast takes you on a journey into the sports and entertainment world. We focus on […]
Mark Silver