Environmental advocates are sounding the alarm as a proposal to overturn a mining ban near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northern Minnesota steps closer to reality. The U.S. Senate is ...

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Andrew Ranken, drummer and founding member of The Pogues, has died at the age of 72. The band announced his passing on Wednesday, saying that he died on 10 February, though his cause of death was not ...

Known as “The Clobberer,” he pounded out driving rhythms that fueled the band’s boisterous blend of traditional Irish music, rock and punk. By Michael Levenson Andrew Ranken, the longtime drummer for ...

Helping bring together the first line-up of the iconic group in 1983, he was responsible for some of the punk outfits most recognised hits, being part of the cohort until 1996, then rejoining in 2001 ...

Environmentalists are sounding the alarm on the potential harm of a precious metals mine that could be built on the doorstep of Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Meanwhile, those who ...

Everything that encapsulates Christmas is presented in the slurred, poetic ramble of The Pogues' lead singer Shane MacGowan, accompanied by Kirsty MacColl's sweet serenades cutting through the ...

LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — A Chinese-owned mining company has been accused of covering up the extent of a disastrous toxic spill in Zambia that polluted a major river that millions rely on with cyanide and ...

The Pogues’ unique arrangements of age-old Irish and English tunes helped break the band worldwide — “The Irish Rover,” “Whiskey in the Jar,” and “Dirty Old Town.” The fresh take on a catalog of ...

The Lyric Feature preview: On the eve of the 40th anniversary of The Pogues' second album Rum Sodomy & The Lash music critic Mike Glennon set out to make a documentary to mark the occasion - the ...

THE Pogues fans have gone wild after the legendary band reunited for a special gig one year after the death of Shane MacGowan. The rebel rousers were joined by some special guests as they reformed for ...