Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Hard-drinking The Pogues star Shane MacGowan has turned to alcohol to make sure he always has a full head of hair - he regularly washes it in Guinness. more info

Tastes Like Caramel — Our beloved Florence Welch has covered The Pogues‘ famed Christmas tune Fairytale of New York with legendary Billy Bragg in-studio for Rob Da Bank’s BBC Radio show! Check out the beautiful rendition below! Thanks to YATM for the heads up on the v... more info

NME - The Bands Blog — Guest blog - Spider Stacy is a founding member of The Pogues, and played the tin whistle on the band's classic Christmas song, 'Fairytale Of New York'. About 12 years ago, me and my wife were in Saks Fifth Avenue in Manhattan and ['Fairytale Of Ne... more info

Guardian Music — Christmas music boosts sales, it's been proven. Here are some seasonal favourites you'll be hearing on the high streetLove them or hate them, there's no chance high street stores are going to desist from the Christmas tunes. The likes of Mariah Carey... more info

NME — Boy George in Big Brother court plea, Macca's bike ride, McNulty at The Pogues – your music gossip stop more info

BIZARRE watch The Pogues live in Brixton - and they end with their Christmas cracker more info

The Vinyl Villain — Just heard that the Cowell hit-making machine has been stopped, temporarily, in its tracks with the news that Rage Against The Machine is the Xmas #1.If we're going to manage to do the same next year, we need to get behind one track. There will be so... more info

Guardian Music — Last week we asked for songs with great intros. To herald the coming of 2010, we want songs about new beginningsSo that was a large one then, as the ??? said to the ??? (I'm a Guardian hack, my double entendres are neither gender nor orientation spec... more info

The Culture Of Me — (photo by Melina Karambadzakis) Punk pop Brooklynite Yoni Gordon and mates in The Goods are joined by Franz Nicolay (The Hold Steady) and vocalist Emilyn Brodsky in covering The Pogues' "Fairytale of New York"--originally featuring Kirsty MacColl's E... more info

Scotsman.com — THE POGUES **** O2 ACADEMY, GLASGOW more info