Rest In Peace

[Wolkenkrabber]

RIP Sinead. You were a unique character, troubled but not always wrong.
When she tore up the picture of the Pope in 1992 on SNL she shocked America and damaged her career, but the stuff that's come out about the Catholic Church (of which I was a regular parishioner) since then has perhaps proved her right.

[whirlygirl]

Thank you for this post. I remember that incident well and how she was crucified for it. And she didn't back down. I'm so sad over this. She was so troubled and so vulnerable, yet fearless and fierce at the same time. And my God she had the voice of an angel! 

[ThePumisher]

[satur8]

I've said it on my own page. I liked a fair share of her music before the SNL event and I didn't understand why she threw her career away. And the media and community went HARD on her. I admit, I was young at the time and didn't understand. I was also in the process of "losing my religion" myself, so in some ways I still thought everyone was hard on her despite not understanding her using her power, fame, and moment for good. I have grown much wiser with experience and perspective, and even by the time the internet age made Wikipedia the one stop shop that it is (for what it is), I went back down the rabbit hole to re-examine and revise my stance.

Part of being in a working society is to reevaluate our decisions, especially as more details or resources become available. I did not understand her braveness or sacrifice at the time, but I certainly agree with her motivation and applaud her for being ahead of her time in every way.

[Bosco]

Since Wolkenkrabber left the title of thread open-ended, I hope you don't mind me assuming this is now the designated "in memoriam" thread...


Pee-Wee Herman, aka Paul Reubens has passed.


My inner-child is so badly weeping.


True story, I was supposed to see Pee-Wee's Big Adventure Anniversary Tour Live w/Paul Reubens on March 19, 2020. It was an early birthday present. Obviously, it got cancelled.

If your not familiar who this is, please go and check out the very wacky "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure" movie. Try and watch it through the eyes of a child, and please weigh the amazement and horror kids felt while watching this. I think it still holds up as a quality flick.

[Wolkenkrabber]

RIP Jamie Reid, designer of the Sex Pistols album/singles artwork. I guess he was the "Kate Gibb" of punk.

https://twitter.com/dannykellywords/status/1689246592472096768

The image below from the Pretty Vacant single was borrowed by the Chems on Instagram a year ago.

https://twitter.com/Birmingham_81/status/1689238962760507392

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RIP Robbie Robertson.
For those unfamiliar, he was the main songwriter with The Band, and thus involved with Bob Dylan. The Band's concert film The Last Waltz is pretty famous (and mentioned by Tom Rowlends once in an "Ask Tom" quiz). Oh and Robertson also collaborated with Martin Scorsese fourteen times scoring films such as Raging Bull, Casino, The Departed and Wolf Of Wall Street. Robertson's wikipedia page is looong.

The Band - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down

[Bosco]

This is a Pogues song that is used for fallen members of The Baltimore Police force on the show The Wire. And while Shane was definitely not American, it feels appropriate...

Be sure to listen to "Fairytale of New York" this Holiday season for a classic non-traditional Christmas song.

So long Shane MacGowan

 R.I.P.

[whirlygirl]

The Pogues were a big part of my soundtrack back in the 80's and early 90's. Fairytale of New York is on classic holiday rotation in my corner of the world, though my favorite Shane MacGowan duet (probably favorite duet of all time) is the one he did did with Sinead, Haunted 💔

[sandelic]

This one is favorite of mine.
Not because of the song but for the video.
One of them looks like he'll fall on his face, another on his back and for some reason it feels so joyful to me.
Rest in peace.

Also, this is very sweet

[Bosco]

Grab a tissue  :

https://twitter.com/irishexaminer/status/1733180917567340885
https://twitter.com/irishexaminer/status/1733169348791910465

[Wolkenkrabber]

^ Fairytale Of NY was released in'88. As a school kid I caught the Pogues at Dublin's Point Depot (now Three Arena) in December '88. The stage was kitted out like a giant kitchen, as though that's where the real Christmas party was at - Jonah Lewie would have been impressed. Fairytale was new, so I was able to just enjoy it along with the rest of the gig. I've got to admit that in recent years I've grown weary of the song. It's impossible to go Christmas shopping in Dublin withut hearing that tune piped through the speakers of every. single. shop.

By the time I caught The Pogues again, at London's Brixton Academy  - another December gig, I think in 2004, you could tell that a lot of people were just waiting for that song. Me? I was more interested in A Pair Of Brown Eyes, Fiesta, A Rainy Night in Soho, The Irish Rover and Dirty Old Town.

So it's nice to hear Nick Cave doing one of those songs. The Pogues had more than one song and I would hate for people to just think of them as the "Irish Christmas song guys".

Incidentally the guy with the beard (that makes him look old)! singing Fairytale in the above clip is Glen Hansard AKA Outspan (guitarist) from The Commitments AKA the main Guy from Once (I only got around to watching this recently -it's good!) AKA lead singer of The Frames. Their 2001 album, For The Birds (recorded with Steve Albini, known for his work with Pixies, PJ Harvey and Nirvana) is worth a listen, if you like rock/indie/folk.

[Bosco]

I've got to admit that in recent years I've grown weary of the song. It's impossible to go Christmas shopping in Dublin withut hearing that tune piped through the speakers of every. single. shop.

Two different worlds here. That song is not part of any public radio Christmas rotation, here. It might as well be considered a hidden gem. The use of "slut" and "faggot" in the lyrics are a little too heavy to be played along side Mariah Carey or "Wonderful Christmastime". And it's too bad, because the magic, like many Pogues tracks, is the beautiful instrumental outro. That song has put a lump in my throat long before the passing of Shane MacGowan.

[Enjoyed]

The complete lack of English Christmas music in the states is sometimes crazy to me. I have a 3CD Christmas Hits compilation from back home and my wife was absolutely baffled by how much festive music we have that she'd never heard before.

The absolute worst fate for American holiday music enjoyers, is that most have never heard Chris Rea's 'Driving Home For Christmas'.
Those poor, poor bastards.

[sandelic]

The absolute worst fate for American holiday music enjoyers, is that most have never heard Chris Rea's 'Driving Home For Christmas'.
Those poor, poor bastards.

This cannot be true... is it? 

[Enjoyed]

I do my best every year to introduce as many people to it as possible.

It will be on regular rotation this coming weekend at our studio's Holiday Market!

[sneakerbeater]

RIP Annie Nightingale broadcasting legend. Alway remember listening to her late night "Annie on one" show on radio one in the early hours after good night of clubbing. An absolute cutting edge radio DJ with her taste in dance music. 

She was also mother to Alex nightingale who is the chems current tour manager

[Wolkenkrabber]

RIP Annie Nightingale broadcasting legend. Alway remember listening to her late night "Annie on one" show on radio one in the early hours after good night of clubbing. An absolute cutting edge radio DJ with her taste in dance music.

She was also mother to Alex nightingale who is the chems current tour manager

Oh that's sad news. She still had a dance show on Radio 1 right up to December - where you can see she did some "Best of 2023" shows. She was Radio 1s longest serving broadcaster. Used to play punk and indie stuff back in the 80s, then moved to dance music, fully embraced the Nu Skool Breaks scene (amongst others) and released a couple of mix or compilation albums. She even managed to get the "Grey Clouds" version of The Orb's Little Fluffy Clouds released (via her 2007 Y4k Breaks CD). A huge influence on other music broadcasters and yes she had connections to The Chems and also The Primals via her son Alex. RIP Annie - always likable, always into the music.

The Orb/Alan Parker - Grey Clouds

[ThePumisher]

Must say i never listen to one of her shows (at least not that i remember or knowingly), but even in germany her name is known.

[ThePumisher]

Steve Albini has died


For those not familliar with his work, he was one of the most famous producers of the past 40 years. He produced classics like Pixie's "Surfer Rosa", PJ Harvey's "Rid of Me", Nirvana's "In Utero", Bush's "Razorblade Suitcase", Manic Street Preachers "Journal for Plague Lovers" and many many more

[shakermaker]

For those not familliar with his work, he was one of the most famous producers of the past 40 years.

one of the most modest too. he insisted on being referred to as a sound engineer rather than a producer, and not having an overbearing influence on other people's music. interesting guy. RIP.