Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Click here to read the full article on SPIN. Once upon a time—hard times, as it were—in an unrelenting, kick-you-when-you’re-down ...

Born James Miller (he changed it to the legendary MacColl later), Ewan MacColl was not just a noted British traditional folk songwriter; he was also a labor activist, playwright, poet, actor and ...

Next Sunday in Soho Square, central London, a group of people will gather around a park bench. On that bench is a metal plaque with the words: Kirsty MacColl 1959-2000 "One Day I'll be Waiting There/ ...

Kirsty MacColl's legacy continues to resonate each Christmas, and the tragic circumstances of her death and the management of her estate remain subjects of fascination more than two decades later. OK!

Last March, Kirsty MacColl released Tropical Brainstorm, a witty, wise and acerbic work widely hailed as the best album of her career. At the time, she said that “whenever I go into a studio, I ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Portrait Of Kirsty MacColl & Shane MacGowan - Credit: Tim Roney/Getty Images Nobody in the history of music ever sounded quite as ...

Deemed ‘difficult’ in the 80s music industry, the Pogues’ vocal foil never quite found the audience she deserved. As a box set is released, collaborators gather to recall her wistful, witty ...

Kirsty MacColl’s ex-husband has branded the singer’s death a “cover up” 25 years after the tragic boating accident that killed her. The Fairytale of New York singer died just before Christmas in 2000 ...

Caroline MacColl, longtime community activist and health leader, was unafraid to go her own way. Even at age 4, she briefly ran away from home after a disagreement with her mom. In college, she ...