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Shane MacGowan Dead at 65
Shane MacGowan Dead at 65
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Shane MacGowan Dead at 65

He restored an 'epic quality' to Irish music

(Newser) - The holiday classic "Fairytale of New York" will sound even more bittersweet than usual this season. Beloved singer-songwriter Shane MacGowan, best known as frontman for The Pogues, has died at age 65 following years of ill health, the Irish Times reports. Born in England to Irish parents in 1957,...

Ugh! 10 Worst Smiles in Music
Ugh! 10 Worst Smiles in Music

Ugh! 10 Worst Smiles in Music

Some rockers seem to have chronic dental hygiene problems, gold grill addictions

(Newser) - Inspiring melodies and tongue-twisting rhymes may issue from their pipes, but for some rockers the sound passes through a terrifying portal. Blender inspects the 10 worst sets of teeth in music, starting with the bottom of the barrel.
  1. Pogues frontman Shane McGowan's utterly decomposed dents
  2. Amy Winehouse's missing canine
  3. Young
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