
Creator of The Wire writes The Pogues musical
David Simon had reportedly been working on the project with the late Philip Chevron

The Pogues pay tribute to late guitarist Phillip Chevron
Irish band say they are: "hurt terribly" by the loss of "a remarkable and fantastically talented colleague."

The Pogues guitarist Philip Chevron dies
The Irish musician passes away after battle with cancer
The Pogues to perform classic album 'Rum, Sodomy & the Lash'
The folk/punk band will play their 1985 album at four UK shows this December
Johnny Depp: 'Shane MacGowan is one of the most important poets of the 20th century'
Hollywood actor also discusses his brushes with Oasis and The Rolling Stones in new interview
The Pogues' Shane MacGowan appeals for dentist to fix his teeth so he can start film career
Singer's girlfriend launches Twitter hunt to fix his infamously bad gnashers...
'Fairytale Of New York' becomes UK's latest million-selling single
The Christmas classic by The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl originally peaked at Number Two in 1987

Shane MacGowan: 'Ghosts help me write songs'
The singer believes some of his songs were dictated to him by spirits

The Pogues' 'Fairytale Of New York' bookies favourite for Christmas Number One
This Christmas marks 25-year anniversary of the song's original release
The Pogues' Shane MacGowan: 'I once went naked with Pete Doherty for a photoshoot'
Hellraising frontman also reckons he drank Johnny Depp under the table