There are few faces or voices more instantly recognizable within the world of U.K. music than that of Shane MacGowan. The Irish frontman of The Pogues, The Popes and more has led the kind of tumultuous life and career that R-rated biopics are made from, and now he fittingly has a documentary all his own. You can see the first trailer for that film,, below. It’s scheduled to hit cinemas in limited release on Nov. 20, and DVD and digital on Dec. 7.
MacGowan was born to Irish parents in England but raised in both Ireland and England, developing an appreciation for the whole of the U.K. in the process. In 1982, he founded The Pogues, who would go on to become luminaries in the expanding Irish punk scene, fusing traditional Irish folk music with influences such as The Clash and the emerging U.S. punk scene.
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