Episode 49: Spider Stacy Interview | The Pogues, and 40 years of "Rum Sodomy & The Lash"

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Episode 49: Spider Stacy Interview | The Pogues, and 40 years of "Rum Sodomy & The Lash"

The Pogues — punk roots, the early albums, navigating traditional Irish music, and the band’s triumphant 2025 return.

Aug 15, 2025

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Episode 49:

Spider Stacy and Shane MacGowan (1987) by Stephen Parker

It was an absolute thrill to talk to Spider Stacy—one of my heroes and one of the masterminds behind The Pogues.

We had a great time going through the Pogues early days and their punk roots and their complicated relationship with traditional Irish music. We cover a lot about the early records, some explorations of A Pair of Brown Eyes and…best of all, the band’s triumphant return in 2025.

I tried to keep my cool, but you’ll have to be the judge.

Thanks, Spider.

Long live the Pogues.

-walt

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