The Pogues' Rum, Sodomy and the Lash velvet underground his sold-out shows packed with

his sold-out shows packed with adoring fans

an entertaining volume that's more fun to read than a conventional memoir might have been

It was both a tribute to his musical heroes: Prince

jazz and rock

Of all the recordings to emerge from the Athens-via-Denver collective called Elephant 6

The Pogues' Rum, Sodomy and the Lash velvet underground his sold-out shows packed withTo absorb Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash is to be taken on a wild voyage with a cast of downtrodden revolutionaries. Despite this notion, the epic themes of the Pogues' second full length record have been overlooked by both critics and biographers in favor of two things: the band's penchant for combining Celtic folk with punk rhythms ("the sound") and the excesses of Shane MacGowan ("the creator"). Instead of reiterating these aspects, this book discusses,