Kirsty MacColl’s ex-husband has branded the singer’s death a “cover up” 25 years after the tragic boating accident that killed her. The Fairytale of New York singer died just before Christmas in 2000 ...

Kirsty MacColl's legacy continues to resonate each Christmas, and the tragic circumstances of her death and the management of her estate remain subjects of fascination more than two decades later. OK!

Next Sunday in Soho Square, central London, a group of people will gather around a park bench. On that bench is a metal plaque with the words: Kirsty MacColl 1959-2000 "One Day I'll be Waiting There/ ...

Born James Miller (he changed it to the legendary MacColl later), Ewan MacColl was not just a noted British traditional folk songwriter; he was also a labor activist, playwright, poet, actor and ...

“Fairytale of New York” is a drunken hymn for people with broken dreams and abandoned hopes. It is, therefore, a perfect contrast to some of the perkier perennial favourites we wheel out each ...

Deemed ‘difficult’ in the 80s music industry, the Pogues’ vocal foil never quite found the audience she deserved. As a box set is released, collaborators gather to recall her wistful, witty ...

Last March, Kirsty MacColl released Tropical Brainstorm, a witty, wise and acerbic work widely hailed as the best album of her career. At the time, she said that “whenever I go into a studio, I ...

Once upon a time—hard times, as it were—in an unrelenting, kick-you-when-you’re-down New York City, a real-life couple were struggling and fighting and having a thoroughly shit time. According to ...