Cat Power covered The Pogues' "A Pair Of Brown Eyes"

Julien Temple's carousing portrait of the Pogues founder

"Sunlight and barley held together with water and left in an oak barrel for three years and a day..."

Shane MacGowan heads out for a very long night with Uncut in the new issue, dated August 2014, and out now.

Courtney Love and REM's Michael Stipe have collaborated on a track for Johnny Depp's forthcoming album of sea shanties – listen to it below. The track, titled 'Rio Grande', will appear on the pirate-themed album 'Son of Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs and Chanteys', which is set for release on February 18. The album is being put together by Johnny Depp, director Gore Verbinski and producer Hal Willner and follows their similar 2006 effort, 'Rogue's Gallery'.

Reunited, again, for festive frolics

Shane MacGowan and co head out once again for festive gigs

Hilariously erratic five-disc collection of out-takes and rarities