Landon Carter and Jamie Sullivan forever. Shane West is ready to reunite with his “A Walk to Remember” co-star Mandy Moore onscreen — but this time, for a television series. “We want to make the next iteration to hopefully stand out so we don’t just do it for the sake of it. The joke is … Read more
Last column of the year. Reminds me of the death row convict, when headed to the chair, asked what he wanted for his last meal. “What are you out of?” he said. So let’s try the Couch Potato Salad Closer: While there’s no end to the damage excess and greed do to sports, occasionally the … Read more
Shane MacGowan, the frontman of the Irish punk-folk band the Pogues, died of pneumonia, his wife has revealed. The “Fairytale of New York” songwriter died at 3 a.m. Thursday with his wife and family by his side. He was 65. The musician’s wife, Victoria Mary Clarke, told the New York Times that her husband had also … Read more
“Don’t judge a book by its cover and very rarely trust first encounters.” That’s what Kiefer Sutherland learned after meeting the late Shane MacGowan for the first time at a bar in the ’90s. A 2019 anecdote shared by the “24” star is making its resurgence Thursday amid news that the Pogues frontman has died … Read more
According to Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan — the Irish icon who died at 65 early Thursday — the story behind his band’s Christmas-in-the-drunk-tank classic “Fairytale of New York” began with Elvis Costello. The “Alison” singer was the Pogues’ producer at the time, and he bet the band that they couldn’t write a hit holiday single. … Read more
670 The Score producer Shane Riordan has apologized for the incident in which he told a rival host, “I’ll have sex with your mother,” amid an on-air spat. Riordan executive produces the afternoon drive show hosted by Danny Parkins and Matt Spiegel. Last week, Riordan and conservative talk host Dan Proft were sparring on Twitter … Read more
A Chicago sports talk radio producer has been off the air since last Friday, one day after uttering, “I’ll have sex with your mother,” to a news radio rival. Shane Riordan, a producer for the afternoon drive program “Parkins & Spiegel” on 670 The Score, is “believed to have been punished” by the station following … Read more