Mark E Smith, Nick Cave & Shane MacGowan: The Three Horsemen Of The Apocalypse
James Brown, Sean O'Hagan, NME, 25 February 1989
For its second pop summit of the year, NME lent SEAN O'HAGAN and JAMES BROWN £10 each to buy SHANE MACGOWAN, MARK E SMITH and NICK CAVE a drink, and discover what motivates and aggravates rock's three wise men.
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