2015

MOJO 265 / December 2015

The new MOJO magazine is a bumper, bagged package, as an exclusive, super-candid interview with songwriting legend Elvis Costello is amplified by a bespoke, Costello-curated CD featuring the music that inspired him, and augmented by a 52-page book that explores Bob Dylan’s 12-volume Bootleg Series, looking beyond the official album releases to unveil Dylan’s secret history. Also in this issue: inside The Beatles’ new 50-track DVD; Jeff Lynne reboots ELO; Lou Reed’s doomed bid for pop stardom; Richard Hawley interviewed by Roddy Doyle. Plus: Morrissey, Jack White, Phil Collins, The Monkees, Guy Garvey, Gene Vincent, Fairport Convention, Foals, 140 Reviews and a chance to win the extraordinary 18-disc Collector's Edition of Bob Dylan Bootleg Series Volume 12: The Cutting Edge!

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MOJO 265 / December 2015
2015, MagazineMOJO StaffGenre: 1940s, Genre: 1950s, Genre: 1960s, Genre: 1970s, Genre: 1980s, Genre: 1990s, Genre: 2000s, Genre: 2010s, Artist: Alex G, Genre: Americana, Artist: Bat For Lashes, Artist: Bert Jansch, Artist: Bikini Kill, Artist: Billy Gibbons, Artist: Black Grape, Genre: Blues, Artist: Bob Dylan, Artist: Buddy Holly, Artist: Carole King, Artist: Chris Cornell, Genre: Classical, Genre: Country, Genre: Dance/EDM, Artist: Darlene Love, Artist: David Bowie, Artist: Deerhunter, Genre: Dub, Genre: Easy Listening, Genre: Electronica, Genre: Folk, Genre: Funk, Artist: George Harrison, Artist: Georgie Fame, Genre: Gospel, Artist: Happy Mondays, Genre: Hard Rock/Heavy Metal, Artist: Harmonia, Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap, Genre: Jazz, Artist: Jean Michel Jarre, Artist: Joanna Newsom, Artist: John Grant, Artist: John Lennon, Artist: Judy Collins, Artist: Kamasi Washington, Genre: Krautrock, Genre: Latin, Artist: Leonard Cohen, Artist: Link Wray, Artist: Mac DeMarco, Artist: Mogwai, Artist: Natasha Khan, Artist: Paul McCartney, Genre: Pop, Genre: Prog, Genre: Psych, Genre: Punk/New Wave, Genre: R&B/Soul, Artist: Ray Charles, Genre: Reggae, Artist: Ringo Starr, Artist: Robert Forster, Genre: Rock, Genre: Rock’n’roll, Artist: Sexwitch, Genre: Singer-songwriter, Artist: Songhoy Blues, Genre: Soundtracks, Artist: Supergrass, Artist: The Beatles, Artist: The Chills, Artist: The Dead Weather, Artist: The Isley Brothers, Genre: UK Indie, Genre: Underground, Genre: US Indie, Genre: World

MOJO 264 / November 2015

It’s The Beatles! This month, as Apple prepare to reissue them with extraordinary restored video elements, MOJO celebrates all of the Fabs’ 27 Number 1 singles: unearthing the stories behind the songs that rocked the world. Plus! John Vs Paul: The Truth! Paul McCartney tells Paul Du Noyer what really went on inside the world’s greatest hit-making team, while the FREE covermount CD presents 15 killer Songs The Beatles Taught Us: Beatle faves from The Isleys to Barrett Strong. Also in the issue: Jean-Michel Jarre, Georgie Fame, Chrissie Hynde, David Bowie, Songhoy Blues, Bob Johnston, Dischord Records, King Crimson, Joanna Newsom, John Peel and U2. Yeah, yeah, and thrice yeah!

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2015, MagazineMOJO StaffGenre: 1940s, Genre: 1950s, Genre: 1960s, Genre: 1970s, Genre: 1980s, Genre: 1990s, Genre: 2000s, Genre: 2010s, Artist: Alex G, Genre: Americana, Artist: Bat For Lashes, Artist: Bert Jansch, Artist: Bikini Kill, Artist: Billy Gibbons, Artist: Black Grape, Genre: Blues, Artist: Bob Dylan, Artist: Buddy Holly, Artist: Carole King, Artist: Chris Cornell, Genre: Classical, Genre: Country, Genre: Dance/EDM, Artist: Darlene Love, Artist: David Bowie, Artist: Deerhunter, Genre: Dub, Genre: Easy Listening, Genre: Electronica, Genre: Folk, Genre: Funk, Artist: George Harrison, Artist: Georgie Fame, Genre: Gospel, Artist: Happy Mondays, Genre: Hard Rock/Heavy Metal, Artist: Harmonia, Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap, Genre: Jazz, Artist: Jean Michel Jarre, Artist: Joanna Newsom, Artist: John Grant, Artist: John Lennon, Artist: Judy Collins, Artist: Kamasi Washington, Genre: Krautrock, Genre: Latin, Artist: Leonard Cohen, Artist: Link Wray, Artist: Mac DeMarco, Artist: Mogwai, Artist: Natasha Khan, Artist: Paul McCartney, Genre: Pop, Genre: Prog, Genre: Psych, Genre: Punk/New Wave, Genre: R&B/Soul, Artist: Ray Charles, Genre: Reggae, Artist: Ringo Starr, Artist: Robert Forster, Genre: Rock, Genre: Rock’n’roll, Artist: Sexwitch, Genre: Singer-songwriter, Artist: Songhoy Blues, Genre: Soundtracks, Artist: Supergrass, Artist: The Beatles, Artist: The Chills, Artist: The Dead Weather, Artist: The Isley Brothers, Genre: UK Indie, Genre: Underground, Genre: US Indie, Genre: World
MOJO 264 / November 2015

MOJO 263 / October 2015

40 years ago, Patti Smith turned music upside down with Horses, the no-holds-barred riot of verse and riffs that paved the way for punk. In the latest MOJO magazine, she talks exclusively about her creative journey. Meanwhile, Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour invites us into his parlour and provides an exclusive Beatles cover for our covermount CD, which also stars Robert Wyatt, Ben Watt and Crosby & Nash. Elsewhere in the issue: Sonic Youth and Hüsker Dü reinvent rock in 1985; Shirley Collins’ folk odyssey; John Mayall remembers Clapton, Green and the army. Julia Holter, New Order and the Grateful Dead star among 146 reviews. Plus! Ezra Furman, Kurt Vile, Test Dept meet Princess Di, Alice Cooper revives The Hollywood Vampires and Fish fights Marillion!

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MOJO 263 / October 2015

MOJO 262 / September 2015

In a massive WORLDWIDE EXCLUSIVE, MOJO chinks glasses with KEITH RICHARDS, the Rolling Stones riff machine on the occasion of his new solo album. Mick, Brian, coke, the cops and his reading matter – all are up for grabs. Read it while treating your lugholes to 15 tracks of Keith-inspiring music – Little Richard, Jay McShann, Jimmy Reed, Sanford Clark – on our free covermount CD, Life Companion. Also in this month's magazine: inside Simon & Garfunkel’s awkward alliance; New Order weigh life with and without Hooky; Tame Impala take their psych pop to the next level... Plus! 150 reviews; the wildest rock films ever; Yes man Chris Squire remembered; and what happened when P-Funk ingenue Ruth Copeland met Sly Stone’s baboon. Happy? You will be.

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MOJO 262 / September 2015

MOJO 261 / August 2015

MOJO magazine celebrates the 50th Anniversary of The Who, and their 2015 summer of live, with a 22-page exploration of the band’s 50 Greatest Songs. Meanwhile, mainman Pete Townshend submits to a revealing MOJO inquisition while our free covermount CD – My Generation – taps into The Who’s ’60s era with mardy Mod action by The Pretty Things, Artwoods, John’s Children and more. Also in this month’s magazine: St. Vincent, Charlie Watts, Urge Overkill, Bob Marley, Peggy Seeger, and the ultimate guide to the music of the late, great B.B. King. Plus! 142 reviews, starring the stunning new album by Tame Impala. Who’s best? Do we even need to ask?

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MOJO 261 / August 2015

MOJO 260 / July 2015

On the eve of Fleetwood Mac's return to UK concert venues – the classic line-up fully quorate for the first time since 1998 – MOJO magazine delivers astonishingly candid interviews with all five members. The free covermount CD is also Mac-themed as we delve into the roots of the band to deliver 15 seminal blues and pop recordings by Elmore James, Howlin' Wolf, Little Walter, Buddy Holly and more. Also in the new issue: Amy Winehouse, The Rolling Stones, Faith No More, The Clash, Donovan, XTC, Emitt Rhodes, Ben E King, plus the usual superabundance of great features and definitive reviews.

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MOJO 260 / July 2015

MOJO 259 / June 2015

The latest issue of MOJO magazine features an exclusive, career-spanning interview with Paul Weller, in which the legendary songwriter takes us through his 20 life-changing songs, from The Jam to latest solo album, Saturns Pattern. The free covermount CD is also Weller-endorsed, with 15 spaced-out contributions by Panda Bear, Sun Ra, Ryley Walker, Neu! and more. Also in the new issue: relive the Grateful Dead’s first trip, dip into Ian Hunter’s Diary Of A Rock’N’Roll Star... Pt 2, and attend Todd Rundgren’s Hawaiian barbecue. Plus! The Prodigy, Patti Smith, Billie Holiday, John Renbourn, Kurt Cobain, My Morning Jacket, Sigue Sigue Sputnik and heaps else besides.

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MOJO 259 / June 2015

MOJO 258 / May 2015

On sale from Tuesday March 24, the latest MOJO magazine is a Blur bonanza, with exclusive interviews with the group and their inner circle detailing their tormented and tempestuous 25-year path to surprise reunion album The Magic Whip. Meanwhile, our mind-blowing free CD, Modern Life Is Rubbish, celebrates Blur’s angsty British vibe with 15 stonking new tracks by The Pop Group, Sleaford Mods, Young Fathers, Half Man Half Biscuit, Kate Tempest, Ghostpoet, Fat White Family, Carl Barât And The Jackals, Kode9 & The Spaceape, and more. Elsewhere in the issue: the story of The Beach Boys’ incredible ’70s rebirth; Sandy Denny’s traumatic farewell to Fairport Convention; Jerry Dammers talks about 2 Tone, Nelson Mandela and being “betrayed” by The Specials; Mark Knopfler waxes lyrical about his hard-grafting northern roots; and producer Giorgio Moroder looks back at his revolutionary disco beats. PLUS Gaz Coombes, Townes Van Zandt, Franz Ferdinand & Sparks, Ringo Starr, Young Fathers, Leadbelly, The Prodigy, a sad adieu to Gong’s Daevid Allen – and much more.

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MOJO 258 / May 2015

MOJO 257 / April 2015

On sale Tuesday February 24, the latest MOJO magazine is a Led Zeppelin extravaganza, featuring an exclusive interview with Jimmy Page lifting the lid on the group’s momentous 1975 album, Physical Graffiti. Fittingly, our free CD is one of our greatest ever: Physical Graffiti Redrawn recreates Led Zeppelin’s epic masterwork, with versions by today’s MOJO favourites, including Laura Marling, White Denim, Blackberry Smoke, Songhoy Blues, Syd Arthur and Michael Kiwanuka. Elsewhere in the issue, production legend Glyn Johns reveals the studio secrets of The Rolling Stones; Jackson Browne tells the incredible true-life stories behind his songs; Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon looks back on her journey through noise-rock, marriage and motherhood; PLUS Royal Blood, The Pop Group, Sufjan Stevens, The Doors, Swamp Dogg, The Fall, Tim Burgess, The Gun Club, a fond farewell to the outrageous Kim Fowley – and more!

MOJO 257 / April 2015

MOJO 256 / March 2015

ON SALE FROM Tuesday, January 27, the new issue of MOJO features a WORLD EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW with Madonna, who surveys her controversial and canonical four-decade career in a sizzling, combative and compelling 13-page feature. To get to the heart of her innovative and edgy musical twists and turns, we harvest the insights of her chief musical collaborators, from Nile Rodgers and Pat Leonard to Stuart Price and Diplo, while our expert team unpicks her glistening sonic élan via five key recordings. If this wasn’t enough, this month’s FREE covermounted CD, Change The Beat, celebrates the No Wave/electro/post-punk disco vibe from which Madge emerged, with 14 funk-edged tracks by 23 Skidoo, Bush Tetras, Arthur Russell, ESG, Curtis Mayfield, Funkadelic and more… PLUS: Bob Dylan’s 20 best covers of other people’s songs; Ronnie Spector spills out her heart and soul; the New York Dolls’ David Johansen undergoes the forensic MOJO Interview; Sleater-Kinney tell their remarkable tale; The Go-Betweens reveal their strange inner workings; Sleaford Mods unveil their next album; Songhoy Blues arise; and Joe Strummer loses his car in Madrid. So get into the groove!

MOJO 256 / March 2015

MOJO 255 / February 2015

On sale from Tuesday, December 30, the new issue of MOJO features David Bowie’s 100 Greatest Songs – selected, analyzed and re-evaluated by our expert writers. It’s a cover story so big it required three collectable covers! [BUY YOUR FAVOURITE BELOW] And that’s just the beginning of our celebration of Bowie’s genius as we speak to his closest collaborators and reveal the secrets behind his great first album, The Man Who Sold The World. The Free CD provides more yet insight, with 15 songs from the artists whose influence paved the way for The Dame: David Bowie’s Heroes featuring music from Chuck Berry, Billy Fury, Frank Sinatra, The Pretty Things and more. Also in the issue: The Kinks in the ’70s, a tribute to Ian McLagan, plus R.E.M., FKA Twigs and bruising encounter with Black Flag legend Henry Rollins. Let’s dance...

MOJO 255 / February 2015

MOJO 254 / January 2015

On sale from Tuesday, November 25, the new issue of MOJO delivers a world exclusive U2 interview. In the wake of their iTunes home invasion with Songs Of Innocence, Bono, Edge, Larry and Adam take us back to their roots in perilous ’70s Dublin and fight a corner for one of the albums of their career. Meanwhile, your free CD is our ever-popular round-up of the most incredible music of the past 12 months. The aptly titled BEST OF 2014 features tracks from Beck, Robert Plant, Jack White, Julie Byrne, The War On Drugs, Caribou, Temples and more. Also in the issue: MOJO’s definitive Albums Of The Year guide and a celebration of The Who’s breakthrough year – 1964. Plus! Quake in your boots as we step into the lair of notorious Cream drummer Ginger Baker. Still haven’t found what you’re looking for? Then enjoy the ups and downs of Buzzcocks' punkpop heyday, hop on tour with a resurgent Johnny Marr and remember the greatness of Jack Bruce. It's all happening!

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MOJO 254 / January 2015