MOJO

Launched in 1993, MOJO celebrates the stories of music's all-time greats. It does this through expertly written, insightful features and exclusive, in-depth interviews. MOJO also finds and recommends new music of quality and integrity, so if you want to read about the classics of now and tomorrow, it is definitely the music magazine for you. As founding editor Paul Du Noyer put it, MOJO has ""the sensibilities of a fanzine and the design values of Vogue."" It's lovingly put together every month by music fanatics with huge knowledge, who share your passion. And because they have unrivalled contacts in the music industry, they bring you the kind of access, news and expertise you won't find anywhere else.

THIS MONTH’S CONTRIBUTORS INCLUDE…

FUTURE LEGENDS 15 TRACKS OF DYSTOPIAN SCI-FI ROCK • FATHER JOHN MISTY ST. VINCENT, HAWKWIND THE FLAMING LIPS, THE THE IGGY POP/JAMES WILLIAMSON JOHN FOXX & MORE

ALL BACK TO MY PLACE • THE STARS REVEAL THE SONIC DELIGHTS GUARANTEED TO GET THEM GOING…

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Theories, rants, etc. • MOJO welcomes correspondence for publication. Write to us at: MOJO, H Bauer Publishing, The Lantern, 75 Hampstead Road, London, NW1 2PL. E-mail to: mojoreaders@bauermedia.co.uk

Lonely Planet Boy • THE HOT NEWS AND BIZARRE STORIES FROM PLANET MOJO

PLAYS FOR TODAY • Post-millennial Cure, recapped by Victoria Segal.

NEW BOOK LOGO RHYTHM CHRONICLES THE BAND EMBLEM

THE MANICS GET FREE ON ALBUM 15

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Joe Talbot • Idles’ front-dynamo talks love, lyric-writing and liking Chris Martin. And he’s not scared, right?

LAST NIGHT A RECORD CHANGED MY LIFE

PINK LABEL AND ALL, PYE RECORDS IS BACK FROM THE DEAD – BUT HOW?

45 YEARS IN, PUNK-POP BELIEVERS REDD KROSS POWER ONWARDS

REDD HOT • Three McDonald’s takeaways.

ARE LONDON AGENTS OF CHAOS WARMDUSCHER TOO HOT TO HANDLE?

DIG THIS! SHOVEL DANCE COLLECTIVE’S ANARCHIC NEW TAKE ON FOLK

MOJO PLAYLIST • Listen up for the month’s freedom songs, indie-grot and bluegrass.

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THE MOJO INTERVIEW • The percussive force of the Faces, Small Faces, The Who and more on “cuddly” Don Arden, plans with Rod and Ron, and the tragic roll call of fallen comrades. “Too young… too young,” laments Kenney Jones.

A LIFE IN PICTURES • If the Face fits: Kenney down the years.

SMALL WONDERS • The best of Kenney on the kit. By Tom Doyle.

PRIMITIVE COOL • PRE-EMPTING PUNK IN A MUSICAL WILDERNESS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE GLOBE, THE SAINTS MADE MUSIC THAT WAS SAVAGE AND EXHILARATING. BAD LUCK, BAD VIBES AND WUTHERING HEIGHTS SPELT THEIR DEMISE, BUT AS A NEW BOX SET UNDERLINES, THE'Y VE REMAINED A BEACON FOR ARTISTS INCLUDING NICK CAVE, MUDHONEY, EVEN SPRINGSTEEN. "IT WAS A QUEST TO MAKE OUR OWN CULTURE," THEY TELL ANDREW PERRY.

HALLOWED GROUND • BEYOND (I'M) STRANDED-10 MORE TOP-DRAWER SAINTS AND RELATED TUNES.

The Art Of The Steal • TAKE A SONG WRITING ODD COUPLE, ZIGGY’S PRODUCER AND A PLATE OF HASH CAKES… 50 YEARS AGO, SUPERTRAMP’S CRIME OF THE CENTURY CAME FROM NOWHERE TO RANK AMONG THE DECADE’S BIGGEST ALBUMS.-BUT IT WASN'T JUST THE FANS, OR CRITICS, WHO WERE AMAZED. "WHEN WE HEARD IT, OUR MINDS WERE BLOWN," THE BAND TELL PHIL ALEXANDER.

SUPER SONICS • "PAIN IN THE ARSE"KEN SCOTTON CRAFTING A HI-FI BENCHMARK. PHIL ALEXANDERIS ALL EARS.

MOJO PRESENTS • Winning last year’s Mercury Prize was a boon for EZRA COLLECTIVE and a landmark for British jazz. But with inspirations as diverse as Cannonball Adderley and Damon Albarn, they’re already moving on, with a new album that updates yet exalts the spontaneous spirit of their genre. “It’s as real as music gets,” they tell MAT SNOW.

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