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.

PUNK NUGGETS

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

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

“Nothing I’ve played before comes close to Glastonbury…” • Elton John tells MOJO about his incredible farewell to touring down on Worthy Farm.

Don Letts

CELTIC BEATNIK DONOVAN PREPARES A SOUNDTRACK

Nick Lowe • The ace of song talks swinging quietly, touring with Wings, and the nobility of haplessness.

50 YEARS AFTER SOUND SYSTEMS FIRST HIT THE NOTTING HILL CARNIVAL, WHAT’S NEXT?

BOBBY RUSH, STILL RUDELY FUNKING UP THE BLUES

HIT THE TRAILS WITH AMERICANA ADVENTURER MARGO CILKER

MOJO PLAYLIST

MEET BILL ORCUTT, GUITAR RADICAL WITH A WEIRD MOMENTUM 40 YEARS INTO HIS CAREER

THE MOJO INTERVIEW • Watching Jimi Hendrix turned a teenage accordion prodigy into a rock’n’roll lifer, solo star and Swiss Army sideman to Bruce and Neil (and Lou). “I’ve kept waiting for the possession to leave me,” says Nils Lofgren, “and it still hasn’t.”

The BITTEREST PIL • It’s been the toughest time for JOHN LYDON – dealing with the illness and death of his wife, Nora. As ever, PUBLIC IMAGE LIMITED is the channel for his pain, his anger and, on occasion, his joy. Cue: contempt for the other Pistols and love for Status Quo, on a menu of fear, mischief, laughter and hope. “I have no control over my emotions at all,” he tells TOM DOYLE.

MOJO PRESENTS • The silken voice and lonesome guitar of JULIE BYRNE had sped her on the road to stardom. Then came the sudden death of her closest ally. Would a path through tragedy reveal itself? “There will never be a time where part of me won’t be grieving,” she tells GRAYSON HAVER CURRIN.

"I Don't Think This Is My Final Piece" • Seven Psalms' exquisite ruminations on late life and what, if anything, lies beyond have turned more heads than any Paul Simon album since Graceland. Not that the master craftsman of song asked for the praise, or would even know what to do with it. "I'm used to the fact that a lot of what I'm doing, people don’t get,” he tells David Fricke.

the hunger • desperate to be different yet insatiable for success, 30 years ago suede smashed records with their debut album. sexy, febrile, romantic, mysterious, it’s both a timeless wonder and a throwback to a time before 'britpop' was a word. "it felt like we were the only band in town,” they tell victoria segal.

BIG STAR • “Shitting a brick” in the White House, playing ping-pong with Alice Cooper, reaping karma with Frank Zappa: it’s been a wild ride for MARK VOLMAN, rich voice of The Turtles and the larger half of Flo & Eddie. Living proof of the power of letting it all hang out? “Many artists wish they could relax and bare their chests,” he tells MARTIN ASTON.

MOTT THE HOOPLE AND QUEEN TAKE BROADWAY, 1974 • After some help from Bowie with ’72’s anthem All The Young Dudes,...