Disc of the day
Heaven 17 - Penthouse And Pavement
From Sheffield, synth pop and funk to stick it to Thatcher. Currently being played live!
11:23 AM GMT 18/09/2008
Has Sir Ben Kingsley joined Minor Threat? Or have Mean Magazine grafted his head onto Ian Mackaye’s body? And if the latter, one presumes they had his permission (Ben’s that is, not Ian’s), in which case, way to go Sir Ben! Next up, Ben takes on Fugazi’s Margin Walker? Come on!
Sir Ben Kingsley STOMPS into the shoes of Minor Threat's Ian MacKaye from Mean Magazine on Vimeo.
We’re saddened to report that Norman Whitfield, the legendary Motown songwriter and producer responsible for Marvin Gaye’s Heard It Through The Grapevine and famous for his “heavy period” Temptations records such as Ball Of Confusion has died aged 65. Full MOJO tribute to follow…
Bob Dylan is to have a collection of his old poems published in November. Vaguely on the subject of Hollywood, they accompany a book of photographs by his photographer friend Barry Feinstein, who asked for some annotatory text for a book proposal in the early ’60s. The proposal was rejected at the time. The New Yorker have two examples online: here, and here. Enigmatic, huh?
In 2006, Metallica fan Mick Cassidy vowed not to shave until Metallica released another album. He now has foot-long facial foliage, says the Telegraph. But what about this guy, who started growing his beard when My Bloody Valentine released Loveless…
Posted by Danny_Eccleston at 11:23 AM GMT 18/09/2008
Our man in Austin referees folk throwdown, watches Seymour Stein take a nap.
10:34 AM GMT 19/03/2010
A personal appreciation of the groundbreaking DJ/writer by MOJO's David Hutcheon...
10:15 AM GMT 19/03/2010
A personal tribute to the reluctant Big Star legend, by MOJO's Martin Aston.
6:07 PM GMT 18/03/2010
MOJO office types had a fight over the art-pop egghead's greatest tunes. The results are in!
5:13 PM GMT 18/03/2010
The rock'n'roll lifer on his May tour and that astounding Mott reunion.
12:00 PM GMT 18/03/2010
Big Star maverick casts shadow over Day 1 of Austin music fest.
10:22 AM GMT 18/03/2010
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