MOJO March 2020

James McNair James McNair has been a contributor to MOJO since 1994. Born in Glasgow, he moved to London in 1984 in search of the rock’n’roll dream. He didn’t find it. He now lives in Whitley Bay, where he is The Buddha Of Coastal Living. This month he channels The Black Crowes’ Steve Gorman on page 52. Mike Barnes Mike Barnes’s book A New Day Yesterday: UK Progressive Rock & The 1970s is published by Omnibus in February, and on page 68 he chronicles the mid-decade difficulties facing some of prog’s big hitters and surveys the outerwear of their fans. He also enjoyed an audience with The Chocolate Watch Band’s Dave Aguilar (see page 130). Kevin McGivern Kevin is a professional illustrator from Glasgow, Scotland. Working primarily in portraiture, he has worked in the movie,…

James McNair James McNair has been a contributor to MOJO since 1994. Born in Glasgow, he moved to London in 1984 in search of the rock’n’roll dream. He didn’t find it. He now lives in Whitley Bay, where he is The Buddha Of Coastal Living. This month he channels The Black Crowes’ Steve Gorman on page 52. Mike Barnes Mike Barnes’s book A New Day Yesterday: UK Progressive Rock & The 1970s is published by Omnibus in February, and on page 68 he chronicles the mid-decade difficulties facing some of prog’s big hitters and surveys the outerwear of their fans. He also enjoyed an audience with The Chocolate Watch Band’s Dave Aguilar (see page 130). Kevin McGivern Kevin is a professional illustrator from Glasgow, Scotland. Working primarily in portraiture, he…

FORTY YEARS ON FROM ATMOSPHERE, LOVE WILL TEAR Us Apart and Closer, it seems as if ominous, ferocious, emotionally brittle music, of a kind inspired by Joy Division, is having a moment again. This month’s meticulously-compiled MOJO CD showcases the post-punk class of 2020, 15 bands who have consciously or unconsciously absorbed the harsh lessons of Ian Curtis, his bandmates and their equally uncompromising contemporaries. A couple of those Joy Division peers turn up on Atmospheres: Factory labelmates A Certain Ratio, still pursuing their bony, abrasive take on funk, four decades down the line; the similarly resilient Wire, whose enduringly radical grasp of punk’s potential also continues to pay dividends. But the bulk of these artists were born a decade or two after Joy Division’s time - inheritors of a sound…

FORTY YEARS ON FROM ATMOSPHERE, LOVE WILL TEAR Us Apart and Closer, it seems as if ominous, ferocious, emotionally brittle music, of a kind inspired by Joy Division, is having a moment again. This month’s meticulously-compiled MOJO CD showcases the post-punk class of 2020, 15 bands who have consciously or unconsciously absorbed the harsh lessons of Ian Curtis, his bandmates and their equally uncompromising contemporaries. A couple of those Joy Division peers turn up on Atmospheres: Factory labelmates A Certain Ratio, still pursuing their bony, abrasive take on funk, four decades down the line; the similarly resilient Wire, whose enduringly radical grasp of punk’s potential also continues to pay dividends. But the bulk of these artists were born a decade or two after Joy Division’s time - inheritors of a…

Jenny Lewis NICE AS FUCK What music are you currently grooving to? Vince Guaraldi Trio’s A Charlie Brown Christmas. What a great album. And Herbie Hancock’s Head Hunters, Jim Sullivan’s U.F.O. and Frankie Reyes’ Boleros Valves Y Más, which also has a Guaraldi-esque feel to it. And Bob Dylan, who I listen to most – every year I find myself enjoying the music he created at the age I’m closest to, which is the Christian era, currently. What, if push comes to shove, is your all-time favourite album? The Cure’s Standing On A Beach? Revolver? 3 Feet High & Rising? Don’t make me choose, it could change. This year, Tyler, The Creator’s Igor. What was the first record you ever bought? And where did you buy it? Pass The Dutchie by Musical Youth. They were kids, I…

Jenny Lewis NICE AS FUCK What music are you currently grooving to? Vince Guaraldi Trio’s A Charlie Brown Christmas. What a great album. And Herbie Hancock’s Head Hunters, Jim Sullivan’s U.F.O. and Frankie Reyes’ Boleros Valves Y Más, which also has a Guaraldi-esque feel to it. And Bob Dylan, who I listen to most – every year I find myself enjoying the music he created at the age I’m closest to, which is the Christian era, currently. What, if push comes to shove, is your all-time favourite album? The Cure’s Standing On A Beach? Revolver? 3 Feet High & Rising? Don’t make me choose, it could change. This year, Tyler, The Creator’s Igor. What was the first record you ever bought? And where did you buy it? Pass The Dutchie…