RADIOHEAD AND THOM YORKE
The "ungrateful", "self-critical", "evasive" and "terribly polite" Thom Yorke speaks to Nick Kent about paranoia, politics, illness, his new solo project and the troublesome little thing that is the new Radiohead album. Plus, Danny Eccleston takes and exclusive peek at 11 of the band's new songs set for the same said album.
JOHN MARTYN
The one-legged Arcadian king of folktronica holds forth on Lee Perry, Nick Drake, booze, Buddishm and birds. "Porridge, whisky and five Woodbines for breakfast," he advises Mat Snow.
MOJO HONOURS LIST
Elton John and The Jesus And Mary Chain? Jon Bon Jovi and Vic Reeves? Prince Buster and Corinne Bailey Rae? Revel in strange hook-ups, or give thanks to Johnny Cash, David Gilmour and Scott Walker at our annual celebration of musical genius.
JOHNNY CASH
Behind the icon. Greil Marcus, Michael Streissguth and Sylvie Simmons on the secret life of an American legend.
ROSANNE CASH
She's spent 25 years battling for her own musical identity in the shadown of her father. Peter Doggett meets the country rebel and award-winning singer-songwriter who's so much more than her father's daughter.
THE MOJO FILTER:
ALBUMS
Thom Yorke's moving electro-blues; Johnny Cash's fifth; James Dean Bradfield's first… Plus New York Dolls' long-awaited third.
REISSUES
Fania's New Yorcian sould, JAMC's screeeee!, Dr Feelgood's pub rock growl. Plus! Stacks o'Stax, red-hot rockabilly and 100 years of jazz guitar.
BOOKS
Iconic Dylan pics, a candid Bobby Womack autobiography and a murdered MOJO journalist! Something for everyone, then?
DVDs
Gram Parsons, Chuck Berry and some bad Public Enemy puns.
LIVES
Manna for the febrile moshpit at ATP 2006 and some kinda miracle for Os Mutantes.
HOW TO BUY
Elaine Paige to Jimmy Page with the preposterous brilliance of Queen!
