by mojo | Apr 8, 2025 | MOJO Presents
Mojo The List I Could Have Been A Contender! As The Beatles’ first drummer hangs up his sticks, MOJO uncovers some of rock and roll’s other ‘Pete Bests’ who lost out on fame and fortune just as their bands hit the big time. Words by Chris Catchpole Earlier this week,...
by mojo | Apr 2, 2025 | MOJO Presents
Mojo FEATURE The Who’s 50 Greatest Songs MOJO’s rundown of The Who’s best ever tracks STARTING LIFE AS R&B-playing Mods, The Who quickly transformed into rule-breaking pioneers, perverting, distorting or ignoring the accepted rock tenets. John Entwistle’s bass and...
by mojo | Apr 2, 2025 | MOJO Presents
Mojo FEATURE The Thunder Machine Ginger Baker was one of the iconic architects of rock’s expansive era, a drummer who played as if literally possessed. He was also intimidating, contrary, complicated, imperious and unpredictable in ways his peers and progeny are still...
by akindell | Apr 1, 2025 | MOJO Presents
Mojo FEATURE Song Of The South The Allman Brothers – bound by blood, scarred by tragedy – were the six-man “train wreck” with jazz chops and keen appetites who gave Southern rock its heart and soul. With the death of brother Gregg in May 2017 a final chapter ended,...
by mojo | Mar 26, 2025 | MOJO Presents
Mojo FEATURE “If we’re going to go out, we’ll go out doing our crazy shit…” Identity crises, futuristic dystopias, and accusations of Nazism – Rush’s Geddy Lee reveals the wild story behind the band’s 1976 epic 2112. All The World’s A Stage: Rush’s...
by mojo | Mar 10, 2025 | MOJO Presents
Mojo The List Frank Zappa’s wildest songs Sceptics! Neophytes! Zappa obsessives! Check out MOJO’s bespoke Frank Zappa mixtape – ditching the dirty gags (er, mostly) for hot grooves, hotter guitars and exquisite orchestrations. Words by Mark Paytress Uncle Meat: Frank...
