by kschwarz | Aug 6, 2024 | MOJO Presents
Q GOLD Three Imaginary Boys How did a trio of bong-huffing street rats from Northern California end up selling over 40 million albums of “honest” punk rock and remain best pals for five decades? In early 2020 – on the 30th anniversary of their debut and just before...
by kschwarz | Aug 6, 2024 | MOJO Presents
Q GOLD Redemption Song Before the drugs and the tabloids and the notoriety, Pete Doherty was half of a songwriting partnership in THE LIBERTINES with Carl Barât that lit up the early noughties with youthful, poetic exuberance. Quickly, though, the skies darkened and...
by kschwarz | Aug 6, 2024 | MOJO Presents
Q GOLD “I’m So Much More Than A Pop Star” Charli XCX sees herself as a revolutionary force, and so do the fans who stream her synth-pop anthems in their millions. In 2019 Eve Barlow stepped into her LA mansion and heard the masterplan. Words by Eve Barlow...
by akindell | Jul 23, 2024 | MOJO Presents
Q GOLD Three Imaginary Boys How did a trio of bong-huffing street rats from Northern California end up selling over 40 million albums of “honest” punk rock and remain best pals for five decades? In early 2020 – on the 30th anniversary of their debut and just before...
by kschwarz | Jun 6, 2024 | MOJO Presents
Mojo FEATURE Perfect Example The key band in hardcore punk’s mutation into alternative rock, Hüsker Dü lit a fire in all-comers before drugs, jealousy and major labels joined to topple them. It’s a final, unbearable irony that a revelatory release of their exciting...
by kschwarz | Jun 6, 2024 | MOJO Presents
Mojo FEATURE A farewell to London Billie Holiday’s last official London gig was on 14th February, 1954 at the Flamingo Club. Fred Dellar remembers a magical evening. Words by Andrew Perry Billie Holiday records her penultimate album ‘Lady in Satin’ at the...