A World Exclusive, in-depth sit-down with Paul McCartney, where he tells MOJO the full story of his extraordinary new album, The Boys Of Dungeon Lane, and dives into key moments in his musical and emotional past: the Beatles, Wings, Dolly Parton and more. Also in this issue: The Eagles at their height; New Order air their linen; Rickie Lee Jones revisits Pirates; ’80s King Crimson resurrected; Can’s Irmin Schmidt opens up; Soul Train’s TV revolution. Plus: The Spencer Davis Group; Throwing Muses; Taj Mahal; Cream; Motörhead; The Lemon Twigs; unseen Bob Dylan; Northern Soul; Gang Of Four; Peter Frampton; Shoes; Yes; Dave Mason, and more.
THIS MONTH’S COVERMOUNT CD is Can & Irmin Schmidt Replay 1968-2026. Fifteen gems and rarities from the Can vault compiled by Irmin Schmidt exclusively for MOJO!
CONTENTS MOJO 392
COVER STORY: PAUL McCARTNEY A MOJO world exclusive: the emotional 70-year story of The Boys Of Dungeon Lane, told by family, friends, collaborators, superfans – and, of course, Paul himself: “We’ve got to beat our way through those hardships.”
EAGLES Fifty years ago, country-rock’s most competitive alpha males checked into Hotel California. Now, as they finally check out, Mark Blake assesses the damage.
IRMIN SCHMIDT Can’s master architect surveys 70 years at music’s cutting edge. Still, “The 10 years with Can was the biggest influence in music in my life,” he tells us.
RICKIE LEE JONES As the boho buccaneer heads to the UK, she returns to the complexities of Pirates – sexism, addiction, heartbreak and music biz pressure. “As it turns out, I like to tell a story…”
THE SPENCER DAVIS GROUP Surging soul heroes of the Britbeat boom, they looked destined to become one of the great British groups – until their boy wonder grew too big for them.
BEAT King Crimson alert! Blessed by Fripp, his Discipline-era charges have reunited to tackle its fiendish art-rock one more time. “A big boy game with adults in the room!”
SOUL TRAIN All aboard for “the hippest trip in America”! Lloyd Bradley rewinds the VHS to celebrate the revolutionary TV show that put black music in the spotlight.
THROWING MUSES 4AD’s resident house tornadoes regroup to look back on their earliest years, as their debut turns 40. “I think I got a lot of ‘art’ points for sounding nuts,” says Kristin Hersh.
REVIEWED The Lemon Twigs / Cream / Fatoumata Diawara / Kraftwerk / Kurt Vile / Ted Lucas / Ed O’Brien / Willie Nelson / Lykke Li / The Beach Boys / Maya Hawke / The Coral / Teddy Thompson / Pink Floyd / Bill Orcutt And Mabe Fratti / Glen Hansard / Kevin Morby / Jalen Ngonda / Don Williams / Guided By Voices / Death Cab For Cutie / Kacey Musgraves / Kelley Stoltz / Funkadelic / Laibach
PLUS New Order’s Hall of Fame catfight! / Northern Soul – beyond the trousers / Gang Of Four get it together / Peter Frampton goes commando / Yes – the saga continues / Shoes add power to pop / Dylan unseen in ’66 / How to buy Motörhead / Mildred and Getdown Services on the up / Taj Mahal – in and out of Rising Sons / The 7 Johns of Dr Feelgood / Farewell, Dave Mason, Asha Bhosle, Andy Kershaw, Moya Brennan, Keith Altham and MOJO’s own Andrew Perry / Anyone for an Ian McLagan puppet? / and more
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