Fifty-five years on, The Rolling Stones’ epochal Let It Bleed album is under the spotlight, plus the triumphs and tragedies of the band’s watershed 1969: Brian’s death, Altamont, Honky Tonk Women and more. Also in the issue: The Doors – amazing unseen pics with exclusive commentary from John Densmore and Robby Krieger; the dawn of Thin Lizzy; 2025 Music Preview starring Ringo Starr, Lana Del Rey, ELO and Led Zeppelin; the extraordinary story of America’s Horse With No Name. Plus: Jean-Michel Jarre, Charles Mingus, Manic Street Preachers, Lijadu Sisters, John Grant, Laura Nyro, Billy J Kramer, Bob Neuwirth, The Weather Station, Dory Previn, tributes to Phil Lesh, Quincy Jones, Shel Talmy… and more.
THIS MONTH’S COVERMOUNT CD is A Man Of Wealth And Taste: The Brian Jones Companion. Includes tracks by Lucinda Williams, Elmore James, Nico, Ravi Shankar, Howlin’ Wolf, The Master Musicians Of Joujouka, and more!
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CONTENTS MOJO 375
THE ROLLING STONES The madness and majesty of 1969, the most momentous year in the life of the ultimate rock’n’roll band, and how they plucked Let It Bleed from the chaos. Plus: the mastery and misfortune of Stones keysman Nicky Hopkins.
THE DOORS Spectacular and unseen photographs from a luxe new Genesis Publications tome, plus exclusive interviews with Robby Krieger and John Densmore. Ride the snake!
THIN LIZZY Rediscovered acoustic demos spark a search for Philip Lynott, the man behind the rock superhero. “Philip was so soulful from the start,” discovers James McNair.
LIJADU SISTERS Unearthed: the uncompromising warrior women of ’70s Nigerian pop and their battle for respect. “Promoters expected to sleep with us,” remembers sister Taiwo.
JOHN GRANT Why fan love and MOJO Album Of The Year laurels won’t fix this reborn singer-songwriter, or deflect him from his challenging path. Linda Thompson claps along.
MANIC STREET PREACHERS After Richey’s tragic exit and millennial stadium stardom, how did, and do, they sustain? Honest to a fault, the Welsh rock trio aren’t betting on a third act.
AMERICA How a sun-kissed classic evolved in a Morris Minor in rainy London. “Neil Young’s dad famously said, ‘I heard your new song on the radio,’ and Neil said, ‘That’s not me!’”
JEAN-MICHEL JARRE The one musician in the world who’s gung-ho for AI, J-MJ plots his path through music and technology for Mark Blake: “I was revisiting the past to explore the future.”
REVIEWED The Weather Station / Mogwai / Laura Nyro / Tom Waits / Ex-Vöid / St. Etienne / Dennis Bovell / Tori Amos / Decius / Iggy Pop / Songhoy Blues / Bill Nelson / Sam Amidon / Franz Ferdinand / Richard Swift / Xhosa Cole / Moonchild Sanelly / Kele Okerere / The Last Poets / Lambrini Girls / The Lemonheads
PLUS 2025 through MOJO’s musical crystal ball: Ringo Starr, Led Zeppelin, Lana Del Rey, ELO, Incredible String Band, Alice Coltrane, at al / Time Machine visits 1979 / Tunde Adebimpe and Brooke Combe are Rising / How To Buy… Charles Mingus / Bob Neuwirth… unearthed! / Farewell, Phil Lesh, Quincy Jones, Shel Talmy / Billy J Kramer’s swinging ’60s / All back to Matt Berry’s!