The man, the smith

2 min read

REAL GONE

Andy Rourke, bassist with The Smiths, left us on May 19.

This article is from...

MOJO Magazine

20 June, 2023

Classic Pop

“the battlefield is littered with the corpses of british bands who tried to make it in america and then lost their identity.

A few years ago, Charlie Burchill and Jim Kerr were interviewed for a BBC documentary about music’s messiest break-ups. Which may seem like an odd booking, given the pair’s famously adamantine bond. B

The Week UK

People

Boris Becker on life in jail When Boris ...

Classic Pop

The american dream

D uring the first half of the 80s, OMD were a regular presence in the upper reaches of the UK charts. Enola Gay, Souvenir, Joan Of Arc and Maid Of Orleans (The Waltz Joan Of Arc) made the Top 10, whil

MOJO

Rein supreme

The punk rock landmark that keeps on giving celebrates half a century with an expanded anniversary edition produced by bassist Tony Shanahan.

The Big Issue

Warren ellis

I guess my main preoccupations at 16 were just trying to stay out of trouble. I was incredibly unsuccessful with finding girlfriends and things like that. Really, very, very unsuccessful. I think I wa