Under bonnie ‘prince’ billy and other sobriquets, he’s alchemised folk, country and indie rock, dredging the dark depths of the soul. yet with a 25th album afoot, mojo finds him cheery. “there’s always something new to explore,” enthuses will oldham.

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THE MOJO INTERVIEW

Under Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy and other sobriquets, he’s alchemised fo

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18 February, 2025

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Bruvvers gonna work it out

Welcome to the second of our special Review Of The Year joint interviews. Here, indie provocateur BAXTER DURY and Sleaford Mods’ splenetic frontman JASON WILLIAMSON turn their attentions to the landscape, musical or otherwise, of 2025. Stand by for a bleak, brash, honest and often humorous assessment of the year just gone. Their conclusions? “We’re just flogging this dead horse, aren’t we?” they tell Mark Beaumont

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Wake up and live

In a candid chat ahead of the release of his memoir We Did OK, Kid , actor, artist and composer Sir Anthony Hopkins reveals how his tough childhood and long battle with alcoholism formed the contented, joyful man he is today

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Oh mercy!

2025 has been a breakthrough year for soul gospel sensations ANNIE & THE CALDWELLS . A major new album, the patronage of David Byrne and ecstatic live shows have expanded their base beyond West Point, Mississippi to the global stage. Catching up with the Southern matriarch, her husband, daughters and goddaughter in Nashville, Stephen Deusner hears how their mission to spread joy to their audiences is the culmination of a lifelong dream. “I have to smile and tell God thank you because He could have chosen anybody to do this.”