MOJO Bar - Music for the people

Another Year gone by, thousands more tunes have slipped, bounced or hammered their way out of our speakers. We try hard to bring you as much new music as we can, whilst also trawling the ages for anything that we have so far missed and Keeping everyone entertained by playing big hits and Mojo staples. [...]

My Gig going continues to increase to the point where I am attending more gigs than buying albums, it is bringing into sharper focus a problem suffered by the not 100% committed music fan. The new or unheard material problem. A recent Metronomy gig left my speechless at its euphoric quality (I knew 1 song), [...]

Let us first address the name. It’s rotten. Only marginally  better than Dogs Die in Hot Cars but not by much. Let’s face it though, U2, Coldplay and Elbow are amongst the worst names in Western Europe but they eventually transcended their chosen monikers. It is as it is. We are packed here into the [...]

The process by which we decide what music to play in Mojo is a many Headed Hydra. We all DJ, all have our favourites but it all has to sound ‘Mojo’. There is no magic formula. We are all passionate about music and hope that passion finds its way through the speakers. I will list [...]

The under 25 rule… such a fantastic tool of guidance for those without common sense or eyes.  Supermarkets now are generally using this code to prevent underage drinking whilst turning a blind eye to the fact that their stupidly low prices on beer that’s been made in somebody’s bathtub is the attraction in the first [...]

Here at MOJO it’s fair to say we like a well attacked axe. Whether it’s a low slung Jimmy Page Gibson onslaught or a midriff hanging howl of Alex Turner, we like ‘em all. The walls are adorned by the greats, Richards, Townsend, Mick Ronson, and B.B. King. But it looks like we are about [...]

Now that the dust has settled on another Christmas, enough time has elapsed for us to discuss the accusation made by many, that the X-Factor has ruined or in some way devalued the haloed battle for the United Kingdoms Christmas number 1.  The argument runs thus, that by having the Television show reach its end [...]

Just how selfish are music fans? I was flicking through the pages of one of the more sensible music mag’s that adorn the walls of the newsagents of this land when I alighted upon a readers letter. Within this letter were the complaints of an ‘Avid Elbow fan’. I paraphrase his argument thus ‘I’ve liked [...]

So yesterday was a bit special in OSA world. Firstly we found out that we had won Steve Lamacq’s rebel playlist with a whooping 81% of the vote against The Holloways and The Futureheads, which was an amazing moment. This means we get played on 6 Music everyday. We felt very proud of our song! Then [...]

Bonjour Bonjour, Just a quick note to say that we’ve been nominated for The Rebel Jukebox on the rather lovely gent Steve Lamacq’s Six Music show. Be rather lovely if you could go ove and give us a vote….PICTURE THE SCENE Election night. The eyes of the entire planet are firmly focussed on the battle for [...]