MOJO Bar - Music for the people

After finally getting annoyed enough by Stephen Patrick Morrissey to terminate The Smiths at the height of their powers in 1987, Johnny Marr has roamed the planet looking for a suitable berth for both he and his jangling axe to call home. He became guitarist for hire, lending his talents to Talking Heads, The The, Billy [...]

TV on the Radio’s previous output was perhaps easier to admire than to like or love. With genre labels like experimental rock, post rock or even art rock thrown at them, they were unlikely ever to find a mainstream audience with their at times almost aloof sound. While hardly making a leap for the Kaiser Chief, David Siteks Brooklyn [...]

Is it worth criticising Kings of Leon? Certainly not within the walls of a Mojo. In my nine year stay/sentence I’ve never seen a collection of records unite both worker and drinker quite like the quartet produced by the followhills. With no real hit singles to speak of their unerring rise from poor cousin southern [...]

In a long list of personal faults, the one which stands out for discussion here is my habit of dismissing an album after one run through and declaring it overrated, indulgent piffle. A list of classic albums as long as Peter Shiltons arms have after one listen been branded, ‘Rubbish’ or ‘I really don’t see what all the fuss [...]