As Bob Dylan nears UK shores once more and a box set of his extraordinary 1976 shows emerges, MOJO digs in, and reflects on Dylan’s other ground-breaking tours, including 2026’s, with its mysterious rotating cast of guitarists.
Also in this issue: back to Amy Winehouse’s “Back To Black” 20 years on; inside Roxy Music’s “For Your Pleasure“; Hail! Hail! Chuck Berry’s rock’n’roll legacy; Queens of the Stone Age return from the brink; Fela Kuti against the world; and new roots radicals Twisted Teens!
Plus: Fontaines D.C.; Alice Cooper; Bernie Taupin; Simple Minds; Brian Epstein; Tony Iommi; Jimmy Webb; Soft Machine; Willis Alan Ramsey; Dhani Harrison; Swervedriver; neo-soul; all back to Johnny Clarke’s; and more!
This month’s covermount CD is Mystical Children: The Men And Women Of Rolling Thunder. 15 tracks by Dylan’s all-star cohorts on his landmark tours, ’75-’76. Includes: Joan Baez, Scarlet Rivera, Kinky Friedman, T Bone Burnett, David Mansfield, *AND* an exclusive track from Dylan’s upcoming 1976 live box set!!!
The new issue of MOJO is on UK newsstands from Tuesday October 13th
