DAVID GILMOUR On the eve of the release of his new solo album, the customarily reserved David Gilmour spends five hours in Phil Sutcliffe's company to deliver a remarkably candid account of his life in Pink Floyd and beyond. Stand by for a very English tale of fear, loathing and unassuming superstardom.
VAN MORRISON Belfast's soul brother busts myths, battles mediocrity and damns instant celebrity. "Suddenly everyone's a big shot," he tells Peter Doggett.
MORRISSEY Heaven knows, he's not miserable now! The rejuvenated nabob of sob talks honestly to Andrew Male about childhood, happiness, love and darts.
WIRE Just how did punk's professors of mordant minimalism - no guitar solos, no clichés, no mates - influence a generation, asks Keith Cameron.
BILLY BRAGG Great British songwriter and one-man '80s army in the war on all things Thatcher, Stephen William Bragg looks back on the personal and the political with John Harris.
PLUS Syd & stars Tea, cakes and confused blues jams. The untold story of Barrett's last stand. By Mark Sturdy.
THE MOJO FILTER
ALBUMS
The Flaming Lips cloak their profundity; Morrissey gets off the fence; Van Morrison makes the effort… but Secret Machines trade true emotion for guitar chaos.
REISSUES
The imposing no-man's land of 1975 psych, '60s Everly Brothers and mid-'60s Judy Collins. Plus! Roger McGuinn and Darondo.
THE MOJO PLAYLIST
...in our house, your house, Brad Mehldau's house.
BOOKS
A good Libertines effort, an average Pete Doherty one and a novella about The Band.
DVDs
Suicidal urges and alcoholic purges with fractured country icon, Townes Van Zandt.
LIVES
The Rolling Stones take their spooky monkey masks to Chicago. Teddy Thompson finds his voice in London.
HOW TO BUY
Tonight we're gonna party like it's 1929... it's old-time music time!