| Mojo | |
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| Categories | Monthly music magazine |
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| First issue | 1993 |
| Company | Bauer |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Website | http://www.mojo4music.com/ |
Mojo is a popular music magazine published by Bauer, monthly in the United Kingdom. Bauer Verlagsgruppe is a large German publishing company based in Hamburg. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Music is an Art form in which the medium is Sound organized in Time. Magazines, periodicals or serials are Publications generally published on a regular schedule containing a variety of articles, generally Bauer Verlagsgruppe is a large German publishing company based in Hamburg. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Following the success of the magazine Q, publishers Emap were looking for a title which would cater for the burgeoning interest in classic rock music. Q is a Music Magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom, with a circulation of 130179 as of June 2007 EMAP is a British media company specializing in the production of B2b magazines and the organization of business events and conferences Classic rock was originally conceived as a Radio station programming format which evolved from the Album oriented rock (AOR format in the early-1980s Mojo was first published on 15 October 1993; in keeping with its classic rock aesthetic, the first issue had Bob Dylan and John Lennon as its first cover stars. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born Noted for its in-depth coverage of both popular and cult acts it acted as the inspiration for Blender and Uncut. Blender is an American music Magazine that bills itself as "the ultimate guide to music and more" Uncut magazine trademarked as UNCUT, is a popular monthly publication based in London. Many noted music critics have written for it including Charles Shaar Murray, Greil Marcus, Nick Kent and Jon Savage. Charles Shaar Murray (born 1951 is an English Music Journalist. Greil Marcus (born 1945 is an American Author, music Journalist and cultural Critic. Nick Kent (born 24 December 1951) is a British Rock critic and Musician. Jon Savage (born 1953 real name Jonathon Sage is a Cambridge-educated Writer, broadcaster and Music journalist, best known for his award winning history The launch editor of Mojo was Paul Du Noyer and his successors have included Mat Snow, Paul Trynka and Pat Gilbert.
Often criticised for its frequent coverage of classic rock acts such as The Beatles and Bob Dylan, it has nevertheless featured many newer and "left-field" acts. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major It was the first mainstream magazine in the UK to focus on The White Stripes, whom it has covered as zealously as many older acts. The White Stripes is an American Garage rock band, formed in 1997 in Detroit, Michigan.
Mojo regularly includes a covermount CD which ties in with a current magazine article or theme. A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio In 2004 it introduced the Mojo Honours list, an awards ceremony which is a mixture of readers' and critics' awards.
More recently, the magazine has taken to publishing many "Top 100" lists, including the subjects of drug songs (Mojo #109), rock epics (Mojo #125), protest songs (Mojo #126) and even the most miserable songs of all time (Mojo #127). To celebrate 150 issues, the magazine published a "Top 100 Albums of Mojo's Lifetime" list (essentially 1993 onwards). The top five for this list were:
- Grace - Jeff Buckley (1994)
- American Recordings - Johnny Cash (1994)
- OK Computer - Radiohead (1997)
- Time Out of Mind - Bob Dylan (1997)
- Definitely Maybe - Oasis (1994)
In 2007, the magazine set out to determine "The Top 100 Records That Changed the World. Grace is the first and only complete studio album by Jeff Buckley, released on August 23, 1994 (see 1994 in music) Jeffrey Scott Buckley (November 17 1966 – May 29 1997 raised as Scotty Moorhead, was an American Singer-songwriter and Guitarist He was the son American Recordings is a Grammy Award -winning album by the country singer Johnny Cash. Johnny Cash (born J R Cash; February 26 1932 - September 12 2003 was a Grammy Award -winning American country Singer-songwriter. OK Computer is the third album by English Alternative rock band Radiohead, released on 16 June 1997 Radiohead Time Out of Mind is Bob Dylan 's 30th Studio album, released in 1997 by Columbia Records. Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major Definitely Maybe is the debut album by the English rock band Oasis, released in 1994 Oasis are an English rock band that formed in Manchester in 1991 " The list was compiled and voted on by an eclectic panel of superstars, including Björk, Tori Amos, Tom Waits, Brian Wilson, Pete Wentz, and Steve Earle. Björk Guðmundsdóttir (born 21 November 1965 is an Icelandic Singer-songwriter, Composer, actress and music producer. Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos on August 22, 1963) is a Pianist and Singer-songwriter of dual British and American Thomas Alan Waits (born 7 December 1949) is an American Singer-songwriter, Composer, and Actor. Brian Douglas Wilson (born June 20, 1942 in Hawthorne, California) is an American Musician best known as the lead Peter Lewis Kingston Wentz III (born June 5, 1979) is an American Musician and Songwriter, most famous for his work with the Stephen 'Steve' Fain Earle (ɝl is an American Singer-songwriter, well known for his rock and Country music, as well as his political views Little Richard's original 1955 hit "Tutti Frutti" took the number one spot. Rev Richard Wayne Penniman (born December 5 1932 better known by the Stage name Little Richard, is an American Singer, Songwriter The record, dubbed "a torrent of filth wailed by a bisexual alien," beat the Beatles "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" (2nd) and Elvis Presley's "Heartbreak Hotel" (3rd). The magazine's editors claimed "that the 100 albums, singles and 78s that made up the list make up the most influential and inspirational recordings ever made. " Hailing "Tutti Frutti" as the sound of the birth of Rock n Roll, the magazine's editors went on to state "one can only imagine how it must have sounded when the song exploded across the airwaves!"
The top 10 on Mojo's 100 Records That Changed The World list are:
- "Tutti Frutti" by Little Richard
- "I Want to Hold Your Hand" by The Beatles
- "Heartbreak Hotel" by Elvis Presley
- The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan
- Autobahn by Kraftwerk
- "King of the Delta Blues Singers" by Robert Johnson
- The Velvet Underground and Nico by The Velvet Underground and Nico
- Anthology of American Folk Music (various artists)
- What'd I Say by Ray Charles
- "God Save the Queen" by Sex Pistols
Special editions
Many self-standing themed special editions of Mojo have been produced, devoting an entire magazine to one artist or genre. " Tutti Frutti " is a song by Little Richard, which became his first hit record in 1955 " I Want to Hold Your Hand " is a song by the English pop and rock band The Beatles. " Heartbreak Hotel " is a Rock and roll song performed by Elvis Presley, with Bill Black ( bass) Scotty Moore ( The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan is singer-songwriter Bob Dylan 's second Studio album, released in May 1963 by Columbia Records. Autobahn (German for " Freeway " is an album by Kraftwerk, released Kraftwerk (ˈkʁaftvɛɐk German for " power plant " or " Power station " is an influential Electronic music band from King of the Delta Blues Singers is an Album compiling mono recordings by Robert Johnson, released in 1961 on Columbia Records Robert Leroy Johnson (May 8 1911 – August 16 1938 is among the most famous of Delta blues musicians This article is about the band For their self-titled album see The Velvet Underground (album; for the book see The Velvet Underground (book Christa Päffgen ( October 16, 1938 ? &ndash July 18, 1988) was a German Singer - Songwriter, fashion model The Anthology of American Folk Music is a 1952 six-album compilation of eighty-four American folk recordings from 1927 to 1932 "What'd I Say" or "What I Say" is a two-part recording that was released in 1959 by R&B / soul singer-songwriter Ray Charles Ray Charles Robinson ( September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) known by his Stage name Ray Charles, was an American " God Save the Queen " was the second single released by the Punk rock band Sex Pistols. The Sex Pistols are an English Punk rock band that formed in London in 1975 Three of the most successful were the series of magazines produced by editor Chris Hunt, telling the story of The Beatles - one thousand days at a time. Chris Hunt is a magazine editor journalist and author He has worked in journalism for over twenty years most often writing about football or rock music Featuring contributions from many of the world's leading rock critics and Beatles experts, they were published between 2002 and 2003, before being collected together by then-Editor-in-Chief Paul Trynka and published as the book The Beatles: Ten Years That Shook The World (Dorling Kindersley, 2004). MOJO has also published four editions of "The MOJO Collection: The Greatest Albums Of All Time" (Canongate books) and a series of short, definitive biographies under the imprint MOJO Heroes, starting in 2002 with Neil Young: Reflections In Broken Glass, written by Sylvie Simmons, a longtime MOJO Contributing Editor.
Other Mojo Brands
The company behind the magazine, Bauer, also produces a digital "radio station". Bauer Verlagsgruppe is a large German publishing company based in Hamburg. This article is about radio broadcasting for other uses see Radio (disambiguation. This station is called Mojo Radio, and is transmitted on the digital television networks in the UK (Freeview channel 721 and Sky Digital channel 0182, though not Virgin Media) and online. Digital television (DTV is the sending and receiving of moving images and sound by discrete ( digital) signals in contrast to the analog signals used by Freeview is an operator of free Digital terrestrial television in the United Kingdom, using the DVB-T standard Sky Digital is the brand name for British Sky Broadcasting 's digital Satellite television service transmitted from SES Astra satellites located at 28 Virgin Media Inc (formerly known as ntlTelewest, after a merger of NTL Incorporated with Telewest Global Inc The output of the station is based on that of the magazine.
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