The MOJO Record Club

The MOJO Record Club takes a road trip into the Dirty South with the Drive-By Truckers’ Mike Cooley and Patterson Hood. From Muscle Shoals, Alabama, to Athens, Georgia, in the company of The Glands, Hall & Oates, Todd Rundgren and more. Plus onwards to Northern Ghana and mid-Wales to review the best new albums!

Tracklisting:

1. Where The Devil Don’t Stay, by The Drive-By Truckers, written by Mike Cooley and released by New West Records

2. I Can See My House From Here, by The Glands, from the self titled album, released on Capricon Records

3. Johnny Gore and the “C” Eaters, by Daryl Hall & John Oates, from the album, War Babies, released on Capricorn Records

4. This is Bolga!, by Alogte Oho And His Sounds Of Joy, from the album O Yinne! released on the Philophon label

5. Bright Edge Deep by Jim Ghedi and Toby Hay, from the album Jim Ghedi and Toby Hay on Topic Records

This week, the whirlwind of creativity that is Warren Ellis gently ushers your host Andrew Male and MOJO Editor John Mulvey into the church of Alice Coltrane. Plus Nina Simone, John Coltrane, Jerry Lee Lewis, Karen Dalton, Bob Dylan, Bitchin Bajas, Ralph Stanley and a stunning Lou Reed revelation!

Tracklisting:

1.Alice Coltrane - My Favourite Things, from Alice Coltrane With Strings – World Galaxy (Impulse Records, 1972)

2.Alice Coltrane - A Love Supreme from Alice Coltrane With Strings – World Galaxy (Impulse Records, 1972)

3.Alice Coltrane talking about her harp from Alice Coltrane documentary (dir. St. Clair Bourne, 1970) 4.Lou Reed - Heroin (May 1965 Demo) from Lou Reed - Words And Music May 1965 (Light In The Attic, 2022)

5.Bitchin Bajas - Amorpha from Bajascillators (Drag City, 2022)

Soundtrack don Barry Adamson joins Andrew Male for a trawl through the shadowy world of classic movie scores. Plus new albums from Suede and Makaya McCraven, and an epiphany in the Scala Cinema!

Tracklisting:

 

1.   Prelude, Vertigo by Bernard Herrmann, 1996 reissue of Vertigo on Varese Sarabande

2.   Vertigo, sung by Billy Eckstine and written by Jay Livingston-Ray Evens and released on Mercury in 1958

3.   The Fours, by Makaya McCraven, from the album, In These Times, released on International Anthem

4.   15, by Suede taken from the album Autofiction released on BMG

Psych-pop maestro Robyn Hitchcock joins host Andrew Male and MOJO Editor John Mulvey for a mind-expanding flashback to the 1960s. Plus the week’s best new releases, as the team attempt to join the microdots between jazz, heavy metal and everything in between.

Tracklisting:

 

1.   Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine, taken from the album Electric Music For The Mind And Body, written and performed by Country Joe And The Fish, released on Vanguard Records

2.   Section 43, taken from the album Electric Music For The Mind And Body, written and performed by Country Joe And The Fish, released on Vanguard Records

3.   Karaoke by Cass McCombs from the album, Heartmind, released on Anti

4.   My Name is Blank by Boris, from the album Heavy Rocks, released on Relapse Records

Miki Berenyi is Andrew Male’s latest guest, discussing her new autobiography, revisiting her ‘90s in Lush, and revealing her passion for The Passions. Plus the week’s key new releases with Andrew and MOJO’s Jenny Bulley. Subscribe now at mojo4music.com/podcast/

Tracklisting:

1. Lush - Light From A Dead Star from their 1994 album, Split (4AD, 1994)

2. Piroshka - Everlastingly Yours from Brickbat (Bella Union, 2018)

3. I'm in Love with A German Film star by The Passions on Top Of The Pops

4. The Passions - Bachelor Girls from Thirty Thousand Feet Over China (Polydor, 1981)

5. The Passions - Alice's Song from Thirty Thousand Feet Over China (Polydor, 1981)

6. Kiwi Jr - The Extra Sees The Film from Chopper (Sub Pop, 2022)

7. Rich Ruth - Older But Not Less Confused from I Survived, It’s Over (Third Man, 2022)

8. Nada Surf - Blonde On Blonde by Nada Surf from Let's Go (Heavenly reissue, 2022)

Thurston Moore and your host Andrew Male range far and wide across the musical universe in Episode Two of the MOJO Record Club: The Velvet Underground, Big Joanie, Jack White, The Supremes, Herb Alpert, The Stooges and more!

Tracklisting:

Tracklisting:

 

1.   Hashish by Thurston Moore, from the album By The Fire, released on Daydream Library

2.   Shadows & Light Source Both, poem by Rumi, music and performance by Maggie Nicols (recorded at Café Oto)

3.   Fall Asleep by Big Joanie, written by Big Joanie, from the album, Sistahs, released on Daydream Library

4.   Cranes in the Sky, performed by Big Joanie, written by Solange (performed live) released on Third Man Records

5.   Living Torch from the album, Entering Heaven Alive by Jack White released on Third Man Records

6.   Living Torch I by Kali Malone, from the album Living Torch, released on Portraits GRM

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New musical discoveries from the visionary Alabaster De Plume, our host Andrew Male and MOJO Editor John Mulvey. Plus an exclusive interview with Patti Smith. The MOJO Record Club is officially open!

Tracklisting:

 

1.     Now (Stars Are Lit) written by Alabaster De Plume, from the album, Gold - Go Forward in the Courage of your Love, released on International Anthem

2.     Tank!, written and performed by Yoko Kano & The Seatbelts, from the Soundtrack, Cowboy Bebop, released on Victor Entertainment

3.     Memory, written and performed by Yoko Kano & The Seatbelts, from the soundtrack, Cowboy Bebop, released on Victor Entertainment

4.     Space Lion, written and performed by Yoko Kano & The Seatbelts, from the soundtrack, Cowboy Bebop, released on Victor Entertainment

5.     Standing in the Light of Love, by Neil Young released by Reprise

6.     Such Things Should Never Happen, from the album Psalms by Nick Cave, released on Bad Seed Ltd

7.     Patti Smith conversation with Andrew Male (recorded for MOJO magazine)

8.     Fireflies by Patti Smith, written by Patti Smith & Oliver Ray, released by Arista

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Coming soon! The MOJO Record Club. Calling all crate diggers, MOJO readers, and music lovers! Join your host Andrew Male, as he ventures into the innermost realm of records and music with special guests each episode. So whether you're new to the MOJO family, a longtime fan or just a record lover, you're invited to nestle in and join in the hunt for undiscovered gems, swap old favourites and rediscover weird lost treasures. Get a taster of the first series here...