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In his first in-depth print interview for four years, Dave Grohl unveils a new chapter in his musical odyssey, previewing Foo Fighters\u2019 incendiary new album while still processing the fallout from Taylor Hawkins\u2019 tragic passing. \u201cWhy do I keep doing this?\u201d he asks MOJO\u2019s David Fricke. \u201cI don\u2019t know the answer.\u201d Also in the issue: The Clash \u2013 back to the beginning; Cocteau Twins\u2019 Liz Fraser speaks; Bad Company\u2019s blues, and soul; Record Store Day\u2019s hidden gems. Plus: U2; Booker T; Joe Jackson; Alex Harvey; Sunn O))); Jackie DeShannon; Hiss Golden Messenger; Courtney Pine; The Seeds; The Beat; Chris Rea; Procol Harum and more!<\/p>\n
THIS MONTH\u2019S COVERMOUNT CD is Foo FM: 15 whammo tracks compiled by Dave Grohl and Nate Mendel from Foo Fighters. Features Queens Of The Stone Age, David Byrne, Nick Cave, H\u00fcsker D\u00fc, Fat Dog, Pissed Jeans, Kim Gordon and more!<\/p>\n
CONTENTS MOJO 390<\/p>\n
COVER STORY: FOO FIGHTERS In the aftermath of Taylor Hawkins\u2019 death, Dave Grohl and his band had to learn to live, and work, again. Now their new album channels their fiery birth in the crucible of punk and grunge. \u201cWe did it so bam bam bam!\u201d<\/p>\n
THE CLASH It\u2019s 50 years since the London SS and The 101\u2019ers flamed out and punk\u2019s great romantics rose from their ashes. Pat Gilbert goes back to the beginning.<\/p>\n
ELIZABETH FRASER The bewitching voice of the Cocteau Twins, in her first in-person interview in 13 years, joins the dots of a perplexing career: \u201cMy dream is to feel comfortable.\u201d<\/p>\n
BAD COMPANY After the drug-fried slog of Free, its survivors were ready to fly, mixing blues and soul with Led Zep\u2019s powerful manager, and label, in their corner.<\/p>\n
JOE JACKSON \u201cPrivate and difficult\u201d, but opening up for MOJO: the angry young man of new wave turned jazzy hitmaker and symphonic Renaissance Man. Expect strong opinions!<\/p>\n
JACKIE DeSHANNON A triple-threat singer, songwriter and producer at the coalface since the dawn of rock\u2019n\u2019roll, on the Beatles, Bacharach, The Byrds, Randy Newman and more.<\/p>\n
BOOKER T. JONES The M.G.\u2019s\u2019 organ-izer and \u201cZelig of music\u201d hits the road, remembering Steve Cropper, the Beatles\u2019 limo, recording with Dylan, and Willie Nelson\u2019s weed.<\/p>\n
HIS GOLDEN MESSENGER Master of songs, connoisseur of grooves: Americana\u2019s multi-faceted poet-philosopher sails on troubled seas, with Van Morrison and the Heptones to guide him.<\/p>\n
RAY STEVENSON A photo portfolio of \u201960s rock and folk legends, a ringside seat at the invention of glam rock and rise of Sandy Denny. Plus \u2013 David Bowie eating a burger!<\/p>\n
REVIEWED Alex Harvey \/ Sunn O))) \/ Talking Heads \/ Rush \/ Courtney Barnett \/ Flea \/ Son Little \/ Bruce Hornsby \/ Bon Iver \/ Jos\u00e9 Gonz\u00e1lez \/ Mike Finnigan \/ Danny George Wilson \/ Aerosmith \/ Yaya Bey \/ My New Band Believe \/ Eg & Alice \/ Cut Worms \/ Queen \/ House Of All \/ Spencer Cullum \/ Scritti Politti \/ The New Pornographers \/ Connie Converse \/ Joe Pernice \/ Motorpsycho \/ Billy Childish \/ The Charlatans \/ Swell Maps \/ The Monochrome Set \/ Tedeschi Trucks Band \/ Juni Habel \/ Soft Machine \/ The Bevis Frond \/ Thundercat \/ System 7 \/ The Twilight Sad \/ The Blasters<\/p>\n
PLUS Record Store Day 2026 \u2013 the highlights \/ U2 \u2013 new songs, new album? \/ The Seeds \u2013 still Pushin\u2019 \/ Courtney Pine \u2013 40 years of recording \/ Ichiko Aoba and Andrew Wasylyk are Rising \/ The Beat \u2013 just can\u2019t stop \u2019em \/ How To Buy\u2026 Chris Rea \/ Farewell, Fred Smith, Andrew Ranken, Willie Col\u00f3n\u2026 \/ Robin Trower\u2019s Procol Harum palaver \/ Songs about songs \/ Nina Hagen\u2019s acid Jesus hell \/ And more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In his first in-depth print interview for four years, Dave Grohl unveils a new chapter in his musical…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":536044,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[64,63,134,136],"class_list":["post-536043","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-entertainment","tag-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/536043","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=536043"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/536043\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/536044"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=536043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=536043"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=536043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}