Mojo Magazine Issue 237 (August 2013)

THE BEATLES: For John, Paul, George and Ringo 1963 was the year it all exploded. In this 21-page MOJO special Jon Savage, Pat Gilbert, Andrew Male and a certain Paul McCartney examine the seismic shifts that transformed the group and gave the world With The Beatles. NEIL TENNANT: Pet Shop Boys' zen alderman is wise and thoughtful on matters rock, pop, dance and extra-curricular. Ian Harrison gets underneath the archness. QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE: Josh Homme, captain of the Queens' libertine pirate ship, talks to Stevie Chick about desert roots, second acts and the fog of near death. WILLIE NELSON: The eternal-trucking standard-bearer of quality country music takes time out from his 80th birthay to shoot the breeze and reminisce with Andy Fyfe. ARTHUR BROWN: His stage shows scared Hendrix. His audience retreated in fear. He lived on apples and acid. Mike Barnes welcomes you to the crazy world of Arthur Brown. REVIEWED: Matias Aguayo / Mavis Staples / Pet Shop Boys / Tunng / Editors / The