Mojo Magazine Issue 227 (October 2012)

FREE CD! THERE IS A LIGHT THAT NEVER GOES OUT: A compendium of indie classics, 1982-1987, featuring Felt, The La's The Go-Betweens, Billy Bragg, Martin Stephenson and The Daintees, The Nightingales, The Weather Prophets, Television Personalities & more. THE SMITHS: It's a tale that's been told before, but in this extract from his forthcoming biography of the Manchester four-piece Tony Fletcher reveals new details and brings new depths to the story of Morrissey, Marr, Rourke Joyce and the birth of a band. Plus Johnny Marr reveals details of his first solo album and Morrissey brings the noise back to Manchester. DEXYS: The Midlands' own post-punk soul rebel, Kevin Rowland, digs deep into his past to recall the clothes, haircuts, songs, mistakes and triumphs that comprise the remarkable history of Dexys Midnight Runners and beyond. KRAFTWERK: Who built the robots? In this extract from his new book, David Buckley reveals the deep chaotic history of German's most futuristic band, on the