EXCLUSIVE! In an emotional and in-depth interview, Paul McCartney relives Wings and their masterpiece, Band On The Run, 50 years on. The haters, the muggers, the lawyers and how he overcame them all. Also in this issue, the magic and madness of The Pogues’ Shane MacGowan; the prog odyssey of Yes’s Jon Anderson; the Black Crowes’ unlikely truce; The Shadows’ Britbeat revolution. Plus: The Blues Brothers; The Jesus & Mary Chain; Les Amazones D’Afrique; Idles; The Smile; Grandaddy; Bill Fay; Dee C Lee; Hurray For The Riff Raff; John Cooper Clarke; Merle Haggard; The Waterboys; and Plush!

THIS MONTH’S COVERMOUNT CD is Jet Powered Pop: 15 tracks of Macca-adjacent powerpop excitement, featuring The dBs, XTC, Brendon Benson, The Lemon Twigs, Teenage Fanclub, Nada Surf and more!