THIS MONTH'S CONTRIBUTORS INCLUDE...

Ted Kessler

A childhood member of The Jam’s official fanclub, Ted’s first interaction with Paul Weller was – disappointingly – when Weller offered to fight him after a lukewarm Stanley Road review. Time heals. They’ve subsequently met for NME and Q, where Kessler was editor until 2020. This new interview marks Ted’s MOJO debut.

Nicole Nodland

Nicole started her career as the first in-house photographer to Prince at Paisley Park, touring with the band and documenting his life for many years. Since then she has photographed icons such as Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles and George Clinton, Lana Del Rey, Sam Smith, Dua Lipa and Paul Weller. www.nicolenodland.com

David Hutcheon

Marking his silver jubilee as MOJO’s nomadic world music correspondent, David is in Niger this month with Tamashek shredder and Prince superfan Mdou Moctar (see p34). Antarctica is the only continent he hasn’t reported from, so if you hear of anything good in the Grytviken gig guide, drop him a line.