MOJO HONOURS LIST preparations continue apace, with a launch event at HMV in central London taking place Wednesday (details below). The shindig marks the closure of stage one of voting for the MOJO Honours themselves. The morning after, Thursday, May 1, will see the publication of a shortlist of acts, five for each of the votable categories (a minor media feeding frenzy may ensue), and you’ll be able to vote all over again to help us pick the winners (lest we forget, the voting page lives here). But you won’t only be helping MOJO make the right decision; you’ll also be strengthening your chances of walking away with a pair of tickets to the star-studded ceremony on June 16. And if none of that lot appeals, be aware that tickets remain for rising folk siren Rachel Unthank’s MOJO-supported shows in Manchester on May 8 and at London’s Shaw Theatre on May 12. Click here for details.

Pop along Wednesday, April 30 at HMV’s Oxford Circus branch, for storming lunchtime sets from Son Of Dave and James Hunter, or in the evening to take in the melodious folk-blues and china voice of Pete Molinari, followed by the bracing wallop of Mark Smith’s mob. We’re launching 08’s MOJO Honours List, you see.

The legendary filmic resume of all pop music ever is now on DVD, featuring interviews with Elvis Presley, John Lennon, Benny Goodman, Stephen Sondheim, Phil Spector, Frank Zappa and a billion more. It’s to be shown in its entirety at the NFT over the May Day bank hol weekend. But you can watch it in your front room with a cup of Bovril.

The junior Beach Boy’s revered solo album, Pacific Ocean Blue, gets the Deluxe reissue treatment in June, lavishly garnished with bonus tracks from sessions for his unreleased follow-up album, Bambu. Tarry at MOJO4music for exclusive pictures from Dean Torrence’s poignant photo shoot.

The Black Keys’ excellent new album, Attack & Release, Boredoms’ third-eye-exploding Super Roots #9, brooding loveliness from Sun Kil Moon’s April, while Kelley Polar takes his viola to the limit on I Need You To Hold On While The Sky Is Falling. Hear some tunes and perhaps win some of them…

"CD-R? schmeeD-R!" MOJO's Stevie Chick mourns the passing of the humble cassette tape in a blog guaranteed to prompt a Proustian rush in anyone over the age of 30. Home taping is killing music? Bet the music industry would have that kind of killing back any day of the week!

Bruce Springsteen’s trusted keysman is now playing the heavenly Hammond. Here’s MOJO4music’s tribute to the quiet man who played a big part in the E-Street Band’s epic sound.

Prince, Michael Jackson and James Brown on stage at some Telethon thing in1987. You keep expecting the star power to undergo gravitational collapse and become a black hole.

Topnotch meme whereby you are randomly allotted a band name, album title and sleeve art pic. For some reason, every result is in some way brilliant…

And here’s some they prepared earlier…

Heavy metal: it’s for muppets… (Warning: lots of swearing in this one)

Jazz: it’s for muppets too…

No, hang on. Heavy metal is definitely for muppets…

Last week we gave you SCTV’s punk rock parody band. This week, punk rock comes to Quincy. Keep your ears open for the best lines. Quincy: “I’m from The Coroner’s Office.” Punkette: “Hey, I’ve seen you guys – great band!”

And a British example of mainstream culture struggling with the concept of punk: Derek Nimmo meets the Sex Pistols!

Later on, PiL take on a US institution, American Bandstand. Everyone wins!

Graham Bond is a Gonk! So are Ginger Baker and John McLaughlin!

Lightin’ Hopkins explains the blues, and he should know. Dig the cigarette holder!

Wonder why Gong are playing Massive Attack’s Meltdown? Here’s why…

A free copy of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds’ cracking new album, Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!! to every new subscriber to MOJO magazine. Subscribers save 10 per cent on the cover price of the mag, plus incalculable amounts of shoe leather and the temptation to go crazy on scratch cards down the newsagents.

9.00pm Friday, repeated 9.00pm Sunday. Our Album Of The Week is Bon Iver’s exquisite For Emma, Forever Ago, and there’s new music by Joan As Policewoman, The Last Shadow Puppets, Howlin' Rain, Black Affair, plus Wildbirds And Peacedrums. Expect old favourites by Dion, Led Zeppelin, Sex Pistols, Gary Numan and more…

Saturday at 9.00pm. This week’s featured album: Kelley Polar – I Need You To Hold On While The Sky Is Falling (Environ). New music by Sun Kil Moon, Black Keys and Bon Iver.

Saturday at 8pm. Dave Henderson plays Randy Newman covers, crazy psych from the EMI vaults, Irma Thomas, Laura Nyro and White Denim. Take that Johnny Walker!

Sunday at 9pm. Dave Henderson plays Ivor Cutler, Felt, Quentin Crisp, Steven Wright, The Prefects and Daniel Johnston. Take that, Resonance FM!

In October and November they'll be back, walking on the beaches, looking at the peaches, getting their Zimmer frames stuck in the sand...

Sit Down, then stand up with the Manchester pop legends in December.

The ever-pixie-like groove-experimentalist plays UK dates in July.

Be sure not to miss your chance to see an exclusive and intimate performance under the aegis of May's MOJO Club.

Enjoy a night in white satin when the Birmigham band play dates across the country this autumn.