December 2009 M34 3 content 52 42 30 26 04 38 46 34 features 26 30 34 38 42 UnderProtest Paul Morley bangs his drum regulars 04 Membersandmusic Moneyandbusiness Heritage Award; MySpace Music deal; Pub music makeovers RayofLight EndofanEra 11 Will Hodgkinson chews the fat with Snow Patrol's frontman A look back at the Noughties 17 25 49 52 58 Commentanddebate IWroteThat Reviews Tributes Picturethis FutureGazing With Malcolm McLaren and key industry figures Life'saGas The enduring legacy of Marc Bolan We're covering a lot of ground in this issue of M - two decades in fact. We bid goodbye to the Noughties in our roll call of industry milestones over the last ten years ­ a decade that brought us legal downloading and the iPod, social media and the X Factor, to name a few. And we look ahead to the next decade, where our panel of key industry figures plan ahead with speculative optimism. Here at PRS for Music, we're ending the decade on a high note. The Online Music licence we have agreed with MySpace Music in the UK is excellent news for all music creators. The deal ensures that songwriters and composers whose audio tracks and video content is accessed via the new digital platform will be rewarded for their creative endeavours. We've also launched a nationwide campaign, the PRS for Music Heritage Award, which honours the role of pubs, clubs and other live music venues where legendary `first gigs' have taken place. The sites of Blur and Dire Straits' first gigs were the recipients of our inaugural Heritage Award plaques; inside the magazine, we ask for your suggestions for future deserving recipients. Elsewhere in M, we're delighted to be joined by songwriting great Gary Lightbody, as well as an array of music writing luminaries that includes the legendary Paul Morley and TV presenter Will Hodgkinson, who we visit on the set of Songbook series 3. A good 2010 to you all ­ keep in touch with us throughout the new year. editorial editor-in-chief: Joanne Prowse editor: Victoria Briggs design editor: Paul Nichols assistant editor: Steve Cole membership adviser: Myles Keller contributors Clarissa Carlyon, Rebecca Chapman, Pip Ellwood, Mark Fishlock, Sarah Garside, Darren Haynes, Barney Hooper, Tracy Kemp, Gemma Kenyon, John Logan, Debbie Mulloy, Cathy Mulloy, Frances Lowe, Jules Parker, John Simmons, Alex Spargo, Jacqui Stewart, Dagmara Walker, Dan Wood production editorial director: Aidan Walker art director: Jassel Jilka publishing director: Daren Newton production director: Tim Garwood production manager: Nicola Merry production assistant: Vicci Brain advertisement sales manager: Beverley Titmarsh t 01992 570030 e beverley@media-ten.com cover Snow Patrol MmagazineispublishedonbehalfofPRS for MusicbyMedia10Ltd, PRS for Music,29-33BernersStreet,LondonW1T3AB NationalHouse,123HighStreet,EppingCM164BD, EditorialT02073064777Emagazine@prsformusic.com T01992570030. Wprsformusic.com ·Misprintedonpapermanufacturedusingchlorine-freepulpsandtherawmaterialsarefromfullymanagedandsustainableforests. ISSN 0309-0019© PRS for Music 2009. All rights reserved. The views expressed in M are not necessarily those of PRS for Music, nor of the editorial team. PRS for Music and Media 10 accept no responsibility for the views expressed by contributors to M, nor for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations, nor for errors in contributed articles or advertisements. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is strictly prohibited. Colour reproduction J Jays Ltd Printing ET Heron & Co Ltd Contents Final 2.indd 3 memo 7/12/09 14:38:05