The Farm: taking pop to football louts or bringing hooliganism to the pop charts? Tim Goodyer gets casual with keyboardsman Ben Leach and tries to find out.

An exclusive look inside Genesis' private studio retreat deep in the heart of Surrey.

The Roth-less band with a Hagar at the helm. Michael Smolen meets the headman

One day you're a keyboard player writing songs with an unknown Bradford singer. The next - one of those songs goes to Number One. Phil Ward goes on the road with John Beck, for whom exactly that happened with Tasmin Archer, and experiences the fulfilment of some great expectations.

It Came From Outer Space

Ripping Yarns from Perth popsters

Still in his early 30s, yet a man who's worked with The Police, Genesis, Bowie and McCartney, Padgham is one of the most successful young producers in the world. Paul Tingen coaxes him into revealing a few secrets.

As David Steel had his battlebus, as Boadicea had her chariot, as Rob had his 68 bus this morning, so Genesis have Edwin Shirley's trucks... and many others have followed suit. Antony Freeman finds out why.

Olivier Behzadi's Fostex A8-based studio.

Phil Brammer converses with one of the most controversial music dealers in the country - Dave Simpson of TCA

The Lodge

Jim Betteridge gets pastoral down at The Lodge

interacting with the future

This month’s words on future worlds

Etcetera

Jim Murphy

Rural recordee in Farmhouse sex romp with raving reporter

Could You Be A Guitar Tech?

Real World

Real World music

Back with another fascinating instalment of hints and tips, Tony Hastings offers further guidance to those Ensoniq Mirage owners wishing to develop their sampling skills.

Cutting a record

Make your own music, make your own record, make your own luck