six strings out of a magazine

Chas de Whalley chinwagging with the man behind some of the best tracks by Toyah, Marillion, and Thin Lizzy — Nick Tauber

Paul Henderson sees their armoury of onstage gear

Alternative routes to funny fingerings. Tuning is not cheating, we say.

SpeakerCheck

The Armoury Show's Russell Webb lends an ear to Celestion's new computer-aided Sidewinders, cheap speakers with a high-class sound

The weirdest recording technique we've ever heard, honest.

what the record companies think they want

Artistic Control

Who keeps it when you sign your deal? You, or the record companies? Does it matter anyway? Keith Grant sounds out opinion from both sides of the Biz