From their excellent 1984 debut single 'Venceremos', Working Week have charted a unique course between fashionability and credibility. Simon Trask works out with Simon Booth.

Working Week take a break to chat to Tony Reed on the subjects of pop, politics, and the importance of dance.

and the wages of Jazz

Stoking up the soul train

World music's elder statesman puts aside his many saxophones to talk musical styles, modern technology and old-fashioned emotion. Simon Trask catches him onstage and off.

Where big band Jazz meets hi-tech production. Richard Walmsley looks beneath the Matt gloss.

producer of Sade, Everything But The Girl and more speaks acoustic-wise

Janet Angus talks to Robin about practically everything.

Stephen Duffy & Stephen Street

cocksure ex-tintin ex-duran talks tech

Richard Walmsley takes a ride with BSA down the R'n'B route and finds out how a green band avoid the Blues

This Roland Gift is nothing to do with the competition, says Mark Cordery

Gig Tactics

famous names relate horror stories

Real World

Real World music

Personal Keyboard

The world's most advanced portable domestic keyboard is just about to hit the UK. Dan Goldstein finds out what FM voices, PCM drums and MIDI add up to.

All the snippety little secret bits of musicians' gossip that no-one else would print

...Session Musician. Jim Betteridge kicks off a new series with a frank look at the prospect of becoming a hired player

Wonderful Radio Mike Hrano brings you a bulletin on how to get fair play on your airplay

The multitrack Wisden strolls up the stumps once again

To help you get into the festive mood, we asked a few artists and producers, and a handful of our regular contributors, what they'd like for christmas this year... In a hi-tech music kind of way. Paul Tingen collected the wish-lists.

Despite the tendency of creative professions to be more liberal than others, women make up only a tiny proportion of producers and engineers in the music industry. Paul Tingen reports on this sad state of affairs.

Food fans flip out! Forget recording — what do Pop stars eat while they're working? Lovable liquid-luncher and hardened drinker Trynka tucks in. Bon appetit!

The World's Best Singers

nominated and described by Sade, Anne Pigalle, Helen Terry, Tracy Thorn (Everything But The Girl), Julie Roberts (Working Week)

More soft poop scoops from the investigative mind of Adrian Deevoy