Mark Prendergast talks with trumpeter, composer, and synthesist Mark Isham about new technology, David Sylvian, Van Morrison, Windham Hill, and his solo career as one of Hollywood's more interesting film soundtrack composers.

Jon Tiven talks to Gus Dudgeon about Elton, Bowie and recording in general.

In the first of a series, Fred Dellar looks at the chequered career of Gus Dudgeon.

David Kershenbaum lets rip on his affection for rhythmic mixes in a natter with Our Dread.

Joan alone with Joan, Wilf Green plays fly on the wall

A conversation with Ged Doherty, Paul Young's manager and best friend

Best known as a top Flamenco guitarist, Juan Martin has recently released a sensitive album that combines classical guitar with the ethereal textures of Mark Isham's synthesizers. Robin Lumley questions him about this unlikely collaboration and discovers the best ways of miking up classical guitars into the bargain.

After calling it a day with seventies’ supergroup The Band, and an interim period spent scoring soundtracks for Martin Scorsese films, guitarist Robbie Robertson has teamed up with Daniel Lanois, Peter Gabriel and U2 to create an impeccable first solo outing. Mark Prendergast lends the album an appreciative ear.

The Bahamas boy talks tunes and tides with Adrian Deevoy

What is 'New Age' music? Who plays it, and why is it apparently so popular? Our resident musicologist Mark Prendergast traces its development back to the work of 'new music' composers Arnold Schoenberg and Erik Satie.

Roadie

Mike Hrano looks at the ups and downs of humping

Arranger

Lone arranger Richard Walmsley analyses the profession's pros and cons

From LA to Harlesden with Lone Justice

An overview

Mark Prendergast presents a general overview of record labels, artists, and recordings that make up the exciting area of new electronic and experimental music in the late 1980s.

Historic pix of Jimmy Page and Marc Bolan, plus an interesting guitar or three.

It's that time of the month again...

How to cunningly arrange those three chord tricks we taught you.

if you’ve got plenty of feeling but your technique lets you down - try playing the blues

Betteridge surfaces again to quiz producer Mick Glossop about his work on Furniture's hit, Brilliant Mind

The last of our backroom boys. Say bye-bye with guitarist Mitch Dalton.

all the gossip that's fit to hint

Jim Betteridge wades through the swirling, ethereal ambience that is the Cocteau Twins' music

The Wool Hall

If you earn a fortune in royalties from record sales and you want your own recording studio, what do you do? If you're Tears For Fears, you build The Wool Hall. Paul Tingen reports.