Vintage advice from the veteran vocalist and his experienced ensemble. Philip Bashe met the old hand in New York

Jo Callis explains how one of popular music's top bands works

Steve Rosen unravels more of the mystery surrounding Beck.

Despite an outward contempt for technology, Steve Reich has exploited it to create some of the century's seminal works of modern music, and will rely on the latest in digital electronics for his current project. Mark J. Prendergast tries to make sense of it all.

Feel Every Beat

Are Electronic, mutant offspring of New Order, The Smiths and the Pet Shop Boys, the first electro-supergroup? Does it matter? Mark J. Prendergast ignores the hype, sidesteps trivial speculation, and talks technical to Bernard Sumner.

Bassist John Greaves & Drummer Pip Pyle

Is the National Health coughing up blood? Tony Bacon gets to grips with the current state of the queues and cures. Music for liver salts. The Greaves-Pyle team of whitecoats gives a semi-exclusive interview to a private patient.

from america to russia and back again, rock 'n' roll puts the cold war on ice

RUSH Guitarist locked in room with Max Kay — Shock Horror!

Getting twisted with Twisted Sister

Exclusive words and pics

Duran man Andy Taylor gives Chris Maillard a Station announcement

It's the talk of Paris' hep musical set, Peter Gabriel set up a new record label for it and Ray Lema is one of its greatest exponents - Simon Trask discovers hitech ethnic music is about to make its mark on popular culture.

...while Paul Gallotta discovers how bass got its top end from the Yes man

How it was done in the heyday of Pop - Philip Bashe tracked down the bands your dad snogged along to and found out the history of the '60s hits

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

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

Vintage technology strikes back

Collector’s corner - including the A to Z of Analogue

a life story

play jazz guitar and live