Tony Reed talks to Somerville and Coles, the Morecambe and Wise of agit-Pop

Torch Song; aspiring musical and studio entrepreneurs

Rising young rockers Bon Jovi sell hundreds of thousand of records, own lots of guitars, and look disgustingly healthy. It's enough to make Patrick Dutch throw up...

Bono's boys give away a few secrets from the Fire department, Adrian Deevoy and Philip Bashe team up and get close to the Edge

Ace Argent drummer — hopefully to be contributing to IM in the future - talks about his approach to drumming.

Jazzer who likes to mix his rhythms

While most musicians flounder attempting to play one instrument, Phil Collins has his cake and eats it. Tony Horkins pieces together the multiple talents and discovers the complete musician

Shake, rattle and howl: The Cramps are back with a bang. Facing them, with nary a whimper: Tony Reed

...is a bassist turned producer/engineer who has worked with many artists in both Europe and America. In this article he gives his opinions on the techniques and equipment he uses.

Playing Keys With Shakespear's Sister

The Beatles, Wings, Elvis Costello, Nick Heyward, Big Country... all have at one time or another come under the watchful ear of this producer/engineer.

European Son

Not a household name perhaps, but this man is behind quite a lot of musical projects that you will no doubt recognise - as Janet Angus explains.

Sex and drugs and sausage roll?

Janet Angus discovers the secret of Peter's success in producing big selling dance music.

808 State Live

Difford and Tillbrook

squeezed out

Talking about improvisation and The Moody Blues

Over The Tracks With The Big Express

making The Big Express and strumming guitars

funk and hi-tech facilities

Tangerine Dream's rhythm man describes his sequencer set-up

the great acoustic guitar revival

Dave Stewart in a room of his own

why the beatmasters make a mess with their lunch

The Ghost of Japan?

The members of Japan have come together once more, as Rain Tree Crow, after a 9-year hiatus. Nigel Humberstone talks to David Sylvian, Steve Jansen and Richard Barbieri about the biggest reunification since Germany.