Q: When is a guitar not a guitar? A: When it's part of David Sylvian's music. Taking time out from a hectic schedule David Torn talks guitar textures and musical crossovers with Tim "pretentious, moi?" Goodyer.

Richard Walmsley contemplates British success in the US and meets two bands who have achieved just that...

An IM Investigation

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South America: home of Latin rhythms and countless rhythmic influences is this month's port of call for Nigel Lord on his rhythm programming journey.

BassCheck

A Japanese bass with an American background on sale in Britain. Confused? You won't be, as Dave Burrluck explains the whole thing...

Fred Dellar presents a potted history of the people who bring you the 'product' - the record companies.

Dan Hartman takes Chas De Whalley to the US of AOR

Part 1 - The Americans

IT's exclusive guide to secondhand kits. What to look for, what to avoid.

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.

Part 10 of this rhythm programming series covers a selection of fascinating rhythms indigenous to the exotic countries of South America. Nigel Lord gets a studio tan.

Shredder goes to New Orleans for hot news from America's major instrument show... scoop

A European music co-operative explained by Henry Cow/Art Bears percussionist Chris Cutler.

This month sees the launch of The Music Technology Magazine, E&MM's American counterpart, and the departure of stalwart advertising manager Tony Halliday.

Fela Kuti And King Sunny Ade

The King and the President of Nigerian music explain the effect Juju and Afro-Pop have had on white Rock music. Report by Michael Shore

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BassCheck, GuitarCheck

American from Japan and its guitar counterpart reviewed by Dave Burrluck

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.

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

Reports from the musical instrument exhibition plus interviews with five of the world's top designers, researchers and experts.

Guitar

Nominated by Steve Levine, Steve Lillywhite, Peter Collins, Hugh Padgham, Swain and Jolley

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