A Washburn G-10V, a 250 watt stereo Session amp head and two Session 2X12 cabs to be won

A Luddite writes, a Hollander ponders and they're just the better letters

Drums get beaten, synths tinkled and demos hammered in the encapsulated everything section this month

Just the ticket? How to do it yourself explained by Richard Walmsley

The Bahamas boy talks tunes and tides with Adrian Deevoy

You've got to 'and it to Andertons, says Billy Punter

Lloyd Cole and the Commotions take the high road to Glasgow; Stuart Gillan gets the lowdown

A voice like the water running out of the bath; an interview by Chris Maillard

Phil 'DIYse up' Walsh sheds yet more light on your band

Sinister Tony Reed takes the side of the left-handed musician

The Remix Man. But he was stumped by Adrian Deevoy

Tony Mills gets up to Yankee panky with some Stateside software

Our man Chris Maillard meets the Men for a man-to-Men chat

New Punk? Young Blood? Pop Demolishers? No, just Paul Henderson

Sing out with Tona's bona fide guide to melodic yelling

The blurred fingers of the guitar star focussed by the blurred gaze of Richard Walmsley

"Wow! Space Invaders!" says Jeremy Vine. Naff off, I'm a fully musical MIDI-capable micro, says the 520ST.

More money means Mirage-mangling, maybe? Tony Mills sizes up the latest sampling supersynth

Bob Henrit misses the Kinks to hit the kit

Casio get further into the pro market, Chris Jenkins gets into their newie

£249 buys this little beauty. Bob Henrit, of course, is much cheaper

Jim Betteridge pins his ears back and gets his hopes up

Carbon, but no copy concludes Dave Burrluck

French, Japanese, Dave B takes them all on

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