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New gear revealed. Plus on-the-spot report of how Yamaha in Japan treat the musicianly public.

News from the front

and now, back to the newsroom

"...comes back from Hammersmith."

What we saw at the big fair, including famous gear and famous people.

Tape machines, handsaws, welcome to Concept Corner

And now the news: tickets for Jean Michel Jarre's Docklands concert; MIDI for the TR808; the radio station which has outlawed sampling. This and more in MT's news spot.

Hot on the heels of the news of England's World Cup win comes news of equal importance about the hi-tech music industry. (Well, this was written in early June.)

Have you read the news..? If you're reading this the answer's probably "no" - so turn to page six and get clued in.

They're still at it - even the Christmas post has failed to slow the news of samplers, software and other developments in the world of hi-tech music reaching the MT office.

Watching the news and not eating your tea / A freezing cold flat and damp on the walls... - an entertaining lyric from Paul Weller's Jam days.

I can't believe the news today / I can't close my eyes and make it go away - anguished U2 lyric from 'Sunday Bloody Sunday'.

Have you heard the news? The Music Technology newsdesk keeps bringing you up-to-date with current musical events and technological developments.

Names and dates to watch. If it's in the news, it's in Newsdesk.

I read the news today, oh boy/10,000 holes in Blackburn Lancashire/And though the holes were rather small/They had to count them all/Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall - profound Beatles lyric.

While we're used to the constantly-changing face of the music industry, it may surprise you to learn of certain changes afoot in the news trade. Tim Goodyer tells a warning tale of the near future.

Here is the news

Beatman Bill and the latest percussive pieces of news

Mad Editor says spend, spend, spend!

The baton passes to Richard 'Luke' Walmsley and the beat goes on

Exclusive news analysis