Everything you wanted to know about A&R men - but only MT dared to ask.

Want to get on in the music biz? Then you'll have to get on TV. Mike Hrano shows you how

An in-depth investigation into the problems of digital filter design and their possible effects, plus a simple circuit for an ultra-powerful low-pass filter.

Guitar Weekend - GuitarCheck Special

Six pages of mini-reviews — and every one a British beauty. Dave Burrluck reports on the London Barbican's second annual Guitar Weekend

Calum Malcolm: Going to Caledonia

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.

How to cunningly arrange those three chord tricks we taught you.

A Long Ryder Writes...

From artistic oppression under Stalin to contributing to Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, György Ligeti has remained a true music pioneer. Simon Trask talks to a musical legend.

Clint Boon and the Farfisa beat

The Best Music Program Ever?

Part 2: Kendall Wrightson continues his pilgrimage through Finale, Coda Software's music transcription program for Apple Macintoshes (and soon PC compatibles), lingering at the Playback, Hyperscribe and Transcription tools.

Question: What do Phil Collins, Howard Jones, Chaka Khan and David Bowie have in common? Answer: They have all recorded with Arif Mardin, one of the world's top record producers. Robin Tolleson chats to the man himself...

Mark Prendergast takes a look behind the scenes at the recording of New Order's fifth LP, 'Technique'.

A guide to who they are, where they are, and what they do. Your first step to a handmade guitar.

Wise words from the master of modern production

Curiosity Killed The Cat's producer Glenn Skinner gets a few things of his chest this month.

Goes Chrimbo Crazy

A special seasonal waft of your favourite news and gossip column, this time drifting through the whole magazine and including mini-interviews with the likes of China Crisis and jokes from the likes of us. The fun starts here.

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.

Damon, Dolores and me

Indie producer of the moment, Stephen Street finds his memories are all... a Blur

A coloured Tele and a Strattish thing

House from home. Nicholas Rowland talks to a British house band who have developed their music from television advertising jingles to chart success.