Mr A. Reader probes the percussionist.

Drums & more — guaranteed no puns about electrical goods!

Rockbottom

Billy Punter's literary skills hit Rockbottom

pete erskine

What's cooking in Bournemouth

Titanic sunk, Hindenburg lost — yes, it's the news section

Argent's Ace has a look at this year's drumming hardware.

Cymbalcheck

Bob Henrit bashes out a few ballsy numbers

Pro Perc

Billy Punter eschews electronic percussion and goes for the kit at Pro Perc

Bassist John Greaves & Drummer Pip Pyle

Is the National Health coughing up blood? Tony Bacon gets to grips with the current state of the queues and cures. Music for liver salts. The Greaves-Pyle team of whitecoats gives a semi-exclusive interview to a private patient.

CymbalCheck

Bob Henrit gets spots before his eyes

Ideas, asides, impertinences, and that.

An expert opinion on the export's operation

could your instruments stand Jam Science?

Discover that this means different things to different people — from free gear for life (perhaps) to a half-price plectrum (maybe)

Drums

Pete Randall gives aid to skinbashers whose sound is bigger than their pockets, and goes hunting in second-hand land.

The day of the digital, a Casio commendation, getting totally wired, winning a mixer and whacking a Zildjian

Checking up on what's going down

Delightful Dobros, Scintillating C-Ducer, Luscious Lighting, Captivating Canons and much more super schmutter

Which nutty boy is a home recording fanatic?

PEOPLE, GEAR, EVENTS, GOSSIP

happening people, equipment, events, gossip