Recently seen effortlessly blowing Bo Diddley and Ron Wood off stage, Ellis Beggs and Howard have been compared to the Rolling Stones in musical significance. Tim Goodyer rediscovers rock 'n' roll.

Erasure head man Vince Clarke and his new band face the horror of a Tony Reed interview

Computers have made Vince Clarke a different Keyboardist. And you'll never guess why.

Electropop veteran Vince Clarke and latest partner, Andy Bell, discuss composing, sampling and singing following their debut album release. Tim Goodyer takes notes.

Geoff Dugmore

Geoff Dugmore discusses drums

Dave Stewart gives the technology the human touch.

Dave Stewart

Eurythmics’s main man rips the lid off

Dave Stewart in a room of his own

Ben and Trace talk dirty

Fashion

Stringists Darby and Marlon reveal new models

Fiat Lux

This Roland Gift is nothing to do with the competition, says Mark Cordery

Abandoning guitars for samplers, Skin became Fluke and discovered new artistic freedom. Simon Trask listens to the man/machine argument from people who've learned both sides of it.

From Sheffield's tradition as the home of industrial funk, come the Fon Force. David Bradwell talks to the men behind the cream of modern northern dance music.

US successes return to Blighty with the formula for Stateside MOR safely intact. Interview by Jonathan James

The superbly produced music of Frankie Goes To Hollywood embodies the whole spirit and character of modern hi-tech recording methods. With the release of their long-awaited second album 'Liverpool', it seemed an opportune moment for Paul Gilby to discover if there is more to the band than Trevor Horn's production techniques.

Belgian sampling innovators Front 242 have been accused of encouraging a fascist following - where does the sampling stop and the politics begin? David Bradwell brings news from the front.

Part 2: what would you do with a Sony Betacam video edit suite next to your S1000? Simon Trask continues to track FSOL's audio-visual path...

London Calling

Simon Trask discovers the future sound - and vision - of London

Adam Mosley chats about producing The Plot Thickens