Fashion

Stringists Darby and Marlon reveal new models

Roy Wood risked burning the supper to bring us up to date on his career, his current activities and his method of working in the studio.

German producer Zeus B Held - the man behind the name - shares sampling secrets and delaying tactics with Tim Goodyer.

Chas De Whalley gets Eurodisco orientated with Berlin beatmeister Zeus B Held

Steve Cogan talks to J.J. Jezalik about life, the universe and sampling car doors

Fake art, let's dance

Justifiably unwilling to be written off as just another funk act, Loose Ends talk tactics, technique and technology into Tim Goodyer's Walkman mic.

On studio, stage work, and future solo projects

A Thursday Afternoon with Brian Eno

The master of ambience tells Alan Jensen all about art, culture, experimentation and the Smiths.

Climbing Frame, in particular Roddy Frame, songwriter, guitarist and dead cert for '84.

As the band reach their greatest level of British success and release their third album, Talk Talk's Mark Hollis and Tim Friese-Greene discuss the curse of the synthesiser and the blessing of the piano with Tim Goodyer.

The maestro himself on rave, analogue classics, lasers, mice and Fellini

Take one of the most influential electronic composers of the current generation, a Fairlight, an entire library of vocal recordings from all over the world, and a few more-than-talented guest musicians, and you have the recipe for Zoolook, Jean-Michel Jarre's latest album. Here he talks about its creation.

It's the talk of Paris' hep musical set, Peter Gabriel set up a new record label for it and Ray Lema is one of its greatest exponents - Simon Trask discovers hitech ethnic music is about to make its mark on popular culture.

You almost certainly haven't heard of him, but this man is one of the most inventive composers, arrangers and producers in modern Japan. Tim Goodyer listens to what he has to say.

An interview with Rusty Egan

Dan Goldstein tracks down another drummer-turned-musical technofreak, Rusty Egan, and finds out about the past, present, and the future of the electro-dance band he helped found, Visage.

Hendrix rises again - thanks to two musicians, a helpful bureaucrat, and a rack-full of Akais

The urbane Mr Palmer talks to Hank Bordowitz about crossing over from cult status to general acceptance.

...is a bassist turned producer/engineer who has worked with many artists in both Europe and America. In this article he gives his opinions on the techniques and equipment he uses.

Paul White talks to Tony Visconti about his career, his production methods and his plans for the future.

Smile please! Tony Reed raps with the Cockney Translator about schooltime chronicles, writing styles, and the pressures of success

Simon is both a musician and a producer. This month he talks to Paul White about, amongst other things, his work doing 12" remixes for Nik Kershaw.

Janet Angus discovers the secret of Peter's success in producing big selling dance music.