Ex-Police drummer and self-styled 'tech-head' Stewart Copeland discusses the merits of owning four Fairlight CMIs, why he's in a group called Animal Logic, and how to write an opera. Logical questions: Nicholas Rowland.

Steve Cogan takes time out to talk to the members of Yen

You gotta crib to get better, so say Texan types Kim Wilson and Jimmie Vaughan

In praise of the man and his music

Frankfurt 86

The Frankfurt show seen from a diagonal position

Reports from the musical instrument exhibition plus interviews with five of the world's top designers, researchers and experts.

A complete history of record production accompanied by quotations and anecdotes from no fewer than 18 of the world's leading producers.

Fela Kuti And King Sunny Ade

The King and the President of Nigerian music explain the effect Juju and Afro-Pop have had on white Rock music. Report by Michael Shore

Making tracks

And A Happy Birthday To Us

Come to our party, have some jelly, read some of our best bits, and wish us a happy first birthday, hip hip...

Who's Where, What's What

Level 42's Svengali gets his comeuppance

Live Aid

Gig of the century, report of the millenium by Jim Betteridge

New Gear Galore.

ITs Guide To The British Music Fair

Busking

The much maligned art in theory and practice. Feature and acoustic guitar by Adrian Deevoy

Ralph Denyer reports on London's prestigious CTS Studios and keyboardist Brian Gascoigne who recently teamed up to establish a MIDI/SMPTE-based electronic musicstudio purpose designed for the post-production of film music.

London Gigs

London crawling made impossibly easy

A nostalgic look back at 1985 by the people who bring E&MM to you each month. Was it really that bad?

Dan Goldstein sifts through the stack of independent vinyl that landed in the E&MM offices following our appeal, and finds each record has a different tale to tell.

In the dog-eat-dog world of professional recording studios, the Strongroom has proved that you don't necessarily need an SSL mixing desk to stay in business! Paul Calderon pays a visit to this thriving centre of creativity.