More letters than the Chinese alphabet

Nautical naffness, Premier partying, Demo doom and more

Richard Walmsley takes a look at the under-estimated art of lyric writing

More vocal gymnastics with Queen of the chords

The Power Station's percussive powerhouse talks. Bill Milkowski puts pen to paper

All this and the scam from Olympia II

Hugh and I (Dance With A Strangler). A short play by Adrian Deevoy

Hardware, software and evening wear for the 64

Mixing with the master men

Vocalist Mick Hucknell sings out about white boys singing the Blues

Phil 'Princess DIY' Walsh sheds a little light on stage effects

Francis Ford Betteridge tackles video promos

The gear behind the Shriekback attack

Peter Hook gives a breakdown on broken down gear and the lowdown on Lowlife.

£2175 worth of world-beating Mesa Boogie guitar amp just a coupon away

More scurrilous sea-salt stuff as Billy Punter docks in Portsmouth

Weird, wonderful and ethnic and you should see the instruments.

A new studio, a new LP. Tony Harkins isn't beating around the Bush

Jim Betteridge gets sample minded again

It's deep, it's cheap, and it's... a sheep? Are you sure, Bob Henrit?

Paul Fishman does his Bit

Never has the term 'drum machine' been so misused. Bob Henrit samples freely

Our pet axeman Dave Burrluck gets Duncan disorderly

Pad patter from Bob Henrit

Three of the new breed vetted by Dave Burrluck

Checking up on what's going down