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Want to get on in the music biz? Then you'll have to get on TV. Mike Hrano shows you how

Katrina & The Waves Paul Henderson gets on his surf board

Super-guitarist, super-producer and Superstar, Nile Rodgers must be doing something right. Our exclusive, in-depth interview with the man and his production team reveals all...

Vic Springer clashes paisley shirts with the psychedelic medics

Phil 'DO or DIY' Walsh with a neat and tidy solution to footswitch overkill

The fabbest four since the last Fab Four talk to us about real Pop, American style

Tony Mills on sequencing and editing software for the C64 and Atari 520 ST micros

The world-conquering sound of Ronnie James' band rests on its rock solid rhythm section. Tony Reed talks to the men who make the Dio metal machine move

Dave Burrluck on Staccato's affordable, hi-tech instrument

An idea whose time has come — a sample-based expander. Tony Reed slaps it around

The cheapest—and ugliest—way to add sampled sounds you your acoustic drums or drum machine. Tony Reed reports

Curtis Schwartz looks at a new range of cheaper, faster, better, Ram cartridges for DX synths

Dave Burrluck back again, treading callously on a new range of innocent young pedal effects

Bill Martin examines a new range of solidly-built, high quality guitar amps which have just arrived here from the States

An analogue synth with a hefty price tag has to have a pretty good excuse these days. Jim Betteridge believes this one has

Paul Fishman sings the praises of Fairlight's unique instrument — and finds himself controlling a DX7

A cardboard kit? That doesn't need tuning? And professionals love? Bob Henrit has the facts

Kahler turned tremolo design on its head to make their fortune — and now they've produced a traditional fulcrum. What's going on? Dave Burrluck has the answers

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