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International Musicians Of The Year Competition; £20,000 worth of prizes to be won

It's the biggest! It's the best! It's the 1986 British Music Fair! Our man on the inside, Tony Mills tracks down the hottest gear of the year

Who keeps it when you sign your deal? You, or the record companies? Does it matter anyway? Keith Grant sounds out opinion from both sides of the Biz

The Spit's musical director and composer of the cretinous Chicken Song, Phil Pope, coughs it all up for Jim Betteridge

Billy Punter eschews electronic percussion and goes for the kit at Pro Perc

Another grab-bag of micro-goodies from IM&RW's computer hack (or is that hacker?) Tony Mills

Multi-media artist Laurie has come a long way since O Superman. But has the heart gone out of her Art? Mark Dery and Tony Reed find out

Phil 'D.I.Y.V.O.R.C.E' Walsh gets his head together — an HH Performer amp head, to be precise.

They're a brilliant Soul band. A dub-Reggae band. An avant-garde band. And they don't know how they do it. Or do they? Tony Reed asks the questions...

Jim Betteridge witnesses the advent of the Screaming Blue Messiahs at the Town and Country Club

Paul Henderson searches out The Right One The Bright One; it's Matt Bianco

Ian Gardiner gets out the manuscript paper and tells you how to spread those blobs around

Born-again guitar heroes Big Country foresee even greater success for their latest album, The Seer. Overseeing their ambitions, our very own Ricky Gordon

Fingers on the joystick. Tony Mills at the controls

Curtis Schwartz gets expansive with some Shure condensers

Bob Henrit gets spots before his eyes

A new Superstar and Bob H get acquainted

The return of the Microcomposer, featuring Tony Mills

Yet more MIDI manipulation, as Bob Henrit explores this trigger to MIDI converter

Dave Burrluck has a look at some square black things

Paul Francis in cult classic Frazerhead!

Roland introduce the SAS and Jim Betteridge finds it makes a piano easier to yomp with.

Dave Burrluck has a look at more guitars to lose your head over

Outbreak of war, latest football results and a tap-dancing spaniel. This is the news.