Your chance to check out some of the new products launched at January’s NAMM

Stephen Duffy & Stephen Street

cocksure ex-tintin ex-duran talks tech

Mark J. Prendergast interviews California-born musician Terry Riley, the influential inventor of 'minimalist' music.

does it work?

PEOPLE, GEAR, EVENTS, GOSSIP

including the bmf, pet shop boys and the latest competition winner

News from the front

all the news you need to know

interacting with the future

Your passport to future worlds

An interview with Ralf Hutter

After inspiring a generation of experimental musicians to explore synthetic soundscapes, Tangerine Dream found new relevance in 1990's ambient house movement. Simon Trask enters the Dream state.

Drums

A Tour With Jethro Tull

Not another tedious account of a top band on tour, but a carefully worded roadie's-eye view of what really goes on behind the scenes. Antony Freeman gives an account of the happenings as Jethro Tull hit Germany.

Two guys with a home studio and some racks of realty nice gear. Plus two albums of unique electronic music. Simon Trask meets them

A friend and protege of Klaus Schulze, Robert Schroder builds his own equipment, and is much more than a Schulze clone.

valuable gifts of good advice from the world’s least complex pop group

A voice like the water running out of the bath; an interview by Chris Maillard

The man behind Clapton, guitarist supreme Albert Lee talks guitars and playing with Max Kay.

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

A big Austrian event that focuses on electronic music.

Despite his Barclay James Harvest and Jim Diamond connections, we let Chas De Whalley speak to Pip Williams. We should have known better.

Chas de Whalley squares up to the young and talented Brian Tench

The Secret World Tour

A behind the scenes look at how Gabriel steamed up Earl's Court with his hot new stage show.

Film and library music composer Mark Thomas is currently recording several albums worth of orchestral library music. We catch up with him at Battery Studios...