the history of the music that gave birth to rock 'n' roll

The techno punk duo on U2, sampling theft, virtual reality, CDI, and getting the machines to rock.

An up-date on the Beta system video recorders.

Getting twisted with Twisted Sister

Continuing our series that looks at hi-tech companies and design personnel working in the field of music and recording technology, Paul Gilby talks to Marco Alpert, Director of Marketing & Sales for E-mu Systems of America - the company behind the Emulator and Emax samplers.

Speakercheck

Jim Betteridge pins his ears back and gets his hopes up

DM1100 and DM2000

Talking Heads keyboard player Jerry Harrison talks to Nicholas Rowland about a forthcoming Heads LP and a solo project he calls The Casual Gods.

funk and hi-tech facilities

The beat doesn't come much harder than from this respected London funk outfit. In the wake of their debut LP Tim Goodyer gets the hard facts about rhythm from a box.

Julian Woodford takes us across the sea to bring us a report on the state of MIDI in Canada

Torch Song; aspiring musical and studio entrepreneurs

the Yamaha story

Copyists or Plagiarists?

as told by them what were there

The Luxury Gap boys pat themselves on the back after recording their fourth album, 'Pleasure One'. Tim Goodyer finds out how it was done, and discovers the threesome may soon be playing their first-ever concerts.

workings of the press part two; dealing with music papers

50 memory computer based 16-note poly

Songs from the North

I.M. caught Rick Wakeman after Arthur and before Liszt

Simmons