Geoff Nicholls traces the style and influence of two drummers who've recently copped it — Buddy Rich and Carlton Barrett

Dave Sinclair sorts out seven significant strikers

Bourne Dragoner

the making of a custom guitar

mixed-mode CD tracklist

The words behind the sounds on this month's CD and CD-ROM

Germanic guitars profiled

At last, the CMI frees itself from the constraints of an analogue interface and starts talking MIDI. Paul Wiffen checks out the results.

Status Basses

You know, the British headless ones made of graphite. Their creator, Rob Green, spills the carbon

More of your unfeasibly weird secondhand bargains valued and judged by Paul Day.

why drummer stephen morris prefers programming computers to bashing skins

Dead or Alive's Tim Lever surrounds himself with new technology as the band prepare for world domination. Tim Goodyer gets the word on writing, recording and performing.

Ambient, techno and the internet

What happens when you start making money from music? Just before you buy the Porsche? You see an accountant, OK?

There's an awful lot of hi-hi-history involved, y'know

The Fender Squier Series

Milton Keynes adman draws up Draughtsman's Contract

Steve Cogan talks to Chris and Cosey at their Norfolk home

Otherwise known as Paul Day, who identifies your old, unusual and weird guitars.

tasty tips from britain's cut-up kings - if it moves, sample it!

Life after Limahl

play jazz guitar and live