Chas Chandler unleashes some tales of yore and gives some astoundingly simple tips for would-be managers

Guitar Weekend

Dave Burrluck spends a working weekend at the Barbican

It's the talk of Paris' hep musical set, Peter Gabriel set up a new record label for it and Ray Lema is one of its greatest exponents - Simon Trask discovers hitech ethnic music is about to make its mark on popular culture.

Ian Gilby pays a visit to TEAC headquarters in Tokyo, gets blown away by Dolby S noise reduction, and learns some little-known facts about a company destined to play a continued part in the development of recording technology.

The Digital Master

Casio's DA1 is the smallest and cheapest Digital Audio Tape recorder on the market, and an ideal addition to any home studio. Paul Ireson swoons in its presence.

A Thursday Afternoon with Brian Eno

The master of ambience tells Alan Jensen all about art, culture, experimentation and the Smiths.

Grand Piano

For everyone who's ever wished they could play their favourite synthesiser patch from a grand piano, Yamaha have the answer. Simon Trask discovers that old and new technology can co-exist in harmony.

The original Mr. Electrify in a very, er, um.. frank interview about Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' roll — the first time round, Iain Blair spares no blushes

Bassist John Greaves & Drummer Pip Pyle

Is the National Health coughing up blood? Tony Bacon gets to grips with the current state of the queues and cures. Music for liver salts. The Greaves-Pyle team of whitecoats gives a semi-exclusive interview to a private patient.

AKG K240DF headphones and AKG C535EB mic

Mike Skeet gives us his opinion on these monitor quality headphones. Are they really an alternative to mixing on speakers? Next he takes a look at the C535EB microphone.

The young chart hopefuls share a few giggles with Jonathan James

the fruit of guitarmanship disclosed

BUYING & USING: cheap drums

a buyer's guide to secondhand drum kits

Korg Wavestation SR Synth Module

PEOPLE, GEAR, EVENTS, GOSSIP

happening people, equipment, events, gossip

Time to Play

Nottingham's Time Recording give an independent label's-eye view from the front line of dance music. Simon Trask checks his Swatch...

Steinberg Cubase Score Sequencing & Score Printing Software For Macintosh

Dream Machine: Casio PG380 guitar synth

is the Casio PG380 the ultimate guitar synth ?

do you have to be a politician to have a hit

A Basic Guide to Audio Recording

Not only do 3M produce a useful booklet explaining tape and recording so that the veriest dolt could twig it, they give it away free! Then they wonder if we'd like to serialise it... where's the catch?

Crushed by the wheels of technology?

Synth Module

Synth Revival, Sounds Realistic, er... Stop Rashes