The jolly lads (and lass) currently blowing up a Gaelic gale with their drinking man's Folk have Adrian Deevoy reeling

Mac and the men tell Chris Maillard why their new album will have no strings attached

Lloyd Cole and the Commotions take the high road to Glasgow; Stuart Gillan gets the lowdown

Betteridge back again, with a step-by-step guide to the mysteries of mike technique.

Music U.K.'S P.A. Test

Carlsbro P.A., EV Mikes & Evans Echo

Tony Horkins meets the crue-d crowd, and gets a lesson in manners

Editor's soapbox, writs will fly!

Recording Guitars

Tricks and tips for getting your twanging on tape

Tomorrow's Technology Today

to 8-track, what's involved

funk and hi-tech facilities

A new series that allows you to take the producer's chair in the making of a track. This month we look at Marillion's Kayleigh

You Never Knew About Status Quo...

...and 17 things you never knew about the men who tie their instruments up in guitar leads.

producer of Sade, Everything But The Girl and more speaks acoustic-wise

not overboard on the most useful effects

A reversion to Rock 'n' Roll, an expanded guitar collection, a strange miking technique, another production job and he still finds time to go through Be Yourself Tonight sound by sound with Tony Horkins

You can Run, but you can't hide — They're back again, Run DMC live at Hammersmith. Old Fogey Jim Betteridge covers his ears

New products — New people

CC Music

IM takes the highroad to Glasgie, accompanied by Stuart Gillan

Band Aid

how they made music for Ethiopia

What do you get if you cross a Fostex A-8 with two women and Chris Maillard?

How canny are new cans