Six heavy people choose their 30 favourite riffs.

six heavy metallurgists pick their favourites - Joan Jett, Punky Mendoza, Graham Oliver, Paul Quinn, Mick Ralphs, Paul Samson

On the brink with Kissing The Pink, a low-tech group with high-tech appeal.

Equipment news

The Syn-D-Kit

Do you turn pale at the thought of forking out for a Simmons SDS9? Do you go green with envy when friends show off brand-new Ultimate Percussion kits? Paul White's design for a build-your-unswer electronic drum hit could bring a bit of colour to your cheeks.

Sixties pop fugitives on groovy gear

Casio CK-500

A four-track find or fraud? We pass judgement.

Mik Sweeney talks about his guitars and Sal Solo describes how he is acquiring production skills.

British Music Fair '84

What captured our attention at the recent British Music Fair in London.

Paradise Studios

Synth players in search of Heaven need look no further than West London, where a recording studio puts the emphasis firmly on hi-tech musical equipment, but doesn't charge people the Earth to use it. Simon Trusk pays Paradise a visit.

A drum is a drum is a drum — so why shouldn't a drum kit player turn to other percussion...

Eurythmics, Mike Batt

Honky-Tonk Music

Sound On Sound reader Kofi Busia recently released his own independent LP called 'Oh Africa', funded entirely by himself. To encourage others to follow his example, we asked Kofi to write about his experiences. In this the first of three parts, he presents a frank and revealing account of why the record came about, how he came to grips with using modern technology for African music, and why he chose the equipment he used.

shrugs and knock 'n' knowall

Wrenched from video filming (with a ballerina no less) and quizzed on gear and blushes.

Ken Freeman, Tony Mansfield and Martin Ware

Mike Collins investigates the magic behind Enigma Studios, a MIDI-based recording facility in London's East End.

A Bacon's eye view of the AMI show

Record Producer

The man who turned the music of Duran Duran, Kajagoogoo, Human League and Magazine into hits, discloses his hit-making formulae, recording methods and well-equipped home studio.

Winter NAMM 1989

Californian sunshine, sea and sand - with all this on offer, why should MT's intrepid reporters want to visit a trade show in Anaheim? Bob "El Bobo" O'Donnell, Chris "El Macho" Meyer and Dan "La" Rue have the answer.

Here's Health

musicians' ailments: how to get, how to avoid

Chas de Whalley interviews Richard Burgess

An interview with Rusty Egan

Dan Goldstein tracks down another drummer-turned-musical technofreak, Rusty Egan, and finds out about the past, present, and the future of the electro-dance band he helped found, Visage.