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Mantronix: Mantronik the Dance King: No Messin'

Interview by Jeff Lorez, Blues & Soul, 5 March 1991

THERE'S LITTLE disputing the massive force Curtis Mantronik and the whole Mantronix aggregation have had on dance music in the '80's. Through early releases such ...

Bob Dylan, Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel, Daniel Lanois, Neville Brothers, The, U2: Daniel Lanois: Let the music speak

Interview by David Toop, The Times, 2 February 1990

David Toop meets Daniel Lanois, the hit producer of albums for U2, Peter Gabriel and Bob Dylan, now a performer himself on record and visiting ...

Beatles, The, George Martin, Prodigy, The: The backroom boys who wield a big stick

Interview by Paul Sexton, The Times, 20 March 1998

Sir George Martin talks to Paul Sexton about the power of the producer ...

Bryan Ferry, Madonna: Pat Leonard: The Madonna Method

Interview by Alan di Perna, Musician, May 1988

PRODUCING BRYAN FERRY AND ARRANGING MADONNA IN THE WORLD OF HIGH-STAKES HIGH-TECH ...

Dennis Bovell: Running Off Copies, Blackbeard Treads The Boards: Dennis Bovell — Dub Juice On The Loose

Interview by Paul Bradshaw, New Musical Express, 7 April 1984

BACK IN THE STUDIO WITH DENNIS BOVELL AND THE DUB BAND, BLACKBEARD IS HUNGRY TO PLAY, PAUL BRADSHAW READY TO LISTEN ...

Frankie Knuckles: Bare Knuckles

Interview by Jeff Lorez, Blues & Soul, 13 April 1993

He wasn't exactly the most prolific remixer last year, but B&S readers still voted him the best in the business. He bares his soul to Jeff Lorez ...

Steve Albini, Big Black, Rapeman, Shellac: The Hard Golden Tone of Shellac: An Interview with Steve Albini

Interview by Ian Christe, Warp, 1994

MICROPHONE CONNOISSEUR and billiardsman Steve Albini has recorded albums for the Pixies, Nirvana, the Jesus Lizard, and PJ Harvey. He doesn’t know when to keep ...

Boyz II Men, Toni Braxton, TLC, Bobby Brown: L.A. & Babyface: Reid All About It

Interview by Jeff Lorez, Blues & Soul, 9 September 1992

As if to ridicule the cynics who suggested that they'd passed their sell-by date, L.A. & Babyface are back with a bang and leading a two man assault on the music biz. L.A. Reid talks ...

Blackstreet, Teddy Riley, Wreckx-N-Effect: Wiley Riley

Interview by Jeff Lorez, Blues & Soul, 1 December 1992

Jeff Lorez caught up with Teddy Riley when he was "on a kind of break", having just completed the Wreckx-N-Effect album and preparing forthcoming work ...

Fleetwood Mac: Making Mirage

Interview by Sam Sutherland, High Fidelity, October 1982

The current quintet's long-awaited fifth album may be its last with Ms. Nicks ...

Jimi Hendrix, Who, The, Bob Dylan, Charlotte Church, Paul Simon, Donovan, Kim Fowley, Dubliners, The, Fleetwood Mac, Stooges, The, Lena Zavaroni, David Essex, ABBA, Robbie Williams, Lalo Schifrin: Mike Ross-Trevor: "Are We Rolling?"

Interview by Paul Gorman, The Word, May 2004

In forty years of recording everyone from Dylan and Hendrix to Abba and Lena Zavaroni, a studio engineer sees a lot of strange things. ...

Curve, Jesus & Mary Chain, The, My Bloody Valentine, Ride, Shakespears Sister: Alan Moulder: Alan Be Praised!

Interview by Tom Doyle, Melody Maker, 18 April 1992

As the man behind Curve, Ride, the Valentines, JAMC and more, producer ALAN MOULDER doesn't seem to be able to put a button-pushing finger wrong. ...

Suzi Quatro, Sweet: Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman: The Dynamic Duo Of Plastic Pop

Interview by Jonh Ingham, New Musical Express, 2 June 1973

Nicky Chinn is an ex-public schoolboy, Mike Chapman a one-time waiter. Together they're... The Dynamic Duo Of Plastic Pop ...

GBH, Haircut 100, Judas Priest, Metallica, Musical Youth: Metallica: Taking the Mick

Interview by Steffan Chirazi, Kerrang!, 22 December 1990

He's very large, he's very hairy, he's got a massive... motorbike — and he's been soundman to some of the greatest acts in Metal. GBH, ...

Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, Peter Wolf, New Edition, Jonzun Crew: Michael Jonzun's Space Shake

Interview by Julie Panebianco, Musician, July 1984

Hit Production from the Leaner Side of the Tracks ...

Dan Hartman, Plasmatics, The: The Producers: Dan Hartman

Interview by Chas de Whalley, International Musician & Recording World, November 1985

Dan Hartman takes Chas De Whalley to the US of AOR ...

Dennis Bovell: Brain Damaged Goods

Interview by Chris Salewicz, New Musical Express, 15 August 1981

THE FINAL, apocalyptic scenes of Franco Rosso's excellent Babylon are based on a 1976 police raid on Cricklewood's Carib Club during a sound system session ...

Thomas Dolby: Has The Man of a Thousand Faces Spread Himself Too Thin?

Interview by Alan di Perna, Musician, May 1989

1. OPEN ON long shot of Hollywood skyline. Grimy fog and half-hearted drizzle give the city the mean, seedy look it always has when the ...

Elastica: Diary of an LP

Interview by Tom Doyle, Melody Maker, 8 April 1995

It was a long journey from simple demos in '92 to Number One album in '95, but producer MARC WATERMAN was there piecing together ELASTICA's ...

Supergrass: Diary of an LP

Interview by Tom Doyle, Melody Maker, 17 June 1995

From four-track bedroom demos to finished masters. SUPERGRASS' debut LP, I Should Coco, has been guided by the hand of producer SAM WILLIAMS. TOM DOYLE ...