The Wire - Adventures in Sound and Music
WEBOn the cover: Keiji Haino: From Black Blues to grey hairs, the Fushitusha figurehead keeps pushing into rock’s outer limits.By James Hadfield. Plus: The Primer: John Butcher: A user’s guide to the saxophone innovator, from groups and collaborations to solo meditations.By Seymour Wright; Seppuku Pistols: Danko Iida’s anarchic performance troupe brings together the legacy of punk with ...
The Wire Issue 476 - October 2023
WEBIssue 476 October 2023. Subscribers: read this issue online.. Subscribe to the magazine. Buy issue 476.. Inside our brand new issue: L’Rain: Taja Cheek’s fluid songforms are a kaleidoscopic and personal response to the modern world. By Laina Dawes Blevin Blectum: Blectum From Blechdom’s Bevin Kelley builds brave new worlds from mind-melding sound.
The Wire Issue 479/480 - January 2024
WEBBuy issue 479/480. Inside our brand new issue: Releases of the Year: We asked our contributors to vote for their top ten records, CDs, streams and more, then added up the votes. Critics’ Reflections: Our writers discuss their memorable cultural experiences of the year. Columnists’ Charts: Our specialist critics delve deep into their musical ...
The Wire Issue 467 - January 2023
WEBIssue 467 January 2023. Subscribers: read this issue online. Subscribe to the magazine. Buy issue 467. Inside this issue: 2022 Rewind: the year in underground music Releases Of The Year: We asked our contributors to nominate their top ten records, CDs, downloads and streams of the year, then we added up the votes Critics’ Reflections: Wire writers discuss their cultural highs and lows for 2022
About Us - The Wire
WEBAbout Us. 1. What is The Wire? The Wire is an independent print and online music magazine covering a wide range of global alternative, underground and experimental musics. The Wire celebrates and interrogates the most visionary and inspiring, subversive and radical, marginalised and undervalued musicians on the …
Audio - The Wire
WEBGlobal Ear: Monterrey. August 2024. In his Global Ear feature in The Wire 486, Juan San Cristóbal Lizama explores cumbia rebajada – a musical subgenre derived from Colombian and Mexican cumbia that emerged in the city of Monterrey, Mexico. Here, he gathers a playlist of both pivotal and recent examples, some chosen by key players within the ...
The Wire Issue 455 - January 2022
WEBIssue 455 January 2022. Subscribers: read this issue online Subscribe to the magazine. Buy issue 455.. Inside this issue: Rewind 2021: The year in sound and music: Releases Of The Year: We asked our contributors to nominate their top ten records, CDs, downloads and streams of the year, then we added up the votes. Critics’ Reflections: Our contributors reflect on where we are now via 2021’s ...
The Wire Issue 454 - December 2021
WEBIssue 454. December 2021. Subscribers: read this issue online. Subscribe to the magazine. Buy issue 454. Inside this issue: On the cover: Laraaji: The former stand-up comedian and street performer transforms mirth into meditative healing music. By Emily Pothast. Plus, Alan Courtis on the power of laughter, and Greg Davis on six wellbeing albums.
The Wire Issue 451 - September 2021
WEBIssue 451 September 2021. Subscribers: read this issue online. Subscribe to the magazine. Buy issue 451. Inside this issue: Grouper: As she prepares to release a new album rooted in the ambience and climate of her home in the Pacific North West, Liz Harris discusses chaos, therapy and the spectre of fascism.By Dave Segal. Pat Thomas: The diverse sprawl of the UK keyboardist’s career runs ...
The Wire Issue 448 - June 2021
WEBIssue 448 June 2021. Subscribers: read this issue online. Subscribe to the magazine. Buy issue 448. Inside this issue: Van Der Graaf Generator: Ahead of a major retrospective box set and with a new tour on the horizon, Emily Bick speaks to the dark magi of UK progressive rock, led by the indefatigable Peter Hammill.Plus: The Primer: Mike Barnes essays a user’s guide to the recordings of the ...