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The Wire 498 is out now! Our brand new issue features Bill Orcutt on the cover, plus Vanessa Rossetto, Slikback, Michael Ranta, Gina Birch's Invisible Jukebox, plus 40 pages of reviews, the Wire Tapper 68, and much more. Get it here: thewire.co.uk/issues/498
Inside The Wire 498: Vanessa Rossetto The composer and field recordist draws on a painterly sensibility to layer loops and samples into documentary narratives that are startling, funny and human 🖊️ by Ilia Rogatchevski / 📷 by Ashley Markle Buy the latest issue here:…
Breaks in the stream In a new Against The Grain column, Derek Walmsley argues that Spotify's partial catalogue of underground genres such as grime and jungle distorts listeners’ understanding of their history thewire.co.uk/in-writing/col…
Listen back to last night's episode of The Wire’s weekly radio show on @ResonanceFM & @ResonanceEXTRA which was hosted by Shane Woolman and featured an exclusive guest mix from Anvar Kalandarov, as well as tracks by Cheb Bakr, tedzi, and more thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air/s…
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Unlimited Editions: Artetetra To accompany his report on Artetetra in The Wire 498, Miloš Hroch explores a playlist of recent releases from the Italian cassette label thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/u…
Tonight on @ResonanceFM and @ResonanceEXTRA, Shane Woolman presents The Wire's weekly radio show, featuring a special guest mix by Anvar Kalandarov, musician and founder of Uzbek label Maqom Soul, plus tracks by Cheb Bakr, tedzi, DJ DIE SOON, Everything Is Psychedelic, U,…
A selection of August issues at The Wire, 1985–2025 Dive deeper into music. Join The Wire’s online magazine library and get more than 490 issues of the best music magazine in the world to read on the web or in the app, plus download more than 90 albums compiled by Wire staff.…
Inside The Wire 498: Slikback Pushing beat-making software to its limits, the producer combines sonic assault with cosmic ambient interludes. Read the full interview in our latest issue, available to buy here: thewire.co.uk/shop/
Listen to the music we played Gina Birch in her Invisible Jukebox interview in The Wire 498. Featuring Bob Dylan, Patti Smith, Nina Simone, The Pop Group, and more. thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/i…
🔊 I compiled an online playlist (with words) to accompany the profile I wrote about the Manila underground and experimental music scene for the latest issue of @thewiremagazine magazine. Read and listen here ➡️ thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/g…
Global Ear: Manila Simon Coates @simonjcoates compiles an annotated playlist to go with his report on Manila’s underground music scenes in The Wire 498 thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/g…
nice tribute to writer Peter Shapiro, who recently passed. he did so much amazing work for @thewiremagazine in the late 90s and 00s. when I saw his byline I was immediately interested even when I knew nothing about the subject. thewire.co.uk/in-writing/the…
Peter Shapiro (22 Aug 1969–2 Jul 2025) "A writer whose worldview could feel so singular, so idiosyncratic, almost eccentric, but one whose observations would illuminate the music ... in ways that meant we could all hear, feel, and understand it more completely"…
Listen back to last night's edition of The Wire’s weekly radio show, broadcast on @ResonanceFM and @ResonanceEXTRA and hosted by Emily Bick. The show included tracks by Ho99o9, Giant Claw, SANAM, Ovo, Chicago Underground Duo, Cate Le Bon, and more. thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air/e…
Tonight on @ResonanceFM & @ResonanceEXTRA , join Emily Bick for 90 minutes of musical gems by Ho99o9, SANAM, Orcutt/Shelley/Miller, Chicago Underground Duo, Alpha Maid, Širom (pictured) & more. Tune in from 9pm GMT+1 extra.resonance.fm/schedule 📷 by Aljaž Kužner
Office Ambience 498 Stream a selection of tracks from releases we listened to during the making of our August 2025 issue thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/o…
Wire mix: Ben LaMar Gay To accompany the review of his new album Yowzers in The Wire 497, Chicago composer and improvisor Ben LaMar Gay produces an exclusive Wire mix thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/w…
Listen back to last night's episode of The Wire’s weekly radio show on @ResonanceFM and @ResonanceEXTRA, which was hosted by Joseph Stannard and featured tracks by Susu Laroche, Rufige Kru, Youth Code, The Sabres Of Paradise, Alien Boys, OSEES and more: thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air/j…
Every copy of The Wire 498 comes with a free Wire Tapper 68 CD, featuring music by RG Rough, Lyra Pramuk, Bhajan Bhoy, Drug Dog, Nadah El Shazly, Dave Clarkson, and many more. Wire subscribers can download the compilation from The Wire website: thewire.co.uk/audio/the-wire…
