The Wire
Archived since
Summer 1982 (Issue 1)
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The Wire is the world's leading independent monthly music magazine. The first issue was published in 1982. More than four decades on the magazine remains committed to reporting on a dynamic global network of underground, alternative and experimental musics by publishing journalism and photography by some of the subculture’s most original and authoritative critics and observers.
A digital subscription gives access to the complete online archive of back issues of The Wire since issue one, summer 1982 — that's over 40 years, 470 issues and 40,000 pages.
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Wendy Eisenberg, Mariá Portugal, KAVARI, Cowboy Builder, LINTD, Jenna Sutela, The Primer: Augustus Pablo, Invisible Jukebox: Yellow Swans, Global Ear: Turkish psychedelia in Berlin, Unlimited Editions: Drowned By Locals, The Inner Sleeve: Tim Fish on Armand Hammer, Against The Grain: UK rap vs London’s police, Epiphanies: Derek Baron on Laure M Hiendl. Plus in the reviews sections: Sam Pluta, Mariel Roberts Musa, Anthony Joseph, Dinesh Allirajah, Melvins with Napalm Death, E The Artist, Eve Maret, Mata, Clifton Chenier, Daphne Oram, Umlaut Big Band, from audio surveillance to AI, and more.
Also this month, all subscribers can download The Wire Tapper 70 featuring 16 new tracks by EROSÃO Percussion Trio, Chloe Kim, Bergsonist, Mary Ocher, Mai Mai Mai featuring Julmud, dälek, Fauna, Guttersnipe, Domotic, Lea Bertucci featuring Norbert Rodenkirchen, Radwan Ghazi Moumneh & Frédéric D Oberland, Bambi OFS, The Odes, MT Gemini, @xcrswx, and Derek Hunter Wilson.
Also this month, all subscribers can download The Wire Tapper 70 featuring 16 new tracks by EROSÃO Percussion Trio, Chloe Kim, Bergsonist, Mary Ocher, Mai Mai Mai featuring Julmud, dälek, Fauna, Guttersnipe, Domotic, Lea Bertucci featuring Norbert Rodenkirchen, Radwan Ghazi Moumneh & Frédéric D Oberland, Bambi OFS, The Odes, MT Gemini, @xcrswx, and Derek Hunter Wilson.
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