The Wire
Archived since
Summer 1982 (Issue 1)
Complete Archive
510 issues
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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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Matthew Shipp, Edward George, Gigi Massin, Prepared piano now, Tears|Ov, Nick Nicely, Tiiva, Bruno Silva, Invisible Jukebox: Grouper, Secret History of Film Music: Ludwig Göransson’s Odyssey and Tenet soundtracks, The Inner Sleeve: Brigitte Fontaine on Serge Gainsbourg’s Confidential, Unlimited Editions: Concentric Group, Global Ear: Tilburg and Breda, Against The Grain: the tarnished state of metal, Epiphanies: Mona Mur on A Clockwork Orange and Blade Runner, and in the reviews sections: Faust, The Bug and friends, Reggie Workman / Andrew Cyrille / David Virelles, Ray Russell, round ups of the Psychic Sounds and Bumpy labels, CM Ensemble, 40,000 years of music technology, Robert Christgau on film, Burroughs in the London interzone, Chicago’s Sound & Gravity festival, and more.
Also this month, all subscribers can download The Wire Tapper 72 featuring 16 new tracks by Aksak Maboul, The Bathroom Producers, Bow and Arrow, Century Long Journey, Cornelius featuring Sean Ono Lennon, Oleg Gotskosik Quintet, MADTEO featuring SENSATIONAL, Nickolas Mohanna, Finn Loxbo, Maurizio Ravalico / Isambard Khroustaliov, Noh Age, Nanaco Sato, Yanik Soland, La Tène, Urbanfailure, and Viragezero. Get it here: www.thewire.co.uk/audio/the-wire-tapper/
Also this month, all subscribers can download The Wire Tapper 72 featuring 16 new tracks by Aksak Maboul, The Bathroom Producers, Bow and Arrow, Century Long Journey, Cornelius featuring Sean Ono Lennon, Oleg Gotskosik Quintet, MADTEO featuring SENSATIONAL, Nickolas Mohanna, Finn Loxbo, Maurizio Ravalico / Isambard Khroustaliov, Noh Age, Nanaco Sato, Yanik Soland, La Tène, Urbanfailure, and Viragezero. Get it here: www.thewire.co.uk/audio/the-wire-tapper/
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