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@thewiremagazine.bsky.social PinnedThe Wire 513 is out now!
Featuring Matthew Shipp on the cover, plus interviews with Edward George, Tears|Ov, Gigi Masin, Nick Nicely, Tiiva, Bruno Silva, Liz Harris’s Invisible Jukebox, plus the history of prepared piano, and much more.
Order your copy here: thewire.co.uk/shop/
@thewiremagazine.bsky.socialRead an extract from Do What You Fear Most: The History Of The Velvet Underground
In this extract, taken from the chapter “No EPI, No Nico, No Andy”, Richie Unterberger explores the troubled reception of The Velvet Underground & Nico on its release in 1967.
@thewiremagazine.bsky.socialListen back to last night's edition of The Wire's weekly radio show, which was hosted by @lucythraves.bsky.social and featured music by Cujo, Uche Yara, Leafcutter John, Li Song, A Tomb Full Of Stars and more
@saving-throw.bsky.socialReposted by @thewiremagazine.bsky.socialBudding music journalists out there--we have had a lot of questions about this competition, and anyone who has not published three *paid* pieces of music writing is eligible. You can also be any age. Please click through for the full T&Cs; we want to hear from you.
@thewiremagazine.bsky.socialAre you an unpublished* writer with ideas about why music, and music criticism, matter?
New Voices is a competition for aspiring music critics being launched by The Wire...
@thewiremagazine.bsky.socialTonight on @resonancefm.bsky.social & Resonance Extra, @lucythraves.bsky.social hosts The Wire's weekly radio show, playing new music by Uche Yara, Cujo (pictured), Century Long Journey, Li Song and many more.
Tune in from 9pm GMT+1 extra.resonance.fm/schedule
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@thewiremagazine.bsky.socialEvery copy of The Wire 513 comes with a free Wire Tapper 72 CD.
The latest instalment in the compilation series features tracks by Noh Age, Finn Loxbo, Bow and Arrow and more.
Subscribers can download it here: www.thewire.co.uk/audio/the-wire-tapper/the-wire-tapper-72
Artwork by Hana Jelovšek
@alteranthony.bsky.socialReposted by @thewiremagazine.bsky.socialNew @thewiremagazine.bsky.social! I had the great pleasure of interviewing Bruno Silva, whose Ondness and Serpente records are some of my favourite music of recent years.
I also wrote an essay on the metal subculture in 2026 and reviewed new albums by BBBBBBB 🥵 and Jesse Draxler 🖤.
@jjstannard.bsky.socialReposted by @thewiremagazine.bsky.socialThis issue I interviewed Nick Nicely, contributed the Avant Rock column and – as usual – assembled the Soundcheck/Boomerang/Columns sections. Wow! Enjoy!
@burningambulance.bsky.socialReposted by @thewiremagazine.bsky.socialThe new issue of @thewiremagazine.bsky.social is out - I interviewed pianist Matthew Shipp, a friend of over 25 years, for the cover story. We talked about how he's been planning to retire from music for as long as I've known him, and how he just might be getting there.
@thewiremagazine.bsky.socialAt The Wire website, watch an exclusive premiere of the film of Ava Rasti’s The River, first performed as part of the 2025 Semibreve festival.
@thewiremagazine.bsky.socialThanks to Mixcloud for highlighting five recent Wire mixes. Track lists for all mixes are available on our website.
@thewiremagazine.bsky.socialListen back to last night's episode of The Wire's weekly radio show, which was hosted by James Gormley and featured music by Don Cherry, Glass Triangle, Agnes Haus, Ziúr and more.
@thewiremagazine.bsky.socialTwo newly reissued albums showcase the seismic psychedelia of George Clinton’s Funkadelic at its rawest and most disruptive, writes John Morrison in The Wire 512
@thewiremagazine.bsky.socialTonight on @resonancefm.bsky.social & Resonance Extra, James Gormley hosts The Wire's weekly show, playing new, forthcoming and newly released archival records by Don Cherry (pictured), Brandon Seabrook, Slaylor Moon and more.
Tune in from 9pm GMT+1
extra.resonance.fm/schedule
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@thewiremagazine.bsky.socialInside The Wire 512: Mike Watt
The self-styled bass man has been at the heart of America's punk Movement for half a century. He looks back on his career from Minutemen and The Stooges to improv and poetry and how he stays authentic as a sexagenarian jammer.
@thewiremagazine.bsky.socialReposted by @thewiremagazine.bsky.socialTo complement her interview in The Wire 512, Slovenian improvising pianist and bandleader Kaja Draksler creates an exclusive Wire mix, featuring Nina Simone, Luciano Berio, Cecil Taylor and more.
@thewiremagazine.bsky.socialThe Wire spotted in the Tate Modern.
Full list of Wire stockists here: www.thewire.co.uk/about/stockists
@thewiremagazine.bsky.socialListen back to last night's episode of The Wire's weekly radio show, which was hosted by Shane Woolman and featured a guest mix by Ak'chamel, The Giver of Illness, plus music by Harju, Joni Mitchell, Bill Orcutt and more
@thewiremagazine.bsky.socialTo complement her interview in The Wire 512, Slovenian improvising pianist and bandleader Kaja Draksler creates an exclusive Wire mix, featuring Nina Simone, Luciano Berio, Cecil Taylor and more.
