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British trans existence in 2025 is precarious, making the intersection of underground music and queer nightlife liberatory ...
In The Wire 497, Esi Eshun reviews Mourning [A] BLKstar's eighth album, Flowers For The Living, which explores strategies for resistance ...
Issue 498 August 2025 Subscribers: read this issue online. Subscribe to the magazine. Buy issue 498. Inside our brand new issue: Bill Orcutt: The late blooming career of the former Harry Pussy ...
An opporutnity for musicians of all backgrounds interested in improvisation to work with vocalist Amirtha Kidambi, electric bassist Farida Amadou and double bassist Luke Stewart. Brooklyn Ibeam, 29 ...
The 26 June edition of The Wire’s weekly radio show featured tracks by Blixa Bargeld & Nikko Weidemann, Swans, Błoto, Anna Nacher & Marek Styczyński, Otaco, Caspar Brötzmann Massaker and more ...
Sound and video installation investigating climate change, its psychological impacts and “the sonic memory of nature”. There will also be a live choral performance which is the result of workshops and ...
The 3 July edition of The Wire ’s weekly radio show featured tracks by Susu Laroche, Rufige Kru, Youth Code, The Sabres Of Paradise, Alien Boys, OSEES and more ...
Decca Publishing has announced they've added Darren J Cunningham aka Actress to their books, “signalling” as Executive Vice President Natasha Baldwin says, their “absolute commitment to building long ...
The death of Paul Buckmaster was announced by his management company McDaniel Entertainment on 8 November. Born in London in 1946, Buckmaster picked up playing cello at an early age. After studying at ...
Camae Ayewa aka Moor Mother and Rasheedah Phillips's interdisciplinary project Black Quantum Futurism Collective will take over Park Night at London Hyde Park’s The Serpentine on 18 August. Exploring ...
Music teacher, father, and Butthole Surfers frontman Gibby Haynes has published his debut young adult fiction novel. Me And Mr Cigar is a surrealist tale about a teenage boy, Oscar, and his magical ...
A new series of music designed to “foster and celebrate immersive listening experiences for the musically adventurous” has been launched. Called Longform Editions, the Australian imprint is keen to ...