500 issues?! Holy moly, congratulations to The Wire, always cramming in every single last bit of adventure on to the page. Long live print. For fans of Spotlights and WeJazz.
"On the cover: special commemorative silver gatefold Wire 500 artwork by Savage Pencil. Inside: Natural Information Society: Exploring the time-stretching possibilities of longform improvisation with Joshua Abrams and Lisa Alvarado’s group. By Emily Pothast; OvO: The heavy theatrical performances of the Italian duo raise questions of mortality and identity. By Claire Biddles; Weston Olencki: Grappling with trombones and banjos poses questions of place and colonialism for the South Carolina born musician. By Daryl Worthington; Bitchin Bajas: Going with the flow is the MO for the shape-shifting Chicago trio. By Bill Meyer; Fay Victor: Giving voice to the catalogue of Herbie Nichols is just the latest project for the free thinking vocalist. By Stewart Smith; Signing and Interpretation: Three practitioners explain the unique art of performing and translating experimental music for Deaf audiences. By Jo Hutton; Cerys Hafana: Giving a voice to the Welsh triple harp. By Francis Gooding; Cleaning Women: Laundry rack-mounted equipment. By Ilia Rogatchevski; Invisible Jukebox: Lea Bertucci: Will the saxophonist and tape composer go loopy hearing The Wire’s mystery record selection? Tested by Clive Bell; Unlimited Editions: The Collapsing Drums label tells the stories that matter in a post-pandemic world. By Spenser Tomson; The Inner Sleeve: Lucrecia Dalt on Tindersticks’ Trouble Every Day; Global Ear: Balkan beats rise out of Pula, Croatia’s industrial/punk past. By Robert Rigney; Against The Grain: New ruptures in culture can be found within the wreckage of the present, argues Mattie Colquhoun; Epiphanies: A recent London gig opens up questions about the racialised dynamics of performance for Theodora Laird aka feeo. And in the review sections: Melvin Gibbs: Futurist funk. By Phil Freeman; Cardiacs: The final trip. By Mike Barnes; Susumu Yokota: On and off the dancefloor. By Abi Bliss; Six Finger Satellite: Bad comrades. By Erick Bradshaw; Synths, Sax & Situationists: The French Musical Underground 1968–1978: Insurgent appeal. By Philip Brophy; James Tenney: Writings And Interviews On Experimental Music: Bridging the gaps. By Peter Margasak; Musik Installationen Nürnberg: Happening neighbourhoods. By Emily Bick; Plus letters, charts, listings, and much, much more."
