The Wire: 500
Diese Woche wird die 500. Ausgabe des Magazins „The Wire“, die jetzt erhältlich ist, gefeiert. Die Printausgabe erscheint mit einem exklusiven silbernen Gatefold-Cover des langjährigen Grafikers Savage Pencil, der seit dem ersten Erscheinen der Primer-Reihe von The Wire im Dezember 1996 über 100 ganzseitige Illustrationen für das Magazin geschaffen hat.
Aus dem Inhalt des Magazins:
On the cover
Special commemorative silver gatefold Wire 500 artwork by Savage Pencil, opening to A3 poster size.
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.
Invisible Jukebox
Lea Bertucci: Will the saxophonist and tape composer go loopy hearing The Wire’s mystery record selection? Tested by Clive Bell.
Cerys Hafana
Giving a voice to the Welsh triple harp. By Francis Gooding.
Cleaning Women
Laundry rack-mounted equipment. By Ilia Rogatchevski.
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(Original Soundtrack).
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.
Plus 37 pages of reviews of new vinyl, CDs, downloads, books, films, festivals, exhibitions, specialist columns and more.