In The Wire 491/492, John Brien argues that the humble compact disc offers efficient delivery of pure audio that bypasses the ...

In The Wire 491/492, Stewart Smith reviews a new autobiography by the multi-instrumentalist, composer and poet ...

The 23 January edition of The Wire ’s weekly broadcast on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured music by Mattie Barbier, ...

The 30 January edition of The Wire’s weekly broadcast on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured music by Circuit Des Yeux, Infinity Knives, John Wall, Annette Peacock, Lonnie Holley, Lucrecia Dalt ...

Nicole Mitchell and Calvin Gantt combine music and phraseology on their first collaborative project, 'Don’t Be Skurred'. In light of our times, 'Don’t Be Skurred' directs our attention to a reflection ...

The Wire's weekly adventure into new and experimental music, broadcast on Resonance FM. This edition took place on 10 January and featured tracks by Fatou Seidi Ghali & Alamnou Akrouni, Joe McPhee, ...

Listen to a selection of tracks from our Top 50 Releases of the Year, as voted for by The Wire’s contributors. You can read more about the albums featured in our chart, as well as those featured in ...

Gil Scott-Heron, with and without his longtime partner Brian Jackson, has long refused to fit into anyone's market plan for a soul-jazz singer. Nathan West and Mark Sinker discuss his recorded legacy.