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An exhibition of Savage Pencil's Trip Or Squeek comic strip is on from 10 January until 10 February at Orbital Comics on Great Newport Street in London.

Richard Cook Tributes

November 2012

A collection of tributes to the late former editor of The Wire, who died August 2007

Undercurrents - The Hidden Wiring Of Modern Music ed. Rob Young

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Amon Düül II: Communing With Chaos

January 2010

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Of all the groups lumped together under the Krautrock banner, Amon Düül II was the most psychedelic, the most cosmic, the most out of control. Edwin Pouncey went to Munich to meet the group's surviving members: there he heard a tale of 60s hippy communes, internecine warfare, drug-fuelled counterculture nights, and strange encounters with Can, Jimi Hendrix and the Baader-Meinhof group. This article originally appeared in The Wire 144 (February 1996).

Issue 301

March 2009

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On The Cover: Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - Will Oldham's mask of sorrow. Plus: Joan La Barbara, Andrew Cyrille, Joe Morris's Jukebox, Menace Ruine, Seymour Wright, Zomby, Jerry Dammers on Sun Ra, Carsten Nicolai meets Michael Nyman and more.

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On Air

Adventures In Modern Music 29 January 2009

January 2009

Hosted by Edwin Pouncey. With a special guest mix by Singing Knives

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Adventures In Modern Music 18 December 2008

December 2008

Hosted by Edwin Pouncey

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Adventures In Modern Music 20 November 2008

November 2008

Hosted by Edwin Pouncey. With a special guest mix by Colin Potter

Essay from Issue 178

La Monte Young on record

April 2007

Edwin Pouncey surveys La Monte Young's recorded legacy. This article originally appeared in The Wire 178 (December 1998).

Interviews, Essays from Issue 136

MC5 Meets Sun Ra: Motown City Burning

February 2007

In the pressure cooker climate of the 60s, Detroit groups, like MC5, were pushing back the boundaries of rock 'n' roll, experimenting with an array of avant garde ideas, and collaborating with the free jazz of Sun Ra and Art Ensemble Of Chicago. This article originally appeared in The Wire 136 (June 1995).

Issue 274

December 2006

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ON THE COVER: Melvins - The unpredictable California based quartet intersperse neo-Metal albums with art film soundtracks, avant garde provocations and audience baiting antics. By Phil Freeman

STUCK ON THE COVER: The Wire Tapper 16 - Free 21 track CD with tracks by Califone, Pansonic, Derek Bailey, The Slits, Alan Vega and more

FEATURES: John Surman, Texan Hiphop, Marc Ribot, Charles Atlas, Steve Mackay, Reanimator, Hisato Higuchi, Beat Furrer

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Issue 273

November 2006

ON THE COVER: Joanna Newsom - On her new orchestral album Ys, the Californian harper's epic tales have been enhanced by collaborations with Van Dyke Parks, Steve Albini and Jim O'Rourke. By Rob Young

FEATURES: Lasse Marhaug, Haunted Audio, Christof Kurzmann, Invisible Jukebox: Om, Cross Platform: Mika Taanila, Victor Gama, Colleen, Tovah Olson

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In Conversation from Issue 272

Chris Corsano Invisible Jukebox

October 2006

Listen to this Invisible Jukebox extract - tested by Edwin Pouncey (272, October 06)

Issue 272

October 2006

ON THE COVER: Pere Ubu - After 14 albums and several line-up changes, David Thomas's group continue to map out America's ghost towns and lost highways. By Phil Freeman

FEATURES: Rafael Toral, Invisible Jukebox: Chris Corsano, Once Upon A Time In Melbourne, Cross Platform: Jayne Parker, James Blackshaw, COH, Little Annie

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Issue 271

September 2006

ON THE COVER: Kool Keith - Hiphop's premier streetwise satirist and scatologist, Dr Octagon, is back - just one of the former Ultramagnetic MC's raft of comeback projects in 2006. By Peter Shapiro

FEATURES: Charalambides, Primer: AMM, Merce Cunningham, Invisible Jukebox: Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, Cross Platform: Ira Cohen, Digital Mystikz, Excepter, Jason Lescalleet

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Issue 265

March 2006

ON THE COVER: Phill Niblock: At 72, the pioneering American 'loud music minimalist' and film maker is at the top of his game. By Dan Warburton

FEATURES: Once Upon A Time In San Francisco: Quicksilver Messenger Service and the Ballroom Scene, Mat Maneri, Invisible Jukebox: The Bug, Wooden Wand, Tape, Keith Berry, Max Eastley

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Issue 261

November 2005

ON THE COVER: Remake Remodel - 60 cover versions that rattle the state of song

FEATURES: Invisible Jukebox: Steve Reich, Earth, The Birth of Japanese Free Music, Oren Marshall, Mazen Kerbaj, Jackson And His Computer Band

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Issue 258

August 2005

ON THE COVER: The Red Krayola

FEATURES: Invisible Jukebox: Carla Bozulich, Pierre Schaeffer, This Heat, Wolf Eyes vs Anthony Braxton, Björk, Marissa Nadler, The Skaters, Ikuro Takahashi

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Issue 255

May 2005

ON THE COVER: Electrelane - How Steve Albini, The Ex and a passing US military train helped shape their formidable rock noise. By David Stubbs

FEATURES: Invisible Jukebox: Steve Beresford, Kali Z Fasteau, Foetus, Alex Von Schlippenbach, Boris, Josephine Foster, The Complainer, Annie Gosfield

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In Conversation from Issue 254

Ira Cohen Invisible Jukebox

April 2005

Invisible Jukebox extract - tested by Edwin Pouncey [stream]

Issue 254

April 2005

ON THE COVER: Mike Patton - Phil Freeman meets the voice of unreason behind Fantômas, Tomahawk, various John Zorn collaborations and Ipecac

FEATURES: Invisible Jukebox: Ira Cohen, Antony & The Johnsons, Elliott Sharp, Primer: Grime, Richard Barrett, Venetian Snares, MIA

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Issue 252

February 2005

ON THE COVER: Anthony Braxton. The grandmaster's apocalyptic new music is informed by a panoramic take on ancient civilisations.

FEATURES: The Soft Pink Truth's Invisible Jukebox, Mike Ladd, A User's Guide to Subterranean Metal, Gang Gang Dance, Hugh Davies, Dylan Nyoukis, Oki

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In Conversation

Marshall Allen Invisible Jukebox

January 2005

Invisible Jukebox extract - tested by Edwin Pouncey

Issue 250

December 2004

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ON THE COVER: In Praise of the Riff. Celebrating The Wire's 250th issue, we present a guide to rhythm, repetition, loops and trance, including Chris Sharp on riffs breaking away from rock and David Toop on the riff in free jazz.

FEATURES: Invisible Jukebox: Marshall Allen, The Finnish underground, John Peel RIP, Greg Davis, irr.app.(ext.)

PLUS: The Wire Tapper 12: This month's free cover-mounted 40 track double CD is available in shops worldwide and features tracks by Daniel Biro & Rob Palmer, Githead, Andy Moor & Yannis Kyriakides, Burnt Friedman & The Nu Dub Players, Chas Smith, Ascoltare, Ergo Phizmiz, The Fall, Cul De Sac/Damo Suzuki, Milky Globe, Andrew Pekler, DJ /Rupture Featuring Sister Nancy, David Grubbs & Nikos Veliotis, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & Matt Sweeney and more

Issue 247

September 2004

ON THE COVER: Derek Bailey - Free improvisation's wittiest and wiliest thinker has been rejuvenated since his move to Barcelona. By David Keenan

FEATURES: Tim Barnes, Jac Berrocal, Invisible Jukebox: Chris Watson, Kenneth Anger, Mira Calix, Felix Kubin, Thomas Melchoir, Text of Light, Björn Olsson

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