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Office Ambience 423

Office Ambience 423

Stream a selection of tracks from some of the releases we listened to during the making of our May 2019 issue

On Air

Adventures In Sound And Music hosted by Chris Bohn

Adventures In Sound And Music hosted by Chris Bohn

Another edition of The Wire’s weekly show on Resonance FM. Featuring a fistful of global punk from Nairobi’s Crystal Axis, Albuquerque’s Weedrat, the Navaho Nation’s Nizhóní Girls and Poland’s Hańba!, plus music by Katalin Ladik, Mona Mur, and more

Essay

Iris Bearhope Orton 1925–2019

Iris Bearhope Orton 1925–2019

Val Wilmer remembers the cloaked coffee bar performer who took a new approach to poetry reading inspired by skiffle, jazz, rock ’n’ roll and the blues

News

London festival celebrates diaspora punk

Big Joanie, Screaming Toenail, Best Praxis and Cecilia are confirmed for the third edition of Decolonise Fest, and a fundraiser has been launched to bring Crystal Axis and Weedrat to the UK

column

How To Mute Crows. By Yan Jun

How To Mute Crows. By Yan Jun

“Why and how can a rock band like The Observatory exist in such a silent dream state?” Yan Jun discusses censorship amid the noise and silence of Singapore

The Portal

The Great Reading List

The Great Reading List

A reading list of over 20 music books intended to teach or educate, compiled by Wire staff to accompany The Great Learning special issue

Mix

Wire Mix: Matmos

Wire Mix: Matmos

The release of Matmos's new plastic-sourced album, featuring the sounds of Styrofoam coolers and silicone gel breast implants, is celebrated with this new exclusive mix