Listen to a mix put together by the folks at The Empty Bottle, featuring artists who will be appearing at The Wire's Adventures In Modern Music festival in Chicago, 28 September–2 October 2011.

Wire contributor Adam Harper will launch his book Heaven Is Real: John Maus And The Truth Of Pop on 27 July 2011. It is the first publication from micro-publishing house Precinct, and looks at language and truth in Maus's pop-music-about-pop-music. More info here.

Listen to tracks from John Maus's new album We Must Become The Pitiless Censors Of Ourselves.