August 2025

In The Wire 499, Byron Coley reviews the final studio album by the late US troubadour Michael Hurley

Issue 495

May 2025

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Issue 489

November 2024

+ The Wire Tapper 66

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Tracks

Unlimited Editions: HoZac

May 2021

Byron Coley traces the threads through Chicago label and publisher HoZac's back catalogue, selecting tracks representing the imprint's global sub-underground network

Essay

Marc Orleans RIP

July 2020

Byron Coley chronicles the life of prolific East Coast guitarist, lap steel player and chess freak Marc Orleans, of Sunburned Hand Of The Man, Spore and many more

News

Mats Gustafsson’s anthology of interviews probes the enduring fascination of vinyl

08|11|2017

The veteran saxophonist talks to legendary record collectors including Henry Rollins, Robert Crumb and various Wire contributors

News

Thurston Moore and Byron Coley's Bull Tongue print journal

08|01|2015

Bull Tongue Review published, with writing by Steve Albini, Alan Bishop, Mats Gustafsson, Dylan Nyoukis, Bruce Russell, Brian Turner, Naomi Yang and more

Issue 358

December 2013

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Essay

Lou Reed 1942–2013: Byron Coley: Lou Reed Is Dead

November 2013

Lou Reed died on 27 October, 2013. “Whatever you do, don’t talk to Lou.” Byron Coley ignores a warning.

Issue 353

July 2013

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Essay

The Wire 300: Byron Coley commemorates one of the New Weird America’s founding fathers

February 2013

Previously unpublished essay commissioned to celebrate The Wire's 300th issue.

Issue 336

February 2012

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Tracks

Stream music by Los Llamarada

January 2012

Listen to the now-defunct Mexican outfit's 2009 The Collapse Of Today.

Book Extract

Read Extracts From Byron Coley's C'est La Guerre

August 2011

Read two extracts from C'est La Guerre: Early Writings 1978–1983, a collection of writings by The Wire's regular Size Matters columnist from the beginning of his career.