Phil Lesh (15 March 1940–25 October 2024)

November 2024

Edwin Pouncey pays tribute to the bass player who drove The Grateful Dead’s furthest out moments to infinity and back

Issue 470

Issue 452

Fantastic visions and unknown worlds: Van Der Graaf Generator’s sleeve art

May 2021

As a complement to the cover story of The Wire 448, a two-part special on Van Der Graaf Generator, Edwin Pouncey surveys the surreal designs that adorned the covers of the early albums by the UK art rock outliers and their singer Peter Hammill

Issue 443

January 2021

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Interview

Albert Bouchard on Blue Öyster Cult, Sandy Pearlman and Re Imaginos

November 2020

The former Blue Öyster Cult drummer and solo artist talks to Edwin Pouncey about the esoteric origins of his long awaited new solo album

Interview

Gee Vaucher talks to Savage Pencil

October 2020

As the albums of anarcho punk legends Crass receive a new reissue, their visual mastermind talks to artist and Wire contributor Savage Pencil aka Edwin Pouncey

Issue 425

July 2019

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Issue 390

August 2016

+ The Wire Tapper 41

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Issue 382

December 2015

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News

New Savage Pencil exhibition

07|11|2014

A central London tattoo parlour is the venue for a new exhibition of artwork by Savage Pencil, The Wire's resident cartoonist and illustrator

Issue 363

May 2014

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Issue 360

February 2014

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News

Edwin Pouncey and Chris Long set up Battle Of The Eyes open gallery

02|12|2013

Savage Pencil in his painting duo set to produce a large improvised work at London's Orbital Comics early next year.

Issue 357

Savage Pencil exhibition of Trip Or Squeek comic strips

03|01|2013

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.