Rob Young pays tribute to the Mego man, laptop pioneer and bon viveur, who died on 22 July 2021

Rob Young pays tribute to the former Talk Talk frontman

An extract from the two-book biography penned by The Wire's Rob Young and Can's Irmin Schmidt, and published by Faber

In light of the forthcoming DVD release of the cult film Liquid Sky, Rob Young delves into The Wire archives to unearth a different history of electronica

The Wire's Rob Young recalls the trouser-shaking subsonics of Pansonic’s “Nordic King Tubby”

The Wire's Rob Young, author of the forthcoming biography of the legendary German rockers Can, remembers their late founder member

Derek Walmsley and Rob Young go in search of Scotty Engel, also known as Noel Scott Engel, or the man who now goes by the stage name he adopted almost 50 years ago, Scott Walker. This show coincides with the publication of No Regrets: Writings On Scott Walker, a collection of essays put together by The Wire in conjunction with Orion Books. Originally broadcast on Resonance 104.4FM, 22 May 2012.

The Wire's Rob Young presents a lecture on Scott Walker, from his first release as Scott Engel at age 14, to his present day experiments in sound.

The combination of digital technology and the easy accessibility of samplers and computers have irrevocably changed the way sound is produced and perceived. As electronic music moves further away from the conventions of the club culture that spawned it to become a profound means of expression in its own right, a new breed of musician is emerging to forge new directions in Ambient and Techno with the parallel sciences of multimedia and electronic networking. Here we profile four such acts: Global Communication, The Black Dog, Bedouin Ascent and the Sähkö collective. This article originally appeared in The Wire 131 (January 1995).

Listen to an extract from Jim O'Rourke's Invisible Jukebox interview from The Wire 179. Tested by Rob Young.

Listen to three tracks by the veteran folk rock troubadour

Listen to the August 2010 edition of The Wire's Salon

Read an exclusive extract from editor-at-large Rob Young's new book published by Faber & Faber and out this week