Essay

Hybrid Vigour

December 2025

Far beyond novelty or experiment, 2025 was the year that crossover projects rejected genre labels for endless sonic possibilities, writes Stewart Smith in The Wire 503/504

Issue 501

November 2025

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Issue 500

October 2025

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Issue 499

September 2025

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Issue 496

June 2025

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Issue 495

May 2025

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Issue 494

April 2025

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Tracks

Wire mix: Sakina Abdou

February 2025

The French saxophonist creates an exclusive mix of tracks that have been inspiring her recent playing, including her latest album Hammer, Roll And Leaf

Essay

“A portrait in many colours”: Joe McPhee’s autobiography reviewed

January 2025

In The Wire 491/492, Stewart Smith reviews a new autobiography by the multi-instrumentalist, composer and poet

Issue 491/492

January 2025

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Issue 489

November 2024

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Issue 488

October 2024

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Issue 487

September 2024

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Issue 486

August 2024

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Issue 485

July 2024

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Tracks

Wire playlist: Tomeka Reid

June 2024

To accompany his cover interview feature with cellist, improvisor and composer Tomeka Reid in The Wire 485, Stewart Smith selects standout tracks from her many musical projects