A full collection of tributes to the late musician, including a number of pieces which were not published in the magazine.

The two Brians were interviewed for the cover of The Wire issue 262. Read a transcript below.

Web only Epiphany by The Wire's intern Imogen Decordova

Panda Bear, whose Person Pitch album was voted third in our Top 50 Albums of 2007 chart, gives his verdict of the year just gone

Immerse yourself in mid-80s pirate nostalgia with mastermix.org says Jason Gross

African Music blogs offer a conduit to the mass of African music that remains unreleased in the West says Jennifer Allan

Julian Cowley on the enduring pre-digital cassettes issued on Vonna-Michell’s South London imprint

Edwin Pouncey on Jamaican Dancehall's bulletins from the frontlines

Music history as we once knew it is unravelling, says Dan Warburton

Phil Freeman on bootleg culture

Unedited transcript of Rob Young's interview with Joanna Newsom, following the release of her second album Ys

Unedited Transcript of his Invisible Jukebox tested by Alan Licht in September 2006

An unedited transcript of Julian Cowley's interview

The unedited transcript of Matt Wand and Andrew Sharpley of Stock, Hausen & Walkman's Invisible Jukebox interview, tested by Tony Herrington

The unedited transcript of David Tibet of Current 93's Invisible Jukebox interview, tested by Mike Barnes. The Jukebox took place in Tibet's home in East London.

The unedited transcript of Will Oldham's Invisible Jukebox, tested by Anne Hilde Neset

Unedited transcript of Mark Fisher's interview with Underground Resistance's Mike Banks, which formed the basis of November 2007 issue's cover feature