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From The Archive by Emily Pothast

December 2022

Contributor Emily Pothast selects ten pieces of writing from The Wire's back pages that “capture particularly pivotal moments in the lives of the artists they feature”. All selected articles are available to read in The Wire's digital library with a Wire print or digital subscription

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Mimi Parker (1967–2022)

November 2022

Following the death of Low's drummer and singer Mimi Parker on 5 November, read Abi Bliss's 2018 interview with the band free in our online library

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Jaimie Branch (17 June 1983–22 August 2022)

August 2022

“Free jazz is a real reflection of the times and everything that’s going on [...] It puts beauty back into the world, it vibrates, I think it works on an anatomical level.” US trumpeter, composer and bandleader Jaimie Branch has died aged 39. Read her Invisible Jukebox interview from 2019 in our online archive.

Essay

Cleveland memories of Abdul Wadud

August 2022

Colleagues of Abdul Wadud share memories of the late cellist during his formative years in Cleveland, Ohio in the 1960s. By Pierre Crépon