The first episode of Parasol Elektroniczny: Rumours From The Eastern Underground has been published on the podcast site Radio Web MACBA (RWM), run by Barcelona's museum of contemporary art. Curated by Felix Kubin, this is the first instalment of a six part series that explores sound art and experimental music in Eastern Europe. The first podcast is based on interviews and sounds from the underground scene in Estonia.

Following episodes (which will be published throughout 2011) will visit Hungary, Czech Republic/Slovakia, Slovenia, and Serbia/Croatia, focusing not only on the music, but also on the cultural politics, economy and survival tactics important to the artists in each country.

The Wire's Anne Hilde is hosting a series of six shows of BBC Radio 3's Late Junction. Broadcasts go out each night at 23:15, 23–25 & 30 November and 1–2 December. Click here for more information, including a track list of what tracks Neset will be playing.

LA Vampires aka Amanda Brown (formerly of Pocahaunted) has teamed up with Outer Limits Recordings's Matrix Metals aka Sam Meringue with a new LP, So Unreal. Click here to listen to “How Would You Know”, a demo mix from the album, available exclusively to readers of The Wire. So Unreal is out on Not Not Fun Records.

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Terre Thaemlitz aka DJ Sprinkles is to release a multimedia 'package' called Soulnessless early next year. The 8GB release features more than 30 hours of music, video and text. According to his label, Comatonse Recordings, this latest release is an attempt to “explore the unprecedented recording lengths as well as an act of resistance to online distributorships.”

With 2011 seeing the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of John Cage’s book Silence, Another Timbre is currently releasing a series of CDs exploring the sonic possibilities that have arisen from Cage’s theory and compositional work. Silence And After 1 is a five disk series that includes John Cage Four4 (Simon Allen, Chris Burn, Lee Patterson, Mark Wastell), Arena Ladribos (Chris Cogburn, Bonnie Jones, Bhob Raining), Wunderkammern (David Toop, Rhodri Davies, Lee Patterson), Michael Pisaro: Fields Have Ears (Philip Thomas) and Looper (Martin Küchen, Nikos Veliotis, Ingar Zach) which is to be co-released with the Cathnor Label.

Pioneering European jazz label FMP is preparing a retrospective box set covering nearly four decades of activity. The 12 CD box, In Preparation, includes recordings from Alexander von Schlippenbach, Peter Brötzmann, Peter Kowald, Steve Lacy, Radu Malfatti, Evan Parker, and many more. Each disc has its own liner notes, including essays from The Wire's David Keenan and Bill Shoemaker. Available via subscription only, it's due for release in January 2011, with the CDs also set to be released separately.

New music brought to you by the team behind The Wire magazine, presented this week by Derek Walmsley. Tonight, to celebrate the forthcoming launch of his new label, we have two exclusive new tracks from former Skull Disco man Shackleton. Now based in Berlin, Shackleton’s organic, ethnically tinged style of dubstep was one of the most original strains of electronic music to emerge from London in the late 2000s. His new label, entirely dedicated to his own work, is named Woe To The Septic, and we’ll be airing its debut 12″ release.

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The British Library has released an addition to its series of literary spoken word CDs. American Poets: The Spoken Word, is a three CD set featuring previously unpublished recordings of 20th century American poets reading their own poems, often with their own spoken introductions. Includes Charles Bukowski self-recorded at his home in East Hollywood in 1969, Allen Ginsberg live in London in 1967, Gregory Corso live at the Royal Albert Hall in 1964 and previously unreleased BBC studio recordings of E. E. Cummings.

A new feature length independent documentary by director Yony Leyser. The film attempts to investigate Borroughs using the themes that drove him as a starting point: drugs, sexuality and weapons. The film was shown as part of BFI London Film Festival and is currently being screened in various locations across the world. Click here for screening information.