Archive
Archived material from The Wire's back issues, most from rare and sold-out copies of the magazine
Different Drummer: Magma
- Issue #137 (Jul 95) | Published 02/04/09 | Interviews
Paul Stump's interview with Christian Vander's Magma from #137m July 1995
John Martyn: Feeling Gravity's Pull (1998)
- Issue #172 (Jun 98) | Published 31/03/09 | Interviews
Read about Rob Young's audience with the late John Martyn. From issue 172 June 1998
2008 Rewind
- Issue #299 (Jan 09) | Published 04/03/09 | Charts
50 Records Of The Year plus specialist charts
Hands-on Experience: Talvin Singh
- Issue #144 (Feb 96) | Published 01/10/08 | Interviews
Talvin Singh - virtuoso percussionist, producer, club organiser and musical live wire - is a crucial contributor to the passage of black and Asian music into the wide world of global pop. Rob Young speaks to him about his collaborations with Bjork, Sun Ra and On-U Sound, and hears a vision of the future sound of India
2007 Rewind
- Issue #287 (Jan 08) | Published 25/07/08 | Charts
50 Records Of The Year plus specialist charts
The Primer: Field Recordings
- Issue #168 (Feb 98) | Published 20/06/08 | Essays
An occasional series in which we offer a beginner’s guide to the must-have recordings of some of our favourite musicians (and music). This month, Richard Henderson enters the preternatural realm of field recordings.
Neue Deutsche Wellen
- Issue #159 (May 97) | Published 21/05/08 | Interviews
Cologne and Düsseldorf are hives of musical activity. A loose community of musicians, label owners, club runners and sonic theorists is building on the legacies of Can, Kraftwerk and DAF, creating the electronic soundtrack for a united Europe. Rob Young meets the stars of selten gehörte Musik: Mouse On Mars, Mike Ink, Dr Walker, A-Musik, Pluramon and more
Editor's Idea: April 1997
- Issue #158 (Apr 97) | Published 27/03/08 | Editor's Letters
Editor's Idea: March 1997
- Issue #157 (Mar 97) | Published 27/03/08 | Editor's Letters
Editor's Idea: February 1997
- Issue #156 (Feb 97) | Published 27/03/08 | Editor's Letters