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Wednesday, 23 May
Mag // £3.99Bonafide ledges allegiance to all strands of underground Hip Hop and street culture, and their mutual relatives. Their latest issue stars Doom's mask on the cover and the man himself in interview, beside features on Juan Atkins, Lex Records, Rusko, Pete Rock, Adult Swim and graffiti from Daim and Sick Boy. Ch-ch-check it oot, pal.
Thursday, 10 May
Your printed monthly dose of sonic news, dialogue, reviews and criticism features lo-fi star R Stevie Moore - spiritual godfather to Ariel Pink - on the cover and in conversation with Matthew "Woebot" Ingram, besides featured articles on Chicago Footwork elder, Traxman, rave maverick Bass Clef, elemental composer Annea Lockwood, and Nik Colk Void of Factory Floor and Carter Tutti Void. Jan Jelinek shares knowledge in the Invisible Jukebox section and there's the ongoing discourse of the Collateral Damage column to keep up with..
Thursday, 12 April
Uwe Schmidt (Atom TM/Señor Coconut/Odd Machine) looks resplendent on the cover of Wire magazine's May issue, and discusses his myriad sonic persona inside. One of US electronica's most intriguing prospects, Laurel Halo is subject to a fascinating feature, as are sound artists Benedict Drew and the venerable Scott Walker, while Brooklyn-based improvisor Mary Halvorson takes on the Invisible Jukebox and Julian Cowley offers a guide to Sound Poetry in the Primer. All the usual reviews, listings, and columns feature. Always worthy of your time.
Thursday, 15 March
*Comes with a bonus Wire Tapper CD* Sun Araw's on the cover of this month's Wire, and in conversation on "the theories of Marshall McLuhan, deep focus production, and a vision of paradise" with Derek Walmsley. Also, the hyper-complexities of Conlon Nancarrow's life and work are revisited by Philip Clark, disco legend Tom Moulton does the Invisible Jukebox, and Simon Reynolds ponders our interconnected musical landscape under the heading "We are all David Toop now". All the usual reviews, listings and regular discourse feature, too.
Thursday, 16 February
A stately-looking Earth adorn March's edition of Wire magazine and inside discuss their shift into new realms with Jospeh Stannard. Elsewhere, KIng Tubby is the subject of this month's primer; :zoviet*france: disclose their current sonic whereabouts; Ghost Box undertake the Invisible Jukebox; Julia Holter gives an extensive, intriguing interview; Vicki Gittens of People Like Us contributes to the ongoing 'Collateral Damage' discourse. The usual features, reviews and listings also feature.
Thursday, 19 January
Based G, Lil B lords it over the Bay Bridge on the front cover of February's Wire edition. He features in an extensive interview, while Keith Fullerton Whitman gives a fascinating discussion with Derek Walmsley and Daniel Martin-McCormick sheds light on his Ital and Sex Worker sound. Also, This Heat drummer Charles Hayward is tested by the Invisible Jukebox and Terre Thaemlitz contributes to the ongoing discourse surrounding digital music and culture in the excellent 'Collateral Damage' section. All the usual reviews, features and listings, too.
Thursday, 15 December
The annual rundown of the Wire's favourite releases of 2011, plus tonnes of genre and guest charts.
Thursday, 10 November
Maverick kosmische guitarist and proto-techno inspiration Manuel Göttsching adorns the cover of this months issue and reveals how he made his timeless E2-E4 to Keith Moliné. Sandwell District also discuss their art brut trance Techno with Robin Howells and Grouper imparts her childhood background in the Fourth Way Christianity sect and the nature of her "mordant Ambient" composition. Rashad & Spinn give an entertaining Invisible Jukebox section and there's also a primer on Turkish psychedelia besides articles on Preditah, Roger Reynolds, André Vida, Belfast and all the reviews and news you'll need until next month.
Thursday, 20 October
This month The Wire features DJ Rupture on the cover and in conversation with Peter Shapiro talking about post-colonial cultural hybrids and his recent version of The Shining soundtrack set in a Dubai. Also, Gang Gang Dance step up to the Invisible Jukebox, David Lynch is interviewed for the Cross Platform column, David Toop analyses The Beach Boys' 'SMiLE' sessions, and Drew Daniel of Matmos proposes a radical philosophy of "queer sound", besides all the usual reviews, listings and columns.
Thursday, 18 August
Prolific experimentalists, My Cat Is An Alien feature on the front cover and in interview at their studio in Milan in septembers issue. Andy Stott is grilled on his new, ruffed-up sound, while Prurient talks about his stunning new album and John Carpenter collaborator Alan Howarth is tested by the Invisible Juekbox. Also features articles on Fela Kuti's time in London, Jana Winderen's underwater recordings, and NNF matriarch Amanda Brown on filesharing. Always recommended reading.
Thursday, 21 July
*Features free 20-track Wire Taper CD with music by Anne James Chaton & Andy Moor, Aun, Enrico Congilio, Savaging Spires and more.* August's issue of The Wire features a lead interview with the mercurial Zomby. Besides this you'll find an overdue and in-depth article on BBC Radiophonic workshop founder, Daphne Oram, Mark Fisher tracing post punk echoes in the music of Forest Swords, Jan Anderzen (Tomutonttu) doing the Invisible Jukebox, and a great primer on the expansive works of Jim O'Rourke. Always recommended.
Thursday, 16 June
The July edition of The Wire places Roy Harper on the cover and in interview, amidst articles on Errorsmith, the noise scene in Beijing, inimitable electro-pop outsider John Maus, the plunderphonics of John Wall. People Like Us undergo the Invisible Jukebox and there's the usual in-depth news, reviews and opinions from some of the finest writers in their field.
Thursday, 19 May 2011
June's edition features cover stars, Battles dipped in paint and interviewed. Demdike Stare are challenged to the Invisible Jukebox, Simon Reynolds reflects on nostalgia in the digital revolution, Joe Muggs chews the fat with Scratcha DVA, and you'll find further reading on Sea shanties, Hong Kong's musical underground, Matana Roberts, Caroline Bergvall, and all the usual reviews, news and listings. Always recommended - but especially so for the Demdike!
Thursday, 27 January 2011
Vol.1/ Winter #10 from the self-procliamed loud minority. Another excellent, intelligent and ever-knowledgable edition, this time featuring interviews with Mala and Sticky, articles on Bristol's Wild Bunch, Kiss FM, Cymande and Keith Mansfield, and a dope little feature on Manchester's NQ with special props to the new vanguard of Swing Ting, Hoya: Hoya and Denis Jones, among others.
Thursday, 20 January 2011
Another sturdy edition of The Wire, featuring Deerhoof on the cover, an engrossing Invisible Jukebox with Hype Williams, a label profile of the ubiquitous Tri Angle records, plus a tribute to Captain Beefheart and pieces on Matthew Shipp, Vanessa Rosetto, Morton Feldman and the usual extensive reviews.
Thursday, 11 November 2010
The most essential electronic periodical on the planet features the maverick rhythm master and former Skull Disco CEO, Shackleton, on the cover and in interview chatting about his new label Woe To The Septic Heart and a forthcoming Fabric mix, among other matters of importance. Elsewhere, William Bennett aka Whitehouse is tested by the Invisible Jukebox, Scientist is interviewed by Joe Muggs and Nam Jun Paik speaks to Brian Morton. Plus, all the usual news, reviews and such. Essential.
Thursday, 14 October 2010
This month's Wire boasts features on Irish composer/conceptual artist Jennifer Walshe, Belgian composer Wim Mertens, plus interviews with Bjorn Torske and Turner Prize nominees The Otolith Group. You'll also find a primer devoted to Detroit legends Drexciya, and an Invisible Jukebox with experimental pianist John Tilbury.
Monday, 02 August 2010
This issue of the glossy, American-based culture and music magazine contains features on Tectonic label head and dubstep figurehead DJ Pinch, besides interviews with Tes La Rok, James Blake and Ellen Allien. In the artwork section Chor Boogie is given some exposure next to Mike Mitchell and there's the usual reviews section. Big Up.
Thursday, 15 July 2010
August's edition features one of the their most striking front covers in memory; Chris Watson's face obscured with butterflies (are they real??). The enigmatic sound recordist and ex-Cab talks about his fascinating career and working with everyone from david Attenborough to Z'ev. Surgeon is also afforded a feature article, and this months primer covers the instellar pulse of cosmic disco. Elsewhere, Joe Muggs meets Terror Danjah, coiner of the Hypnagogic genre David Keenan speaks to Julian Lynch about his brilliant 'Mare' album and DIY pop, and improviser Rhodri Davies undergoes the Invisible Jukebox. As always, essential reading.
Monday, 15 February 2010
Dope issue of the hiphop oriented Bonafide magazine. #3 features artwork from legendary Stones Throw graphic designer, Jeff Jank, plus interviews with Dâm-Funk, Raekwon The Chef, De La Soul, Mr Lif, Anti Pop Consortium, Malcom Catto and the one armed Jamaican commando, Major Lazer. Plus there's nuff artwork and photos to keep the pickiest design cognoscenti happy too.
Thursday, 10 December 2009
Another indispensable tome from Yeti publishing: 192 pages, featuring a brilliant Eliane Radigue interview, plus text on Harry Partch (with photographic accounts of the instruments he created), Bishop Perry Tillis, the late Southern American musician/producer Jim Dickinson, Explode Into Colours and Zola Jesus. On the maxed-out, 27-track CD you'll find rare or previously unreleased tracks from Vaselines, White Rainbow, Inca Ore, Pete Swanson, Little Claw and Ty Segall among a good many others.
Wednesday, 29 July 2009
12" // £4.99The Simians return with a big room tech-electro-house type thing on Wichita. Head straight for Naum Gabo's ecstatic Italo remix on the flip: In case you don't know, Naum gabo includes the Jonnie Wilkes half of Optimo alongside James Savage and the pair have constructed a monster rocking Italo groove that's gonna shake tits, shoulders, asses and hips wherever it's deployed. Cool as.
Thursday, 09 April 2009
This month, Plan B takes in interviews with Fever Ray, Hauschka, Tim Exile, The Thermals, brooklyn racketeer Blank Dogs and of course, cover stars PJ Harvey and John Parish. In addition to all that, plus the usual reviews and whatnot, there's a retrospective on the amazing Judee Sill.
Thursday, 27 March 2008
The freshest riddim rag around returns for a second issue, covering all you need to know about reggae, dubstep and grime with textual contributions from a plethora of scene heads and genius photography from Georgina Cook aka Drumsofthesouth. This issue features a large interview with grime saviour Durrty Goodz, toasting legend Tippa Irie, hardcore heroes Shut up and dance, and the very on form Scuba, chatting about his forthcoming album, alongside the essential reviews section. In this day and age of the blogosphere and message boards/forums etc. it's seriously refreshing to have some proper p… Read more
Wednesday, 01 August 2007
Easily one of the most discerning magazines out there, Waxpoetics is always a damn good read from cover to cover, throwing two fingers at internet only magazines everywhere. This time there is a cover feature on sonic shape-shifters Mandrill, a killer live-poster feature on James Brown (typically lavishly printed I might add), an article on Portishead man Andy Smith, and writing on Brazillian musician Marcos Valle among many others. It's the kind of magazine that you can't help but learn from, priding itself in solid writing and being feature packed rather than dumbing down like … Read more
Monday, 02 July 2007
Review to follow shortly…
Thursday, 22 March 2007
More essential reading from the Irish leftfield music digest with features this month on dubstep boy wonder Skream, Hot Chip, The Decemberists, Klaxons, The Roots, Uffie and cover stars, The Fall, to name but a few. The issue comes with a 17-track cover CD featuring contributions from Junior Boys, Ghislain Poirier, Skream, Milanese and Subtle.
Wednesday, 11 October 2006
YETI
Yeti 3 - Enthused Art, Music, Writing & Other Stuff
YETI PUBLISHING
Book and CD // £8.99
Cat. Number: YETI003
Very much in the same mould as American indie culture journals like The Believer or Galactic Zoo Dossier, Yeti combines underground fiction, cartoons, illustration and journalism. Heck, it even comes with a nifty 27 track CD which is more than worth the price of admission itself. The book is rammed with great content including interviews with Neko Case, Schneider TM and best of all William Burroughs in conversation just a few months prior to his death. Another highlight is a series of transcripts of webchats involving a (presumably fictional) online sex pest called… Read more
Monday, 25 September 2006
YETI
Yeti 4: Enthused Art, Music, Writing & Other Stuff
YETI PUBLISHING
Book and CD // £8.99
Cat. Number: YETI 4
Just as I was beginning to get bored with regular magazines this drops onto my desk to prove there's some life in the old dog yet. Printed like a thick paperback and coming packaged with a bumper cd this is really proof that you can actually do things differently. With interviews, features, comics and more it's a fabulously diverse read, giving a good overview of why American independent culture is worth giving a damn about right now, and the cd's just great, featuring :Page France, Okkervil River, Radio Four, Destroyer, Califone, The Blow, The Plants and many more! Evidently quite the labour of love, and a wonderful read to boot.
Thursday, 15 June 2006
Latest issue of this excellent mag, featuring Aphex Twin, Dirty Pretty Things (coverstars), The Raconteurs, Klaxons, Altern 8, The Rapture, The Futureheads, Hop Hop Family Tree, Nick Zinner, Peaches, Thurston Moore, Luciano, Dan Sartain, Lilly Allen, Kitsuné, Professor Green, Nation Of Shopkeepers, Jamie T, The Pipettes, The Fratellis, Boys Noize, Newham Generals, Mr Hudson, Bat For Lashes, MC Ghetto, Xerox Teens, Digitalism, Vile Imbeciles, Konrad Black...132 pages of the finest music, penned by the country’s best writers and the captured by the finest photographers.
