British trans existence in 2025 is precarious, making the intersection of underground music and queer nightlife liberatory ...

In The Wire 497, Esi Eshun reviews Mourning [A] BLKstar's eighth album, Flowers For The Living, which explores strategies for resistance ...

Issue 498 August 2025 Subscribers: read this issue online. Subscribe to the magazine. Buy issue 498. Inside our brand new issue: Bill Orcutt: The late blooming career of the former Harry Pussy ...

Sound and video installation investigating climate change, its psychological impacts and “the sonic memory of nature”. There will also be a live choral performance which is the result of workshops and ...

An opporutnity for musicians of all backgrounds interested in improvisation to work with vocalist Amirtha Kidambi, electric bassist Farida Amadou and double bassist Luke Stewart. Brooklyn Ibeam, 29 ...

The 26 June edition of The Wire’s weekly radio show featured tracks by Blixa Bargeld & Nikko Weidemann, Swans, Błoto, Anna Nacher & Marek Styczyński, Otaco, Caspar Brötzmann Massaker and more ...

The 3 July edition of The Wire ’s weekly radio show featured tracks by Susu Laroche, Rufige Kru, Youth Code, The Sabres Of Paradise, Alien Boys, OSEES and more ...

Roots singer Michael Prophet died in Bedford, England, on 16 December following a battle with cancer. He had international success, recording with producers such as Yabby You, Henry ‘Junjo’ Lawes, Al ...

As part of its System project, Boiler Room has launched Migrant Sounds, a four-part documentary series examining the positive impact of migration on UK music and culture in the 70 years since the ...

The Utrecht based Le Guess Who? festival returns with another mammoth edition. Now in its 12th year, it'll take place at various theatres, clubs, churches, galleries and warehouses scattered across ...

ECAS (European Cities Of Advanced Sound), the network of European festivals, has opened a call for submissions. Two works will be selected to be realised, receiving a total of €10,000 each (€5000 for ...

When We Are features longterm collaborators Femi Koleoso, Joe Armon-Jones and Daniel Casimir. It gained support from Steve Reid Foundation’s InNOVAtion award, and includes remixes from K-15 and ...