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In the second part of a tribute to Steve Barrow, Steve Barker selects ten tracks from the catalogue of Blood & Fire, the reggae reissue label helmed by Barrow and underwritten by Simply Red’s Mick Hucknall and Elliot Rashman
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Steve Barrow (29 September 1945–30 May 2026)
Steve Barker gives a personal appreciation of the reggae historian and label runner who has died aged 80.
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In this edited extract of a conversation recorded at London's ICA on 25 March 2026, writer and art historian Nicolas Ballet talks to Cabaret Voltaire's Stephen Mallinder about sound, image and subversion
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In an essay accompanying the publication of her new book Queercore, Audrey Golden traces the unsung history of the genre in the UK
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Listen back to last night's edition of The Wire's weekly radio show, which was hosted by Chris Bohn and featured music by Iztok Koren & Raphael Rogiński, Thelonious Monk & Sonny Rollins, Mamer and more
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Listen to the music we played to Richard Dawson during his Invisible Jukebox interview in The Wire 509 - featuring Rhodri Davies, Angeline Morrison, Quinie, Roxy Music and more.
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James Blood Ulmer (8 February 1940–3 June 2026)
The US jazz, blues, rock and funk guitarist has died aged 86. As a tribute we have made Steve Holtje’s May 1998 interview and profile from The Wire 171 free to read in our online archive.
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I wrote about the unsung heroes of UK Queercore for @thewiremagazine.bsky.social including Liz Naylor + her label #Catcall, bands Sister George + Mouthfull + more!, drawing on research from my new book QUEERCORE out this week from @bloomsburyacademic.bsky.social ✊ www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/e...
Nice little shout out to @thewiremagazine.bsky.social being a lifeline in prison.
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Listen to the music we played to singer, songwriter and guitarist Richard Dawson during his Invisible Jukebox interview in The Wire 509
The US jazz, blues, rock and funk guitarist has died aged 86. As a tribute we have made Steve Holtje’s May 1998 interview and profile from The Wire 171 free to read in our online archive.
He moved from Nigeria to middle England and was swept up into the rave scene – then battled through incarceration and near-death illness. After making 500 tracks while living on porridge and lettuce, ...
The 4 June edition of The Wire ’s weekly radio show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured music by Iztok Koren & Raphael Rogiński, Thelonious Monk & Sonny Rollins, Mamer and more
In an essay accompanying the publication of her new book Queercore , Audrey Golden traces the undersung history of the genre in the UK
www.thewire.co.uk
In the second part of a tribute to Steve Barrow, Steve Barker selects ten tracks from the catalogue of Blood & Fire, the reggae reissue label helmed by Barrow and underwritten by Simply Red’s Mick Huc...
In this edited extract of a conversation recorded at London's ICA on 25 March 2026 for the launch of Shock Factory: The Visual Culture Of Industrial Music , writer and art historian Nicolas Ballet ta...
