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Wire

Glintshake

America Has Nothing on Russia’s Booming Post-Punk Scene

Right now a pile of Russian bands are producing the most visceral, inventive, wiry, and ecstatic Post-Punk anyone has made in a generation.
By Tim Sommer
Colin Newman (second from left) with the current incarnation of Wire.

Wire Released Another Masterpiece (Driving Us Hysterical With Pretension)

Wire, who are 40 years old this month, continue to release the best music of their career.
By Tim Sommer
The Clash

40 Years Later, The Clash Is Still the Only Band That Matters

“The Clash is a big thing for me, almost too big. If you were lucky enough to see them, I don’t think you ever forgot it."
By John Kruth
Dean Calagno is one of the youngest radio disc jockeys in America and attracts a large teenage audience. Although he has only one show a week, Dean does a great deal of research during the week to be sure which records are exactly right for his playlist. (Photo by Orlando /Three Lions/Getty Images)

Your Facebook Teenage ‘10 Albums’ Lists Matter More Than You Think

By Tim Sommer
Colin Newman.

With Wire, Immersion, Solo, or Not, No One Plays It Better Than Colin Newman

By Tim Sommer
Pink Floyd in 1968.

The 25 Best Reissues of 2016

By Ron Hart
Ian Curtis of Joy Division.

Post-Punk 101: What Is Post-Punk?

By Tim Sommer
Wire.

Wire Continue Their Hot Streak on the Heavenly ‘Nocturnal Koreans’

By Tim Sommer
Omni.

Omni Sound Like a Lost Classic on Their Debut Album ‘Deluxe’

By Tim Sommer

Wire’s 14th Album Proves It: This Is One of the Best Bands Ever

By Tim Sommer
Thin wires can be dangerous.

Albany Pot Grower Accidentally Kills Himself With Own Booby Trap

By Órla Ryan

The Week in Music: The Hold Steady, Wire, Nas, the Vines

By Joe Pompeo
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