A chapter of Wire’s history is explored on Not About To Die.
If we step back through the timeline of music piracy tech – yes, before Pirate Bay, before Napster, even before dubious looking men with mic-‘d up Walkmans at gigs – we get to ye ancient realme of the …
Briefly scan through any article about a politically or socially charged band with guitars and the likelihood is this description will be there somewhere.
Wikipedia describes it as being ‘inspired by punk’s energy and DIY ethic but determined to break from rock clichés, artists experimented with sources including …
After spending the first half of 2011 on an extensive world-tour in support of Red Bark Tree, Wire’s Colin Newman, Graham Lewis, Robert Grey and live guitarist Matt Simms have decided to head back on the road in the UK. Twice as long and covering several cities the band hasn’t …