London’s Metropolitan Police persecutes UK rap while using it for self-promotion, argues Hugh Morris in The Wire 506 ...

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The 5 March edition of The Wire ’s weekly radio show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured an exclusive guest mix by Mary Ocher, plus tracks by Toni Geitani, Junior Delgado, BCUC and more ...

50 Releases of the Year: We asked our contributors to vote for their top ten releases of 2025 then added up the votes ...

One of the more unexpected musical evolutions in recent years has been that of Hen Ogledd from the group’s origins as a side project for harpist Rhodri Davies and singer-guitarist Richard Dawson. The ...

Computer Students house their vinyl records in heat-sealed aluminium pouches of the sort that NASA uses to package an astronaut’s lunch. But there’s more to the label than its ambitious production ...

The 26 February edition of The Wire’s weekly radio show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured music by Carl Stone & Asuna, Butter Swamp, Still House Plants, Enno Velthuys and Éliane Radigue ...

The 19 February edition of The Wire’s weekly radio show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured music by The Brides Of Funkenstein, Kavari, K Alexi, The Poor Luckies and more ...

The 12 February edition of The Wire’s weekly radio show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured music by Carlos Giffoni, Maggie Nicols, Sheng Jie & Shenggy, Seppuku Pistols and many more ...

In his latest Secret History of Film Music column, Philip Brophy considers scores by Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe, who creates an aesthetic of decay for a Black context Jóhann Jóhannsson’s short video End ...

Watch exclusive footage of Saul Williams performing with Carlos Niño & Friends, featuring Surya Botofasina, recorded at Le Guess Who? in November 2025 This concert film of Saul Williams with Carlos ...