THE WIRE PRIMERS

Since it was founded in 1982, The Wire magazine has covered a vast range of alternative, experimental, underground and non-mainstrea m music. Now some of that knowledge has been distilled into The Wire Primers: a comprehensive guide to the core recordings of some o f the most visionary, inspiring, subversive and radical musicians on the planet, past and present. Each chapter surveys the musical universe of a particular artist, group or genre by way of a contextualizing introduction and a thumbnail guide to the most essential recordin...[Read more]