212 x 296 mm, 100 pages London, UK Monthly Published since 1982 Publisher: Tony Herrington Editor: Emily Bick Art direction: Sean Charlton White & Oliver Long ‘Adventures in sound and music’ A must for any underground music fan; since 1982, The Wire has been reporting on alternative, underground and non-mainstream music, ‘waging war on the mundane and the mediocre.’ This issue for August 2026 leads with American experimental multi-instrumentalist and producer Angel Marcloid, who also goes by a host of aliases—here, it’s her Fire-Toolz pseudonym and project in the spotlight. Also featured this issue: DeForrest Brown, Jr., Franck Vigroux, and Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe. Plus, fully immerse yourself in the issue with the latest instalment of ‘The Wire Tapper’, a curated CD compilation of the magazine’s favourite underground tracks. thewire.co.uk