Exactly one year ago, I started making a feature length documentary about the post-punk band Wire. It’s called People In A Film, a title suggested by Wire guitarist Bruce Gilbert. Along with my ...

Wire is a genre unto itself. They seem to have virtually trademarked a quality of luxurious friction that integrates the cinematics of ambient music with the tension of punk, and it’s on full display ...

Arguably more than any other English act that emerged in response to punk, Wire have always been as much of an art project as a band. Originating in a unit at singer Colin Newman’s art school, this ...

Mention Wire in a crowd of musicians and their eyes light up. Cited as an influence by everyone from Minor Threat to My Bloody Valentine, Blur to Black Flag, the indomitable British group headlines ...

Their refusal to dwell on past glories can be frustrating for fans, but the quality and freshness evident here make Wire sound more like an exciting new band than one with 35 years’ experience Towards ...

"There are those who say Wire was the best punk band ever because it broke all of the rules, didn't stick with any of the blueprints and did actually what it wanted," Colin Newman told Rolling Stone ...