This week in The Wire Mag English knock-abouts Arctic Monkeys talk music-making, Nirvana, media attention and their latest LP, Suck It and See.

We chat to chill-wave act Memory Tapes and noise-folk artist EMA, and review gigs, CDs, movies and more.

We look at a documentary about the life of influential reggae king Lee “Scratch” Perry.

Plus, Last Word examines the woeful state of the US economy and asks you to dig deep to help them break the poverty cycle.

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