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Things That Look 100% Awesome, Part II From Wire's official site: "[D]ue to Bruce Gilbert's resignation from the group in 2004, upcoming Wire gigs will have Margaret Fiedler McGinnis augmenting the band on rhythm guitar. Known for her work in Laika (masterminds of one of the best Wire covers to date, the Whore version of German Shepherds), her live credentials are further enhanced by her being a part of PJ Harvey's touring band earlier in the decade." As if there weren't already enough reasons to head on out to Calgary for this summer's Sled Island festival, here's another; Fiedler is an incredible live guitarist, and perhaps I can buttonhole her to talk about 1995's Silver Apples Of The Moon, one of the best albums to come out in a terrific year, music-wise. [Pinkflag.com; HT circletheglo.be]

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The Vault: Traveling To The "Moon" With Laika

Guitarist/vocalist Margaret Fielder and producer Guy Fixsen have formed the core of the agit-electro outfit Laika since its inception; the band's entire output is worth a listen, but we still have a fondness for its first proper full-length, 1995's Silver Apples Of The Moon. Moon, which came out on the iconic label Too Pure, was full of dub-tinged, razor-sharp songs, with Fielder's clipped vocals only adding to the crisp, brooding atmosphere. More »