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Manic Street Preachers excited by new song
28 Mar 2013
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Manic Street Preachers are "very excited" to have collaborated with Cate Le Bon. The 'Faster' hitmakers - who are made up of frontman James Dean Bradfield, bassist Nicky Wire and drummer Sean Moore - have been working on the follow-up to their 2010…
Manic Street Preachers announce UK return
7 Mar 2013
Music gossip
Manic Street Preachers have announced their first UK show in almost two years. The 'A Design for Life' band will play a one-off exclusive performance at Festival No.6, breaking their two- year exile from the British music scene. The Welsh band…
Manic Street Preachers were sure of failure
23 Dec 2012
Music gossip
James Dean Bradfield was convinced Manic Street Preachers' career would go "f***ing wrong" before it had even started. The Welsh rockers - which also include bassist Nicky Wire and drummer Sean Moore - promised to sell 16 million copies of their…
Manic Street Preachers to release new album in 2014
14 Nov 2012
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Manic Street Preachers are planning to release their 11th studio album in early 2014. James Dean Bradfield, the group's lead vocalist and guitarist, insists the 'Design For Life' hitmakers' next record is "much better" than their 2004 album…
Manic Street Preachers to pen wrestling theme
8 Nov 2012
Music gossip
Manic Street Preachers have offered to create a theme song for WWE wrestler Wade Barrett. The fighter is known to be a fan of the band and even has a tattoo which reads 'Culture, Alienation, Boredom and Despair' - lyrics from the group's 1992 hit…
Manic Street Preachers to perform again
15 Jan 2012
Music Gossip
Manic Street Preachers will still play live in 2012. The 'A Design for Life' group had planned to go on an indefinite hiatus after a huge show at London's the O2 last December - in which they performed their last 38 singles - but now admit they are…
Manic Street Preachers' lyrical struggle
11 Nov 2011
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Manic Street Preachers are finding it "pretty tough" to remember all the words before their farewell show next month. Bassist Nicky Wire has been prompting singer James Bradfield on some of their lyrics as they prepare for the gig - which will see…
Manic Street Preachers plot 'strip' return
29 Oct 2011
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Manic Street Preachers may return with a "strip act" after their hiatus. The Welsh rockers are planning a three-year break at the end of the year and frontman James Dean Bradfield is still unsure what direction their career will take when they come…
Manic Street Preachers reflecting era of singles
22 Sep 2011
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Manic Street Preachers hope their new singles collection commemorates the "Indie Wars". The 'Some Kind of Nothingness' hitmakers are preparing for the release of 'National Treasures' - a compilation of the 38 singles they have released over the last…
Manic Street Preachers think singles are over
4 Sep 2011
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Manic Street Preachers think releasing singles is a thing of the past. The Welsh rockers believe the music industry has changed massively since their inception in the late 1980s and they no longer think bands want to achieve a "big" charting…
Manic Street Preachers worried about musical return
1 Sep 2011
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Manic Street Preachers are worried there will be no music industry left when they return from their hiatus. The 'Motorcycle Emptiness' group are to take a break for at least two years from 2012 after playing a final farewell show in which they will…
Manic Street Preachers struggle as three piece
12 Aug 2011
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Nicky Wire admits it has been "hard" continuing Manic Street Preachers as a three-piece. The group's founding member Richey Edwards went missing in 1994 and though the band have continued their career - joined on stage by additional musicians - the…
T in the Park - Balado, Kinross, Fri 8–Sun 10 July 2011
21 Jul 2011
Beyonce, Pulp, Lady North and Tom Jones among highlights
A city-sized piss-up spread across seven stages, T in the Park has grown to almost incomprehensible proportions. With the territory comes an obligation to please everybody some of the time, something which inevitably has a habit of leaving fans of…
Manic Street Preachers to host royal jubilee alternative
4 Jul 2011
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Manic Street Preachers will play a concert as an alternative to Britain's Diamond Royal Jubilee next year. The Welsh 'A Design for Life' group were initially planning a year off in 2012, but bass player Nicky Wire now says they will play as a show to…
Song wishlist for T in the Park 2011
31 May 2011
Request a specific track from your favourite T in the Park band
Will you be a mardy bum if Arctic Monkeys don't play 'Mardy Bum'? We're creating a wishlist of songs that we want to hear bands play at T in the Park, and we're inviting readers to contribute. If you're desperate to hear your favourite track played by…
Manic Street Preachers bassist prepares book
16 Mar 2011
Music Gossip
Manic Street Preachers bassist Nicky Wire is releasing a picture book of the group's history. The bass player has been taking polaroid photos throughout the band's 25-year-career which have been collected into two volumes, the first of which will be…
Pulp, Coldplay and Arctic Monkeys confirmed for T in the Park line-up 2011
22 Feb 2011
Foo Fighters also joined by Deadmau5, Bright Eyes and Beady Eye
Coldplay, Foo Fighters, Arctic Monkeys, Pulp, Tinie Tempah, Jessie J, Deadmau5, Friendly Fires, Bright Eyes, Eels, The View, Script, Kesha, Manics, Tom Jones, Death crew 77, Eliza Doolittle, Stornoway, Vitalic, Diplo, Imelda May, Miles Kane, Noah And…
Manic Street Preachers reluctant sobriety
5 Jan 2011
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Manic Street Preachers' Nicky Wire thinks it's "really f***ing boring" not drinking. The bassist with the '(It's Not War) Just the End of Love' rockers gave up drinking around six months ago, after experiencing gastro-intestinal problems and said…
Manic Street Preachers plot 'Hatred and Failure' in 2011
22 Nov 2010
Music Gossip
Manic Street Preachers are planning to release a new album of "pure indulgence" next year. The bassist with the '(It's Not War) Just the End of Love' group said they already have a title for the record, '70s Songs of Hatred and Failure', and it will…
Manic Street Preachers make coastal return
21 Oct 2010
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Manic Street Preachers performed in Southend for the first time in 17 years last night (20.10.10). The Welsh rockers were thrilled to be back in the English seaside resort, and thanked the audience for being as enthusiastic as they were when they…
Manic Street Preachers
15 Sep 2010
Wed 29 Sep 2010
‘One last shot at mass communication’ is how the Manics describe their new album Postcards From a Young Man, a record which features Ian McCulloch, John Cale and Duff McKagan, hinting that their aim is to write proper stadium hits once more. Whether…
Manic Street Preachers perform intimate gig
6 Aug 2010
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Manic Street Preachers performed to just 300 people last night (05.08.10). The Welsh trio launched their forthcoming album 'Postcards from a Young Man' with the intimate show at Hammersmith Working Men's Club in west London, previewing new material…
Manic Street Preachers still relevant
4 Aug 2010
Music Gossip
Manic Street Preachers feel lucky they're still "pretty relevant'. The Welsh rockers - who released debut album 'Generation Terrorists' in 1992 - know it is difficult to have a long career and still hold on to a devoted fan base. Bassist Nicky…
Manic Street Preachers' hidden songs
1 Aug 2010
Music Gossip
Manic Street Preachers have material "no one will ever see". The group penned several tracks in the aftermath of guitarist Richey Edwards' disappearance in 1995 but bassist-and-lyricist Nicky Wire doesn't feel they were "very good" as they tried too…
Manic Street Preachers' 'awe-inspiring' collaboration
27 Jul 2010
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Manic Street Preachers found collaborating with ex Guns N' Roses star Duff McKagan "awe-inspiring". Lead guitarist James Dean Bradfield revealed having the iconic bassist - who currently fronts both Velvet Revolver and Jane's Addiction - appear on…
