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Rock Legends Manic Street Preachers And Suede Announce 2024 UK And Ireland Co-headline Tour

Rock legends Manic Street Preachers and Suede are embarking on a joint UK and Ireland tour next summer.The two bands have a long history together, having first hit the road on a European jaunt back...

The Killers Rock Middlesbrough

The Killers joked they were staging a “super-spreader” event as they finally took to the stage in Middlesbrough on Wednesday (01.06.22) night.The ‘Mr. Brightside’ hitmakers had originally been due to play the Riverside Stadium in...

Concert For UKraine Raises £12.2m For Dec Appeal

Concert for Ukraine raised £12.2 million for the DEC humanitarian appeal in Ukraine.The two-hour televised fundraiser - which aired on ITV and STV - took place at Resorts World Arena Birmingham on Tuesday night (29.03.22),...

Nile Rodgers + Chic, Becky Hill And Tom Odell Set For Concert For UKraine

Nile Rodgers + Chic, Becky Hill and Tom Odell lead the new additions added to the bill for the Concert for Ukraine.The televised two-hour fundraising event is set to air on March 29 and will...

Mark Lanegan Dead At 57

Mark Lanegan has died.The Screaming Trees frontman - who was also a member of Queens of the Stone Age and The Gutter Twins - passed away at his home in Killarney, Ireland, on Tuesday (22.02.22)...

Is Abba... Cool? The Group’S Most Unexpected Fans Confess Their Devotion

Sweden’s most iconic export ABBA are set to drop their first album in 40 years, Voyage, in November, alongside an exciting six-month residency in London for a series of digital concerts. It’s safe to say...

James Dean Bradfield: There's A Lot Of Fake Social Media Accounts In My Name

James Dean Bradfield has warned there "a lot of people" impersonating him on social media.The Manic Street Preachers frontman has insisted he has never posted a single thing on apps like Twitter and Facebook, but...

Manic Street Preachers Confirmed For Radio 2 Live

Manic Street Preachers will play an intimate gig in Cardiff next month for Radio 2 Live.The Welsh rockers are the third act confirmed for the BBC radio station's concert series, with James Dean Bradfield and...

Nicky Wire Regrets Michael Stipe Comments

Nicky Wire “deeply regrets” saying he wished Michael Stipe would die of AIDS.The Manic Street Preachers bassist insisted he has no “excuse” for some of the controversial remarks he’s made in the past, such as...

Nicky Wire: I'd Rather Stab My Eyes Out Than Accept An Obe

Nicky Wire would rather "f***** stab my eyes out with a pencil" than accept a knighthood or OBE.The Manic Street Preachers rocker has blasted "left-leaning actors and pop star" types for "queuing up" to accept...

Manic Street Preachers Rescheduled Both Nhs Tribute Gigs

Manic Street Preachers have rescheduled their NHS tribute shows until later this year.The 'Everything Must Go' rockers were set to play two sold out gigs at Cardiff's Motorpoint Arena in December last year before moving...

Manic Street Preachers New Songs Sound Like 'The Clash Playing Abba'

Manic Street Preachers’ new album sounds like “The Clash playing ABBA”.The Welsh indie trio spent two weeks recording their upcoming 14th LP in Rockfield studios in Wales earlier this year and although lockdown measures meant...

Manic Street Preachers Rule Out Songs About Covid-19 On New Album

Manic Street Preachers are avoiding writing about the COVID-19 pandemic on their new album.The Welsh rock group are continuing to pen new material for their follow up to 2018's 'Resistance Is Futile' remotely, after the...

Music News Round-up: New Ian Brown And Gerard Way Songs, Drake Breaks Beatles Record

DRAKE BREAKS BEATLES CHART RECORD Rap megastar Drake has just overhauled a Billboard chart record held by The Beatles for over half a century, after his new track with Bad Bunny landed in the top...

Seven British Bands That Couldn't Crack America

The histories of American and British pop music is inextricably linked. Often, the same bands that enjoy success in the States also hit the charts in Old Blighty, and vice versa. Think The Beatles on...

Manic Street Preachers Want A Sense Of Optimism In Their Music

Manic Street Preachers bassist Nicky Wire tried to put across ''a sense of optimism'' in his lyrics for their new album.The 'Motorcycle Emptiness' rockers are preparing for the release of their 13th LP 'Resistance Is...

Manic Street Preachers Announce New Album And 2018 Arena Tour

Welsh rock heroes Manic Street Preachers have unveiled details of a new album, to be titled Resistance Is Futile, along with a significant arena tour of the UK in 2018.Less than a month after they...

The Stone Roses' Uncertain Future

The Stone Roses could ''combust at any moment''. That's according to John Robb, the group's biographer, has compared to the band to fellow British rockers Manic Street Preachers, hinting they are a bit more predictable...

Manic Street Preachers To Release Wales' Official Euro 2016 Anthem

To celebrate the Wales international football team’s qualification for their first major tournament in over half a century, the squad has teamed up with rock veterans Manic Street Preachers to record the official anthem.Just like...

Elbow Want Bond Soundtrack

Elbow want to record a James Bond theme.The 'One Day Like This' hitmakers worked on a song for Simon Pegg's movie 'Man Up' and enjoyed the experience so much, they have now set their sights...

Kelis To Cook For Her Fans

Kelis will cook for fans at London's OnBlackheath Festival.The 35-year-old singer - whose sixth studio album 'Food' was released last year - is also a certified chef and has been booked to serve up treats...

Nicky Wire Backs Kanye West Over Richey Edwards Stunt

The rapper hit headlines in December (14) when he was photographed wearing a coat featuring a picture of Welsh musician Edwards, a founding member of the group, who has been missing for more...

20 Years Missing: Sister Of Manic Street Preachers Star Speaks Of Family Pain

Twenty years on since the unexplained disappearance of Manic Street Preachers guitarist Richey Edwards, his sister talks of the pain she and her family have gone through over the years, especially on the part of...

Dom Gourlay's Top Albums Of 2014

10) Soft Walls - No TimeMulti-talented musician-cum-producer Dan Reeves divides his time playing in several bands with running a record label. This effort, his second as Soft Walls ranks as his finest collection to date....

Ben Walton's Top Albums Of 2014

10) Grant Nicholas - Yorktown HeightsFeeder's Grant Nicholas went down the familiar lead-singer-does-a-solo-album route this year, and the results weren't too bad in the end. Yorktown Heights is a more sombre and acoustic take on...

Manic Street Preachers Axe Show After Plane Drama

Manic Street Preachers axed their planned performance at Britain's V Festival on Saturday (16Aug14) after they were left stranded in Hungary.The Welsh rockers were in the country for a gig at the Sziget Festival on...

Manic Street Preachers Plan 'Big' Album

Manic Street Preachers want to make ''the biggest f***ing rock record ever''.The Welsh trio have just released their 12th album, 'Futurology', which has been one of the most well-received of their career, but they...

Rudimental To Headline Our House At V Festival

Rudimental will headline the Our House Stage at Virgin Media's V Festival.The 'Feel the Love' hitmakers will take part in a sound-clash with Hospital Records (All Stars); London Elektricity, Danny Byrd, Fred V & Grafix...

Manic Street Preachers Named Most Lyrically Diverse As 'Futurology' Released

A tasty chunk of news for the music nerds: Manic Street Preachers have been found to be the most lyrically diverse act in a study of Welsh artists. Wales Online conducted the study to celebrate...

Blondie To Receive Nme Godlike Genius Award

Blondie are set to receive the NME Godlike Genius Award. The 'One Way Or Another' hitmakers will be recognised for their musical genius at the NME Awards 2014 with Austin, Texas on Wednesday, February...

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