In February of 1995 Manic Street Preachers guitarist and songwriter Richey Edwards went missing. His car was found abandoned by the Severn Bridge, which connects England and Wales. There have been alleged sightings of Edwards but it is believed that he, 27 at the time, commited suicide. It's been thirteen years and Edwards' family, on Novmber 23rd, 2008, has finally declared him presumed dead...
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Will we ever know how much Radiohead made from their digital download release of In Rainbows? Maybe not, but most people are banking on the fact that it wasn't much, even fellow musicians. "Fair play to Radiohead for doing something different," Manic Street Preachers' bassist Nicky Wire told the UK's Daily Star. "It's certainly great for publicity but I think it kind of demeans music. Music use...
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Looking out of my window it seems like a very good idea to release this on Monday;Indian Summerhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zdCaEGWHU8
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The Manic Street Preachers album comes out 9/15 ! If you pre order the album you can get an exclusive REMIX CD with your copy of "Journal for Plague Lovers" Here's also a cool widget!! http://www.columbiarecords.com/manicstreetpreachers/ PREORDER PAGE: http://www.manicstreetpreachers.com/preorder The tracklisting/remixers are listed below. Andy Weatherall - 'Peeled Apples' Saint Etienne - '...
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An article in Saturday's edition of The Guardian featured further proof that fascists just don't get irony or context.The paper reported that the far-right British National Party posted a YouTube video entitled 'The Cesspit Called London', which was intended to reveal the "violence, hatred, fragmentation and despair" wrought on the capital of the United Kingdom by the "great multi-cultural expe...
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The Manic Street Preachers and the US haven't been the best of friends. Beyond the US mix of The Holy Bible and the minor college radio success of 1998's 'If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next', the Welsh rock trio haven't set foot on American soil for a tour in an incredibly long time. (This probably wasn't helped by them playing to Castro in Havana and their general socialist leanin...
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Who's excited by the prospect of Cardiff's very own Dame Shirley Bassey singing the Manic Street Preachers penned "The Girl From Tiger Bay"? Yes, believe it people; the 72 year old cabaret singer and Bond theme girl is aiming for contemporary street "cred" with the kids by performing a song written especially for her by Mr Wire and cohorts.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8242716.stmNow...
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The Welsh Manic Street Preachers' new album, ??Send Away The Tigers??(Red Ink), will be released in the U.S. on July 24. The group is currently playing sold out shows in the UK. Nicky Wire (lyricist, bass guitar player and occasional vocalist) describes the sessions for the album as "reconnecting with all the things that made us so excited back then."“Send Away The Tigers is easily the best thi.
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For a limited time only, concert fans can buy The Live Nation Club Passport for $49.99, All-In and No Fees, and see participating shows at Live Nation clubs in their city for the rest of the year, subject to availability. If you're a Live Nation Club Passport holder, and the show's not sold-out, you're in! The Live Nation Club Passport is available only at www.livenation.com.Here's how it wor...
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No Manifesto is a forthcoming documentary (directed by Elizabeth Marcus / produced by Kurt Engfehr) from Pollywog Travesty LLC / Wibbly Wobbly Productions on Welsh band Manic Street Preachers. From the synopsis:"1991, Welsh band Manic Street Preachers arrived on the British music scene proclaiming their ambition to make one album, sell 16 million copies and then split up. 18 years, 9 studio alb...
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‘Journal for Plague Lovers’ will be released in the US 15th September 2009 but you can pre-order your copy now and get an added bonus.PRE-ORDER INFO:By pre-ordering now, you will receive a digital copy of the album immediately as well as a download code for 10 bonus remixes, to be delivered on September 15th. [...]
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A brand new documentary about the Manic Street Preachers, including interviews about their new album due next week, will be on Channel 4 this weekend.
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The Manic Street Preachers have announced that each track on their new album, “Journal For Plague Lovers”, is to be remixed for future release.DetailsAndrew Weatherall ‘Peeled Apples’Saint Etienne ‘Jackie Collins Existential Question Time’British Sea Power ‘Me And Stephen Hawking’Patrick Wolf ‘This Joke Sport Severed’Optimo (Espacio) ‘Journal For Plague Lovers’The Pariahs
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Manic Street Preachers have announced the forthcoming release of a new album featuring lyrics written my missing member Richey Edwards . NME is reporting that the band will release the nine-track album sometime in spring 2009.'Journal For Plaugue Lovers ' was produced by Steve Albini and will feature only lyrics written by Edwards .Edwards wrote the lyrics before he went missing in 1995.Bassi...
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Manic Street Preachers newest LP Journal For Plague Lovers has only been on shop shelves for forty-eight hours and already the band have announced a completely remixed version of the record, featuring ton's of respectable artists. The remixed Plague Lovers came about after the Preachers themselves hand picked a bunch of talented bands and designated them each a song.
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