For those of us who feel that if we tolerate Rihanna's voice our children will be next, salvation is here.This is the new Umbrella.Manics style. It {indie} rocks. It's lovely. An ideal song to listen to while sitting next to your boyfriend/girlfriend, with your car swallowing up one asphalt mile after the other.It might be old news to many of you (though I didn't see another post of this; if I'...
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New release from the Manic Street Preachers with an interesting twist. Seems most of the lyrics were written by a band member who mysteriously vanished back in 1995...From Wiki:'Manic Street Preachers' are an alternative rock band from Blackwood, Wales, formed in 1986. They are James Dean Bradfield (vocals, guitars), Nicky Wire (bass, occasional vocals) and Sean Moore (drums, backing vocals, oc...
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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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There's a ton of great new releases this week. Check out these:The Big PinkBig StarBlack WhaleDavid Wax Museum- ReviewKeegan Dewitt- ReviewThe Dodos- ReviewAce FrehleyGordon Gano & the Ryans- ReviewGus Gus- videoJupiter OneLiving ColourManic Street PreachersMuseRobert PollardQ-TipScotland Yard Gospel ChoirStars of Track and Field- MP3A Sunny Day In Glasgow- MP3Windmill- MP3Pete Yorn & Scarlett
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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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Kevin Carter was part of a tightly knit band of South African photojournalists known as "The Bang Bang Club" - four friends who found their calling in the war-ravaged black townships as apartheid was coming to a violent close. Yet his most evocative image came not from South Africa, but from southern Sudan, where he traveled to photograph the mass starvation caused by a devastating civil war in...
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Your Love Alone Is Not EnoughThe Manics are massive in the UK. Selling out 60,000+ stadiums and headlining dozens of festivals, I’ve had similar conversations with 4 or 5 people at such events, ‘Why aren’t they massive in the States?’The stupid idea of crossing Guns N’ Roses with The Clash and making it work seems perfect for Stadium Rock, but then you point out the socialist lyrics. Is
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I have recieved 4 phone calls since I have been home. All 4 were automated messages from politiancs. No, they were not talking about issues, but the other candidate's record or past missteps. No new ideas...just mud slinging...I am so OVER politicans....really...both parties are so corrupt....but I will still vote, that allows me to complain..and I like to complain.But...i will protest in song ...
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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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Your Love Alone Is Not Enough..The new single from the Manic Street Preachers, featuring the vocals of the Nina Persson of Cardigans. Taken from their upcoming album Send Away The Tigers which will be released in the UK in May.Looks like The Manics are heading back towards their Stadium Rock era of the mid 90's.
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Finally, the day has arrived which proves that the Manic Street Preachers are willing to accept the truth: they were rubbish without Richard. Their latest album - which if you read the synopsis of below will tell you comprises lyrics written by Edwards himself - will finally see the band's developed sense of melody and song-writing with the dark beauty of their early lyricism.
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A Happy solsitce day to all moggers, pagan or otherwise!Please feel free to suggest othe sun-related tracks for today...
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Here's another from a band that I've tried to like. This is the only track that stuck. It's especially great when your locked inside a bar on a sunday morning with a bunch of drunken, coked up lads singing their hearts out. Good times.
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Motorcycle Emptiness..The have been a few posts, but let's give The Manics a bit more depth...(seeing as I've seen them 20+ times!).Manic Street Preachers are a Welsh rock band often associated with the Britpop scene. Although during the early part of their career they were regarded as a punk rock band, their music is now often generally regarded as alternative rock, due to changes in their sound.
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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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