Manic Street Preachers cover The Cure at London gig The Welsh rockers were playing the Royal Albert Hall in London. Evening Standard · Mar 26
Christian Bale reveals the two musicians who inspired his portrayal of Frankenstein in The Bride! Opening up about how music was key to the movie, actor Christian Bale has said his portrayal of Frankenstein in The Bride! was shaped by punk icon Sid Vicious and musician Richey Edwards. BANG Premier · Mar 24
“We go and look in the garage – it was there. It hadn’t been looked at for 20 years and was sad and falling apart. It was like, ‘Help me!’” James Dean Bradfield on unearthing his rare “birthright” guitar, gear epiphanies and why Robert Smith is underrated Manic Street Preachers' new album, Critical Thinking, had Bradfield reconnecting with guitars new and old, Nicky Wire unleashing on the title track, and it is a typically unique work from the Welsh rock institution Guitar World · Apr 7, 2025
“We’ve done a lot of our growing up in public, made our mistakes too. We’ve suffered at times with that. Our extremes are extreme”: How the Manic Street Preachers shook things up to make new album Critical Thinking Even after all this time, the Manic Street Preachers still bow to no one Louder · Mar 12, 2025
Why we all need sisu – the Finnish concept of action and creativity in hard times This is something more profound than resilience. It is the part of us that comes alive when we feel we have nothing left The Guardian - UK · Feb 10, 2025
Manic Street Preachers’ Nicky Wire says he’s still ‘emotionally floored’ by Richey Edwards disappearance Welsh guitarist disappeared almost 30 years ago on 1 February 1995 The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2025
"Bleak and hopeless, beautiful and poignant, desperately uncomfortable to listen to, yet impossible to ignore." Revisiting Manic Street Preachers' dark masterpiece The Holy Bible at 30 Released on August 30, 1994, the Manic Street Preachers' third album The Holy Bible remains one of the most unique, singular albums in history. Louder · Aug 29, 2024
Suede and Manic Street Preachers at Alexandra Palace review: every song was an encore-worthy blow-out Alt-rock’s hottest double-header ticket of the year delivered all the hits – and more Evening Standard · Jul 19, 2024
"I'm just racked with self-loathing and criticism": Manic Street Preachers' bassist Nicky Wire once wanted to lacerate the world - now he's doing it to himself Nicky Wire talks about the upcoming Manics tour, Richey Edwards, Rush and the band’s next album Louder · Jun 23, 2024
Manic Street Preachers’ 30 greatest songs – ranked! Marking 30 years of their debut album, Generation Terrorists, a look back at the Welsh rockers’ best bits: from the song about the Spanish civil war that kept Steps off No 1 to their glorious duets The Guardian - UK · Feb 10, 2022