Manic Street Preachers played new song "Let's Go To War" for the first time as they ended their UK tour in London last night (April 11).
The band offered up a taste of new album Futurology during their headline performance at O2 Academy Brixton with Nicky Wire introducing the track by saying: "Please excuse me if I fuck it up. This is a nice marching song, it's called 'Let's Go To War'."
Nick Offerman, a 43-year-old actor with a splendid moustache and a key role in what might currently be America’s best sitcom, is an interesting guy. Last year, he wrote and starred in a video for the mediocre LA indie-punk band Fidlar, in which he goes on an extended urinating spree.
Manic Street Preachers have revealed they have been asked to appear on Question Time.
The band shared the unusual press request with fans on Twitter yesterday (September 26):
"Been asked to do question time again- time to unleash my inner nye bevan/malcolm tucker(thick of it)onto the tv screens of britain???x"
In a follow-up tweet, the band hinted that they would probably turn the invitation down by writing "Maybe not-xxx".
I spent a chunk of the weekend reading Bad Monkey, the new novel by Carl Hiaasen - one America's great crime writers. After a rather fallow period recently, the book feels very much like Hiaasen is back to full strength.
As the Manics gear up to release their latest album – the predominantly acoustic, pastoral and Motown-tinged Rewind The Film – it seems a good time to revisit the Manics bassist and lyricist’s October 2006 (Take 113) grilling from fans and famous names. Topics include Cuba post-Castro, Live8, aircraft leg-room and winning Wimbledon… Interview: Stephen Trousse
Manic Street Preachers have revealed the video for new single "Show Me The Wonder" – scroll down to watch.
The track, due for release on September 9, is the lead single from the band's 11th studio album, Rewind The Film, which follows a week later.
Manic Street Preachers have announced details of their new album.
Rewind The Film is released on September 16 through Columbia Records and is preceded with a single "Show Me The Wonder" the week before.
The band have also released the title track, featuring Richard Hawley, as an instant download when the album is pre-ordered on iTunes. Scroll down to hear the track.
The tracklisting for Rewind The Film is:
This Sullen Welsh Heart
Show Me The Wonder
Rewind The Film
Builder of Routines
4 Lonely Roads
(I Miss The) Tokyo Skyline
Manic Street Preachers are reportedly recording two new albums.
Frontman James Dean Bradfield revealed the news to reporters at the Ivor Novello Awards in London on Thursday (May 16), and let slip that the first LP will be almost completely acoustic.
The Manic Street Preachers documentary Culture, Alienation, Boredom and Despair will get a full-length screening for the first time in May.
The film, which was made by filmmaker Kieran Evans and longtime Manics collaborator Robin Turner, was originally planned as a 20-minute DVD extra to go with last year's Generation Terrorists reissue box set.
