Thursday, September 2 2010
Manic Street Preachers - “(It’s Not War) Just the End of Love” (Behind the Scenes Video)
The Welsh agitprop rockers release behind-the-scenes footage about their video for the first single promoting their softer tenth record.
Tuesday, August 3 2010
Manic Street Preachers and “Mass Communication”
A turn towards the radio-friendly on the new Manic Street Preachers record may not be for everyone, but it's hardly new, either, and is a direction which has yielded great music before.
Thursday, April 8 2010
Ocean Colour Scene: Saturday
After 20 years of solid and dependable releases, Birmingham's Ocean Colour Scene have survived the Britpop era with flair, and pack their latest disc with good-time party jams that are guaranteed to keep you moving.
Monday, May 18 2009
Manic Street Preachers: Journal for Plague Lovers
The Welsh three-piece go back to their former band-mate’s lyric book and set it to music –- and reinvigorate themselves in the process.
Monday, July 23 2007
Manic Street Preachers: Send Away the Tigers
With Send Away the Tigers, the Welsh rockers regain their '90s glory.
Friday, May 20 2005
Manic Street Preachers: The Holy Bible—10th Anniversary Edition
It remains a galling, cankerous reminder of the painful and profound issues that the majority of pop music has always been designed to mask. If the album seems strained in places, overwrought in others and unimaginably grim throughout, it is still -- despite these flaws -- a vital and demanding work.
Friday, November 12 2004
The Manic Street Preachers: Lifeblood
While far from a smashing return to form on par with Everything Must Go (their career high-water mark), Lifeblood should reassure the public that the Manics are not yet artistically bankrupt.
Tuesday, April 24 2001
Manic Street Preachers: Know Your Enemy
Does the group once famously dubbed the most important British band of the ‘90s have anything left for us to listen to in this new millennium?
Wednesday, October 18 2000
Manic Street Preachers: This is My Truth Tell Me Yours
Weathering the disappearance of original primary lyricist Richey Edwards, the band has not only thrived, but also grown in new directions.
