As you might expect from a Manic Street Preachers gig, literary influences were never far away. A DH Lawrence quote was ...

How do you know you are at a Manics gig? Because before anything else we get the Welsh working-class academic, writer and socialist Raymond Williams.

A look into why 'The Holy Bible' by the Manic Street Preachers isn't just their best album, but a perfect album, and what ...

No matter what the music of Manic Street Preachers has sounded like ... Nicky Wire still played bass, and Sean Moore kept the beat. Edwards hardly did anything but write poetry.

Manic Street Preachers, one of the most important ... They came together in 1986, when James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire, Sean Moore and rhythm guitarist Flicker formed Betty Blue.

Known for several hits like If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next, The Masses Against the Classes, and Rewind the Film, Manic Street Preachers ... and Sean Moore (drums, percussion ...

Visit BBC Webwise for full instructions Listen to Manic Street Preachers' Nicky Wire and Sean Moore talking about their first number one single If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next ...

Listen to Manic Street Preachers' Nicky Wire and Sean Moore talking about their single Motown Junk - one of the 10 songs that mean most to the band. Motown Junk was released on Heavenly Recordings ...

Manic Street Preachers have been around for almost 40 years - but fans are just realising one thing about their name. The Welsh rock band formed in Blackwood, Caerphilly, in 1986 and formed a key ...

Manic Street Preachers, one of the most important ... They came together in 1986, when James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire, Sean Moore and rhythm guitarist Flicker formed Betty Blue.

Next year’s Bearded Theory will feature stage-topping sets by Iggy Pop, Manic Street Preachers, The Sisters Of Mercy, Leftfield, Yard Act, The Mary Wallopers, Ash, CMAT, Nova Twins and Fat Dog ...