march blog
On a blustery, slate grey Friday in March, Manic Street Preachers are working flat out in a dingy rehearsal room in Cardiff. The mood in the city is pensive as flailing Welsh rugby team are playing...
View ArticleMARCH BLOG - PART II
The cover shot for the record is by the photographer Valerie Phillips (from her book 'Monika Monster, Future First Woman On Mars'). What made you chose that imagery? NW - we were just sitting around in...
View ArticleApril 17th 2007 Blog
April 17th 2007, a quick audience with Nicky Wire, a hotel room in London. England are playing South Africa at cricket n silently in the background. He is drinking hot chocolate. We did the first gig...
View ArticleThe Thoughts Of Nicky Wire, May 2007
It's Tuesday afternoon in a hotel in Norwich that appears to have been modelled somewhere between the Crossroads motel and Alan Partridge's temporary roadside accommodation. Nicky Wire sits drinking...
View ArticleBLOG SEPTEMBER 2007
It's a Tuesday night in mid September and Nicky Wire is sat in a London hotel room, wearing shorts, on exceptional form, waxing lyrical about actually enjoying a packed summer of festivals the world...
View ArticleLast time we spoke was before the Christmas tour...
NW - To be honest the Christmas tour we were really worried about it, it was the first time we'd got back into that arena mentally for quite a while. We were pretty scared and apprehensive. It did have...
View ArticleNick's blog March 2008
Nick talks to good mate Robin Turner:Holed up in a small demo studio in Cardiff, Nicky, Sean and James are working on demos of new songs with Dave Eringa. Always with the fierce work ethic, they have...
View ArticleJames's blog March/April 2008
While Nick and I have been talking, James has been recording downstairs. After downing tools, he sits down with a cup of tea (two teabags) and reflects on the last year. So, long time since we’ve...
View ArticleWire blog July 2008
To the British festival goer, used to the scenic, landscapes of Reading and the like, the Positivus AB Festival in Latvia comes as something of a shock. Buried deep in lush, seemingly never ending...
View ArticleNicky's Blog July 2010
A Friday afternoon, early June. Nicky Wire is sat half watching the World Cup opening ceremony. Since the last time I was here, Faster Studios has undergone a radical overhaul. Walls of iconic images –...
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