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[AK47]

MANICS MAKE HUGE LIVE RETURN!

Manic Street Preachers made a welcome return to live shows by playing a massive song set-list to fans at the Cardiff CIA last night. The band, currently recording their new LP, played a mixture of hits, album tracks and b-sides to thunderous applaud from the crowd. They played no new material but teased that “ It’s loud, fucked and strange”,

SLEEPFLOWER (GATS)
FOUND THAT SOUL (KYE)
POSTCARDS FROM A YOUNG MAN (PFAYM)
SLASH ‘N’ BURN (GT)
KEVIN CARTER (EMG)
MOTORCYCLE EMPTINESS (GT)
EVERYTHING MUST GO (EMG)
YOUR LOVE ALONE IS NOT ENOUGH (SATT)
FROM DESPAIR TO WHERE (GATS)
PEELED APPLES (JFPL)
ENOLA ALONE (EMG)
GOLDEN PLATITUDES (PFAYM)
LET ROBESON SING (KYE)
SOME KIND OF NOTHINGNESS (PFAYM)
THIS IS YESTERDAY (THB)
1985 (LB)
PROLOGUE TO HISTORY (BSIDE)
YES (THB)
DIE IN THE SUMMERTIME (THB)
AUSTRALIA (EMG)
IT’S NOT WAR (JUST THE END OF LOVE) (PFAYM)
ROSES IN THE HOSPITAL (GATS)

ACOUSTIC BREAK

RAINDROPS KEEP FALLING ON MY HEAD (BSIDE)
BLACK DOG ON MY SHOULDER (TIMTTMY)
FACING PAGE TOP LEFT (JFPL)
WILLIAMS LAST WORDS (JFPL)
I LIVE TO FALL ASLEEP (LB)

MASSES AGAINST THE CLASSES (BSIDE)
YOU LOVE US (GT)
ALL IS VANITY (JFPL)
TAKE THE SKINHEADS BOWLING (BSIDE)
COMFORT COMES (BSIDE)
JACKIE COLLINS EXISTENTIAL QUESTION TIME (JFPL)
IF YOU TOLERATE THIS YOUR CHILDREN WILL BE NEXT (TIMTTMY)
SEPIA (BSIDE)
I’M NOT WORKING (TIMTTMY)
A SONG FOR DEPARTURE (LB)
HAZELTON AVENUE (PFAYM)
OCEAN SPRAY (KYE)
MY GUERNICA (KYE)
LIFE BECOMING A LANDSLIDE (GATS)
THE YEAR OF PURIFICATION (KYE)
THE FUTURE HAS BEEN HERE 4EVER (PFAYM)
EMILY (LB)
SEND AWAY THE TIGERS (SATT)
TSUNAMI (TIMTTMY)
A DESIGN FOR LIFE (EMG)

ENCORE

READY FOR DROWNING (TIMTTMY)
STAY BEAUTIFUL (GT)
CARDIFF AFTERLIFE (LB)




NME: The set list tonight was incredibly diverse and seemed to please the fans a lot.

NW: Yeah, we saw Springsteen in America on the last tour and found it amazing he could fit so many songs into a 3 hour set. I’d long said to fans to expect Springsteen-Esque sets but I failed on that because in the UK you are severely limited to playing live after 11pm so we tend to play the current album and a mixture of hits, usually around 24 songs.

JDB: It was a hard task trying to choose the songs because we’ve record around 450 songs in total since we started and a few of the ones chosen such as “Sepia”, “Comfort Comes”, “I’m Not Working”, etc. we had to rehearse over and over. It was a really good experience and one I don’t think we’ll shy from again now.

NME: Was it also a case of pandering to the fans?

NW: A little bit. I read the forum, foreverdelayed, and some of the criticisms aimed at us is that we’re a bit predictable with the set-list. I’m not saying that we’re going to play 50 songs a night on the next tour but we should really look at our catalogue and pull something out, something a little obscure.

NME: Were there any songs that you thought “ Absolutely not”?

JDB: A fair few, ha ha. I think I vetoed The Love Of Richard Nixon straight away and also “Always/Never” both from Lifeblood.

NW: Yeah, I definitely felt weary about certain songs. Some songs such as “The Everlasting” and “ You Stole The Sun From My Heart” I felt was time to retire for a bit.

NME: How come you didn’t play “Motown Junk”?

JDB: I wanted to play it!

NW: It was about time we gave it a rest for a while too.

NME: The set was a good combination of album tracks as well as b-sides. How come you didn’t air any new material?

NW: I wanted to do a track or two but James is quite nervous about the direction. It’s completely removed from anything we’ve done before.

JDB: It is really experimental to be honest. It’s going to be our Kid A.


I was a little bored and snowed in

[Son of Stopped]

A DISCOURSE FOR SHITE

Manics BBC Chat Show Pulled After One Episode

Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers's hopes of being the first band to successfully move from recording and live performances to hosting a chat show have been dashed after the BBC pulled the plug on their planned series after just one episode.

CUECARDS

Things started badly when all three of the band couldn't remember where they were supposed to sit down at the desk. The audience looked on as they began to swear at each other as they tried out each chair with Nicky claiming he had the chair with the soft cushioning for his dodgy back, whilst James and Sean argued that they had each others chair as Sean seemed to be higher up than him. And while they argued the BBC Wales Light Orchestra played the riff to Motorcycle Emptiness over and over.

NONEXACTINGLY

Their first guest was a disaster as instead of producer Tony Visconti, they had accidentally booked Viscount Linley so most of their questions about working with David Bowie were completely lost on him.

BEFOGGING

Nicky being the more showbiz professional of the trio, then announced a guest in the audience was the Welsh footballer from the 1970's, Chris Barnard. And on explaining it was his birthday walked over to him carrying a large chocolate cake. The audience looked on in shock as Nicky's back went and he dropped the cake at Chris Barnard's feet. Sensing they were losing the audience, James then instructed the orchestra to play an instrumental version of "Twist And Shout" whilst he went over to play guitar with the orchestra while Sean danced in front of the desk and tried to get the Viscount to join in.

STROME

The low point came when James's guitar failed to work after many attempts so he then went over to where writer and friend John Niven who was in the audience and writing something in a notebook. Whilst Sean tried to liven the audience with an anecdote about the time he went to buy a car but none of them had large enough boot space, James Dean Bradfield got into a row with John Niven and tried to snatch his notebook from him, causing it to tear.

UNFIBROUSLY

Nicky had returned from first aid to interview the final guest, a local 10 year old girl who had written something about her school. However, Nicky's painkillers were defective and while she was talking to him he kept swearing in pain at her and then apologising.
Said one audience member "What has been seen, cannot be unseen!" before dousing themselves in a flammable liquid and setting themselves on fire.

OUTRIB

But this isn't the first time the BBC have taken a gamble on Welsh rockstars presenting shows. It also cancelled Stereophonics frontman Kelly Jones's 10 part remake of "The Nazi's: A Warning From History" after he insisted on having his face in every single shot. Including the archive footage.

INDIVISIBLY

A spokesman for the Manic Street Preachers said they were "disappointed" by the decision of the BBC to call time on their chat show and expressed concern at the "Greatest Hits" album they'd have to put out to get their deposit back.

[starstruck]

WELSH MUSICIAN "CAUGHT WANKING IN CINEMA"

VIBE BAR, LONDON - Welsh rock legend NICKY WIRE was sensationally detained, questioned and released with a caution after he was alledged to have been caught MASTURBATING during an exclusive pre-release screening of the film No Manifesto. Incredibly, eyewitness reports suggest that the image that caused him to engage in a bit of a hand shandy was of HIMSELF.

"It was disgusting", said the man who reported the incident, "there was a bit of the film where some song was playing that suggested it was time to get up and go to the bathroom - some really horrible thing with a 'dadadaa' bit and awful, awful lyrics about someone doing their hair. we were all off for a pie and a pee, next thing you know we see this lanky thing fiddling with himself".

The witness who reported the matter, who seems to be suffering from some mild form of schizophrenia or possible alcohol abuse as he gave his name as "Sean, no wait James, no Richie - yeah, say it was Richie", left shortly after Mr Wire was detained, apparently suffering shock at what he saw manifesting itself in the form of laughter. He was seen to be pursued by a man mumbling "ha ha Sean, nice one" as he ate a pie. It is not clear if there is any relationship between the two.

Wire was scheduled to issue a statement on the matter, but got as far as "fucking short arsed drum machine wannabe" before his legal team pulled the microphone away from him. The London Constabulary are happy to confirm that the incident took place, but have declined to comment beyond the words "the kids of today, I don't know, we used to pull our pud over Sharon Stone, not some crappy pop song".

[Donkey]

Manic Street Preachers and Faith No More joined their forces to help Africa.

The special Benefit Bonothewanker gig was headlined by joint forces of Manics and Faith No More. The superband consisted of all 8 members of the bands and played 8 songs:

Little Baby Nothing (with Patton instead of Brafield and Bradfield instead of Traci Lords)
Land Of Sunshine (Wire did all laughing)
Comfort Comes (with Patton on vocals)
Stripsearch (with JDB on vocals)
Introduce Yourself (all 8 members on vocals)
Archives Of Pain (with Patton and JDB on vocals)
Yourself (with Patton on vocals)
Gentle Art Of Making Enemies (with JDB on vocals)

The audience (incl. Queen Elisabeth II) was very confused. Bono Vox stated after the gig that he was sorry not to be part of the superband because he considered himself to be a better singer than both Patton and Bradfield together.

Bob Geldof said he didn't recongize any of the songs and he couldn't remember the real names of the bands he was repeatedly talking about Manic Street Pretenders and Pink Floyd No More.

According to Sean Moore this was definitely the last time Patton did vocals for Comfort Comes.

[The Gutless Wonder]

MANIC'S STAR BUYS PIE-MAKING FIRM

James Dean Bradfield - 'I like my pastry crisp and flaky!'

Manic Street Preachers legend James Dean Bradfield has bought a struggling pie shop chain because they make the greatest pies ever according to the Welsh Rocker.

There was no evidence that fellow band mate Sean Moore would be joining in with the venture at this time.

[Donkey]

Originally Posted by The Gutless Wonder

MANIC'S STAR BUYS PIE-MAKING FIRM

James Dean Bradfield - 'I like my pastry crisp and flaky!'

Manic Street Preachers legend James Dean Bradfield has bought a struggling pie shop chain because they make the greatest pies ever according to the Welsh Rocker.

There was no evidence that fellow band mate Sean Moore would be joining in with the venture at this time.

The most famous Manics' fan caught lacking some knowlegde about them!
The biggest Manics' fan - always beutiful, nice and charming Tracey B. was caught speechless when asked about some b-sides lyrics meaning. It seems she overlistened This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours which was not good for her brain.

[The Gutless Wonder]

Originally Posted by Donkey

The most famous Manics' fan caught lacking some knowlegde about them!
The biggest Manics' fan - always beutiful, nice and charming Tracey B. was caught speechless when asked about some b-sides lyrics meaning. It seems she overlistened This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours which was not good for her brain.

[Donkey]

Originally Posted by The Gutless Wonder

[AK47]

MANICS DECLARE THAT ALL THREE MEMBERS ARE LEAVING WITH FOUNDING MEMBERS OF THE SUGABABES TAKING THEIR PLACE

MANIC STREET PREACHERS have confirmed that they are to leave the band but the band will carry on with the founding member of the Sugababes taking over the mantle of the welsh rock pioneers.

" It's just getting so boring singing and writing music for the band" explained lead singer/guitarist James Bradfeild. " I wake up on the morning of every gig and just think "I can't be bothered singing those songs anymore".

The decision has sent shockwaves through the fan community and many have taken to burning all their manics memerobilia. A spokesman for the band had the following to say:

" Tis true, the Manics are being rebranded and regrouped in a move that will invigorate the pop market once again. The girls have been rehearsing all of the bands hits and are planning on releasing their own song inspired by "Wattsville Blues" called " What?, those shoes?". It's definately a unique way of ending the band without really ending it..."

Nicky Wire gave a statement to the music press:

" I'm bored of it all. Everything. It's all become so mundane and boring. I am going to retire to my little house and be a family man. No more bass, no more lyrics and no more Manics with me in it. I wish the girls the best of luck."

[Europa Gluten Free]

Who the fuck is this ak47 guy? Has he just discovered the Internet?

[Donkey]

Originally Posted by proevpete

Who the fuck is this ak47 guy? Has he just discovered the Internet?

AK47 is present in this thread so you better ask himself!

[AK47]

Originally Posted by proevpete

Who the fuck is this ak47 guy? Has he just discovered the Internet?

Problem?

[Manualex16]

hey there's no mention of autumnsong in that article...

[The Gutless Wonder]

Originally Posted by Manualex16

hey there's no mention of autumnsong in that article...

I can sort that for you if you like!

[Porco]

YOU LOVE PROBING US?

James Dean Bradfield of welsh rockers Manic Street Preachers has been describing his recent encounter of the third kind - and warning others that being probed by aliens is no fun.

James Dean Bradfield:"Me and Sean and Nicky were, y'know, coming out of kinda like, um, kinda like, the pie shop, and I saw these kinda like... bright lights up ahead, kinda thing, and I wondered 'what the kinda like F*^& is that!?' and then the lights got kinda closer and I felt my body lifting off the ground". It was kinda like, just weird.

"I woke up surrounded by these strange, short, square-shaped beings with some sort of word on their kind, blank ... faces, I think they were I guess. They were really loud and kinda talking in a strange way, almost just kindalike pure sound, like a long, sustained guitar powerchord."

Through all this weirdness bandmates Sean Moore and Nicky Wire were left on the ground wondering what was going on.

Nicky Wire: "James just levitated off the ground and was sucked up into the air. It was almost funny because we'd just been discussing the merits of Descartes but in the context of Nietzsche over pie and chips, and it reminded me how I have a politics degree. I remember when UFO sightings were only read about in newspapers, but thanks to the X-Files and the internet now everyone thinks they can tweet a video on facetube and the bluetooth interface will trend on a mini-disc site. It was better when a shoddy VHS was all the governments of the world had to work on.

Moore was less impressed with the whole experience:

Sean Moore: No, I don't think so mate it's all b******s isn't it?

Bradfield says his abduction lasted several hours whilst he was forced to participate in strange rituals, invasive experiments and was bizarrely re-dressed in a long black coat, jeans and black shoes.

James Dean Bradfield: "I had to kindalike, stand infront of one of their machines and they kindalike told me to try to smile whilst one of them stood next to me. In the light I sort of kinda, um, saw more of what they looked like, his sides were wooden and he had a long tail with kinda little metallic prongs on the end. My eyes were still a bit um, blurry but I think the kinda, word or symbol on their faces almost read like '8Lack8tor' - I have no idea what it meant though."

And the singer warned others not to seek out these strange visitors from another world:

James Dean Bradfield:"It's just kinda... taught me one thing really - um, when your friends or family tell you it's time to leave the pie shop, they're wrong. You know where you are with a good pie - don't look for aliens.