Guardian Music — Port TalbotThe once a decade passion play by the German town of Oberammergau may be the most famed around the world, but it's hard to believe any version can have the heart and soul of Port Talbot's one-off, multi-platform production, which played ou... more info

Nialler9 — Amongst the new additions to Oxegen this afternoon are Odd Future…. Slash / Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All / Metronomy / Manic Street Preachers / Glasvegas / The Saturdays / Peter Doherty / The Pretty Reckless / Professor Green / Ke$Ha / Eliza ... more info

NME — Welsh band to return to the scene of 'A Design For Life' video more info

Yahoo! Music UK — XFM - The Manic Street Preachers will play the Roundhouse on July 3... more info

ContactMusic — Manic Street Preachers bassist Nicky Wire is releasing a picture book of the group's history. The bass player has been taking polaroid photos throughout the band's 25-year-career which have been collected into two volumes, the first of which will ... more info

Guardian Music — Manic Street Preachers bassist signs two-book deal with Faber & Faber, beginning with Death of the Polaroid: A Manics Family Album due in NovemberTo a list of authors that includes TS Eliot and WH Auden, Faber & Faber has added Manic Street Preachers... more info

The Music Fix — Postcards from a (not so) young man more info

Gigwise — He signs publishing deal... more info

NME - Festivals — After last ear's rock-slanted line-up (Kasabian and Kings Of Leon headlined), V Festival 2011 is looking a bit more pop. Arctic Monkeys and Eminem are set to headline. Next down on the bill? Rihanna and Plan B. The history of V Festival - photo gal... more info

ContactMusic — EMINEM and the ARCTIC MONKEYS have signed up to headline the V Festival in England in August (11). The two acts will alternate top-of-the-bill slots at parkgrounds in Chelmsford and Stafford on the weekend of 20 - 21 August. They will join Dura... more info