Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Oasisinet are happy to inform you that 20 Oasis songs feature in the forthcoming book 'The XFM Top 1,000 Songs Of All Time'.Published on October 8th, the guide is collated from the most requested songs on the station's 'X-list', suggestions by their ... more info

DrownedInSound — At one point a balaclava like that worn by James on their infamous TOTP performance of ‘Faster’ was thrown onstage and, James refusing to wear it, Nicky put it on one of the glittery mannequins which was already sporting a feather boa. This bizar... more info

ContactMusic — MANIC STREET PREACHERS rocker NICKY WIRE has a valuable collection of postcards featuring personal notes from stars including JOHN LYDON and MORRISSEY.The bassist was... more info

Guardian Music — Wartime prime minister reaches No 4 with album featuring samples of his speeches set to music by the Central Band of the RAFBrandon Flowers and Manic Street Preachers were both ousted from the top five in the UK album charts this week – and they ca... more info

Scotsman.com — MANIC STREET PREACHERS ACADEMY, GLASGOW *** more info

Totally Fuzzy — zero said... - B. B. Seaton - Revolutionary Dub (1976) - Buffy Sainte-Marie - Many A Mile (1965) - Malaria! - Emotion (1982, vinyl rip) - Art Bears - The World As It Is Today (1981) - Buffy Sainte-Marie - Little Wheel Spin and Spin (1966) - Erns... more info

NME — Killers mainman sees off competition from Ronson and The Manic Street Preachers more info

The Mirror — Music veteran Phil Collins has achieved his first number one album in 12 years - beating Manic Street Preachers, who were hoping to achieve the same feat. more info

NME — Plus Bruno Mars scores his first Number One single more info

NME.COM - Reviews Blog — If you bought it on Monday you'll have had a few days to live with it now. So... what do you make of the Manics' new album? Most critics have been positive. Our own Alex Denney's 7/10 review is pretty representative: "It was never likely to best '... more info