Scotsman.com — NICKY Wire has kept one polythene bag bearing the shop's name, Martin Luther Records, a souvenir of his final visit to the old stamping ground of the four friends who woul more info

Guardian Music — Ben Myers's fictionalised account of what happened to the Manic Street Preachers guitarist was always going to upset people, including the band's bassist, Nicky Wire. So why did he write it?You don't write a fictionalised account of Manic Street Prea... more info

Star Online, Malaysia — The band closes a door to open a new chapter with the uplifting Postcards From A Young Man. more info

The Mirror — Westlife have been added to the all-star bill for the Arthur's Day concert in Dublin on Thursday. Plan B, the Manic Street Preachers, Snow Patrol and Kelis have already confirmed their attendance. Can't wait... more info

The Mirror — Westlife have been added to the all-star bill for the Arthur's Day concert in Dublin on Thursday. Plan B, the Manic Street Preachers, Snow Patrol and Kelis have already confirmed their attendance. Can't wait... more info

Guardian Music — (Columbia)Music is pretty crude stuff. We know instinctively that minor keys and major keys are shorthand for reflection and uplift. Listeners fall, again and again, quite happily, for the same old tricks. After a lifetime of listening, however, you ... more info

The Telegraph — Manic Street Preachers' 'Postcards From a Young Man' is their best album in ages. Rating: * * * * more info

Guardian Music — Man your stations, the Manics are backNext week sees the release of Manic Street Preachers' 10th – yes, 10th – album, Postcards From a Young Man. Many of you will already have heard their latest offering, bafflingly described by Nicky Wire as "Va... more info

NME — Bassist brands the Deputy Prime Minister a 'desperate politician' more info

The Mirror — 3/5 more info