Guardian Music — Catch up with the last seven days in the world of musicThis week's most popular stories1. Gangnam Style: how Seoul's most exclusive neighbourhood went global2. Annie Mac: 'Skream & Benga are like the Sex Pistols!'3. Adele gives birth to baby boyIn th... more info

Guardian Music — Scottish songwriter picks up best solo act, with Pulp, Blur and the Manic Street Preachers also among the winnersThe old guard of rock were celebrated at this year's Q awards, with prizes for Pulp, Blur, the Manic Street Preachers, the recently refor... more info

ContactMusic — Manic Street Preachers are preparing for the ''final phase'' of their career.The Welsh rockers - whose debut album 'Generation Terrorists' is... more info

Consequence of Sound — "Legacy Edition" due out November 5th. more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — On August 11th 1996, Oasis played the second of two nights at Knebworth. Support for the two days included The Prodigy, Ocean Colour Scene, Charlatans, Manic Street Preachers, Kula Shaker and Dreadzone.Below are a number of videos from the gig.Noel G... more info

Guardian Music — From Miles Davis to Manic Street Preachers, six readers tell us about their favourite album sleeve art – what's yours?Thomas Casagranda on Bitches Brew by Miles DavisMati Klarwein, the painter of the artwork, was a European Jewish refugee from Nazi... more info

411 Mania — The bassist calls them “one of the greatest bands ever…” more info

Guardian Music — (PIAS)To paraphrase the Manic Street Preachers: if you tolerate Mumford & Sons, then Skinny Lister will be next. You see, this five-piece folk act love a good hoedown and wouldn't say no to the odd sea shanty, either. They've been mentioned in th... more info

Guardian Music — The Sex Pistols led a series of blistering musical attacks on the monarchy. Why don't today's pop stars do the same? Have they gone soft? Or do they have more important targets?Overfamiliarity can erase certain qualities from even the greatest songs ... more info

Guardian Music — Scratch any literate songwriter – Win Butler, David Bowie, PJ Harvey – and beneath the surface you will find a debt to TS EliotThe New Yorker critic Louis Menand, reflecting on TS Eliot's transition from radical modernist to arch-conservative, wr... more info