ContactMusic — Manic Street Preachers star Nicky Wire is unimpressed with the rise in TV talent shows insisting the cash cow programmes are creating a waste of talent The rocker took aim at Simon Cowells The X Factor during an interview on Britains The Jo Whiley... more info

Guardian Music — For the best part of 20 years, Manic Street Preachers' bassist and mouthpiece has been collecting photos of the controversial band. As the best of them are published in a book, he tells the stories behind the shotsManic Street Preachers began their c... more info

NME — Nicky Wire has previously said band are going away for 'a long time' more info

ContactMusic — Manic Street Preachers may return with a strip act after their hiatus The Welsh rockers are planning a three-year break at the end of the year and frontman James Dean Bradfield is still unsure what direction their career will take when they come ba..... more info

Guardian Music — Fans make their case for their favourite Manics albumThe Manic Street Preachers' Nicky Wire will be speaking to Gareth Grundy in this Sunday's Observer about his new book, Death of a Polaroid – A Manics Family Album.To mark the occasion, earlier th... more info

Guardian Music — Review your favourite Manics album and win a copy of Nicky Wire's photographic history of the bandNext month sees the release of Death of a Polaroid – A Manics Family Album. Drawing from Nicky Wire's personal collection of Polaroids, the book docum... more info

ContactMusic — Super Furry Animals frontman Gruff Rhys has won the inaugural Welsh Music Prize for his new album Hotel Shampoo The singersongwriter beat artists like Manic Street Preachers and cult acts Funeral For A Friend and The Blackout to claim the new award w... more info

DrownedInSound — With their new 38-song National Treasures box set out on Oct 31st, the guys have made some special videos talking about some select tracks on the record, and they've given us a box set to giveaway. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com ... more info

NME — Band reveal next album will be an 'opus' more info

The Music Fix — A design for life - Manic Street Preachers put their treasures on display.... more info