maybe he tattooed eyeliner on in his manics days?And now he needs to keep the old peepers covered to keep a low profile?Manic Street ManiaThere is a Manic Street Preachers convention, in the home of goth, Leeds, tomorrow (Tuesday 24th of October)...It's at The Basement, 2a Call Lane, Leeds (er, sounds suspiciously like someone's FLAT!) and goes on from 9pm until 2am...Nicky Wire will b... Manics tickets ON SALE NOW!Manics tickets went on sale at 9am this morning, sorry, I was busy being stood up by an Estate Agent... They (MSP, not the estate agent) play:☠ Manchester Apollo (27th March) ☠ Manchester Apollo (28th)☠ London Brixton Academy (30th)... Manics, the new MetallicaNapster are issuing the following warning to users who have downloaded those new Manics tracks, explaining how their access to Napster is now blocked...Users can regain access within two weeks by sending off a "counter form", available from the Napst... "So Why So Sad" reviewThe Manics Christmas single "So why So Sad" seems to have arrived a bit late, but it is Phil Spector-TASTIC. Millions of layers of stuff, and what sounds like a Melotron in there somewhere. It is a very un-manics-like single, a true welcome departure... Manics: see me after classAfter all the publicity about how revolutionary they were being, the Manics (and Sony) must AT LEAST have expected to be top 3 with their two singles, bad luck chaps.Speaking of crazy scams to get more money out of the fans, you can get Manics ringto... Manics and Stereophonics Low Key GigsPah, Travis Schmavis, with their "ooh, Hammersmith Odeon, it's so small"... The Manic Street Preachers and the Stereophonics are playing Q Magazine's 15th birthday party at The Scala.Tickets are a hefty PONY, plus booking fee each, but it's a cute l... Manics play Brixton, tickets here!The Manic Street Preachers have added Brixton Academy to their winter "Greatest Hits" tour, and play there on the 8th of December click here for tickets... Ian Brown's not at this show, but Kinesis are...I saw the Manics at Brixton a few years back, ... Ride, Verve, Mercury Rev, and The Manics in FolkestoneHmm, bit more gig history confusion... This Ride gigography says Ride played Folkestone on the 21st March, 1992. Now I look into that properly, it says support came from Mercury Rev (and not Verve, which I got from somewhere). This full Ride gigograp... The Lesson Of The SmithsI forgot to say, recently I bought a single, an EP in fact, and it's great, and you should get it too. I was reminded of this by this email update from MJ Hibbett: Our EXCITING new single, "The Lesson Of The Smiths/The Gay Train" came out last month,... RE: Ride, Verve, Mercury Rev, and The Manics in FolkestoneI saw Ride in Folkestone in 1992, I believe at the Leas, used to have the ticket stub for date but cant help with that. I also attended the Manics gig in folkestone at the venue that used to be the converted cinema. They had to reschedule the gig as ... Manics in FolkestoneStumbled across this page during a fit of nostalgia! You are right it was rescheduled, apparently due to the singer having a sore throat. However! It was 22nd March 1992 (or rather the following Sunday), rather than 1994. Brilliant gig, even though m... Thanks for the Manic Street Preachers in Folkestone updateThe venue is still empty, can't see it coming back to life. I heard a while ago it had been bought by an NHS Trust.Glastonbury 1994My first Glastonbury festival, went in my van, hard to fault the lineup on the NME stage... Blur, Pulp, Oasis, Beastie Boys, Bjork, Manics, etc. Britpop-tastic....