Nicky Wire

John Harris: The Manic Street Preachers are going to Glastonbury with a new album, Futurology, that's full of European influences, from Russian avant-garde and Krautrock to early Simple Minds

This is a band on rum form: fast, loud and full of significance, writes Malcolm Jack

Nicky Wire makes a midlife crisis sound amazing, Pete Paphides wrestles with Balls and Coldplay make a surprise entry in Singles Club, along with Kingdom and Julia Holter

Who'd have thought the Manics' big chart breakthrough would be soft-rock cover of a 70s sitcom theme?

For the best part of 20 years, Manic Street Preachers' mouthpiece Nicky Wire has been collecting photos of the controversial band. As the best of them are published in a book, he tells Gareth Grundy about the stories behind the shots

For the best part of 20 years, Manic Street Preachers' mouthpiece Nicky Wire has been taking and collecting polaroids of the controversial band. As the best of them are published in a book, he tells Gareth Grundy about the stories behind the shots

The gloriously outspoken Nicky Wire of Manic Street Preachers talks to Guardian columnist John Harris in this second of his series of interviews with key figures from music, the media, government and elsewhere

John Harris speaks to Nicky Wire, lycrist and bassist for the Manic Street Preachers, about the decline of rock music and how the disappearance of former band member Richey Edwards has affected their music

Join us for an evening with Nicky Wire, bassist, lyricist and chief provocateur behind one of the most loved British bands – The Manic Street Preachers