The press chose sides and bands featured in one mag would not be featured in another. Bands were tainted. Crossover between tribes was small. The Manic Street Preachers tried to play both sides of the fence. "We did have a plan," Nicky Wire told me: "We wanted to be in Kerrang! and the NME."

Before their guitarist suddenly disappeared and left a gaping hole in their lineup, before their Design for Life made them one of the UK's most successful bands, the Manic Street Preachers had already carved their mark as an antidote to the Britpop they despised. Here's how...

Days were made and dreams were shattered as the Q Awards 2012 announced its winners in Central London. A host of the music world's finest attended ...

The Q Awards 2012 is underway in Central London with the global cream of the music world all hoping for a shiny new gong. Florence + the Machine's...

Welsh rockers Manic Street Preachers have axed their two-year hiatus after less than four weeks, announcing they will be playing gigs outside the UK t...