John McGeoch: The Light Pours Out Of Me is an upcoming documentary that will explore the life of a post-punk guitar legend.
Velvet Joy Productions is crowdfunding a new, feature-length documentary about Scottish guitarist John McGeoch. He worked closely with Howard Devoto, Siouxsie Sioux and John Lydon and inspired a whole new generation of artists, such as Johnny Marr, Jonny Greenwood, James Dean Bradfield and John Frusciante.
The documentary, which is titled John McGeoch: The Light Pours Out Of Me, is described as “a film about loss, contextualised by a daughter who lost her father and also framed within a narrative about a super talented maverick musician whose work is not – but should be – widely known.”
McGeoch struggled with his mental health and passed away in 2004, aged 48. The guitarist quit the music industry in order to spend more time with his family and qualified as a nurse, dedicating his life to help others,...
Velvet Joy Productions is crowdfunding a new, feature-length documentary about Scottish guitarist John McGeoch. He worked closely with Howard Devoto, Siouxsie Sioux and John Lydon and inspired a whole new generation of artists, such as Johnny Marr, Jonny Greenwood, James Dean Bradfield and John Frusciante.
The documentary, which is titled John McGeoch: The Light Pours Out Of Me, is described as “a film about loss, contextualised by a daughter who lost her father and also framed within a narrative about a super talented maverick musician whose work is not – but should be – widely known.”
McGeoch struggled with his mental health and passed away in 2004, aged 48. The guitarist quit the music industry in order to spend more time with his family and qualified as a nurse, dedicating his life to help others,...
- 12/5/2023
- by Maria Lattila
- Film Stories
To celebrate the release of The Chamber, which will be screening at this year’s Glasgow Film Festival, Sunday 19th February 8.40pm (this will be followed by a Q&A with writer/director Ben Parker), and Monday 20th February at 1.15pm, we have a poster of the film and a DVD bundle containing In Fear, Kill List, The Wave, and The Assassin, courtesy of StudioCanal.
The Chamber is a claustrophobic survival thriller set beneath the Yellow Sea where the pilot of a small submersible craft and a three-man Special Ops team become trapped underwater in a fight for survival. Features gripping performances from Johannes Kuhnke (Force Majeure) and Charlotte Salt (The Musketeers), playing the pilot and leader of the crew who find themselves not only fighting for survival, but against each other as the air supply runs out. Plus, a haunting, atmospheric score by James Dean Bradfield of the Manic Street Preachers...
The Chamber is a claustrophobic survival thriller set beneath the Yellow Sea where the pilot of a small submersible craft and a three-man Special Ops team become trapped underwater in a fight for survival. Features gripping performances from Johannes Kuhnke (Force Majeure) and Charlotte Salt (The Musketeers), playing the pilot and leader of the crew who find themselves not only fighting for survival, but against each other as the air supply runs out. Plus, a haunting, atmospheric score by James Dean Bradfield of the Manic Street Preachers...
- 2/17/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
StudioCanal have released the official UK trailer for the claustrophobic suspenseful thriller The Chamber, which stars Johannes Kuhnke, Charlotte Salt, James McArdle, and Elliot Levey.
The Chamber is a claustrophobic survival thriller set beneath the Yellow Sea where the pilot of a small submersible craft and a three-man Special Ops team become trapped underwater in a fight for survival. Stars Johannes Kuhnke (Force Majeure) and Charlotte Salt (The Musketeers) as the pilot and leader of the crew who must fight for their lives and against each other as the water rises and air supply runs out. Includes a haunting, atmospheric score by James Dean Bradfield of the Manic Street Preachers (in his first work for film), which adds to the claustrophobic tension of this taut survival thriller.
The feature film debut of writer/director Ben Parker, The Chamber will be released in cinemas on 10th March 2017; and on DVD, Blu-ray...
The Chamber is a claustrophobic survival thriller set beneath the Yellow Sea where the pilot of a small submersible craft and a three-man Special Ops team become trapped underwater in a fight for survival. Stars Johannes Kuhnke (Force Majeure) and Charlotte Salt (The Musketeers) as the pilot and leader of the crew who must fight for their lives and against each other as the water rises and air supply runs out. Includes a haunting, atmospheric score by James Dean Bradfield of the Manic Street Preachers (in his first work for film), which adds to the claustrophobic tension of this taut survival thriller.
The feature film debut of writer/director Ben Parker, The Chamber will be released in cinemas on 10th March 2017; and on DVD, Blu-ray...
- 2/1/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
London, November 15: Heavy metal band Black Sabbath has won the Classic Rock's legend award at the Classic Rock Roll of Honour.
The legendary band has also won the album of the year for their album '13' and event of the year, after their album topped the charts worldwide and scored them their biggest Us hit, the BBC reported.
Other winners include Led Zeppelin and Fleetwood Mac, while The Rolling Stones were named the band of the year and the award for best new band went to The Temperance Movement.
Manic Street Preachers founding member and guitarist James Dean Bradfield was named winner of the Musicians' Union.
The legendary band has also won the album of the year for their album '13' and event of the year, after their album topped the charts worldwide and scored them their biggest Us hit, the BBC reported.
Other winners include Led Zeppelin and Fleetwood Mac, while The Rolling Stones were named the band of the year and the award for best new band went to The Temperance Movement.
Manic Street Preachers founding member and guitarist James Dean Bradfield was named winner of the Musicians' Union.
- 11/15/2013
- by Shiva Prakash
- RealBollywood.com
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
The Manic Street Preachers have so far spent twenty one years creating brilliant and important records. Unlike most bands that break into their third decade they have flourished rather than becoming stale. This time around the Manics have taken a breath and ‘Rewind The Film’ is a record that for a moment pauses and looks back nostalgically on youth in small welsh towns and the happiness and contentment that could be gleaned from simpler times. The anger of youth is still burning in everything the Manics produce but this time it is seen from a new perspective. Getting old is lamented but the blunt and defiant lyrics remain.
Clearly the brilliance of Ian McCulloch’s appearance on ‘Some Kind of Nothingness’ encouraged the band to feature more guest vocalists and this time around there are three who each have been expertly paired with their tracks. ‘This...
The Manic Street Preachers have so far spent twenty one years creating brilliant and important records. Unlike most bands that break into their third decade they have flourished rather than becoming stale. This time around the Manics have taken a breath and ‘Rewind The Film’ is a record that for a moment pauses and looks back nostalgically on youth in small welsh towns and the happiness and contentment that could be gleaned from simpler times. The anger of youth is still burning in everything the Manics produce but this time it is seen from a new perspective. Getting old is lamented but the blunt and defiant lyrics remain.
Clearly the brilliance of Ian McCulloch’s appearance on ‘Some Kind of Nothingness’ encouraged the band to feature more guest vocalists and this time around there are three who each have been expertly paired with their tracks. ‘This...
- 9/30/2013
- by Terry Hearn
- Obsessed with Film
After an extended hiatus Welsh rockers Manic Street Preachers are releasing their 11th studio album ‘Rewind The Film’ in September. Speaking of the record James Dean Bradfield told the Daily Star:
“The acoustic album has a soul vibe, with Rolling Stones-style horns. The first single is very positive, but there are darker moments too.”
If it is anything like the beautiful title track which features Richard Hawley, it will be a contemplative, delicate record that is a definite change of direction from most of their previous efforts, not least 2010′s ‘Postcards From A Young Man.’ The single ‘Show Me The Wonder’ and a UK tour to promote the record are also due in September.
In the meantime here are some of the most vital tracks from the Manic Street Preachers’ back catalogue. Everybody is familiar with ‘A Design For Life’ and ‘If You Tolerate This…’ so there are no big hits here.
“The acoustic album has a soul vibe, with Rolling Stones-style horns. The first single is very positive, but there are darker moments too.”
If it is anything like the beautiful title track which features Richard Hawley, it will be a contemplative, delicate record that is a definite change of direction from most of their previous efforts, not least 2010′s ‘Postcards From A Young Man.’ The single ‘Show Me The Wonder’ and a UK tour to promote the record are also due in September.
In the meantime here are some of the most vital tracks from the Manic Street Preachers’ back catalogue. Everybody is familiar with ‘A Design For Life’ and ‘If You Tolerate This…’ so there are no big hits here.
- 7/12/2013
- by Terry Hearn
- Obsessed with Film
This year, Manic Street Preachers released a swanky 20th anniversary deluxe edition of their debut album Generation Terrorists. As well as digging up all manner of demos, videos, live tracks and rarities, the band gave their 1992 opening statement a proper listen through and shared their thoughts. Over the next three weeks, we'll get the whole thing covered. Here's what they had to say about the first six tracks. "It was supposed to be the Stones playing metal," frontman and guitarist James Dean Bradfield says of the riff to 'Slash 'n' Burn'. Bassist Nicky Wire added of 'Nat West-Barclays-Midlands-Lloyds': "It was a bit of a cornerstone when we were doing it. It was meant to be one of the big tracks of the record. "A (more)...
- 11/21/2012
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
Manic Street Preachers have revealed that they have started work on a new album. Frontman James Dean Bradfield has confirmed that they are planning a follow-up to 2010's Postcards from a Young Man, but said that he has been unable to come up with a way to describe its sound. "I'm trying to find a good word for the next record. I'm not going to say esoteric because no-one wants to hear that word, it's not even eclectic," he is quoted as saying to Bang Showbiz. Bradfield added: (more)...
- 11/15/2012
- by By Tom Eames
- Digital Spy
Wade Barrett has said that he is keeping his fingers crossed that the Manic Street Preachers will be able to record his theme music. The WWE Superstar is a big fan of the Welsh group and has a "Culture, Alienation, Boredom and Despair" tattoo, quoting from the band's 1992 single 'Little Baby Nothing'. > William Regal and Wade Barrett: 'WWE needs an English champion' Manics frontman James Dean Bradfield recently told Q magazine: "Let's just put this out there - if you're listening Wade Barrett we will do your f**king theme tune - just get in touch. "That would be the ultimate Situationist, bizarrist spectacle wouldn't it? Us being played over the airwaves in some Enormodome in front of 20,000 mad Yanks in Colorado somewhere..." Barrett responded on Twitter: "That last link (more)...
- 11/7/2012
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
Manic Street Preachers played all their singles from 1991's 'Motown Junk' to this year's 'This Is The Day' at London's O2 Arena last night. Super Furry Animals star Gruff Rhys joined the band for Know Your Enemy track 'Let Robeson Sing'. The Cardigans' Nina Persson guest-starred to reprise her vocals on the band's 2007 single 'Your Love Alone Is Not Enough'. Manic Street Preachers opened the set with 'You Stole The Sun From My Heart' and then launched straight into 'Love's Sweet Exile'. "There's many songs that some of you might go to the bar for," quipped frontman James Dean Bradfield before kicking into 'Motorcycle Emptiness'. "But this one I think everybody stays for." Between 'Everything Must Go' (more)...
- 12/18/2011
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
Manic Street Preachers have said that they would still love to meet up with Morrissey. The band referenced the singer and his Smiths-era songwriting partner Johnny Marr in their track '1985' from the 2004 album Lifeblood. Speaking to BBC Radio 2, bassist Nicky Wire and frontman James Dean Bradfield revealed that they recently met three of their favourite '80s artists after speaking to Mike Scott of The Waterboys, Jim (more)...
- 3/9/2011
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
James Dean Bradfield has hit out at modern bands and admitted that he finds it hard to fall in love with new groups. The Manic Street Preachers frontman told the Daily Record that he is "depressed" by the lack of successful guitar music in the charts. Bradfield said: "I think it is still easy to fall in love with a record but it's not so easy to fall in love with a band. I don't look at a band now and think that it is going to be amazing or a great band. "I don't see a story unfolding with bands because it is gap year music. It seems like somebody has said, 'I think I'll do an album then my dad will give me a job in the accountancy firm'." He continued: (more)...
- 1/10/2011
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
Manic Street Preachers have postponed tonight and tomorrow's concerts at the O2 Brixton Academy. After putting back Tuesday night's Birmingham gig to December 14, the band have also rescheduled the London dates. Doctors have reportedly told frontman James Dean Bradfield that he must rest his voice after contracting acute laryngitis. Tickets for tonight (October 28) will be valid on January 21 and those for October 29 will be valid (more)...
- 10/28/2010
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
Manic Street Preachers have postponed tonight's planned concert in Birmingham. In a post on their official website, the band explained that they would be unable to perform due to an illness afflicting frontman James Dean Bradfield. Bradfield said: "I would like to personally apologise for the situation tonight. "Nothing makes us feel worse than having to postpone a show, especially since we always receive a great reaction (more)...
- 10/26/2010
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
James Dean Bradfield has revealed that he always wanted to have a long career with the Manic Street Preachers. In an infamous Melody Maker interview in 1991, the group claimed that they planned to "get massive and throw it all away" by splitting after releasing their debut album. However, asked if he ever imagined himself promoting the group's tenth studio LP, Bradfield told BBC Radio Scotland: "I think I kind of had that ambition for the band. "I had The Clash blueprint, but Nick [Wire] and Richey [James Edwards] had more the Pistols blueprint, where they wanted to be a fiery phoenix and wanted to explode into a million Roman candles in the sky. Whereas I wanted more of (more)...
- 9/17/2010
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
Manic Street Preachers singer James Dean Bradfield has been discussing the band's new album. Postcards From A Young Man will be released on September 20. The musician told Xfm: "It's pretty unbelievable, we've got Duff McKagan (ex-Guns N’ Roses) on the record, which is truly awe-inspiring for me. "We’ve also got John Cale, ex-Velvet Underground member, playing on the album and we've got Ian McCulloch singing on a track. Some (more)...
- 7/26/2010
- by By Clare Wiley
- Digital Spy
Manic Street Preachers have revealed a number of details about their upcoming album Postcards From A Young Man. The group told NME that one track, 'A Billion Balconies Facing The Sun', features ex-Guns N' Roses bassist Duff McKagan. Three other tracks are said to feature a gospel choir, while the band's Nicky Wire quipped "back of the net" when told that the title track sounded like Queen. Frontman James Dean Bradfield said: "We're going for big radio hits on this one. It isn't a follow-up to Journal For Plague Lovers, it's one last shot at mass communication." Wire added: "We've always (more)...
- 6/7/2010
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
James Dean Bradfield has hailed the "stunning" career of fellow Welsh musician John Cale. The Manic Street Preachers frontman told Daily Note that Cale's Welshess "added to the cool mystique" of The Velvet Underground and also described him as Wales's "most prolific and creative solo artist". Bradfield said of Cale: "He is utterly sure of what he wants to - has to - do. His voice isn't there to explore new universes or styles, it just tumbles out like a big slab of granite, fully formed. "It's equivalent to Lee Marvin's (more)...
- 3/10/2010
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
2009 is coming to a close, which means it's time to look back on some of the best songs, albums, artists and moments that passed through our collective consciousness in the past 365 days. Stay tuned for more insights from the folks here at MTV News (including James Montgomery's list of the 25 best songs of the year), but we begin our 2009 retrospective with the answer to this week's MTV Newsroom poll question: What was the best concert you saw in 2009? Check out what the staff thought below, and let us know what your best live show was in the comments.
Sabrina Rojas Weiss
After missing many chances to see the Beastie Boys in the past two decades, I was super excited to finally see them at All Points West this year. Then McA had to go and get cancer. But as consolation prizes go, Jay-z wasn't too shabby, especially after we'd...
Sabrina Rojas Weiss
After missing many chances to see the Beastie Boys in the past two decades, I was super excited to finally see them at All Points West this year. Then McA had to go and get cancer. But as consolation prizes go, Jay-z wasn't too shabby, especially after we'd...
- 12/9/2009
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
James Dean Bradfield has said that the first Manic Street Preachers Us tour in a decade was like a revenge against the fates. The singer-guitarist told The Independent that playing dates in support of the Richey Edwards-penned Journal For Plague Lovers was appropriate given the tour the band were forced to cancel following the lyricist's disappearance in 1994. Bradfield said: "You know, it is a tiny bit of sweet revenge in finally coming out here again with Journal. "There was that moment when Richey went missing and we'd just had a really good reaction from college radio (more)...
- 11/2/2009
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
James Dean Bradfield has suggested that the next Manic Street Preachers album will be lighter in tone than current LP Journal For Plague Lovers. The band's frontman said that he did not realise how much more intense touring the album would be compared to recording it, Bang Showbiz reports. Bradfield said: "It brought out something in us, I don't know what, but I do feel exhausted by it, mentally more than physically, and I didn't (more)...
- 6/16/2009
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
James Dean Bradfield has claimed that some supermarkets have refused to stock the Manic Street Preachers' upcoming studio album. The band's frontman told The Guardian that the retailers will not sell Journal For Plague Lovers because of the Jenny Saville painting on its sleeve. Bradfield said: "This album could seriously damage us in a commercial sense. Already, supermarkets won't accept the album cover, which I am really startled at. "You can have the Pussycat Dolls poledancing, but you can't (more)...
- 5/11/2009
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
Manic Street Preachers have confirmed that their upcoming album Journal For Plague Lovers will not be promoted by the release of any singles. Frontman James Dean Bradfield told Xfm that the band had initial concerns that their record label may not understand their wishes. Bradfield said: "It's hard to envisage some of these lyrics just being played as a single. When you go through the lyrics it's just such a body of work. You're actually reading the words and the concerns of somebody that doesn't care about commercial success. "We did worry that our record company perhaps wouldn't (more)...
- 5/1/2009
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
Manic Street Preachers have said that they will share some of their influences when they tackle their weekly residency on Xfm next month. Bassist Nicky Wire and frontman James Dean Bradfield will man the decks every Sunday between 9 and 10pm in May and have promised to play a mix of old and new tracks on the show. Bradfield told the station they would play "lots of stuff that doesn't get played on the radio anymore", including The Skids, Magazine and Minutemen alongside songs from The Horrors. "We (more)...
- 4/29/2009
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
James Dean Bradfield has said that using Richey James Edwards's final lyrics on the upcoming Manic Street Preachers album was like being in a "full band" again. The singer told Xfm that Journal For Plague Lovers was based around a "booklet" of lyrics left by the missing guitarist "on the eve of his disappearance". Bradfield said: "For years we haven't felt like we were ready to tackle the lyrics or use them in any songs. But as the time has passed, it suddenly felt that it was right to use these lyrics. "Over the years myself and Nick have picked up the lyrics and looked at them in awe, but haven't (more)...
- 4/1/2009
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
Manic Street Preachers have announced a nine-date UK and Ireland summer tour. James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire and Sean Moore will promote their new Journal For Plague Lovers album on the jaunt, which runs through May and June. It includes a three-night residency at the Camden Roundhouse in London. The group's ninth studio record, which features lyrics from missing guitarist Richey Edwards, (more)...
- 3/24/2009
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
London music fans are in mourning after learning music mecca the Astoria Theatre is to close its doors after more than 80 years.
The city's mayor, Ken Livingstone, confirmed on Wednesday that the concert hall, which is on Tottenham Court Road, will close to accommodate a new building and transport development in the area.
An online petition signed by 35,000 music lovers failed to prevent the Astoria closing.
The venue, which opened in 1927, has seen legendary performances from bands including Nirvana, Radiohead, The Rolling Stones, Foo Fighters, The Black Crowes, Rage Against The Machine and Amy Winehouse.
The Astoria also hosted the final Manic Street Preachers gig before guitarist Richey Edwards went missing in 1995.
The city's mayor, Ken Livingstone, confirmed on Wednesday that the concert hall, which is on Tottenham Court Road, will close to accommodate a new building and transport development in the area.
An online petition signed by 35,000 music lovers failed to prevent the Astoria closing.
The venue, which opened in 1927, has seen legendary performances from bands including Nirvana, Radiohead, The Rolling Stones, Foo Fighters, The Black Crowes, Rage Against The Machine and Amy Winehouse.
The Astoria also hosted the final Manic Street Preachers gig before guitarist Richey Edwards went missing in 1995.
- 3/13/2008
- WENN
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