James Dean Bradfield

James Dean Bradfield (born 21 February 1969) is the lead guitarist and lead
vocalist for the Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers. Biography Early
life Born in Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Bradfield attended the local Oakdale
Comprehensive School near Blackwood where he suffered years of cruelty and
bullying (he claims he was "a Woody Allen-esque little nerd") for ... read more

James Dean Bradfield insists Manic Street Preachers won't split after 'National Treasures' gig

Nicky Wire has previously said band are going away for 'a long time'
Posted 29 October 2011 1.22pm — Comment on this

Manic Street Preachers - Manic Street Preachers Plot 'strip' Return

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 Bra...
Posted 29 October 2011 6.45am — Comment on this

Readers review: Manic Street Preachers

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...
Posted 28 October 2011 5.40pm — Comment on this

Readers recommend: songs about companies and corporations – results

From the Manics to Mark E Smith, this week's playlist is the businessIn Japan they have company songs, musical expressions of employee loyalty sung by salarymen. Unfortun...
Posted 6 October 2011 12.54pm — Comment on this

Album A&E - Manic Street Preachers, 'Gold Against The Soul'

Manic Street Preachers fans often tell me that aside from burning pictures of Richey Edwards, the surest way to prove you're not a fan of the band is to like 'Gold Agains...
Posted 12 May 2011 6.00pm — Comment on this

Bradfield slams 'depressing' modern music

world entertainment news - Manic Street Preachers frontman James Dean Bradfield has branded the modern music industry "depressing", because the charts are full of pop an...
Posted 10 January 2011 2.39pm — Comment on this

Manic Street Preachers - Bradfield Slams 'depressing' Modern Music

MANIC STREET PREACHERS frontman JAMES DEAN BRADFIELD has branded the modern music industry "depressing", because the charts are full of pop and "gap year music".The Welsh...
Posted 10 January 2011 12.07pm — Comment on this

Manic Street Preachers Slam 'Depressing' UK Charts

James Dean Bradfield hits out...
Posted 10 January 2011 5.36am — Comment on this

James Dean Bradfield Reckons Music is Dead

XFM - James Dean Bradfield Reckons Music is Dead
Posted 10 January 2011 2.45am — Comment on this

Xfm Winter Wonderland – review

Brixton Academy, LondonRecord labels consider guitar rock to be neither big nor clever at the moment, but a sampling of the genre's past, present and (possible) future wa...
Posted 16 December 2010 9.29pm — Comment on this

Exclusive video: Manic Street Preachers feat Ian McCulloch – Some Kind of Nothingness

Watch the video for the Manics' new single, with a guest spot from the Echo and the Bunnymen singer According to James Dean Bradfield, his first ever gig was Echo and the...
Posted 2 November 2010 12.11pm — Comment on this

Manic Street Preachers - Manic Street Preachers Scrap More Shows

Welsh rockers MANIC STREET PREACHERS have scrapped two more concerts as frontman JAMES DEAN BRADFIELD battles laryngitis.The band cancelled a show in Birmingham, England....
Posted 28 October 2010 4.07pm — Comment on this

Manics' Nicky Wire: 'I tried to persuade James Dean Bradfield to join Queen'

Outspoken bassist reveals his plan to stop Paul Rodgers from replacing Freddie Mercury
Posted 21 September 2010 1.01pm — Comment on this

Manic Street Preachers: Postcards from a Young Man | CD review

Their 10th album might sound like ELO, but the Manic Street Preachers are as full as ever of intellectual fire. Alexis Petridis welcomes them backLet us for a moment retu...
Posted 16 September 2010 3.29pm — Comment on this

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