UK MUSIC WEEK Magazine March 2018 MANIC STREET PREACHERS COVER STORY INTERVIEW

Vive la résistance! On the cover of your latest edition of Music Week are rock heroes the Manic Street Preachers.

As they gear up for the release of new album Resistance Is Futile, Nicky Wire, manager Martin Hall, publisher Mike Smith and Sony execs Rob Stringer and Ferdy Unger-Hamilton take us inside the campaign and explain the band’s enduring appeal. 

Unsurprisingly, after 31 years in the game, it’s quite a story.

We go from rock heroes to an indie hero in the form of new AIM boss Paul Pacifico.

Here, he gives his first major interview since taking over at the Association Of Independent Music, and explains his vision for the independent sector. Rest assured, he’s not pulling any punches…